ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 15 February 1902, Page 3

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

JAPANESE RKOtfITION OF THE TREATY. FOBEION COIf VENTS. »KK rBXIS ABWOTATIOir. Lokoov, February 13. Th« Japanese Diet greeted th* announcement of the treaty with tremendous nbeers. The Jipane-e Press Cedar's that it will assist peace. Chinese statesman are gurprig n d Rt the treaty, which givei British prestige a tr mendous impulse. Diplomatists at Pekin pwdict as a consequence of the Anplo-Japanese alliance that the Manchurian treaty between Russ a and China will not he signed. German newspapers unanimously | represent the treaty aa a distinct check to Russ : a and rathrr advantageous to Germany. The Pari* Jmrrud d-es Debalt »y j Great Britain baa achi-v-d a great success in Manchuria. The option i* that the " open-door" policy ww-n-ed by the Biitisa Japanese alliance wiH he of value in protecting Britain's important

interests. M. Cassini say* the tr*»ty will 'neither hasten nor retard the evacuation of Manchuria. Receive! 15,0.59 am. Lokdow, Feb uary 14. In thfl Hou'e of Common* Lord Lansdowne said the. object of the Anglo-Japan®** trea'f was the maintenance of the status <pu>, tb« " op'Jß door" policy, and peace. Nothing jn the treaty did violence to the policy of the other great Power?, who had accepted it as applied to the integrity

of China, including Manohuria. Lord Cranborne stated that the substance of th« treaty was communicated to America and Germany prior to publication. Th« Anglo-G?rman agreement was still operative. A debate Jwas raised on Lord CranJborse's statement. He added that the lroaty was originated solely for commercial reasons ard the anxiety to maintain the status quo. AH C'oina ought to be open to commercial anterpriseon condition that theaction of the allies wm .strictly limi*«>d. Britain's navy and the nearness of Japans military base would finable both to maintain their policy. Received 15,1.^ Lonbon, February 14. Lord Rcstbery has approved of tfaej >h-paty. | Sir Henry OaapWl-Bwntroaan

said we were it; mi'stnntial agreement; in regard to policy, though we might differ i- methodo. Tin aims might have bren at'ainßd by nn interchange of diplomatic ne>t»», instead of an explicit n-'drtrtakins! of gw«t» obligations.

Mr. Balfour said the treaty ws illtended to prevent any attack upon Japin and also aimed against any adventurous policy in China. He believed it. would succeed.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian Premier, has been ioformei that British Columbian bills prohibiting the employment of Japanese will be disallowed unless amended.

Prince Ching has refused to furt'ier dis'ues the Kus'o-Chicese bank agreement.