New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
will not be safe to say that the law has been
fulfilled with unprecedented swiftness.
THE FRlNCOITILIIN TREATY.

THE |RlNfOITlLi1N IhLiIi.
Ilaly'S new treaty with France must prove a
source of satisfaction to all those who have at
heart thc maintenance of peace For. although
ii relates only TuniS. yet the fact that il has
hrcn found possible 10 arrive III any agreement
furnishes evidence of n marked improvement
in the relations that have prevailed Tor Il num-
her of years past between Paris and Rome
Until the final overthrow of Prime Minister
Crisp such cons,iminaiion Wouid harui!
have been possible. For not only had the lot
cgn policy Of that statesman been charhc'er'He"
by 30 much luminosity toward Franc" rs 10
render the latter Indifferent To the GOODWIN III
her transalpnc ncghbor. but IN" CONDITION oi
public sentiment throughout the peninsula WIS
such as To brighten the Government from COM
hitting itself 10 anything that looked Ike IL
surrender Of ltalys interests III NOr'l AIri'a
I'm order 10 appreciate the extent of these III
tcrcsts which Premier Rudin's administration
finds itself strong enough 10 ABANDON ui''er
the terms of the new irraiy-a treaty 'ha'
virtually recognizes Iuns rs freEch depeh-
dpncy-it must he borne In mimi tii'i' nh'i the
other day Tunis was ninc-'enths Itaiiah' anu
that nearly fourteen years Of fr'hch o'"pa-
lion have failed to modify this condition "I III
fairs TO any notable degree. Al least ~ per
cent of the foreign population Is to-day l'aiiah'
and The same proportion Is apparen, III lis heri-
culture trade and industry, nay III lis yer!
language. the contribution of shcceSslv" reih!S
of Siclian Ncapolitan Sandman. Tuscan ana
Genocsc settlers. Moreover. the proXimit! Oh
the Tunisan shores 10 those of italy seemed 10
indicate that the latter was the lightIni h''r
Ia the dccrcpit Government OF the Bcy All
this is sacrificed 10y the new treaty. ana MAUI
ralizaliOn aS Il Frcnchman * prac'ichh! T'h-
dcrcd incumbent upon every Italian WHO pro-
poses 10 continue the exercise OF ms irhde OF
profession in Tunis.
or course Italy obtains in return for this
surrender certain concessions. Dut those men
toned in the treaty are in no way coIiiInrnSu-
ratc with The sacrifices which she has made.
and under the circumstances. II becomes h'ces-
sary To look for key 10 the motives OF Her
policy in IN article published by IN" Koilihil
"Opinionc" The organ Of Premier Ilidini where
i'm il is pIaiuIv minated that the present
treaty is merely he prelude TO more important
events" and 10 the Improvement OF III" eco
monte relations between the two countries.
This would appear 10 indical" as imminent inc
termination of the economic war that has been
raging between France and Italy since the
inauguration Of the Triple Alliance and which
even 10 Il greater degree than exaggerated
military expenditure has been the cause "f
the present disastrous financial and Industrial
condition Of the Peninsula. The strained rcla-
lions between Rome ana Paris have until now
onstituted one of the chief dangers that
threatened the peace of Europe. The con
clusjon Of a treaty of commerce between these
two old time allies would moi only remove this
peril but go far t. restore 10 Italy her former
prosperity and wealth
England is now the only Power that has not
come 10 an arrangement with France In con
nccton with Tunis and until she consents 10
do 80 the French Government * dcbarrcd from
completing the ANNEXATION and Incorporation OF
the Beylik. That Grea; Britain viii abandon
her position In the latter withou receiving ia
return some valuable qud pro quo nrci not
be- drea ned Of for one moment. and there ar"
q ounds for the belief that Lord Salisbury VIII
ask ~ In" price of Engands recognition of
Frances annexation II Tunis The agreement
10y France of Englands possession Of Egypt