The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-13
ASK, GEAR TO JOIN ALLIANCE.
AMERICA, ENGLAND, FRANCE AND
RUSSIA As FRIENDS.

Editor Of echo do PariS' Thinks That
Grouping Would Fern . Fsundaaon
for World Peace- Signifcanos - French
Fleets visit to Engiand-King's Trin
Special oaNs DssposeS 10 re sun.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE feature OF tho
week here which has stood out promi-
nently has bsen the visit Of the Frenoh
feet. This has been q complete and un-
diluted SUCCESS. It has boon veritabSe
feast Of friendship, with every mark OF
genuineness. The descriptions and oom-
ments of the French press show how deep
an effect Il has had on French public opinion.
Pages OF TIE Sun could be filled with quo
tations showing this. Let ono taken hap
hazard suffice. The Echo de Pdris says:
snow 90 per cent. Of Frenohmen are ~
strongly Anglophils a. they were strongly
Anglophobe four years ago. Frenohmen
regard Hing Edward a. wise and fsrseeinS
monarch and q gentleman friend Great
Britain's beha vior In the first stage OF the
Moroccan controversy won France's friend
ship. ShA was loyal to the backbone,
ready to back us, no matter what occurred.
We felt this deeply. Germany realized 1t
too..
Tho editor Of the same Journal in an inter
view says: Il hops that France. now that
she and Great Britain are real and lasting
friends may. be able to convince England
that It Is to her interest also TO cement tho
friendship Of Frances ally, Russia. The
United States would make fourth, and
the friendship Of these four nations would
form foundation for the peace OF the
world
While France and England are thus ce-
menting their friendship there does not
seem to be any relief from the uneasiness
which IL 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 ia now definitely
contradicted. As King Edwards move
ments on the Continent are always watched
with such keen interest the following out
line Of bis immediate movements may DO
interesting. His visit to Manenbad Is, OF
course, entirely for rest and health SO
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 a special train
direct to Ischl. He will visit Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria, who is spend
ing 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
TRAN foreign offices. No minister will
be present. King Edward will spend one
night in Ischl and then go to Marienbad.
As stated a week ago, King Edward Is
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 illustra-
ton OF this appears In long article dis
cussing nglo-German relations. written
by the Berlin correspondent Of the Neue
Zuricker Zeituno, who says that some
weeks ago. when high English parsonage
was leaving Berlin, 1t was expected that
the Kaiser would request him to transmit
his greetings to the English Court. but the
Kaiser frigidly said: "Our relations with
England are practically suspended
1t would be wrong perhaps to accept
this az the actual, literal truth, but those
who know the conditions under which the
German press works, especially wheFe the
Kaiser himself Is concerned, cannotsfail to
appreciate the significance Of this and
much else that has appeared Of late.