The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-08
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Count Tolstoy's aninadversions upon the FrancoRus-
sian alliance cannot attract the attention Of think
ing Frenchnen, among whom the Russian humanist ana
author held in the highest esteem Indeed it must
have occurred to the reasoning element of the population
France that the influence OF the Russian connection
upon the mschevOus. It has already compelled
French government make sacrifice OF French Re
publican traditions, and viii require the making OF many
more The fact that these concessions seemingly su
perfcia does make them any less serious in effect
The civil authorities had a very unpleasant exper.
fence with the little Caesars the armynow temporarily
subdued thanks the efforts Of succession of courag
and truly patriotic French soldiers in the secretary
ship Of war The consciousness of having for their ally
the commander of the armed millions of Russia is likely
to be conducive the eradication Of the spirit of insubor
dnaton opposition to the civil authority which be-
manifest in the French army through the scanda
lous proceedings connected with the Dreyfus affair Even
the present minsTythe strongest that has arisen in
France since the establishment the present republic
obliged to enter into compromise with the military
caste To hold up the view army thus ofcered
a sarspangled cheftan of the Cosack horde
possible abettor of military and other reactonares in
France could not have been otherwise than harmful
But to Tolstoys opinion Of the effects Of the
alliance which have been published in the Revue Blanche
Paris The Russian people the patient and Cypress
lers OF the soil nothing OF the existence Of the
connection and if they should they would have the
mon sense 10 understand that the exclusive alliance with
another could other object than support
Russia An arrangement that might lead his
being drawn into the quarres of stranger and the
oauseless shedding the brothers
could expected be pleasing the muj Further
official Russia feeling itself backed by this strange
friendship with the nation reputed be the civilized
in the world longer for European opinion and
daily becomes more retograde despotc and cruel Finally
declares Count Tosoy if the Russian people should know
ali that and France with regard
alliance they would conceive disrust antpathy
for strange nation which, without reason, suddenly pro
fessed such exceptional love for them.
The correctness of Count TOstoy's suspicion of the
sincerity and disnterestedness of French affection for
Russia has received striking and characteristic exempt
the representations made the government by
the associated growers of France Having permitted
decent interval" TO elapse since the cars departure
from the country the vicultursts what the
ministry them the Of securing reduc
tons Russian tarim favor wines The
council general the Gironde winegrowing district has
expressed the fear that The coming harvest viii show
other record breaking crop Instead Of feeling grateful
foI bounty the wine growers OF France feel ag
greyed because The grape also thrves in parts Of
Russia the people Of that country able supply
themselves with wines Of the cheaper varieties
They wish to know what promises A. Decasse has been
able from the and what the latter proposes
10 40 aaout lowering duties order aid the poor
French grower and disable his poorer Russian rival
in his unfendy competition with his brothers and allies
There Is growing tendency among FrenchInen demand
solid results from the Russian alliance as were OBJ
tanned boy Russia n the matter OF loansa sentiment which
received public expression the other day writ
H. Peuetan. chairman the naval committee Of
tbs chamber OF deputies and published in the Paris Ecar
The enthusiasm of the French Russia little else bus
manifestation OF the desire for revenge on those
fellows across the Rhine The vengeful feelings Of the
French against ther neghbor may be masked over So
carefully yet they crop out once and again in many reeog-
nizable forms A friendship such as that with Russia
which is born Of an unhoy passion DE pure
cannot lead TO anything good.