The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-29
FRANCO 0-RUSSlAN ALLIANCE
Acknowledged By BritOnS and Thought
to Mean Much.
INDIAN OUTBREAK FOREBODES EVIL
Sultan of Turkey Said to Have Hand in the
Matter Suzerainty For the Transvaal
Seems CertainIy-Louis Ma
Poleon Bears Watching.
Special BILE Litter.

Special Gable Latter.
London, Aug. 2S.-In politics in London
at present there is plenty of talk about
France, India and President Kruger,
each contributing sensa ton through
the week, while tbs rise in wheat has set
loose an oratorical flood regarding the
agriculture of England.
All four topics promise abundant Sc
accomplishment of the Franco-Russian
alliance, which soma conservative news
papers are inclined to deny. expostulat-
ing that the czars words could be ap-
piled to any friendly nation, is, however.
accepted by the majority as an undoubt-
ed fact. This is recognized dsliriously in
France, serenely in Austria, uncon1fort-
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they are slowly awakening to the under
lying meaning of the alliance as it is un-
d9rstood on the continent. France is de-
lighted for three reasons, reasonably or
unreasonably, the alliance is accepted as
foreshadowing the retrocession of A.
sace-Loraine, in which France holds
Russia would be glad to assist as a snub
to Germany; secondly, the alliance up
sets Germany's desire to bring about
united continental action against Great
Britain. Thirdly, the alliance largely
shifts the control Of Europe to France
The press of England, which rejoices
at the alliance as being largely directed
against Germany, is voiced by the Spea-
ker which says: "The emperor of Ger
many has received a rebuff which he
will bitterly resent. Thsre Is no doubt
that formal alliance of France and
Russia makes it henceforth impossible
for him to be the arbiter of the destinies
of Europe. which he aspires 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 Fan
res visit to Russia has been the creation
OF Prince Louis Napoleon as a new pre-
tender. The French newspapers are AN
convinced that there was a political mo-
tive in his refusal to accapt the Legion
of Honor decoration alt the hands of Pros-
ident Faure. although the prince directly
stated tina: his refusal was based ON the
fact that he had received from Napoleon
Ill, while still on the Throne. the gra nd
Gordon of the order.
The Indian outbreaks have let loose
flood cf comments, which blame the sa,I-
Ian for being connected with dhe move
ment.
I Sir Ashmead Bartl.tt's report, just pub
llished, says that a spirit of fanaticfsn
has been let loose. which will be difficult
ITO quell, adding:
every precious life now lost in the on
sIaugn. of the northwestern anatics is a
victim of the wiTlful villifcation and
ground work of Turkey, which has been
doing work since 1885, and which has
ruined Armenia, prcstratad Greece, rev.
olttionzod Crete, lowered British prest-
ige and elated the MussuImans in India"
Prof. Arminius vambemy, the well
known authority on Oriental ques ions,
partly agrees with this opinion, although
disclaiming that the sultan has had any
particular hand in the present troubles,
which are an-Islamfc.
The Saturday Review, while culpabing
the sultan. says ehIat Lord Roberts of
Kandahr is believed by many of the best
Informed peop1e5ao be at the bottom of
uhe affair. which is classed as legacy