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ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
SPEECH BY LOUD LANDSDOWNE.
LONDON, TucmIuy.
Ihe Marquis of Lutnulownc, Secretary
of State for Foreign Affair*, in a speech
delivered at the Junior Constitutional
Club, stated that neither in the alliance
with Japan nor in the frank under
standing arrived at with France was
there any desire on the part of Great
Britain to encroach upon the rights or
privileges of other Powers,
In the course of his speech Lord Lnns
dowuo remarked that tho old-maidish
policy of isolation was out of date, and
no nation which intended to take its
part in tho affairs of the civilised world
could venture to stand eutirely alono to
day, Ho eulogised the high qualities of
the Japanese, and the straightforward
ness and sincerity of their diplomacy.
Lord Lnnsdowuo wont on to state that
the maintenance of peace was tho pri
[ mary object of the Anglo-Japancse alii
: once. The second object was the integ
rity and independence of China, and the
maintenance of tho open door; and the
third, mutual defence against any un
provoked attack, lie quoted what lie
described ns the noble words of tho Crar
in hia manifesto on the conclusion of
peace with regard to neighbourlincss
with Japan (as cabled on tho 120th Octo
ber). nnd said there was not a man pre
sent who did not earnestly desire that
tho Cray would succeed in restoring tho
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