The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-28
De GERS IN PARIS
The Object of His Visit there
Fully Explained.
THE RUSSO-FRENCH ENTENTE
The Cars Minister Explains 1t to Emperor
William-No Danger of War-No
Treaty Yet Signed.

LONDON, Nov 27.-TCopyrlght, 1891, by
the New York Associated Press. The
first authentic information conveying the
reached the foreign Office through the
British embassy in Berlin. De Giers COM
municated to Emperor William and
Caprivi clear explanation of the confer
ences held at Paris aud the character of
the Russo-French entente Doubtless the
Car instructed the minister to make the
declarations with view to having not
only the German, but other interested
European governments, learn the nature
of the compact between Russia and France.
According to semi official statement based
on De Giers' declarations, the recent inter-
view with President Carnot, De Freycinet
and Ribot, resulted in a definite
agreement for an exclusively defensive
alliance. The entente agreed upon
according TO the statement quoted, differs
on one OF the most essential points from
the triple alliance, ipasmuch as that while
that makes the European statu quo the
basis of the maintenance of peace, the
Russo French entente aims at what De
Glers has called respect for treaties"
meaning especially Russia's grip on Bull
garia and the British evacuation of Egypt.
Differences on these features in the situa-
ton are not in the meantime to be regarded
as constituting any danger of war, as both
the Russian and French governments de-
sire to assure strict application of the ex-
listing treaties by pacific means.
De Giers further communicated the
fact that no treaty was yet signed
aud intimated the French ministers
| 4 cot. IN lid -
alone defining their future responsibilities
and rendering it possible to pursue dis
tiuct policy for Europe, while at tue same
time avoiding the reproach of cnerishing
warlike designs. The sum of these official
assurances from the Berlin embassy is that
the Paris conferences resulted in q scheme
to maintain diplomatic warfare against the
dreibund and England, awaiting a more
| propitious period for engaging in actual
war. De Giers' communications assume
the first Importance, not for what they dis
close so Tuch as because they constitute
the first official admission of the Russian
government to the powers that Russo
+ ance alliance is really arranged. Lord
Salisbury went to Windsor tonight to
place before the Queen certain dispatches,
and 1t is surmiSed they are those which
refer to the entente.
Since Secretary Rusk reported in favor
Of excluding English live stock unless the
restrictions in landing American cattle in
British ports be removed, British farming
societies have actively discussed the sub
! iect. The balance of opinion of live stock
dealers 6Istinctively supports the attitude
of Chairman Chaplin, of the board of agri-
culture, on the subject. Farmers journals
are giving prominence to announcements of
recent outbreaks of pleuro- pneumonia
in New Jersey, with view to
enforcing the argument that be-
fore the United States government can le-
gally claim the admission of American cat
tie, it must satisfy the British government
that pleuro- pneumonia is so eXtirpated
that no cases have occurred in twelve
months in any part of the Union.
The chief continental transatlantic
steamship companies, German, Dutch and
French, with the Red Star, have signed an
agreement pooling trade conveying steer
age and tween decks passengers. The OBJ
iect of the arrangement is to diminish the
competition which, it is stated, has so long
been pushed past the point where profit
could accrue.