The morning call., 1891-08-02
FILLED WITH
WAR RUMORS.
Black Clouds Gather on the
European Horizon.
defensive Alliance Between Russia and France.
Ensland'S awkward Position on
the Egyptian Situation.
Epecial to The MORNING CALI

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-Smalley's special
cablegram to the Tribune from London
| says: The visit of the French fleet to Crou-
| stadt has filed Europe with rumors. The
sKy Is black with them. They are mostly
canards, one may be permitted to think,
cut there are one or two Of extreme gravity,
| ior which there is some authority. The st.
petersburg correspondent of the Times
sends one. He receives from a good source
a positive statement that negotiations for
an ultimate alliance between France and
Russia have been going on in Paris. Somo
Kind OF an agreement has been reached be-
tween the Russian Embassador in Paris
and the French Foreign Minister. The
HrenchStieet is the bearer OF a rough draft
OF this agreement which the Car and his
Ministers have been considering all the
| week. amid the blaze of the festivities with
Admiral Geryals to help them. 1t is the
basis of an alliance in the future, not at
present, says this authority. The account
Is full OF ominous warnings. There is an
imDrobability that Baron Mohrenheim
| however, should be chosen the negotiator Of
such high matters.
Next comes story of joint interference
In Egypt. This is more serious if true, be-
cause immediate France, of course, longs
for the expulsion Of the hated English from
the country they have regenerated. Her un-
interrupted intrigues at Cairo have failed.
| They are now being carried on at Constau-
tnople. The Khediye, who is devoted first
OF all to his own country, is loyal to the
| English as the benefactOrs of his country,
and ne has shown himself superior to French
| menace. The Sultan is therefore to be asked
| to get rid Of him and replace him by some
| body who will be more pliable to French
maneuvers. Such an attempt by France
| alone might have little chance of success.
| Supported by Russia it may have more. II
| the Sultan should be weak enough to yield,
| England will find herself in dilemma She
will have to elect between resisting the
mandate of the Sultan, whose right of
| sovereignty she recognizes, and trying to
| govern through an Egyptian executive
ayowedly hostile to her. 1t is clever move
| on the part of the French, whose moves on
| the Egyptian board have never been ham,
| pered by any sentimental concern for the
| welfare of Egypt or the Egyptians.
The presence of the Chicago C0mmissi on
ers in England does attract a certain amonn
| Of attention, though none too much from
the press. They have been dined and other
rise made welcome. Without dinners no
good work in England reaches its full
fruition. They have established the most
cordial relations with the Royal Commits
| sion which is to look after British interests
| In this great exhibition of the future which
Tor some deep reason is not called an exhi-
bluon, but an exposition. | do not know
whether it has been explained why it was
thought proper to give the French name 10
an American celebration of an Italians dis
covery of America. The commissioners have
| accomplished another feat, hardly less es-
sential to publicity than dinners, they have
induced Mr.. Gladstone TO write them Il let
ter. His letter takes the form of a certfi-
cate and Of a short sermon on free trade.
The invalid at Lowestoft does not doubt
that the Chicago exhibition will tend mate
rally to advance commercial intercourse
between the nations. and herewith those
sentiments of friendship which are its usual
results" That is the certificate. The SER
mon which follows ia, of course, a free
trade sermon. This scion of a slave-tradng
family hopes that those who come after him
may see the Industrial genius of America
freed from every fetter.