The sun., 1905-08-13
ASK GEAR 10 JOIN ALLIANCE.
AMERICA, ENGLAND, FRANCE AND
RUSSIA AS FRIENDS.

Editor Of Echo dc Parts'' Thfnks Inas
Grouping Would Form . Foundation
FOR world Peace Significance q Freo1n
Fleets Visit 10 Engiand-King's Trip.
Special Gable Dspateh h TIE Sun.
LONDON, Aug. l2.-The fea ture OF the
week here which has stood out promi-
nently has been the viht Of the French
feet. This has been complete and un-
diluted success. 1t has been veritabH
feast Of friendahip, With every mark OF
genuineness. The descriptions and COM
ments Of tho French press show how deop
an effect II has had on French public opinion.
Pages Of THE suN could be filed with quo
tations showing this. Lot one taken hap
hazard suface. Tho Echo Dc Pars Ays:
Nov 90 per oent. Of Frsnchmsn are -
stronglr Anglophile as they were strongly
Anglophobe four years ago. Frenohmen
regard King Edward as wise and farseeing
monarch and a gentleman friend. Great
Britain's behavior In the first stage Of the
Moroccan controversy won Frances friend
ship. She was loyal to the backbone
ready to back us, no matter what occurred.
We felt this deeply. Germany realized 1t
too"
The editor Of the same journal In an inter-
view Gays: y hope that France, now that
she and Great Britain are real and LASTING
friends. may be able to convince England
that 1t IL to her interest also to cement tho
friendship Of Francois ally. Russia. The
United States would make fourth, and
the friendship Of these four nations would
form foundation for the peace OF tho
world
While France and England are thus ce-
mentng their friendship there does not
seem to be any relief from the uneasinees
which is emanating from Berlin and per-
meates the whole Of Europe. week ago
it seemed probable that King Edward and
Emperor William would meet some time
in the coming week. This is now definitely
contradicted. As King Edwards move
ments on the Continent are always watched
with such keen interest the following out
line Of his immediate movements may be
interesting. His visit to Manenbad Is, OF
course, entirely for rest and health. 30
far from meeting the Kaiser, he will cross
Germany during the night, 30 even the
usual receptions Of the German authorities
will be avoided. He will leave for Flushing
on Monday and will take special train
direct to 1schl. He will visit Emperor
Francis Joseph OF Austria, who Is spend
ing a holiday there. The visit will be
private, and was arranged on the shortest
notice between the two courts, withou
the intermediary Of the English and Aus
trian foreign offices. No minister will
be present. King Edward will spend one
night in Ischl and then go to Marienbad.
AS stated week ago, King Edward Us
determined to bring Germany into the
peace line, but apparently he does not con-
slider the time ripe for personal interview.
There is no Disgusting the fact that the
British Foreign Office regards the Kaiser
with no small suspicion, and relations be-
tween the two courts are also very strained,
not to say anything stronger. An llustra-
tion Of this appears in q long article dis
oussing Anglo-German relations, written
by the Berlin correspondent OF the Neue
Zuricher Zeituno, who says that some
weeks ago, when high English parsonage
was leaving Berlin, it was expected that
the Kaiser would request him to transmit
his greetings to the English Court, but the
Kaiser frigidly said: 'Our relations with
En- gland are practically suspended
It would be wrong perhaps to accept
this ass the actual, literal truth, but those
who know the conditions under which the
German press works, especially where the
Kaiser himself Is concerned, cannot fail to
appreciate the significance of this and
much else that has appeared Of late.