Show = UNITED STATES MAKES AN A AGREEMENT WITH JAPAN Js Based on the Idea of Encouraging and Defending Free and Peaceful Commercial Relations I Washington Despite official rott cence Information from IflIatJlo sources has been obtained of an agree ment of farreaching importance be tween tho United States and Japan covering tho policies ot tho two COUn tries of the Pacific Tho agreement baset on the Idea of encouraging and u defending free and peaceful commcr clnl deevlopmcnt in that ocean It contains not only a mutual guarantee to respect each others territorial possessions there but defines the at tltudo of the two countries toward China each to defend by every peace ful means Chinas Independence and integrity and to glvo equal commercial commer-cial in tho Chinese empire to all matlons More important still the agreement in the event of complications com-plications threatening tho status qUO binds the United States and Japan to consult each other with a view to acting together This agreement has been drawn up In the form of a declaration and consists con-sists of five articles of whjch the fol lowing Is a faithful description glue first article gives expression to the wish of the two governments to encourage tho free and peaceful development devel-opment of their commerce In the Pacific I Pa-cific The second Is a mutual disclaimer I dis-claimer of an aggressive design and contains also a definition of the policy I of each government both as directed to the maintenance of the existing status quo in tho Pacific and the Ie tease of the people of equal opportunity opportu-nity for commerce and Industry la Chlia The third article tjlhira contains a statement of tho consequent firm reciprocal re-ciprocal rosolutlon of each government govern-ment to respect the territorial possessions posses-sions In the Pacific of the other In the fourth article the United States and If pan expressed their dotcnnlca ion In tho common Interest of all the powers to support by all peaceful peace-ful means at their disposal the Independence Inde-pendence and Integrity of China and the principle of equal comnv rclal and industrial opportunity fi > r all nations in the empire Tho fifth article mutually mu-tually pledges the two governments in flue case of the occurrence of any event threatening the status quo as above described or the principle ot equal opportunity as above designed I to communicate with each other for the purpose of arriving at an understanding under-standing with regard to the measures they may consider useful to take |