The herald., 1897-09-05
ENGLAND is
APATHETIC
Over the FranC0-RuSsian
Alliance
A LITTLE ENGLISH CZARINA
RULES THE RoosT IN RUssIA's
DOMAIN
Crop Failures in ireland Promise a
Winter Of Suffering-The Dukes
Triumphal Tour
RULES THE ROOST IN RUSSIA'S
DOMAIN

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, Sept. 4. Copyright, 1ss7)-
Public attention still centers in the dual
alliance, though it has been interrupted
by the shoutings of Emperor William of
Germany. England remains apathetic.
in spite of the fact that the center of
gravity in European affairs has been
shifted to st. Petersburg.
Commenting upon the political situa-
tion, the Spectator remarks: "The closer
we look into the details of the arrange
ments binding Europe, the clearer it be-
comes that no one of the various powers
can move without Russia. In some way
or other, every power except Russia is
bound either by express agreement or
by interests not to alter the status quo"
Queen Victoria and the Marquis OF
Salisbury though fully aware of the
French jealousies of England, placed
great reliance upon the clear-cut Eng
lish-tending influence of the czarina
over the czar, and believe the alliance
really makes for peace. Germany finds
solace in the bitter chagrin of Emperor
Williams remark at St. Petersburg:
According to my convictions. we skim
med the cream"
Prince Bismarck, too, Is eoftening
German eusceptibilities by explaining
the weakness of the meanings Of the
words employed by the czar.
In France, particularly in Paris, the
delirium continues. Russian names are
given to every possible article of fash
ion and luxury. The streets, still gay
with Russian colors, will be rebaptized.
Whenever men see pictures Of the czar
they lift their hats and the statue Of
Strasburg on the Place de la COncorde
Is gaily decorated with floral wreaths in
response to the almost universal con-
viction.
Though the the French manufacturers
already disappointed in not obtaining
immense Russian contracts, Russian le-
cation intends to do much to crafty
French ambition. The first step an
nounced is the establishment Of a Rus
sian legation at Tangier to support
French views in Africa, and France feels
for the first time since 1871, that she Is
strong enough to have her own way.
President Faure is quite delighting
Paris with the gossip of the Russian
court. What astonished him most was
the informal and entirely unaffected
manners of the emperor and empress.
The imperial couple, he explains, live
exactly like private people, in small
cottage, with their children, dogs and
photographs about them. The czar dis
likes a military escort near him, goes
about practically unattended, and is i'm
menseN popular with the people. This
last statement Is confirmed by the re-
ception that his majesty met with at
Warsaw this week. There the Poles
seemed to have given him most hearty
welcome. and in political circles much
Importance is attached to his majeety's
visit to Poland.
ARMY MANEUVERS
Between the intervals of the universal
shouting for peace, the heads of the va
rious nations have been busy perfecting
the effectiveness of their armies by au-
tumn maneuvers. Emperor William
paraded an army corps at Coblentz,
Wurzburg and Nuremburg, upon the
occasion of his visit to those cities, and
today at Hamburg his majesty paraded
four army corps before himself the en-
press, the king and queen Of Italy, the
king of Saxony, the king of Wurtem-
burg, the prince regent of Bavaria, the
Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia, the
Duke and Duchess of Connaught, the
Duke of Cambridge, Prince and
Princess Henry Of Prussia and many
other notables.
The army maneuvers proper do not
begin until Monday next, when 143 bat
talions of infantry, lis squadrons Of cav
airy, Ill batteries of artillery and 21 tech
nical companies, and three companies
of military aeronauts will be divided into
two armies of Prussians and. Bavarians;
and the Germans have actually mobil-
lied larger force than they had on the
French border in 1870, within ten days
of the declaration of war, and the troops
are in the very positions they would oc-
cupy if mobilized for war today.
Though army maneuvers on a grand
scale are occurring in the Crimea the
o2ar at the Warsaw maneuvers will wit
ness the operating of 4500 officers and
1922 900 men. or 176 battalions Of infantry,
152 squadrons of cavalry, and GA guns.
The maneuvers will be particularly di-
rected toward solving the difficulty of
supplying the troops with hot food in
the field and improving the bicycle, pos
tall telegraph and ambulance service.
The French army maneuvers, which
will be held in the north of France, will
bring two army corps together
The British army maneuvers. which
will be finished today near Arundel, and
which furnish hedinstruction to 10000 men.
have not called forth any particular
comments from the military critics, ex-
cept their complaint of the presence of
too many boys in the ranks and the re-
mark that the continental armies out
class the British organization.
THE NEW MOSES
When Theodore Herzel the so-called
New Moses" made his farewell speech
at the meeting Of scientists at Basle,
Switzerland, during the week, he de-
clared the congress had been worthy Of
itself and of Israel Then ensued dra
matte scene-tears, kissing and rejoic-
ing beggaring description. Though Rab
bi Adler of London declares the scien-
lists congress was mischeivous. It IL