NEW RUSSO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2924, 9 November 1916, Page 6

NEW RUSSO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE

TREATY TO SAFEGUARD ALLIES IN THE PAR EAST. The- following is the text of • the Treaty concluded between Russia and Japan :— "The Imperial Govcriinvwij; of jjapan and the Imperial Government of Russia resolve to continue their efforts for the.'maintenance of a lasting peace in the Far East, and have agreed upon the following: "Article 1: Japan will not be a party to any political arrangement or combination contracted against Russia. Russia will not be a party to any political arrangement or combination directed against Japan. "Article 2: In the event of the territorial rights or special interests in the Far East of one of the contracting parties recognised by the other contracting party heing threatened, Japan and Russia will consult with each oilier on the measures to be taken with a view to support and co-operation being given to one another for the safeguarding and defence of those rights and interests." The British Government has expressed its satisfaction at the conclusion of a Treaty of Alliance between Russia and Japan, which is regarded as in every way strengthening the AngloJapanese Alliance and consolidating the general relations between all the Allies in the Far East.