The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29
The Anglo Japanese Alliance

| Inasmuch as opposition to present
! disarmament plans is based mainly on
fear OF the Anglo-Japanese alliance, it
is we'll that the nature of that alliance
should, be more clearly understood, An
authorized copy of the treaty has been
published. The only parts of special
interest to Americans are the objects
of the alliance and the war obliga-
tons assumed. The objects are stat
ed to be as follows:
"(a) Consolidation and maintenance
of general peace in the regions of
eastern Asia and India.
cob Preservation of the common
interests of all powers in China by
insuring the integrity and indepen-
deEce of the Chinese empire and the
principle of equal opportunity in COM
merce and industry of all nations in
China.
"(c) Maintenance of the territorial
rights of the high contracting parties
in the regions of eastern Asia and
India and the defense of their special
interests in said regions"
None of these seem to prejudice
American interests. America approves
of peace in Asia. The open door in
China and the integrity of Chinese
territory are American principles. The
territorial rights" of Britain and
Japan in Asia, if properly interpreted,
are not inimical to American rights.
The important war obligations are
as follow:
article Tiff by reason of an I'M
provoked attack or aggressive action,
wherever arising on the part of any
powers, either high contracting party
should be involved in war for the de-
tense of it's territorial rights or special
interests mentioned in the preamble
of this agreement. either high con-
tracing party will at once come to
the aid of its ally and will conduct
the war in common and make mutual
peace in agreement with it."
"ArticleIV-Should either high con-
tracing party conclude a treaty of
general arbitration with third power,
it is agreed that nothing in this agree
ment shall entail upon such contract
ing party an obligation to so to war
with the power with whom such treaty
of arbitration is in force"
1t appears from Article II that
neither Japan nor Britain would be
obliged to fight the United States I'M
less the United States attacked its
ally without provocation. That leaves
the matter in the hands of this coun-
try.
However. inasmuch as "provocation"
and aggression" might be susceptible
of different interpretations, there is a
stronger safeguard provided in Article
". Neither ally is required to help
the other in any war against any ma
ton with which 1t has a treaty Of
A no he nit 70
has to do, then, to insure that Great |
Britain shall never join in japanese
war against this country, is to make
an arbitration treaty with Great Brit /
ain. That country is said to welcome |
such a proposal. II the proposal is |
made and refused, then. and not till |
then awill there be justification for |
building a navy bigger than Britain's. |
st. Augustine Record.
Eat Our Own Ticky Cattle
One by one the states have put up /
the bars against tick infested cattle |
from Florida until after February / !
it will be up to us 10 eat our own t
ticky beef or let it shrivel and grow
stringy on the hoof.
The United States did it's part to /
eradicate the tick from Florida herds. /
T.age county did more than its part /
in the work and it was with very deep /
feeling of encouragement that we
Lake county people saw the good eff
fects of our expenditures dwindling |
away from month to month after il /
was found impossible TO continue tho
work here when counties adjoining
could continue to send their ticks in
upon us.
When the Commercial made it's
fight for the no-fence law
and proposed a certain bin which
would permit those outlying districts