Omaha daily bee., 1907-08-04
FEAR YELLOW PERIL
European Statesmen Looking to Time
of Eventual Conflict.
RUSSIA MUST BEAR THE BRUNT
Geographic Position Places it in Zone
Of Danger.
NEED OF FRANCo.RUssIAN PACT
Recent Events Regarded as Series of
Diplomatic Blunders.
FRANCE SHOULD KEEP FRIENDLY
England, Some Declare, Will at Last
BE Forced TO side with Rus
sia as Against OrIen-
tai Races.
Recent Events Regarded as Series of
Diplomatic Blunders.
FRANCE SHOULD KEEP FRIENDLY


What OF the Franco-Russia- y
Stands II where It did? These y" ing
the interesting questions which very
where being asked in political ciro.es since
the discussion of the possibilities Of war
between England's any and Russias foe
japan.
The matter Of the Franco Russian ali-
ance has been pushed prominently forward
by an article in the Novoe Vremya
amounting to this: That as the French
army is not proportionately as strong as it
was, Russia would do well to seek another
alliance. This may seem like a queer
criticism fiom a Muscovite, when the re-
cent war with Japan and its grim conse-
quences are borne in mind. But there Z
is. And the arguments pro and con are
causing no end TO indignant discussions
here.
Fuel has been added to the flames by the
discussion Of a series Of articles along
parallel lines in one of the leading Pari-
sian newspapers. the Temps. This par
ticular paper happens to be Of the moderate
quality and It is as much in favor of the
Franco Russian alliance ever. But 1t
frankly admits that there have been er-
rors, and in a city where frankness is not
to be expected In the newspaper or out OF
the newsppaers-a city like st. Petersburg
this very frankness is not regarded with
satisfaction-at least, not in official circles.
Many Diplomatic BIunders.
From these various newspaper and Off
cial sources one gathers the following re-
garding the status of the Franco-Russian
alliance: First OF all. the attitude of NJ.
Combs and his friends was as little French
as could be conceived when the Russian
reverse began. Russia asked nothing of
France, and yet ii was brutally told 1t
had nothing to expect from it, and when
Count Witte returned from Portsmouth,
n. H., after the peace conference he spoke
his mind and that OF many of his fellow
countrymen. Since then, however, blunder
after blunder has followed.
Whereupon NJ. Bompard was made last
year to give advice to NJ. Isvolsky which
he could not take. whether the French
ambassador undertook strange missions OF
economic control which were as woundins
TO the Russians as they were useless to
France; whether certain wishes expressed
at st. Petersburg to the ''modalites'' OF
Franco-Russian relations received no sat
isfaction; whether the French war office
reduced to a minimum the military COM
munication that is indispensable between
allies, the Russians have derived the i'm
preston that they were being neglected.
and though incorrect II was none the less
unfortunate. 1t was for Russia to put an
end to this situation by saying what it
wanted, but instead OF this its government
stan maintained an excessive reserve.
When N. Isvolsky went TO Paris last year
It is now asserted he kept away from those
who could have spoken to him with advan-
tage. The intimacy which did not exist at
st. Petersburg needed TO be restored at
Paris, OF else the Franco-Russian alliance
was practically al an end. NJ. Loubet had
had the excellent idea, promptly approved
by the czar, OF attaching a French officer
TO his person but NJ. Fallieres did not carry
1t out. Germany's adorers in Russia
simply accentuated their campaign against
France II is true that the Cross of St.
Andrew has lately been conferred on NJ.
Fallieres, but on the other hand the point
is made that when coolness exists it is not
10 be dispelled with decorations.
Copies OF the Paris Temps. which have
been received here assert that the Novoe
Vremya's structures on the French army
are most unjust, and that the Russian
army on its side must still be reckoned as
a force and a power. Talks about French
loans to Russia are most unreasonable
and the Temps concludes by declaring that
the alliance is as necessary to them both IS
ever. and that II is the fault OF man and
not things If IL does not work well.
Meanwhile there is undoubtedly a feeling
throughout the civilized world that after
all Russia was Of decided value in Asiatc
politics, as a sort OF great national police
man, and that. brutal though its methods
may have been at times, they were the only
methods which were capable OF holding the
orientals in check. Since the troubles In
Corea and the revelation that japan is
disposed 70 dethrone the reigning family in
the Hermit kingdom, and then move first
on Manchuria and next on China, and that
sooner or later there must be q conflict be-
tween the white races and the yellow, with
japan leading the yellow and Russia. by
the sheer force Of position. leading the
white. OF at least destined TO bear the bur
den of the attacks Of the yeilow-aIl OF
these things. II is argued here, show that
the Franco Russian alliance Is not only a
political necessity but that the other ma
tions Of the world will be forced to aid
Russia In this rough, rude game OF sur
vival Of the attest OF the nations Of earth
And even England. the ancient foe OF Rus
STA, # Is argued. viii be forced TO break
the Anglo-JGpanese alliance and lineup on
the side of Russia OF else it's Indian POS
sessions. where uprisings are already
threatened. VIII be caught and ruined by
the forward movement OF the yellow race.