New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-04
Japan Pied ges
Alliance " ont
Harm America
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object Of facilitating the negotiations
which were known to be then in prog
vess between London and Washington
for the conclusion of a general arbi-
tration treaty. Neither Japan nor Great
Britain has ever contemplated, under
the alliance, any easus foederis preju-
dieial or inimical to the interests of the
to remove the possibility of an armed
conflict between the United States and
Great Britain was, of course, agreea BILE
to Japan. 1t was in pursuance of this
policy that the quoted provision of
article IN WAS adopted
The same policy inspires Japan as
strongly to-day as ever before. It has
aeS. in any degree, been affected py
the fact tkat the Anglo Anne gen
erai arbitration treaty failed to secure
tlhe approval Of the United States Sen
ate. Nor is it practically necessary
TO carry opt the legal analysis Of the
question as to whether the peace com
k,ission treaty, signed and ratified by
Ahe United States and Great Britain in
%9f4, should be construed as general
of Article ~ Of the Anglo-J apanese
greeiuenl.
Not Hostile to U. S. Agreement
Fer, apart from that question, it was
already we'll understood at the time
OF negotiating the existing agreement
taat Une alliance should in no case be
directed against the United States
In Explanation of Japan's attitude
Count Uchida, the japanese Foreign
Minister, made the following statement
20 no pnI ~ II Iap
csc House of Representatives on Feb
ruary a, 1921:
=" As far as l understood when Arti-
Gle ~ of the treaty (Anglo-Japanes
aliianee) was inserted, the United
States was specifically in mind, and
therefore, as a practical matter, the
asss.st'f,n whether the general arbitra-
tion treaty mentioned in Article ~
has been ratified by the United States
ference. La other words, LOOKING al
the matter from bread point of view
we can safely say that already at the
time of the conclusion of the treaty
(Anglo-Japanes alliance) it was ua-
or cod that there should be no APP
plication of this treaty to the United
States
Wishes Friendship of Both
5ePoh oHAtOlS w
strengthen the ties Of friendship and
ioval cooperation between herself ant
the British Empire, which she regards
- ~ the Utmost Importance to the
stability of the Far East At the sam.
time it is the firm and fixed determi
ration of Japan to permit nothing tt
hamper her traditional relations OF
good will and GOOD understanding with
the United States. She is satisfied tina:
these two affiliations are in no way in
compatible, but, on the contrary, com
Elementary and even essential to each
other.
Charges have sometimes been made
that the alliance tends to encourage
aggressive designs on the part of
Japan in China. If this were the case
it would be contrary to the preamble
of the agreement. which provides for
the preservation of the common
interests OF all powers in China by in
suring the independence and integrity
of the Chinese Empire and the prin
ciple of equal opportunities for ths
commerce and industry Of all nation.
in China
Japan fully realizes that any suci
venture of aggression would be no.
only hopeless of attainment, but de
structdge of her own security and wei
fare. She sincerely wishes for China
en- early achievement of peace. unity
and stable government. She desires tx
cultivate her relations with that coun
try along the path of mutual respect
and helpfulness, Her vast commercia.
interests alone, il for no other eonsid
eratien, point upmi stakably to the wis
dom of such q policy. This is basi,
principle of the Anglo-Japanese ALI
ance. In no adverse direction has tn,
alliance cd iis ira