Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-02
cret Treaty with the United
States Dating From the
Last War.
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cen the United States and Russia,
ieh will be operative il hostilities
ne about through the Venezuelan
Dir. They attach great Importance
this alleged agreement and treat it
o fact. They say it is of such q
lracter as will bring the Russian
" to the aid Of the Uuited States
soon as Great Britain takes the first
p toward war. State department
lcials will say nothing about this.
KS the story goes, Minister Breckin-
&c has recently inquired of the st.
tersburg authorities if they regarded
compact to be still in force and
received an affirmative reply. 1t
further said that Mr.. Breckenridge
communicated information to this
20 effect to this government.
The confidential compact was made
ring the war of the rebellion, and
sre is evidence on file in the state
partmeLt showing that the agree
mt has been renewed on several &C.
lions since through this country's
'lomatic representatives at st.
tersburg.
is thought that Great Britain
rEpws of the compact, and it will
have considerable influence on her
action. With Russia's naval co-opera-
ton the United States would have
nothing to fear from Great Britain's
war feet, especially after the necessary
detail had been left for service in
Mediterranean and Chinese waters.
The course Of the Russian press
since the Venezuelan question reached
the acute stage seems to bear out this
sta emen Of an agreement. The
state department confidential docu-
ments are said to be in the nature of
secret treaty with Russia, under the
terms of which the cars government
pledges itself to afford all possible as
sistance to the United States in case
this country became involved in war
with Great Britain. So far q, is known,
persons outside the state department.
have never had an opportunity to
peruse this important document.
There seems to be little doubt Of its
existence, however, in some form.
The report is current in Washington
that Russia has offered to loan the
United States S4OO, 100000 of gold and
that the Rothschilds, who last week
we're selling American securities and
Withdrawing gold from this country,
have hastened to head OF the Russian
scheme by proffering all the gold that
may be needed. The news has created
the greatest interest here. In all the
hotel Hobbies and on street corners,
wherever men congregate, festivities
are forgotten for the time being and
the Russian loan Is the one topic of
discussion. The consensus Of opinion
is that this offer will have q decided
effect upon the Venezuelan contrO-
versy, inasmuch a. it will certainly
brace up the American market the
British statesmen that the greatest
empire In the world intends to stand
BY the greatest republic on earth In
the event Of any warlike movement.
When Ambassador CAntaCuzene left
the United States . few weeks ago he
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him farewell and incidently remarked:
"Mr. Secretary, there was IN occa-
sion when Russian fleet was needed
In American waters. The aeet made
its appearance. The occasion may
rise again. In such event Russia Is
ready"
+ This significant utterancs BY the
depaHting Russian minister, followed
by the wonderfully generous offer
made by the Russian authorities,
means that there will be- an alliance
between tho United States and Russia
In the event Of q controversy with
England, which makes It certain that
the VeneEuelan question will be set
tied without resort to arms.
There is no way In which the report
can be confirmed. EARLY in the day II
was looked upon AZ stock jobbinG
schems designed to affect the market
but II 10 thought to have substantial
basis.
| The report seems to have stirred up
= wave Of patriotism.