Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-31
OUR FOREIGN FRIENDS
France and Russia Would
Aid Us Against England.

Isolation of Great Britain in Her
Foreign Poiicy-The Venezuelan
Controversy Complicated with the
Threatening Eastern War Cloud
Recent Diplomatic Events.
Washington, Oct 28.-Complication
of the eastern and western hemispheres
seem to be strangely intermixed just
now, so far as can be judged from the
general trend of diplomatic gossip and
other confirmatory sources of informa-
tion. A particularly strong undercur-
rent of secret diplomatic information
generally gives some surface indications
discernable by experienced observers.
Suggestive manifestations of this kind
have been very noticeable within the last
few days with regard to the Chinese
Venezuelan situation.
Chinese Russian Treaty.
Notwithstanding the fact that Shang-
hal has been generally and justly dis
credited as a source of accurate informa-
tion in regard to Chinese and japanese
there in respect to treaty with China
securing to Russia northern Pacific
terminus for its great Siberian railroad
are generally accepted here as true. Nor
is any doubt cast upon the other state
ment from the same source that a fleet Of
fifteen Russian warships has sailed for
Fusan, the Korean port nearest to Japan,
and barely twelve hours distant from the
Japanese mainland.
Grave Complications Probab bic.
1t is also regarded as certain that this
movement on the part of Russia will
bring about grave complications with
Great Britain as threatening the secu-
rity of the British eastern empire. The
general tone of diplomatic discussion
also recognizes the fact that Great
Britain stands alone among European
powers, without one ally upon whom she
could rely.
The Venezuelan Controversy.
1t is under these circumstances that
the Venezuelan controversy comes under
consideration and becomes mixed up
with the threatening eastern war cloud.
While it is not supposed that hostilities
between the United States and Great
fraction OF the Monroe doctrine in Vene-
zuela and the alleged ultimatum said to
have been addressed to that little re-
public (Which ultimatum by the way
has not yet appeared in evidence, never
theless the urgency of the situation has
been recognized in two very significant
ways.
We May Rely on Russia.
The first has relation 20 the farewell
visit Of Prince Cantacuzene, the late
Russian ambassador, to Secretary Olney
1t is stated on good authority that the
Russian diplomats leave taking was
given especial significance by his recall
ing the ancient friendship of Russia to
the United States as manifested by the
Emperor Alexander dispatching Rus
sian squadron to New York when France
and England threatened to recognize the
southern confederacy. Prince Cantacu-
zene, 1t is said, intimated, in guarded
diplomatic phrases, that should similar
emergency arise the good offices of Ras-
sia could again be depended upon.
Importance of Interview Enhanced
The importance of this interview was
enhanced by an immediate manifesta-
the leading remaining members of the
Russian legation towards the Venezuc-
Ian minister in Washington. Formal
visits were exchanged in a manner most
unusual in the intercourse of European
diplomats and the representatives of
South American states, whose inter
change of courtesies has always hitherto
been restricted to public functions and
ceremonial occasions. The absence of
any conceivable motive except an express
sion by Russia of friendly interest in be-
half of Venezuela in its controversy
with Great Britain for these unaccus-
toned diplomatic calls has given them
much Importance.
England Isolated.
These diplomatic "straws" Indicating
the course which Russia would take in
the event of the United States contro-
versy with Great Britain reaching an
acute stage have brought out another
significant and hitherto unpublished in
cident which illustrates still more
strongly how completely isolated Great
Britain is in it's foreign policy. When
Rio Janeiro was being bombarded by the
fleet of Admiral Mello with a view to the
restoration of the Portuguese monarchy
and before our Admiral Benham broke
the blockade, Great Britain proposed tC
send a squadron to Brazilian water.
which would outnumber the American
forces.
Franco Also Our Friend.
When this intention was made known
the French minister in Washington, by
instructions of his government, waited
upon Secretary Gresham and gave him
the assurance that for every additional
warship sent by Great Britain France
would send two. That intimatton was
enough; no more British ships were sent
and the attempt to re-establish imperial
ism in Brazil fell to tho ground.
DE FRIESES BODY FOUND.
Believed He Committed Suicide