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Show Great Britain, and Japan completed a treaty of amity and alliance last year, but It 1b not to come Into operation as an offensive and defensive compact unless un-less some third power Bhould intervene in Russia's behalf, against Japan. In spite of this treaty, however, we receive reports, from day to day, of British feelers thrown out for an alliance with Russia. Inasmuch as tho treaty with Japan was concluded with a special reference ref-erence to the then coming war between Russia and Japan, it seems extraordinary extraordi-nary to see the British crown making overtures for an alliance and compact with Russia. Queen Alexandra very naturally lo much, disturbed by the troublo which her nephew, tho Czar, finds himself In; but her kinship in that direction ought not to involve tho British Brit-ish nation in tho double-dealing position of being in alliance with both contestants, contest-ants, especially as she Is bound1 in good faith to fight for Japan In a certain contingency. con-tingency. Tho game of politics and. diplomacy di-plomacy lo often mean, treacherous and despicable, but It ought not to lead a nation into tho depths of dishonor. |