St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-01
Foreign News Of the Week.
Neu Dr:euf.a T.EticA. OrtNf4r ~! Il.

During the past week tie tllr loEftSh
.nrvs centre has swept across lEo''' rag
land 10 thc Continent it We MAJ h,' al
lowed tn extend the application nt M
illustrative phrase, ho1roVe't 'F"n 'hr u
weather hurrau and used III oar laS'
review ni European lnte!l;cnrt., ~ ,
.oon rs Lord Salisbury had made ms
Manchester speech, declaring, ti'aC III
TIC Independence and strength hl ME-
tvia rest, he last hope Of European sta
l,;ljt. - vhcl, as we say, this rcniarha-
bic cyp,essjnn dropped from tho lips "i
the Hriti,h Foreign Minister, the H'tcn-
;iot ui the whole civ ilI"d Wnrlt WaS
Instantly iurrsd 10 the rnn1idHrailHn n>
tir (,er!nail- Austrian Alliance WINCH II
! VA, %,iunyyr.l. had 20 recently been G.
fcctrd hv Bismarck and .tndrAssN 'I'l-
rim. ne visit Of tlo l"rncrtn irnna:
'1h, lumors uG such an alliance had
, i,rcIl l}natin. about Tor many unEn'
Nothing official ~ AutilOli'aliytS how
eyer. had !rrr made pNhijc. fut rs
soon As Salisbury made bis lr"'lanll
ton ul t!etianrr to Russia, '~ soon ~ 1t
was known that III" German An!'a>'a-
do, at london had been II consultation
with the British foreign office, the gen
.lai T,ubEir at once, and quite ltdooil!- J.
hI, ruurlHit,l that Prince Bl>nimrh :
a
" .urI, a>>tllallt.rs IN to make It hlpiu-
u,aiitillv SITE 10 >nuh and defy the
roy.ruD!crt Of the Gar. .t"i :" the
ruhii;. press, ;t>rnming the rN's'rucr ol
= defensive treaty III some form he
tvrr;, t.crmauy and Austria. has been
c,i,cayorug during the week to pene-
tratc the veil. Of secrecy regarding ATS
terms. StipuIatlnn<, IliHn! ana scope.
The etirl1 Ia, been comparatively tIult t.
less, On Monday, il was announced IN
4 Berlin dispatch to London that tre;'-
tv of defensive alliance between the
two IowrrS had been signed the week
. previous ~ the tV" emucrors. On the
following day tIr i'!Ei"r WAs Hp'c'hci4'F
, and semi officially denied: II WAS even
" stated that She EmrcTo! " 'I!im N"i'o
! not give his cons'nt 20 a treaty IIhlA-
! 1.,,,y,;,!,. ,n The tZar. Nn Wednesday E
Njrnnn tplrytau. stated tIlat it Was ac.
. knovlrd@>tt ;Iat q d"cdmtnf existed
~ hut that il had not bcrn signed: ~
l. Thursday. Il Paris ionlnd published ar
iut,r> ic,r With Gladstone, who - Visit
{ ;n.r France. That statesman Resumed
" the existence, Of the treaty IL tact o
,rrco1 >iguiicaucr. Aud now, IL III,
, l3st .liSpat,il upon the snhIect, NA'r!
!; came to Us oD Friday from l'c>th, u
- HUNGARY. tie hom" OF .Anfta>iN, II i
STATED that il II c"slic-tcH Iii "tIIciAl t:i
lies that the protocol OF ID treaty b.
* l,na1 signed hv the clianccllurs and etn
;" 11rrorS Of the respective countries: fro'
alj thi, evidence We may safely con
-, clude that S;ermary and -\uStTo" nun
~ rar, |,nvt artualv cnnclnd0d q treat
- - intended 10 uu t4ut.souiSl.c 20 lt"ssL
- and that the fact has -I'ecu coinniunlca
IL - ted tn Enclaud. which accounts tor III
~ u attitude Of the british foreign oficc t,
a ward the AIuscnvite1.
~ The tone of the Russian press clcarl
~ indicates that that country so unde
10 I" .Ian.!S the situation. The English Al
~ ~ bitterly dcrornccd. and the Go'os d'
81 ..}3,>.~ l':at "R!l>si;. Must sccHlc to he
,'n self allie, ~ n.t 10 ti,o rear ct the en-
my in cas-, ut an elntlIrntN.| his
, course ucann tiHt Ru5slalmust ELECT i
"a oiijalyv with France. III conncctlt
~ with TIL, suggestion It If nntircanl" III
VI several Of tht Russian Grand Dukes Il
,u' now in Paris.
," lhc Russian policy, 80 far rs le! !at
t,,tu E,Urup.a;l matters, appears 10 IN
~ been settled 1N tic Gar at II" reg
iie routtrcnr. called i,y Alin ri Llvldli.
'r' 'rn (,rerrc. II lonk< to III alliance with
~" Greek King with a vie" OF "llinll
.., over to lu>$iAp support IN" t,I"ek 'i
~ ,urrjs in the population q! hun!nt'
.,,a and - an AhaIidoumc1li nf TIC H"!nc(i,
no;r,,l,l,'nI plated lilia>an- h'hi>'' "it'ah'
,'' Rl,seia. aided in the ieNHDt hy '..ee'
nf ,r4I,itious 20 extend her Domains 7" |
lis limits of the ancient id>tcEN F1il''t
Europe; ~uppnltcu h} IAo'' N'.nal
and }eusrfuliy looking tnwarhs Alsa
W. once said. and, in the event o
K Conflict. likely to he aided 10y Italy.
- nntnral enemy of lia-l'u>slI
,unnortc.l might hold hrr own rI
y AGAINST Germany, Austria aud t,n@i;1,
}fnveyer it is more tttan Likely /!
r,ss >tli. urN ma>tci move III 'HiSnnTck
have the effect. Tor the time being
,.hcrIIur l;nSsia in regard 10 any AN
ion vhirii she may have respect
I!''- in,nnpnn ai.airs. Albeit, III tie en-.
j'oc MAX, not he 10 her disadvantage.
/ N snnrnme ambition Of Russia looks
'he .tnyards the we21, hut eastward. ;
'il'- may NOW chon>r to address !icrsc>
,h;- thr woy], Of pushing her advance
'Nih The heart Of Asia. And III rcspec
>Hhl' thiS Asiati" problem, it doc; not &
ny NY that the position Of England has II
,,li' 1,;" at ALI improved by the German, AHS'
..a. 'l'' a|}ianco 50 ioudly yaNntcd i'& l:"fd
us i'a iSl,ury. England is not party I"
J.. 'n& ~ allianrn and, except III III" cVclll
nv, t,urUpp.iu HGt, - nov ~ " i'7i'
illi'is reap any actual benefit thclctroin.
lsl'' I'hr situation in Asia, therefore,
tG" a; comes doubIy interesting aSaiu.
'nn t,n ring the first part of the week It
ocn+ n+ onnounced that the HnssanS had IL
'itns 'I1ns allv urcup,cd Nero. but the lulmot
''i i.is; siGcc leeg deuied. i 5eeniS, g. 1Eo9
,,";, '.:" hest information, ,i1. ,no. t.dsslah=
'la,i, :', massing in the T"hke-Turkonan1 e
Wv" t1v. Gen. Kaufman, @uycrnorof luf
1 W. tan. II IL said, is abont to return 70
= tu station fro,u st. Petersburg.
si"t, ;. The situation in ,.i%hanistan has
:'hti' NY materially changed. We get 20
,uou' ,'l',,' rs VIC remarked last week. *
ntiu' through the good pl easure OF SIr r
o . lns crick Roberts, who is virtually the
Ai'e, nrcma military dictator OF 80 m"c
''''o thc country as his army occupies.
naIc- @ 79aa f,;es'iadove1, I'll" \meer ms
pafa- deuosed under the form nl an ah'!:;:
lh'n II cannot be said that quiet lei5t
At Oh the country, but the inlio-l,rii'st!
pout. lave been uniformly victorious II
u inc several minor conflicts, reported
fcon. I Cabinet COUNCIL was ga|ls.!' II g
lch's luriu. tie week 10 Gon@i"hi, IL i
nortcd, i plan for the gn>yernlf
mat Submitted by Lord Lytton,, the II
'he \icc-Ro Of which the world VIII
bt|'A l}ahiy soon hear.
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