Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-28
FRANCE AND RUSSIA
Have COmetO an Agreement and Show
Their Hands.
MUST BE RESPECTED
Though 1t Take War to Enforce The Order.
The New Alliance Is Looked Upon as
an Offensive Movement Against
the Drsi Bund and England.
ICopyright 1911

LONDON, November 27.-The first au-
thentic information conveying the re-
suits of M. de Giers sojourn in Paris,
has reached the foreign office through
British Ambassy at Berlin. Nj. DE
Giers has communicated TO Emperor
William and Chancellor Won Caprivi
clear explanation as the conferences
held in Paris and that the character OF
the Russo-French therein achieved.
Doubtlets the Car has instructed his
Minister to make declarations with a
view TO having not only the German
government, but other interested
European goyornments, learn the ma
ture of the compact between Russia
and France. Accordingly semi
official statement, based on NJ. de Gier's
declaration to Chancellor Won Caprivi,
a statement which will possibly be
published throughout Europe to-mor-
row.
The Russian statesman's recent in
terviews with President Carnot, Nj.
Freycinet, premier, and Minister OF
War and NJ. Ribot, Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, resulted in definite agreement
for an exclusively defensive alliance.
They agreed upon, according to state
ment qnoted, differs on most essential
point from the triple alliance treaty
inasmuch as while that makes the Euro
pean the basis Of the maintenance
of peace the Russo French Entente aims
at what NJ. de Giers has called respect
for the treaties" meaning, especially,
the restoration OF Russia's grip on
Bulgaria and British evacuation OF
Egypt.
The differences on those features OF
the situation are not meantime to De
regarded as constituting danger OF war
as both the Russian and French
Governments desire to assure
strict application Of the existing treaties
by pacific means. NJ. de Giers has iur-
ther communicated the fact that no
treaty has as yet been signed and mas
intimated that the French Ministers de-
sire the conclusion of formal contract
as alone proberly defining future respon-
sbiities and rendering in possible TO
pursue distinct policy before Europe
while at the same time avoiding the ap-
pearance Of cherishing war-llke DE .lgns.
from the Berlin Embassy is that the
! Paris conferences of M. de Giers, in
stead of having an empty character, as
was generally reported, have resulted in
4 scheme TO maintain diplomatic war
fare against the Dreibund and England,
awaiting more propitious period for
engaging in actual war.
NJ. de GIers' communications assume
the first Importance not for what they
disclose so much as because they con-
stitute the first official admission Of the
Russian Government to the powers that
Russo French alliance has really been
arranged.
Since Secretary Rusk reported in
favor Of declaring that English live
stock be excluded from the United
States unless the restrictions on the
landing Of American cattle at British
ports be removed, British farming
societies have actively discussed the
subject. The balance OF opinion among
live stock dealers distinctly supports
the attitude of Chairman Chaplin, OF
the Board of Agriculture on the SUBJ
ject.
Farmers journals are giving promi-
nence to announcements OF recent out
breaks In New Jersey. with a view to
to enforcing the argument that before
the United States can legally claim ad-
mission for American cattle, it must
satisfy the British Government than
pleuro-pneumonia is so extirpiated that
no cases have occurred In twelve
months in any part OF the union.
1t is contended that II Secretary
Rusk intended prohibition is effected,
no country will suffer so much from the
absence Of pure-bred British live stock
as the United States.