The age-herald., 1901-04-10
RUSSIA'S ACTION
 .PLEASES TRANCE Return of inc Squadron to Nice Causes Joy | ALL FRANCE IS NOW HAPPY It Is said Large Biunder Was Made By Russian Officials Who Sent
 the Squadron of To
 Barcelona.
ALL FRANCE IS NOW HAPPY

Paris April e.lThe unexp ected return of the Russian squadron dwa rfed interest in all other events on the pr ngramme at Nice today The news Is onl the lips of every one in Paris, and joy Is expressed by both the public and the press. The in- tensity of this gratihcaton shows that great numbers Of Frenchmer had treated with skepticism the explana lion that the withdrawal of the squadroI was simply due to a desire not to be DO olitically iden- tined with the Franco-Italia n demonstra- tion.
 A section of the NationaLlhst press has carefully fostered this impression. pursu- ing a policy of seizing upd n every possi- ble opportunity to embaru ass the gov ernment. These organs hal asserted that the departure of the Russu ms implied dissatisfaction on the part of Emperor Nicholas with the Franc r-Italian re- proachment and heralded tn breakup of the Franco-Russian allianctD A breeding feeling of uncertainty was thus created, which broke like a spell Def bre the happy tidings of the return Of the Russian squadron to Vile Fran,she, and was lTdIlSIorneo inLo expTeSShHlS or eAultdnt gladness.
 The prevailing feeling this evening was epitomized in the followii ig declaration of Le Presse:
 Tt is with patriotic joy hat all Frech- men learn today's great nd glad news. The departure of our allies had painfully impressed, the country. Wei are now hap oily reassured. The toyf,nl emotion of the people of Nice is shar ed by all pat riots. No more convincing proof could be given of the vitality and trength of the Franco Russian alliance, which had been declared moribund somewhat too early
 Reason for Squadron's Return.
 Inquiry in official guar ters regarding the explanation of the retu rn of the Rus sian squadron elicited ttie information that the squadron left 'roulon for the reason assigned at the inc and cabled to the Associated Press. namely, that it was never intended the whole Russian squadron should remain there during the Franco-Italian festivities, as the presence of a third party might teu to check the expansion of feeling, but that the Russian government had not anticipated such an unfavorable effect as wa created by the WlthIrdWai or Sucn conn nenIs as appear ed In a section of the ft reign press and In the nationalist organs in France.
 These comments misl representing the incident as indicating c'polness between France and Russia" saidi high official made great impressioIt upon the Rus sian government. which b extremely sen- sitive to newspaper crftn6 ism. and result ed in a decision to recilll the squadron to Nice in order ostentst ttiously to belle the false rumors concerr dng the affair.
 ''As a matter of fact, while it was not intended that the Rr tssian squadron should remain at TouIolh for the fete. a large blunder was made by a certain Russian official who Sc mt the squadron off to Barcelona when 1t had only to go to Vile Franche, as ft has now done, in order to solve the whs Ae difficulty. The situation was almost entirely unneces- sary and the recall of the squadron has given the French gover nment the keen est satisfaction"