| Show THE ANGLO JAPANESE TREATY the revision odthe trestle treaties between england and japan following the announcement no of the victories achieved by the latter power over china is considered an event of the utmost importance the united states and other countries will wili undoubtedly follow the example of great britain and the empire of the rising san bun will roon have a place the members mem ben of the treaty powers of the world where its interests int eresto must be considered and its iti diplomats board beard the extreme orient will join hands handi with the occident on terms of perfect independence and equality the readers of the NEWS are already familiar with the fact that one clause of the treaty gives given the legal authorities of japan jurisdiction over british subjects hitherto exercised by the consuls consul as in all semi barbarous countries other paragraphs deal with questions question of liberty to travel trade and reside in the country on equal terms with the natives native permitted to travel in the interior of japan only for the sake of health or for scientific research and one of these two reason bad to be assigned on the passport the government generally closed its eyes to the many evidently false passports held by tourists merchants and missionaries but the common people revolted against the evasions of the law and internal disturbances tur bances were often threatened serious enough to bring about international complications further under the old treaties no foreigner could legally own a house bouse or a piece of ground except in the narrow concessions to obtain residence denoe elsewhere foreigners bad to borrow the name of some friendly native who was wag legal owner merchants and missionaries built their houses in this way finally the anti foreign sentiment among the people became so strong that a demand was made by the legislature that the government enforce the laws against the foreigners twice the diet was diss dissolved olvea charged with weakness and cowardice in its foreign policy the war with china diverted he attention of the t eople from all questions of internal dissection dis die sention for the time being and the revision of the treaties with england when similar measures shall have been taken by other countries permanently settles the vexed question of foreign in vaston according to the treaty with eng landt land the subjects of each of the contracting tr tT parties shall have hare full liberty to enter eater travel or reside in any part of the dominions and possessions of the othet other and shall enjoy full and perfect protection for their persons persona and property they shall enjoy entire lit liberty erty of conscience and subject to law ordinances din ances and regulations have the right of public and private worship and of burying their countrymen according to their religious customs another Anoff ier article stipulates that hey bey may trade in any part of the dominions and possessions of the other they may own or hire and occupy houses manufactories manu factories warehouses and may lease land for residential and commercial purposes like native subjects it will be observed that the benefits gained are perfectly reciprocal what japan concedes to foreigners she demands for her own subjects when the old treaties were entered into the japanese obtained no rights in europe or america but were simply compelled to make concessions this thin will now be entirely changed whether for better or for worse the development of affairs in eastern asia fully justifies the expectation that the ind end of the century will be fraught with stirring events event |
