New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
40 NEW ALLIANCE FORMED.

, -,.,,. rpr,ry nrrwrFN FRANCE AND
RUSSIA SAID TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED N iS"'
Paris. July The "Estafette'' In an 'r'.''e re-
futins N -urrcnt assertions mat RUSSIA anu
France hav, entered into an offensive ana '"'enSN"
alliance declares that no treaty mas oe'" 0'
Guided between France ana sS h ae Giers and
tary convention signed In l>S Dy u w "'''' "''
President Carpot
The "Estafette" having been III" personal organ
O. the lat Premier jules Ferry. VINO pre-'en '''
wears over The foreign policy or France anu INV
,,c ken, up t,s relations with the French o'hcla'
world It's views and opinions merit some attention.
The existence OF a real and formal alliance o''"''"
t,-o,c. and Russia has been saii here 10 be I'M
,rohable not 10 say impossible. on account o' '"r
absolute ant, gonism 81 the governmental pfi"'P's
prevailing In the two countries IN Inc '''' 80 w
Russian Emperor ana his frnc'onare' rr'"''
Will remain tho classical land of reV''"'o''s'N'
friendly 70 the Nhlis,s. and who may possibly o'-
como Ambassadors Ike VI. Barrere a former Com
muu,.t or SENATOR like ". flogi"t who IN I'''
insuliel Car Alexander II on the steps Oh lhr
Paais ae Justice IN Paris. II l. true that the SOFA
ton of France compelled her TO look Tor an any
and that some Of her mos; radical rulers purpoSey
forgot that the Car to them the representative
~ what they called "a Government 10y the knout
and Siberian deportation" But II treaty OF am
ance had been -eally concluded. why Ia" nov ms
fac, beer openly admitted by the two contracting
Iowerh' ..-
The signcrs OF the Tflpi" Alliance have mover
hestated to proclaim Tho sN.stence % the Trip,'
and they also IA not conceal the fact thAt ms
alliance was renewed last year even before IN.
expiration OF It's hrst term u i true als2 'nn'
NJ HanOiauN. the French Minister oi f":'isi
Affairs In a speech defending the policy OF me
Government ia regard to the kl"l c"l"bfAt"n-.
pronounced FOR the nr-t time. the word Al'.hhr'
whcu aluding 10 the relations between Franc"
and RUSSIA But tins WAS considered as a mere
ngur. %, rhetoric hy most French papers IN"
.'E,iafeite" among them and they added that the
same word was not printed IN the Russian organs
All % which are submitted to a strict censorship
The existence Of a mere military convention, algnci
hy the late VI de- Glcrs ana the lam'Ht@d fT"Si-
dent Carno,. must have uanguiiHz"d franc" IN re-
gard 10 possible international complications IN the
future Unfortunately That was not sunlci"nt 10
prevent her from keeping up with IN" other
powers I'm the race FOR superiority In armament
and the size OF her army. These alliances between
European countries are Represented a. "A Ruhrante"
OF peacc by the diplomats ~hO negotiate them. but
they do not bring decrease IN military pr"para-
lions IL. Economist" Europfen' said recently
th,f In 1853 the three Powers OF The Triple Alli-
arce and the two supposed to belong to the
Franco Russian Alliance had spent 2S,2Voop
francs and kepf 2liJ.r1 men on u peace footing
In 1897 the figures 3 100 oD(v) francs and 25li
opo men what would they he. then. II those ALI
anccs which alleged to be guarantees OF peace
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