The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23

Great Britain of what is known 40 Lord
can no longer count upon that fulflment
The Government Of Signor Crispi knows to-day
that II Russia required England TO accede to the
passage from the Black Sea into the Mediter-
ranean Of the Russian squadrons, no opposition
which Italy can offer will avail TO restrain Eng
land from this concession: and as the Italians
know that tho effective cooperation Of the Rus
sian imperial navy with the navy of France
must mean the irresistible preponderance Of
French interests In the Mediterranean, It IL OBJ
vious that for Italy the vital conditions alike Of
her open alliance with Austria and with Ger
many, and of her private understanding with
Great Britain, will have undergone q most seri-
Gus change from the day on which England sur
Turkey OF her pretensions, and accepts the inev-
table advent OF russia as a naval power. from
have forgotten the visit paid some two years
NJ, de Giers, TO the King Of Italy at Mona. I
think took occasion at that time to say some-
sanes s9f tSas v S1af e this sisn IL 20 enc has s.s NOW
@ 6ssn SHARPLY revived; and q a; To- the Ri Eren aShnddip io,
ana msit tSs f ftssii.n aGGie oVs9n@sn, i Sy the htnS Sn su pestsd
that one Of the irst acts Of the son and successor
OF Alexander iii. has been TO insist, with fatter-
ing urgency, upon the retention by M. do Giers,
Of his position at the head Of the Foreign Az
much more light upon the real attitude
and intentions OF the young Car. so far as
brations of British correspondents In Russia
about the rdpPIochement between the Govern
they suppose, or at least assert, TO be- symboiized
by the cordial family relations between Nicho-
las Il. and the British kinsmen Of his Danish
at Berlin than at London. and the self-reliAnt
strength ofthe German Government and of Ger
pressions OF German feeling and opinion more
plain and direct, not to say more brutal, than
organs OF opinion at London. aad at Rome, and
At Vienna, think IL judicious TO indulge.
herbs ahs s ssd SHARES snT the 'h iate 1ss f Fesiias S. a S II:
Danish mother with regard to the policy and
OF imperial G s2mnsa Non do the they ' hs.it pae1 q
show that they know this. Kaiser Wilhelm IL.
as you doubtless know. has spoken out his mind.
plumply calls the "charlatanism +" of the Eng
lish adulation OF Russia; and the German press
real thing which underlies all the glowing and
sympathetic elo9uence OF the leading London
Is a disposition on the part OF a small bus
powerful knot OF London capitalists To arrange,
Ing With the Russian Finance Minister, n. de
yNitte, which may enable those capitalists TO
a new Russian imperial loas at Io1donI ''''
To the financial success OF any such under
standing, the cooperation. Of the fnanciers OF
may expect, therefore. about this time.' as tho
almanacs say, an efiorescence OF views and
the feasibility OF a real political understanding
not only between England and Russia. but be-
OF late years a great deal OF money In the
French. capital; and though her present FL
magician at his predecessor, yyschnegradski.
ne II a yyisry tRS rSstiS ca Ana sSPaSie nan, Whose
has made haste To retain. and he will Ger.
tainly do anything in reason TO secure. on
terms sdyahtAge9gs 70 Russia and st
necessary for pushing forward vigorously
20 completion The great Russian Trans,
hardly say. has neither been conceived nor will
it DO carried out with any idea Of strengthening
Britain, either in Europe or in Asia. It repre-
sents, and, 10 use a, modern word, materializes
idea OF the development Of Russian power and
over two continents. IL was in this
spirit that Alexander III. concentrated With
great work; and Whatever else may or may not
be true Of his son and successor, Nichols u, he.
shares the ideas and the feelings OF his father
His visit 10 the far East and his Journey
through siberia gave him a vivid, practical per-
Of the possibilities ana the relations to
will see, ! think, that everything which may BE-
said or printed about the sympSthies and the
be heard and interpreted With a steady reference
% ~ And ! Ihiak you Tlil also see that when
meddies with the course OF event. in ths
North Pacific IL will be the duty OF that Governs
meht 10 bear steadily in mind the cardinal fAct
that American interests nowhere clash and coll
Tide with the interests Of Russia while In ali
parts Of the world American interests are sx.
posed 70 constant and eyer-yaryinE risks Of ooL-
llslon with the Interests Of Great Britain.
There Is no reason why We should for . mo-
ment depart from the cOunssls OF Washington
~ regards entangling alliances; - and there are
with the public Affairs OF his country should
sVsT for one moment forget the candid aud
oasinessliks Admlasion Of Lord Salisbury, thAs
here can never b any " real cOFdiAlity OF rela-
It0nA bstHssn two countries like Great BritAIa
lad the United stAts1 which In the nature
he sAss Dast always Be hvAh"