Show 1 z I f J I ALLIANCE ECHOES I t. t t 4 M t M 4 M 4 t 4 t M 4 t M t M f M M t M t t M f I s M 4 M 4 t Hr H- H t a r Japanese The Japanese treaty tr-eaty of alliance e iia has not it t b b m. m to pass into diplomatic history y and to tota 1 ta ke its place in dossiers a as matter mattei- to 7 be b referred d TO at some ome future time not mentioned it too much noise and anti pricked too deep at the lJ sf start for that and its echoes echoes are are arc reverberating to- to daj d Jn many directions i with force haps haps brenk iu windows somewhere before e it shall shaH be forSi fort for for- golten t f Si j Russia's first answer r to what well en may be bd l a at St St. t. t Petersburg Petersburgh a no defiance has taken the tomi rJ 1 of an imposition of n new w port duties in int t nal This action it is t to be noted do does s not C Inal I he free port of Xieu Nieu Chwang the open door tp Ir is hi is particularly a matter of concern to the tates Possibly it may ha have been excepted o oit to the sentiments and i interests teresi of oJ 1 this country Whether or or r not the Russian step re rc- fc r irto will app appear nl to Great Britain and Japan as h aggression nn a upon Chinese sovereignty nty remains to tob b b n If pr protest test should he be lo lodged ged probably it w ji be be- safe afe to sa say that the question of Manchuria's Man Man- churia's political status would be brou brought to a rt i rs As w we ha e e. Russia t n no doubt o ht would at once olice assume position 11 that I i is not an tin integral part of of China an and 1111 andt l t that the family timily or clan elan C i g te Chinese nasty dynasty choose hoose to ce cede e. e i leaser pl grant occupancy and amI of the r region I I to th the the- Ozar Czar that would woul not l bo p cause for tion f or even evel consideration Th The past Past 1 r c t tI 1 r. r connection of Manchuria with China has been no m inre re than t that of two tAvo distinct countries l having a a. common n bo The relations of Sweden and Norway coi or a way furnish a case in point Great Britain and Japan however hold that for lot practical an and political politic l purposes Manchuria and i iC C China ina have haye leen yeen to too closely identified in the calculations calculations J lations and arrangements of the civilized PowerS lowera to be divorced by br a u ukase from the Winter inter Palace lalace at St. St Petersburg and nd it is plain that the Russian Hussian occupation of the province was the principal factor actor in bringing about the agreement of alliance One would suppose the Chinese t to be overjoyed o at the new turn of affairs and and to to feel that their empire had hadl been saved from dismemberment Itis It is not so cE certain that the dominant element at Pe Pe- kin Kiu and in China generally entertains any such feeling On th the contrary it is reported on good I att authority that the Court and the ruling class ar are positively pro Ru pro Russian sian and that in the event of an m an appeal to arms ms China might be arrayed against the allies That i is a possible danger which is worth attention Such an an eventuality would slam slain our ur open oven loon door since since we need not expect the Chinese Chinese- e C to tobe tobe be pas passionately affectionate to the United States after the passage e of the impending exclusion act I and a no state of war would woul shut us out in any ca case cape e. e The sum suni and s substance of the situation is that while war T may not result from the rearrangement i of international forces in the far East at once since none of the Powers who would be parties to it are read ready for hostilities the end of the Chinese Qu Question tion is by bj no means in sight and it promises serious seliouS trouble in advance of settlement I |