Show TREATY THEA TY LEAVES CHANCE fOR WAR YAI Terms Are Arc General in Arbitration tion lion Agreement Signed With Japan SAME AS WITH ENGLAND Questions Questions Questions' of National HonorAre Honor HonorAre HonorAre Are Expressly Excluded From F Document Washington May Ilay MayAn C. C An G.-An An arbitration treaty treat between the tile United States and States and Japan was signed today at the tho stats state department The treaty is ono ozie similar to those agreed upon by the tue United States with Great Britain Franco France and other nations Its terms are ar generalIties generalities general general- and leave to either nation concerned ton con the tho question whether any Issue Is Issue Issue Is- Is sue shall be arbitrated In the p. ent I Ith th t any an issue Is agreed upon for ar arbitration er- er i It might be done dono one by special treaty which in Its turn must roust take teke its ts chances before the United States senate enate None of the treaties agreed ed upon tipon and ind md signed between lh the Iho contracting parties artles to arbitrate the ordinary issues js ues which provoke olee war In fact act t ions of national honor arc are expressly excluded by b the tile terms of or the th con- con The matters es u usually arbi arbi- aro arc those which willen refer rere to commerce com coin merce and ln indemnities where the Issue Is- Is suo sue is Js not in ill the national honor but tho thio amount of or indemnity demanded cd and refused There was gossip at tho state de- de department de to today ay that the thc fact of or tho the agreement between Japan anti the the- United States by b thIs treaty trent l wh why tho fleet treat W was S sent sont to the tho This was denied louled however el b 3 Ind nril C ul riot not c rc Japan Into signing a a. treaty treat which does not preclude the lIl chances ot of war |