New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-30
TRIPLE ALLIANCE RENEWED
TO CONTINUE IN FORCE FOR SIX YEARS.
PREMIER RUDINI on THE AGREEMENT BE-
TWEEN ITALY AND GREAT BRITAIN.

TWEEN ITALY AND GREAT BRITAIN.
Hamburg, June 20.-The Emperor, cow rising TO-
day with Herr Nssen chairman of the Hamburg Amer
lean Steamship Company. ounccd that the Drei-
bund was Yesterday prolonged for six years.
Inc Emperor signed the treaty OF renewal of the
down the EIbe
Rome, June 29.-Premer Rudlni, In speech in the
Senate to-day. said that years ago italy and Great
Britain agreed 10 cooperate in the maintenance of peace
and the status quo en- the Mediterranean. Referring
to the Drebund, he said that long before the old
treaties lapsed the new treaty would be in force.
that break In the continuity of the foreign policy
would be avolded These assurances. he added ought
to dsspate the last traces of dsrst and doubt of the
maintenance of peace
II Is reported tat Emperor William has decorated
the Margins a. kudni the Italian Premier with the
Twenty-Five Radical Deputies attended Il demonstra-
ton against The preibnnd in the Quirino Iheatr; %
for their euogStlc references TO France which
! received with the greatest enthusiasm
Paris, June 20.-Ihirteen socialist Deputies have
sent tel gram to the Socialists in the Italian Chamber
of Deputies cOngraulating them upon the attack made
on the Drebund, the policy and sole aim Of which,
they say is 10 hurry peoples into fratrcda struggle
In order TO divert them from social reforms
The Drebund can be called now the vierbund, or
Quaduple Alliance since the repeated declarations Of
the Italian Premier, reinforced BY other unmsta6abe
signs indicate that England has entered H. at least as
or Double Alliance. 1t concluded in 1879 between
q -many and Austria and Italy persuaded TO
jon it. The treaty. which to run for six years
was renewed in 1880 and has just been renewed again
strange thing about it is that IT has no longer the
sympathy Of the man who conceived it, In 1919
Prince Bismarck who had already crushed Austria IN
1866 at Sadowa and France IN 1870 at Sedan. ana VINO
had in the Berlin Congress Of 1878. deprived lussla
OF the first fruits of her victory Turkey, feared the
rancor of the Gar and anxious TO form European
alliance acain-t the powerful Muscovites. Austra
did not dare to deny the propositions OF the Iron
Chancellor and the Zweibund was cohciuueu
Tl, first and third articles especially mentioned
Russia nominally, ard stipulated that the two con
tracing parties should support each 0thcr II one o
the two engaged in war with the Northern Empire
Later On Bismarck thought that the assistance oi
Italy would be necessary 10 neutrlze France, more
or less in case Of a general cOn1ict. The eX-Chan-
celor has now caused it to be declared by his organs
that Austria has taken the lead in the Triple Alliance
and that Germany is nothing but her tender lie
understands that Russa's aspirations are toward the
east and south and that Austria alone would snier
by Muscovte occupation of COnstantinople. More
over and in the face of the threatening Socialist up
rising Bismarck would like to see the Car and the
Kaiser strongly united: and be remembers the last
advice given by William /, on his dealhbed 10 ms
son: Keep IN friendship with the Emperor {"
Russia"
The second renewal Of the Triple Alliance IS NOT
signed therefore under such favorable conditions
prevailed on the two previous occasions. At any
rate il means the maintenance of immensely large
armies in Europe. under vain prctcnce Of making
peace perpetual. How long will Europe he able 70
support the $40 900 soldiers who constitute the INIT
faTV force of the Triple Alliance, and require the
maintaining Of the j.oOJ,OOO men who iOim tlc ttii
Of the French and Russian armies!