Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Britain to
Consult US.
On Far East
Question of Renewal of Anglo
Japanese Treaty to Be Taken
\ Up After Inauguration of
New Administration.
position in Empire
/, ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.

: Washington, Dec. 81. - Great
\ in, it was learned today, intends
insult the United States after the
' clration of the Harding admin
y ION, on the question of renewal
lie Anglo Japanese treaty of al
I which expires next July.
!. lere was an informal discussion
c matter by the British ambas-
alr and Secretary of State Colby
4 al months ago. in which Eng
!. manifested a disposition to act
. ,rnony with the United States
= ling with far eastern questions,
he conferences were discon-
uri, presumably to await the
anEc OF administration in this
try
There is vigorous opposition in the
e, particularly in Canada, Aus
q and New Zealand, to con-
~ ion of the alliance with a ma
with which these dominions
Z" clashed on the immigration and
+ phases of the race question
lie of the bitterest opponents OF
apancse equality proposal at the
= peace conference was Premier
les of Australia. who bluntly
inded the policy of preserving
white Australia
Opposition in England.
This colonial opposition will be
q at the imperial conference
the heads of ali the British
hons will gather i'll London in
to discuss empire policies.
n Nerc also is considerable opposi-
II in the United Kingdom itself to
i continuation of the relative of an
If Japan, in view of the appear
}. of antagouism 10 the United
+. $ in any controversy with
- Il which such an agreement might
7frce. In the existing immigra-
controversy, popular sentiment
lgland favors America and not
|.
British government long ago
losed the possibility of being re-
d by. the alliance 10 join Japan
y war that might arise between
Sto and the United States. A
), so OF the alliance is to the eff
t that neither party shall be re-
ired to go to war with a power
IN which it has a general arbitra-
II treaty. Although the Taft gen.
4 ~hbitration treaty between the
States and Great Britain
If ratification by the senate
S dropped, England. upon ac-
& the Bryan peace treaty in
- notified Japan that this would
ustrued a general arbitration
so far as the terms of the al
are concerned.
Must Be Modified.
n England and Japan recognize
ifsthet reaty of alliance be re-
d at all, it must be modified.
IS Curzon, the British foreign
ter, And Viscount Chinda, the
/. rese ambassador to Greay Brit
J. oined at Spas July s, last, in the
wing ANNOUNCEMENT;
he governments of Great Brit
! md Japan have cont<to the con-
IN that the Anglo Japanese
.ment of July =, le1fa now
ing between the two couE trie.
ugh in harmony with the spiritrSf
covenant of the league of ma
Il is not entirely consistent with
| letter of that covenant, which
governments earnestly desire
| spect. They accordingly have
onor to inform the league that
I. recognize the principle that il
said agreement be continued
I July, 1921. it must be in form
is not inconsistent with that
,enant." = 49,
fhis announcement was brought
,out by Great Britain and in some
ID ters it was construed as paving
elway for discontiuuance of the
li.nce. The Japanese have been
ger TO renew the agreement and
* exhibited considerable exaspe-
tin with British GOODNESS in the
al er,