Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-24
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE


Umpire.
PARls. March rs. One of the foremost
Of French statesmen, and who was a can.
didatc for the presidency against VI. Sadi
Carnot, allowed himself to be interviewed
today concerning the effect upon the
European situation, which may be ex-
pccted To result from the death of he
Emperor William. His name. at his own
! request, is not given, but his sentiments
are SO pronounced that his identity can be
read between lines. 1t foreshadows,
be said, primarily, dissolution of the
triple allianance, and more remotelv-but
not SO very rcmotcly-the d~isintegration
of the German Empire. The triple al
lance, as every body now knows, has net
long been a triple alliance, for from
October, 1870, until Signor Crispi. made
his remarkable pilgrimage to Frdrichsruhe
last year Austria and Germany were the
two treaty powers, and il is an open
secret that Italy was admitted only from
an apprehension Oh the part OF Prince
Bismarck that She might otherwise enter
an alliance with France Now, alliance
of Germany and Austria was one purely
OF sentiment between the two
emperors, William and Francis
Joseph, and the latter is known
to have signed the treaty not only against,
the advice of Count Byland, his war min
lister, but against that of the Premier,
Nalnoky, himself. AS matter Of fact
Austria has nothing to gain and every.
/ tbInn tn InCa frnn, I ,lI..,u
Russia has no designs upon Austria. and
the latter in opposing Cat the bchest Of
Bismarck the Cars Bulgarian projects
would not offer her army as a chopping
block for the Russian AK. No matter
whether Germany finally came to the res
cue or not, Austria would bear the shock
of the first onset and her army would be
dccimatcd in attempting to stem the tide
of Cossack. invasion which would roll
across the Galiciian frontier. No one
knows this better than Francis Joseph
and advisers. and now that the death OF
the aged Kaiser has severed the tie of
sentiment which bound the two empires
together, ii will not be long before the
treaty will be nullificd."
But would not italy still adhere 10 the
treaty with GERMANY
lazy ulisl CIOoSc very soon Del Wecna
dissolution of the German alliance and
national bankruptcy. France is her best
customer and natural market, and since
the failure Of the commercial treaty with
France. Signor Crispi has come TO "A real
izing sense of the fact that the honor OF
being the political valet Of Prince Bis
marck does not compensate for almost an
entire stoppage of the wheels Of Italian
commerce Further than this. let Aus
tria once withdraw and Italy will II once
leave the sinking ship"
Upon what do you base your predic
diction that the German empire will fall
TO pieccs?'
Upon the fact that Frederick the
Third is doomed man. When he dies
Bismarck will be emperor of Germany in
fact. The present crown prince is his
puppet, and once Bismarck, relieved
from all control, gives full sway to his
monstrous ambition, the burden Upon the
German p~eople-already staggering be
meath tit will become SO oppressive
that a revolt, constitutional, perhaps, but
still IA revolt, will be the result. The ball
once set rolling, il will be difficult to
stop. The socialists and indictments of
all kinds will seize the opportunity and
the result will be that the unwieldy en-
pirc will dissolve itself once mere into It's
component parts. And Europe will be
all the better for it"
Then Alsace and Lorraine, being com
ponent parts of the empire, will quick
ly-'
acknowledge as suzcrain whom they
choose.