The herald., 1896-10-11
Vast Interest in the Cars Re.
ception
SOME JEALOUSY is EXCITED
By the New Alliauce Between Russia
and France
Press Opinion Generally Comedies That
the Zweibund Is Menace to the
Peace Of Europe
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
BERLIN. Oct. 10.-(Copyright, 1885, }
The reception to the czar in France
during the past week has engrossed pub
lie attention in Germany to the exclus-
ion of everything else. The views eX-
pressed on the subject differ greatly.
The preponderance of opinion, how
ever, Is that 1t BODIES no good to Euro
pean peace. The official press has been
very cautious, but this was not the
case with the independent press. The
Tageblatt says III the zweibund pur-
sues the aims Of the revanche Of the
patriots of the partisan boulevards, it
may easily happen that France will
have to decorate other statutes on the
Place de Ia Concord with mourning
symbols"
The Centrists volks Zeitung remarks:
Russia in the double game she is play
ing between France and Germany, IS
perpetuating gigantic fraud"
The Cologne Gazette says: ut is evil
dent that the mass of Frenchmen nurse
Russian friendship in the hope only
that Russia will help them win back
Alsace-Lorraine."
A resident diplomat, representing one
of the dreibund powers, in converse
tion with the correspondent of the As
sociated Press, dwelt upon the fact tha.
the czar carefully avoided using the word
ALLIANCE" But 1t is thought that,
nevertheless, Russia and France will
henceforth. at least for time, be to-
gether. He added that another element
of insecurity was that the aims of the
zweibund were studiously concealed.
If they were purely defensive, he con-
tinued, why should Europe be kept in
the dark?
Continuing. this diplomat said: 'Tn
the meanwhile the dreibund will con-
tinue to strengthen its hands by agree
ments with other friendly powers. One
thing is certain-the double dealing
and cunning Of Russian diplomacy has
gained a great triumph. But 1t cannot
last, the zweibund being a disturbing
element, while Russia requires peace to
accomplish her designs in the east. The
dreibund, therefore, will remain, in
spite Of the momentary success Of Rus
sian diplomacy, the dominant factor in
European politics."
Emperor William has been kept fully
informed Of the czar's doings and say
ings by special couriers to 'Hubertstock
and he Is reported to have said to Prince
Hohenlohe: II have the fullest con-
fidence in the car"
This confidence. however, Is not shared
in official circles.
The crown council, on Wednesday last,
drew up the program for the coming
session of parliament. Bills for the con :
version of the per cent Prussian and
imperial loans will precede the budget,
but the savings there made, $4,000, 900
marks will be devoted to increase the
salaries Of government officials.
Emperor William was long in doubt
as to the wisdom of the conversion of the
loans in view of thousands of petitions
against this policy received from per-
sons in Strengthened circumstances. But
his majesty was convinced of the neces-
sity Of SO doing by DR.. MIGUEL, the min
lister Of finance, and by the Bavariaa
conversion. s.
The question Of using electric traction
on Prussian railroads was also consid-
cred by the crown council and a mass
OF statistics from the United States