The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-03
JOHN BULL and His FOES.
The Germans Still Vigorously De-
nouneing Him.
ITALY'S FUTURE AND THE TRIPLE
ALLIANCE.

German Papers Declare that the English
Blue Book Was Displayed Because the
Armenian Massacres Were Not as Bad
Has Been Represented.
Berlin, February 2-The relations be-
tween the governments of Germany and
Great Britain have not shown signs OF
Improvement within the last few days,
particularly since it became known that
the diplomatic efforts of the latter had
been directed toward bringing Italy
into an arrangement between Russia
ana Turkey, involving Italy in an agree
mont independent of her present allies
The treaty binding the Triple Alliance
Austria, Germany and Italy-will fall
renewable in 1897 Hitherto Germany
and Austria have had no reason to sup
pose there wonld be any change in the re-
lations of the contracting governments
which would cause Italy to desire to
alter the terms of the Driebund aot, but
within the last two weeks Signor Crispi,
prime minister Of Italy, is reported to
have sent instructions to the italian am
the Austrian and German governments
as to the views in regard to Important
| notifications Of the responsibilities OF
Italy under the present treaty. AS Fe-
suit Of Sjgnor Crispi's correspondence
with his representatives, Count Nigra,
Italian ambassador to Austria, and an
ardent supporter of the Triple Alliance,
has gone to Rome to exert his influence
| from the maintenance of the Driebund.
In official circles here,
NO ALARM Is BELT
terms OF the treaty upon its expiration
will be sought. it being held that SO long
as Signor Crispi is in power that would
be impro babie, if not impossible. The
EN- mbarrassInents of the italian govern
ment through its expenditures of men
and money in AbySsinia are recognized
as supplying g. fair reason for a few min
or changes in the treaty.
The Vienna government seems to have
taken alarm, especially since LORD Sails
bury's intrigues against Germany have
assumed tendency to cut of Italy from
the Triple Alliance. As the Immediate
result of the new developments, neaotia-
tions with q view to tie determination Of
| a new treaty are about to be accelerated.
| The passionate Language Indulged in by
| the semi-official German press in rcfeg-
ring to Lord Salisbuary's policy in Ar
menia has behind it more tran official
| inspiration dare denote, and the hostii-
| ity of the respective polices of the ter
man and English governem nts increases.
| The British blue book on the situation
| in Armenia haa become the surface mo-
tive fer the German attack upon Eng
| land.
The North German Gazette holds that
the British government delayed the pub
licaton of the report contained in the
book because the current stories of
MASSACRES IN ARMENIA
were found upon Investigation, to havo
been greatly minimized and because the
conflicts between the Armenians and
Turks or Kurds at Sassoun have been
shown to have had their origin in the
aeviltry of Armenian agitators who
jlatohed plots involving violence to OBJ
| tain the sympathy Of the credulous Chris
ian world.
| The Cologne Gazette congratulates Ger
many and other continental powers upon
having escaped following British lines,
| involving the possible breaking up of the
Turkish empire.
The National Zeitung. the Hamburger
| Nachrichten and most of the other In
| f1uential German journals concur In re-
| joicing over the defeat of Lord Sails
bury's policy and denouncing British
| hypocrisy and mendacity in connection
with affairs in the east