The morning call., 1891-07-26
FRIENDSHIP
FOR FRANCE.
RuSsia'S Aim to COnCiliate a
Probable Ally.
4 Cordial Welcome Extended to Her For
mer FOe-The Counter Demonstration
10 the KaiSer'S English Visit.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Smalley's cable
gram from London to the Tribune says: 1t
is remarkable how peaceful is the atnos-
phere of Europe, while the German En-.
peror is cruising among the fords of Nor
way. If there be any sound ominous of
war hereafter it comes from a little further
east, from the waters of the Gulf of Finland.
The King of Servia is on his way to the
Russia court, and the French feet has
actually visited Cronstadt The music
of the hated and prohibited Mar
seillaise has been heard In Rus
sian waters. The Car welcomes the
messengers of the republic, which in his heart
in that social desert called Russia that, too,
might express itself in terms Of civility to
France. The Russian press expresses nothing
but what Russian censorship permits it to
express. 1t is allowed on this occasion to
utter sentiments of good will to the only
great power in Europe which is outside the
Triple Alliance and hostile to that policy of
peace and of things as they are, which has
inspired and maintained that alliance.
Everything possible, says the Noyoe
Vremya, is done to make this counter DEM
OnstratiOn to the reception of the German
Emperor in London. Why they do not say,
why it is likely to change in the least the
existing relations between France and Rus
sia. France will continue to be suppliant
for that alliance, which Russia will con-
tinue to deny TO her prayers. The French
papers talk of natural alliance. 1t may be
natural, it Is not political, nor in Russian
eyes even polite. The Panslayist party
look forward to the time when
France may be useful to Russia
and knows that when such time comes
her military cooperation may be had on
such terms as it may then suit Russia to
exact. 1t will be a combination tor war,
conspiracy against the status quo, just as
completely as the Triple Alliance is a league
of peace.
The United States Commissioners of the
Chicago exhibition have been hard at work
during the week. They have undergone q
number of dinners and other social trials;
have been presented by the American Minis
ter to Lord Salisbury; have been well re-
ceived by the Prime Minister, and
went yesterday afternoon to Lady
SaliSbury's garden party at Hatfield. SO
far all is well. Whether they are beginning
come, | know not. Some had been smoothed
away for them before thsy came. Lincoln
has done everything that Minister could do
and perhaps more than any body but Min
lister from Chicago could have done. l hear
from an English source that the
official English view was for some
time anything but hopeful. The Ameri-
can contract-labor law was thought likely TO
forbid English exhibitors from taking over
their own staff to manage their own busi-
ness, run their own machinery and keep
their own accounts. The Government at
Washington was asked what construction
would be put upon the law with reference
to Chicago. After some delay and some
pressure the Government at Washington
made up its mind to construe this very
strict statute less strictly for the purposes
of this exhibition, and an exception is to be
made in favor Of Chicago and the statute
will not be held to apply to the exhibitors
staff.
The manager of the Aquarium was of the
opinion that curiosity to hear Miss Gladys
Evelyn on William Henry Hurlbut would
induce large number of persons to pay
81 30 for that privilege. He was too san
gune. The half guinea seats were not half
filled. nor those at half that price. Still
there was large audience. Miss Evelyn
denied the charges against her reputation
and the lecture was Of such nature that
the papers do not report her fully.