The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-04
ALLIED TO WHIP RUSSIA.
THE TEXT OF AN AUSTRO-GERMAN
TREATY MADE PUBLIC.
Either Country Was to Send Its Troops

Either Country Was to Send lts Troops
the Common Foe--Neutrality Toward
the Rest of Europe.
BERLIN, Feb 3.-The debate in the Reich
stag on the military bill has again been
postponed. 1t is now announced to take
place Monday.
The ReichSdnseiger says: "The govern
ments of Germany and Austria have de-
cided TO publish the text of an alliance
concluded between them on Oct. Z,
1879, in order TO end the
doubts entertained regarding the purely
defensive intention of the treaty. Both
governments, actuated by desire to main
tain peace, and to avert any disturbance Of
the tranquility of Europe, are convinced
that the publication of the treaty will ex-
clude further doubt" The terms of the
treaty follow. Article first stipulates
that should either of the two
countries, contrary to the hope
and wish of the contracting parties, be at
tackled by Russia, each is pledged TO assist
the other with its entire military force, and
only TO conclude peace upon such terms as
both agree to accept
A PROMISE OF NEUTRALITY.
Article second provides that should the
other country be attacked by any other
power, the other pledges itself not to sup
port the aggresSOr, but to maintain an atti-
tude of neutrality. Should Russia assist tho
aggressor, however, article one comes into
force, and war operations will then be car
rled on in common, and the terms of peace
be conjointly arranged Article three sets
forth that the treaty, being of a peaceful
character, SHALL in order TO prevent mis-
Interpretation be kept secret or be commune
Gated to a third power under the consent of
the contracting parties Both parties eX
press the hope in view of the intentions an
nounced by the Car at the meeting with
Emperor William in September, 1879, that
Russian military preparations may not
prove to be in reality menacing TO either of
them and may give no cause for them to
adopt similar measures.
TO NOTIFY THE CzAR.
Should this hope, however, contrary to
expectation, prove erroneous, both parties
recognize it to be their loyal duty to ac-
quaint Car Alexander that an attack upon
one country will be regarded as an attack
upon both. The preamble of the treaty
states tnat considering that the cohesion
of the two empires will more easily secure
their own safety, while it can threaten no
one and at the same tim" is well
adapted to consolidate the peace of Europe
on the basis of the Berlin treaty, the two
Emperors, while giving mutual and solemn
promise never to impart an aggressive ten
dency in any direction to their purely de-
| fensive agreement, resolved to conclude an
alliance and appointed as their pleniporen-
tiaries Count Andrassy and Prince Henry
of Reuss."
| CONSIDERED A WARNING.
VIENNA, Feb. 3.-The Abend Post to-
day gives the terms of the Austro-German
treaty. The publication of the treaty is
considered as a warning to Russia and those
who have been trying to divide Germany
and Austria. 1t is stated that Italy in 1887
accepted all the stipulations of the treaty,
both in an active and a passive sense.
CREATES EXCITEMENT.
LONDON, Feb 4, 4 A. Mt is believed at
| Vienna that the publication of the Austro-
| German treaty is the result of the Flouquet-
Mohrenheim rapprochement. The publica-
ton creates excitement throughout Europe.
The Times Berlin correspondent says:
| "The publication of the treaty between
Austria and Germany was hailed here as
good tidings of great joy. The incident is
regarded as a turning point in European
| history"