The morning news., 1897-08-29
THE ALLIANCE INTERPRETED.
EUROPEAN NATIONS JEALOUS OF
THE CZAR.


Weighed-Their Import viewed
With DeIirious JOY in France,
Sneeringly in Austria, UncOmfOrt-
ably in Germany and Meditatively
in EngIand-A New Pretender in
France-AAnirs in India and Else
where as viewed i'm London.
Especial Gable Letter)
London Aug. 2S-In politics in London
at present there is plenty of talk about
France, India and President Kruger,
each contributing a sensation through the
week, while the rise in wheat has set
loose an oratorical flood regarding the
agriculture of England.
All four topics promise abundant Sc
quences, both material and political. The
accomplishment of the Franco-Russian
alliance, which some conservative news
papers are inclined to deny, eNpostulating
that the czar's words could be applied to
any friendly nation, is however, accepted
by the majority as an undoubted fact.
This is recognized deliriously in France,
sneeringly in Austria, uncomfortably in
Germany, and here in London they are
slowly awakening to the underlying mean
ing of the alliance as it is understood on
the continent.
France is delighted for three reasons.
Reasonably, or unreasonaby the alliance
is accepted as foreshadowing the retro
cession of Alsace-Lorraine, which,
France holds, Russia would be glad to
assist in as a snub to Germany. Secondly,
the alliance upsets Germany's desire to
bring about united convention against
Great Britain. Thirdly, the alliance
largely shifts the control of Europe back
to France. The popular opinion of Lon
don, which rejoices at the alliance as be-
ing entirely directed against Germany, is
well voiced by the Saturday Review,
which says: The emperor of Germany
has received a rebuff, which he will bit
terly resent. There is no doubt the for
NAL alliance of France and Russia makes
it henceforth impossible for him to be
that arbiter of the destinies of Europe.
which he aspired to become. The dual
alliance is at least as powerful as the
triple alliance was formerly. 1t is no
| longer a dream.
In France one result of President
Faure's visit to Russia has been the ere
| alton of Prince Louis Napoleon as g new
! pretender. The French newspapers are
! all convinced that there was a political
| motive in his refusal to accept the Le-
! giOn OF Honor decoration at the hands
of President Faure, although the prince
/ distinctly stated that MS refusal was bas-
/ ed on the fact that he had received from
Napoleon III. while still in his cradle,
| the grand Gordon of that order
The Indian troubles have let loose a
flood of criticism, which blames everybody
connected with the government. Sir Ell
| lis Ashmead Bartlett, in a virulent letter
| just published, declares that a spirit of
fanatcism has been aroused which viii
be most difficult to quell, adding: Every
gallant life now lost in the onslaught
of the northwestern fanatics is a victim
! of the reckless villidcatiOn and persecu-
tor of Turkey, which has been the Brit
ish policy since 1898, and which has ruin
ed the Armenians, prostrated the Greeks,
reVOutionized Crete, lowered British pres
! tige and alienated the Mussulmans in In
dia."
Prof Arminius Vamberry, the we'll
known authority on all oriental questions,
! partly comedies with this view Of the sit
uation, though disclaiming that the sultan
has had any particular hand in the pres
ent troubles which are pan-Islamic.
The Saturday Review, while eXculpatng
the sultan, declares that Lord Roberts OF
Kandahar is believed by many Of the best
informed people 70 be al the bottom of the
affair, which is classed as a legacy Of the
Landsdowne- Rober1s administration, whose
motto was military aggression.
In spite of constant denials, II is little
doubted IN official circles that the Ameer
of Afghanistan has had a hand IN the
present troubles and that his attitude to-
ward Great Britain is unfriendy. It has
been known for months past that the
ameer has been ordering enormous guam
titles Of arms and ammunition from
agents in England, and this so attracted
notice of late that his orders We're not
executed, In the meanwhile, no news is
permitted to leak out of Cabul. the capi-
tai of Afghanistan. Every mail Is closely
scrutinized and all suspected letters are
opened.
Sir salter Pyne. the ameers English
right hand man, has been expected I'm
| England on his annual visit for weeks
past but no news has been received re-
gardlng his movements and 1t is quite pos
sible that he IS detained at Cabul by the
ameer.
President Krugcr's sensational defiance
Of Great Britain rs accepted boldly by the
British as amounting 20 nothing and 10
which the transfer Of British protector
ates from the foreign office to the colonial
Office Is "A reply. Joseph Chamberlain, Sec
retary OF state for the colonies, has abso-
.
Britain over the Trausvaal and as being
determined TO assert n IN no uncertain
fashion.
The international congress Of Catholic
student scholars. the fourth OF n series
organized In 1855 by Mgr. Hula OF Paris.
has been iu session during the week nc
Freiburg. Switzerland. Seven hundred
delegates. representing an nations, have
been present Among them was "A nota-
bile band OF Augio-Amrrlcans ana Irish
Americans. including Dr. Zahn. the cam
Ollie evoulonist OF Indianapolis: Mgr.
O'Conncn. president Of the American Col
lege an Rome. and several professors OF
the Catholic University at Washington.
aud Baron Won luertlng of Munich.
Scores OF papers were read and they were
an conspicuous for their frankly modern
and advanced tone. Al the same time tho
delegates were absolutely loyal 10 the
church.
4 sTOnM - CHICAGO.