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Temperature for tbe
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Post.
filTH TIMES
pt fin! of His' Office for
Two Long Years
HAFiQES A CONSPIRACY
:plaict Taken to the President
zl Referred to the Department
cf
Justice A Post Office That Has
Ourron Its Infantile Clothes.
Statistics on Tobacco Using
By THOMAS J. PENCE
t,':sv .r.--.'n, Sept. 26. Special. It be
' . today that Marshall L.
iy.:. : : h '. i.v ot .North Carolina, who
failed to land his job. as
i::::r:y to the Creek Indians in, the
; Territory,' has filed a protest
3 ' president, practically charg
tr.e Existence of a conspiracy to
hir.i from connecting with his
:; : . The charge made direct to
iti :e:;t is leveled at Judge Ray-1-U've'
whom the legal status of
o. involving Mr. Mott's title to
- ; t nding; That official is ac
v: : s ; niitting delays which other
: have resulted in a judicial
of the issues involved.
Mr. J'!?tt indicates that Judge Ray-
;.,. c nspired with his predeces
. :v.. . to keep him from assuming
tu::-5 of attorney to the Indians.
M received his appointment
y tv.o years ago, and although the
v.-as appointed to succeed has
tr, tj.ocrea a member of congress
; Missouri he is not able to get
': of the salary of the office,
protect, which was . sent to the
t Oyster Bay, was turned
ij ihe secretary of the interior for
n by executive order. This
v:-,.ttin. which' has been going on
r 5 ral days, has reached the de
: re t of justice, where the papers
-. ;h-; case have been referred.
r.toffice at "Williams, Yadkin
cr.-.y. v. hich first had its trials before
:; r r tt r general and afterwards
: h the general assembly of North
irx'.r.a,- is fast growing out of the
state. The first of the month
.? vff. v. ill become presidential and
-.- p.iT'.ry of the postmaster will be
l: reason of the growing busl
; of xh: office the postmaster has
f . r the appointment of an" as-,
- r-st master. It has hardly been
ago since the postmaster
ral n!olished the office altogether,
-:! thf position that the office was
f .- ;. private concern. It required
h persuasion to prove to the con-
y. ar. now the evidence appears
c ? p!e. The history of the town
' the general assemby is of too
t .-: - to require a recital.
V.Jr:au of statistics in the de--,.,-r.t
of commerce and labor has
1 aii. interesting statement on
option of tobacco, from which
':;ws that the United States lead.
i -r rations in the total cor.sump
' ! Belgium stands at the head
oba.?co consumption . countries
' "r the per . capita consumption
' a rrant Weed" is concerned.
- i'nl States, Germany and Rus
the only countries which show
'onsumption of over 100,000,-
PnK While the habit of usin
' tav be regarded as well-nigh
the per capita consumption
different countries of the world
the. most varviner Quantities. In
h 1'' . -. s'tntps: th npr oanita con-
: of tobacco during the" past
..".40 pounds. In Germany
'5r
" " .'.y 3.4 pounds. Russia shows
' ''--n per capita consumption,
i J- is, while Belgium shows the
(v' pounds. The total con-
T! r i in the United States wai
pounds more than twice that
::y .jther country.
r:dTf.a States derived from to-
' 0 f ;i Y'ltiAn o tAif Ami a r f PPTlt':
r'-M-a.-a.s- compared with $2.08 for
ati cents for Belgium, $1.49 for
' f ;"l Kingdom and 28 cents fo;
' sts aeainst the recent ruling
of
nmissioner of internal revenue
ft!
' ''" to patent medicinescontaining
' L'e pt re o'ntatrp. rvf a lrnhnV continue
. - w .
iT'H-Dpe the riniiv mail of the sec-
hyy '' the treasury. It is semi-of-
:'.'-' nmoiinced that the department
ul i ot interfere with the ruling and
lt t:if. r,nlr T-cnn,,a ha inmnlatn-
T!'"- i no disposition on, the part
fl"rfiary Shaw and Commissioner
erIi, however, to deal harshly with
Xed :. .. T
n'luor unaer ine ruling. i
I 11IJ JJUJ1LJ' WIST
( !' rii.i-e bureau; has notified each,
&rt nx-dioine manufacturer that no
41 ;" ' ion in his case will be taken be-
for
."'"hording him a hearing.
"n u ure company at High Point
days to ctinnlv 1 nm .mrfll deliv-
MARSHALLMOTT
coumrt163 ln various sections of the
rr::T?:y John H-smau -
N35hrecii?,2M federal doners in
trorn thT a' Wh receIvd $589,804
rrom the government last year. These
rtart6h btained frm the a
SSta ,, hie c.0mssi of pensions,
made public. today, which shows that
len ?ment SP6nt 54,864,694 for
Pensions last year.
NEVER GOT THE MONEY '
AnotherImportant Discovery Relat
ing to the Equitable
To;k- Sept. 26.-President Paul
ance S fhe Equitable Life Assur
ance Society made the important an
nouncement today that he has sub-
5n i,eVidence that money whih the
Equitable might have received was
never turned into its treasury
Although he did not say so, Mr. Mor
ton refers in the above statement to
the profits which the Equitable should
have received in certain syndicate
transactions brought out at the' last
hearing of the Armstrong insurance
commission.
H. Rogers Winthrop, the Equitable's
financial manager, testified on Friday
that the present management of the
Equitable had been unable to discover
any record of these syndicate profits
in the books of the society. Since then
Mr. Morton has ferreted the entries.
Norfolk and Southern Officials
Xorfolk, Va., Sept. 26. It is reported
here today that M: King, general man
ager of the Norfolk & Southern Rail
way, is to be made president of the
road, and C. W. McGuire, division su
perintendent of the Queen & Crescent
at Chattanooga, is to come here to suc
ceed Mr. King. The Norfolk & South
ern has had no president since the res
ignation of Mr. Flint.
ADVICE TO ROOSEVELT
Bryan Gives Him a Word of
Tells Him to Keep up the Agitation
for; Government Control of . Rail
road RatesSays the People Are
Supporting Him . ,
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 26. William J.
Bryan, before departing from San
Francisco tomorrow upon his world
tour, addresses In his paper, the Com
moner, an open letter to President
Roosevelt. He commends the execu
tive for his expressed determination as
to railroad rate regulation and assures
him of the support of the people, re
gardless of party affiliations. Mr.
Bryan says:
"To President Roosevelt: Permit a
parting word. You have the contest
of your life before you, and I desire to
render you all the assistance in my
power. You have asked congress to
enact a law enlarging the powers of
the interstate commerce commission so
as to permit it to fix and enforce a
reasonable freight; rate, and the rail
road lobby-was strong enough;to stop
in the senate the bill passed by the
house. The railroad magnates expect
to block the passage of the bill again.
The National City Bank of New York
has advised its patrons that no rate
legislation is probable; the railroads
have been at work all summer circu
lating literature against railroad regu
lation and! the senate contains a num
ber of men so Intimately connected
with the railroads that they cannot be,
expected to take the people's side. The
railroads will try to persuade you. If
they fail in this they will try to scare
you; if they fail in this also they will
try to defeat your recommendation. It
will embarrass you to, have strong
party leaders against you; you may
even be embarrassed by having so
many Democrats operating, with you,
but you must reconcile yourself to this.
In this fight your strength lies in the
fact that you have a large majority
of the voters of all parties with you.
""Pass over the railroad representa
tives and appeal to the people. Compel
the opponents of railroad legislation to
make the issue in the open. There is
no logical or even plausible argument
against the legislation which yoji
recommend. A railroad is a creature
of law. It has no rights except those
conferred upon it by the people. It is in
conceivable that the people should cre
ate a corporation without reserving the
right to control it and make it sub-se?ve-the
public interests. Extortion
in rates, unfairness, discrimination
against persons, discrimination against
pfaces, midnight tariffs and rebates galore-all
these iniquities have resulted
from lack of regulation.. They are in
tolerable and must be stopped Will
you use the' great influence of your
office to secure their regulation now, oj
will you leave the honor to a succes
sor?" .
Lexington Votes Improvmeent Bonds
Lexington, N. C, Sept. 26.-Special.
The bond issue of $40,000 for public
improvements carried by a safe ma
jority today. The election aroused con
siderable .interest, -
RALEIGH.
I . - I m . M , .
GROWTH OF 01
FOREIGN TRADE
Very Large Increase During
the Present Year
EXPORTS IN THE LEAD
Bottom Has Fallen Out of the Chi
nese Boycott of American Goods.
Negotiations for a New Treaty
Will Be ResumedResults From
Secretary Taft's Visit
Washington, Sept. 26. An increase of
J $248,551,812 In the foreign tdtde of the
United States during the first eight
months of the calendar year compared
with the like period of 1904 is shown by
reports of the government bureau of
statistics. Of 'this great increase $145,
409,150 was in exports and $103,142,662
in imports. Exports of agricultural
products show a gain of $63,117,245 and
manufactured articles $53,288,236. In
imports the greatest increase is report
ed in crude articles used in manufac
turing, amounting to $49,576,054, while
the luxuries exceeded in , value those
imported in the like period of 1904 by
$16,307,126, manufactured articles in
creased $14,335,746, and partly manu
factured articles increased $13,158,026.
Advices which have been received
at the state department from time to
time for the last few weeks indicate
that the boycott of American goods in
China is over and it is likely that with
in a few weeks, after conditions in that
country have become absolutely nor
mal, the negotiations for a new exclu
sion treaty will be taken up again. The
differences of opinion between this gov
ernment and that of China which
caused the abandonment of the negotia
tions some time ago concerned the defi
nition of the classes of Chinese which
shall be and shall not be admitted to
this country. Secretary Taft's visit to
China, where he had ample opportunity
to investigate the situation -and hear
the Chinese side of the question, will
probably have a great deal to do with
the concessions which this government
may make to China. Secretary Taft,
when at Amoy, promised to bring a
memorial from the merchants there to
the president. It is expected that Sec
retary Taft will arrive in Washington
about next Monday. He is due in San
Francisco tomorrow.
Reports have reached the state de
partment showing that six weeks ago
the boycott was practically dead at
Amoy, where at one time it was ram
pant. There is no evidence now of the
movement at Shanghai, the most dan
gerous quarter for a long time. At
Canton conditions are improved, and so
far as is known the movement never
made itself felt at Niuchwang or in
northern China.
A TRIP THROUGH TOWN
How Durham Plans to Catch Presi
- dent Roosevelt
Durham, N. C, Sept. 26. Special. A
move has been started looking forwards
the hope that President Roosevelt can
be induced to stop here on his"1 trip
through the state. There is to be a
united effort and every pi-essure will
be brought to bear on the president to
get him to stop here.
The plan proposed is that when he
reaches East Durham from Raleigh he
shall leave his train, let him and his
party get aboard street cars that will
be in waiting, and ride through the
city to West Durham. This will give
him a look at the town in passing
and also allow our people to get a
glimpse at the president. At the gate
to Trinity College, or near that point,
he will be asked to make an address
of a few minutes. " There is plenty
of space there to accommodate the
thousands of people who would gather
to hear him talk for a few moments.
Then the cars could proceed to West
Durham and there the presidential
party could board the train. The
street car trip would be in almost a
straight line across -town and would
be about four miles in length.
If .this plan should carry and the
president ' could be induced to pay
Durham this honor he will receive a
great welcome. Whistles and bells
from all ; parts of the town will greet
the nation's chief and he will see a
warm welcome on all sides.
The matter is to take definite shape
at once and it is hoped by those back
ing1 the move that it will be a suc
cessful effort to get Mr. Roosevelt to
stop in Durham. '
Fought With a Brickbat
Charlotte, N".' C Sept. 26 Special.
A sensational fight . occurred in the
street here this morning between R. H.
Bethel, bookkeeper for the Charlotte
Brick Company, and L. N. Webster, a
traveling man. The two met, had
.N. C. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1905
words and Webster attacked Bethel.
The latter, though a smaller man, got
the former down and used a brickbat
actively until the pair were separted.
Before Webster could recover Bethel
had fled. The matter will be aired in
the police court. " "-' 'T
AGREEMENT RATIFIED .
r ; ?
France and Germany Harmonize as
to Moroccan Congress -
Berlin, Sept. 26. The Evening Sun
correspondent is informed 'today by
the foreign office that the agreement
between Germany and Ftahce upon,
the International Moroccat congress
was ratified at the meetlnrfjast night.
France and Germany Agree on the
points to be laid before thfsultan of
Morocco. and embodied tho in the
form of diplomatic notes., These will
constitute the program whifebjGermany
and France will present fivitually to
the congress. There is, reason to sup
pose1 that the sultan wills accept the
program and lay it, befove jthe con
gress. In the latter probability there
will be no demurrer on anr Important
point on the part of congress.
Paris, Sept. 26. The Berlin corre
spondent of the Temps. strife that af
ter the Interview with tfiChancellor
Prince "Von Buelow yesterda M. Wltte
informed M. Bihourd, the jtrench am
bassador to Germany, - tjittt Russia
was interesting itself In th; Moroccan
question and that the relations be
tween France and German were dis
cussed at" the meeting between the
czar and the kaiser at Bjojcet'in July.
The Temps correspondents concludes
by stating that the present negotia
tions -will result shortly in clear and
amicable understanding between Ger
many and France.
NO COAL STRIDE
.
Federation of Labor Will Not Sanc
tion a Breach of Contract
Washington, Sept. ?6. Assurances
are given by persons with' authority
to speak that there will be. no strike
among anthracite coal miners this win
ter. The word comes fronv an officer
of the" American Fsderaioh of Labor,
who( says that even' if conditions arise
which in John Mitchell's judgment
make a strike . imperative It : will not
go into effect -until after April, 1906,
when the agreement between the mine
operators and mine workers , expires.
"The Federation," it was said." would
not stand for a violation of an asree-
fment entered into inj good . faith be
tween any of its affiliate?, bodies and
the employers of..4ahor!i' .ftCx. . :
The demands of - ths nhev workers
will, be pressed, however. vThey will
insist on an eight-hour day i and offi
! cial recognition by the mine operators
of the United Mine Workers Union. "
Manila Swept by a Typhoon
Manila,1 Sept. 26. The most destruc
tive typhoon that has visUed this city
since 1882 burst,, upon it today. Hun
dreds of stone and wooden buildings,
including two churches and a hotel,
were unroofed.. The .native districts
were half swept away. Trees were up
rooted everywhere and dozens of vehi
cles were upset. Thousands of electric
! wires were' blown down, filling the
1 streets with flames until the current
! was shut off. Traffic has been sus
! pended. The trolley lines suffered much
damage. The town was in darkness,
i The noliee stations are feeding and
sheltering five thousand homeless peo
ple, and the churches three thousand
more.
Receivership for a Cotton Mill
Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 26. Special.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Orient Manufacturing Company today
it was decided to place the affairs of
the cotton mill ln a temporary receiv
ership, pending a transfer of the plant
to the Calvin Manufacturing Com
pany, chartered last week with a capi
tal stock of $300,000. Some of the most
prominent capitalists in this section
are connected with the new concern.
The mill will be overhauled and im
proved considerably, and as soon as
possible a start will be made under
new auspices.
Two High Point Items
High Point, N. C.Sept. 26. John S.
Campbell, who was paralyzed Friday
night, died today without regaining
consciousness since the stroke which
affected his entire body.
The silk mill here is to be made
one of the largest and the most model
plants of its kind in the country. Mr.
Barlow, representative of Stehll & Co
operating the plant, who is in the city,
gives out this information. Mr. Bar
low was sent here to arrange the pre
liminaries. This concern will also
T-ring another large plant to this place,
w hich will operate tributary to the silk
niKi?. A large power house is to be
fVcrted and the capacity more than
dou':'.: .!.
Hamrick Leaves Asheville
Ashevllle, N. C, Sept. 26. Special.
S. M. Hamrick and family left this
afternoon for Hickory, where they will
make their permanent home. Mr.
Hamrick, who has been assistant
cashier under Collector Harkins of the
internal revenue department, will be
come assistant postmaster at Hickory.
Mr. Hamrick will be succeeded as as
assistant cashier by Miss Mary Leet.
who has held a desk in the revenue
service for the past year, succeeding
H. C. Shook, who was transferred to
the" treasury department at Washington.
t
OPPOSED TO THE
ROOSEVELT IDEA
Senator Foraker on the Rate
, making Power
PLAN IS DEMOCRATIC
Ohio Republicans Not in Favor of
Conferring the Power on the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Senate Committee of the Same
Mind Bill Will Be Reported
Washington, Sept. 26. Senator Jos.
B. Foraker of Ohio paid Washington
a brief visit this morning. The sena
tor was somewhat annoyed over the
I Interpretation-put on his speech at
i Bellfontalne, Ohio, last Saturday by
i .
i some newspapers: "There is no excuse
; for talk of a break with the admin
istration," said he. "The speech speaks
for itself. The idea of announcing a
break with the president or even giv
ing ground for any 8v.ch inference
never entered my mind. The presi
dent wants legislation. So do the mem
bers of the Senate committee. I don't
suppose the president or any person
charged with the duty of making laws
on the subject is so wedded to his own
ideas that he is unwilling to accept
the judgment of others. I do not agree
with the president in his view that
the rate-making power ought to be
conferred on the interstate commerce
commission. I do not thing it neces
sary. I think the members of the
committee feel as I, do; we want to
do what the president wants done if
! possible. I disagree with the presi
dent only as to the method of accom
plishing a certain result we both de
sire. ....
"The proposal to confer rate-making
power on the interstate commerce
commission is Democratic- Mr. Bryan
has advocated it for years. . The Ohio
Democratic platform this year declared-
for it. ; The Republican state
convention of Ohio refused . to recom
mend it in the Republican platform
this year, although invited to do so,
plainly in the ; speech made by Secre
tary Taft, the temporal chairman.
"The Senate committee op interstate
commerce, of which I am a member,
has taken a lot of testimony the past
summer. I think a majority of the
committee is opposed to conferring
rate-making power on the interstate
commerce commission. I do not know
what view the president will take in
his annual message. Last year he fa
vored conferring the rate-making
power on : the Interstate commerce
commission. The committee will doubt
less report a bill. If the bill does not
embrace the view I entertain on the
subject I may introduce a bill myself."
THE STRIKE IN CHARLOTTE
Editors and Reporters Doing the
Work of Printers
Charlotte, N. C , Sept. 26. Special.
There is practically no change in the
strike situation here today. The Ob
server made Its appearance in good
form this morning and the Chronicle
and News were gotten out this after
noon as Usual. ,
The Post correspondent was in error
in stating that the printers employed
by the News struck yesterday. Owing
to the absence of W. C. Dowd, the
publisher, from, the city, the men em
ployed by the News awaited his return
tonight io present their demands. It
is understood that the News is stand
ing pat and that the printers will not
show up for work tomorrow morning.
In this event every union printer in
Charlotte will be out tomorrow. The
stereotypers and pressmen are not af
fected, they having a two-years con
tract with the United Typothetae. A
number of non-union men have been
secured to take the places of the
strikers, and others are expected daily.
The local publishers announce that
they are in the fight to stay and that
within two weeks at most they will
have practically all positions filled with
non-union men. Editors and reporters
are bending to the emergency with a
will, taking the . situation cheerfully.
All three papers will be issued without
a break.
All Japanese Dissatisfied
Seattle Washn., . Sept. 26. Kentaro
Kayahara, editor of the Yorodzu
Chohro, one of the leadiivg papers at
Tokio, is in Seattle. Mr. Kayahara
saysthat his personal observation led
him to believe .that practically all of
the people of Japan are dissatisfied
with the peace treaty.
Baron Komura will not be received
with funeral rites when he reaches
Tokio, nor will he be received with
'souts of glad acclaim," said Mr. Kaya
ihara. "I believe that the present min
i istry will be dissolved soon, because
the people are clamoring for the resig
nations of the cabinet and the emperor
is giving personal attention to the me
morials to the throne. The people of
Japan demand a new cabinet, and I
think they will win."
REASONABLE RATE
A Railroad President Gives a Rule
That Works Both' Ways
Chicago, Sept. 26. A. B. Stlckney,
president of the Chicago Great West
ern Railway, concluded his testimony
before the interstate commerce com
mission today regarding freight rates
on live stock and live stock stock pro
ducts from Missouri river points to
Chicago. When questioned concerning
what Constitutes a " reasonable freight
rate. President Stickney replied:
"In my 'opinion the best rate is the
one which gives the railroad the largest
possible profit and the shipper the best
possible service at a price which will
stimulate the movement of all classes
of merchandise and products. The
problem which confronts us Is how to
give the shipper every advantage . of
low rates and retain the largest possi
ble, margin of . profit , for the railroad.
That, I think, is the . real reasonable
rate. The best rate, the ideal tariff,
is the one which gives satisfaction
alike to both the railroad and the ship
per." Greene and Gaynor to Be Given Up
Montreal, Sept. 26. Two United
States ofPcers are expected to arrive
here tomorrow, commissioned to escort
Gaynor and Greene to Savannah, Ga.
Their case is now in the .hajids of the
minister of justice at Ottawa, and as
the law governing the situation is very
definite, he has no option but to order
their deliverance to the men appointed
to receive them. It is not . known
whether their counsel will make any
further effort to prevent their extradi
tion. ENGLAND HAS A HORROR
Mutilated Body of Woman
Found in a Tunnel
Circumstances Point to the Theory
of Outrage Committed in a Rail
way Carriage and the Woman
Thrown Through the Car Window
London, Sept. 26. Sunday, night at
11 o'clock a gang of workmen which
had entered Morstham tunnel near
Croydon, to resume repairs just after
the passage of a train from London,
discovered 400 yards from the mouth
of the tunnel the body of a woman,
terribly battered and mutilated. The
head had been smashed in, the face
was unrecognizable, the left leg was
missing left arm crushed and the lower
part of the body was a mass of frac
tures and bruises.v
It was at first believed that the
case was one of suicide from a train,
but later discoveries give color to the
theory of murder. Ini support, of this
latter is the absence of railway ticket,
purse or money on the body; It is
also stated that the woman had been
gagged. The gag had been twisted
into a knot and pressed so tightly into
the mouth that the police had diffi
culty in taking it out. Immediately
above the place where the body was
found blood stains were discovered,
and there were crushing marks, as
of a large moving substance on the
grimy walls of the tunnel. ,
The theory that is given' the most
credence is that the woman was
thrown out of the carriage, The rail
way officials of Morstham say that the
car ;of the carriage was not found
open on its arrival at that station or
were there sigps of a struggle in any
of the carriages They hold to the be
lief that the case is one of suicide.
The body has been definitely identi
fied by R. H. Money, a dairy farmer
at Kingston, as that of his sister,
Mary Money, aged 22, wvho resided at
Clappam Junction. Mies Money left
Clappam Sunday. She then had a
purse. The doctors today discovered
finger marks, such as might have been
caused in a struggle, on the woman's
right arm. There was also an abra
sion on the mouth, into which a veil
had been stuffed. It was apparently
of a-recent' infliction arid possibly was
caused during the gagging. .
The police now take the view that a
murder was committed. They believe
the woman was outraged and that she
fainted and was then thrown out of
the carriage, her assailant thinking
her dead. They are now seeking a
man who was seen to enter the car
riage at Victoria station.
Secretary Shaw Will Retire
Des Moines. Sept. 25. Secretary of
the Treasury Leslie ,M. Shaw will leave
the cabinet February 1.13C6. He makes
the definite announcement in a letter
to the president. In his letter answer
ing a request for an address, Mr. Shaw
said that he would be busy preparing
for the coming session of congress ond
would-be unable to return to Iova
until February 1, upon which date he
expected to retire from tha cabinet.
No. 102
ALLIES BOUND
TO MUTUAL AID
Britain and Japan Strength
en the Former Ties-
POINTS IN THE TREATY
Rights of Japan in Corea and ol
England in India Mutually R
cognized and Support Promised h
..Maintaining the Status Intetf
rity of China Guaranteed
London, Sept. 26. The text of th
Anglo-Japanese agreement which was;
signed August 22 was made publitf
today, and a dispatch was sent to th
British ambassador at St. Petersburg,!
forwarding a copy with instructions ttg.
communicate it to the Russian govern
ment at the earliest opportunity. Th
preamble declares that the government
of Great Britain and Japan, being de
sh-ous of replacing the agreement coiv 1
eluded January 3, 1902, by fresh stlpui
lations,1 have agreed upon transfer ot
the articles having for their purpost
the maintenance and consolidation or
general peace in the regions of easterj
Asia and India, the preservation of tht
common intersts of all powers in Chinl
by insuring the independence and in.
tegrity of the Chinese empire and
equal opportunities for the commerce,
and industry of all nations ln China,
the maintenance of the: territorial
rights of the high contracting partion
in the regions of eastern Asia and
India, and the defense of their com
mercial interests therein.
Article I. It is agreed - whenever la
the opinion of either Great Britain
or Japan any of the rights or inter
ests referred to in the preamble are
in Jeapoardy the two governments will "
communicate with one another fully
and frankly and consider in comrnu i
the measures which should be taken
to safeguard those general rights and
interests. '
Article II. If by reason of an unpro-
voked. attack or aggressive action,
wherever arising, on the part of anv
other power or powers, either" contrac
tor be, involved in war in defense of
its territorial rights or special inter
ests mentioned in the preamble, th
other contractor shall at. once come to
the assistance of its ally and conduct
var in common and make peace in mu
tual agreement with it.
Article III. Japan possessing military
and economic interests in Corea, Great
Britain recognizes the right of Japan
to take such measures for the guid
ance, control and protection of Corea
a3 it may deem proper and, necessary
to safeguard and advance those inter
ests, provided always that such meas
ures are not contrary to the principle
of equal opportunities for the com
merce and industry of all nations.
Article IV. Great Britain having spe.
cial interest in all that concerns .the ,
security of its Indian frontier. Japan
recofinizes her right to take such meas
ures in proximity to that frontier as
she may find necessary for safeguard
ing her Indian possessions.
Article V. The high contracting par
ties agree that neither, without con
suiting the other, will enter into sep
arate agreements with another powei
to prejudice the objects described in
the preamble of this agreement.
Article VI. In the matter of the pres-
ent war Great Britain will continue
j to maintain strict neutrality unless an- ,
other power or powers join in hostili
ties against Japan, in which case Eng
land will come to the assistance of Ja
pan, conduct war in common and make
peace in mutual agreement with Ja
pan. Article VII. The conditions in which
armed assistance wil be afforded by
either power to the other and the msans
by which such assistance is to be made
available will be arranged by the naval
and military authorities of , the con
tracting parties, who from time to time
will consult one another fully and free
ly on all questions of mutual interest.
Article VIII. The present agreement
shall, subject to the provisions of ar
tive VII. come Into effect imemdiately
after the date of its signature and re
main in effect ten years from that date.
In case either of the high contracting
parties should be notified twelve
months before the expiration of tho
said ten years of the intention of termi
nating the agreement it shall remain
binding until the expiration of one year
from the day on which either of th
contracting parties shall have do'
nounced it, but if when tho date fix!
for its expiration arrives either ally
is actually engaged in war the allianeis
shall continue until peace shall Lsve
been concluded.
In faith whereoi tho undarrigne.i,
duly authorized by their JGKpcctlve
I governments, have signed this asres
. rnent and affixed their seals.
.Don in duplicate at 'London, Att
est 8.
Signed) LANS30W.SF,,
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