Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05
TRIBE Alliance Possible of Eng
land, France and Turkey.
STATESMEN KEEP IN TOUCH
German Entertainments Alarm Otto.
man Government.
WAR ON INDECENT PICTURES
Gear Touched by Display of Loyalty
at Theater-Italian Resentment
Toward Vatican.

Toward Vatican.
By George Dufresne.
Special Cablesram from the International News
Service.
Turkey relative to Asiatic railroads viii
depend very much on the conditions
which the Ottoman government may
wish to impose on France. The cabi-
nets of London and Paris have. it ap.
pears. promised to keep each au couran
in the proceedings that in a month OF
two may develop into a triple entente. h
| which Turkey will take the place oil
Russia.
The Temps has upbraided NJ. Pichon
for having departed from his attitude In
December, 1909, when he said that 1.-The
important affairs of Bagdad could not be
| regulated without the equitable co-Opera-
| ton of Britain, France and Russia with
Germany. January Is. 1911. the minister
declared that the same affair was of no
| interest to France. Contradictions of this
| sort have done much to shake confidence
in the foreign minister. 1t remains now
to repair the mischief as far as possible.
The triple entente has been tried in the
balance and found wanting. Turkey is
| alarmed at the encroachments OF Ger
many and at last seeks the support of
| the two powers she has hitherto treated
| with some levity.
| The Echo de Paris states that two or
| three weeks will be required to balance
| Turkish desiderata with French interest,
| and then serious negotiations will be-
1 rrSy, ThN cfNvH tn rySC &c hot Va
British government will act pari passu
with France, so that the ultimate accord
may identify the interests Of the three
powers. Obviously, the so-called desi-
derata Of Turkey tend to raising the
wind
| David ley, the Turkish finance min
lister. is the ardent advocate Of the new
| triple entente, and david never acts
without consideration
War on Indecent Pictures.
| French caricaturists are alarmed at the
thought that the senate is about to pass
a bill against indecent pictures.
Forain, Willette, Leandre and other
members of the bureau Of the Societe
des Artistes Humoristes have pointed
out to the senatorial commission that the
proposed restrictions tended to stop the
development Of French art, and they sug-
gest a jury OF umpires selected from
caricaturists, to be consulted before pros
ecutiOns are begun.
1--WE consider ourselves" said Wil!ette
to Senator Berenger. mot only as art
lists following the tradition Of a century
Of gallantry and elegance but as French
artists continuing the work of their an
cestors interrupted by the foreign re-
naisSance"
All this is very WELL but the fact re-
mains that some check has to be put on
the public obscenity. which grows worse
| and worse every day. 1t is Haunted be-
| fore the eyes Of children and young girls
| in a way that must strike their atten-
ton.
Russian Loyalty Touches Gear.
The Russian correspondent of the Jour-
nal des Debats has depicted scene of
enthusiasm at the Theater Michael, st.
Petersburg, on the appearance of the
car and the cZarina In the imperial box.
The piece, Mussorgsky's Boris Godu-
nof," was interrupted and the whole au-
| dience rose and sang the national hymn,
and then INDUCED in interminable cheer
| ing. Nicholas II was surprised and
touched at such an extraordinary out
burst, and the correspc ldent says his
majesty had difficulty in suppressing his
emotion.
For nearly six years the Russian mon
arch has abstained from theater going
The revolutionary crisis seems now to
have passed away There is a return to
patriotic ideas on all sides. Officers
praise the docility and good will of the
young soldiers; the rural populace are
tranquil, and the approaching elections
promise to be of q conservative char
acter Subversive theories are practically
confined to literary people and university
students. The car is now being repaid
for his courageous fulfllment of duty in
the midst Of dangers that threatened his
| throne and his family.
Resentment Toward the Vatican.
A fierce controversy has been provoked
in Italy over the hostile attitude of the
vatican toward the national golden jubi-
lee celebrations this year to commemorate
the unity of the Italian kingdom.
Not only is the cardinal secretary of
state accused of scheming manifold ways
to thwart the participation Of foreign
countries in the international exhibition
at Rome and Turin, but peculiar resent
ment Is felt at Plus KS proclamation that
In consequence of the national fetes the
entire year 1911 is to be observed as a
period OF mourning at the papal court
that no pilgrimages will be received, nor
solemn ecclesiastical functions celebrated
| His holiness. it is said. besides empha-
sizing his veto against the visit of Roman
catholic soveregns to the eternal city,
declines to grant audience to any nom
Catholic mOnarchs or heads Of states
who may come to the Quirinal
| The Pope's action has seriously jeopar-
died the visit of the German kaiser, who
Is obliged to take account of the center
party in the reichstag and the suscepti-
| bilities Of his 2O,OOO,0OO Catholic sub
| jects.-
Though the Italian government is not
issuing formal invitation to any reign
ing sovereigns. the Kings Of Servia, ROu-
mania. Norway and Bulgaria have al
ready signified their intention of paying
| 6,,r{1 he i'll
Victor Emmanuel, who himself is receiv-
ing only at the Qurinal Palace. 1t is
stated from q semi-official source that
President Fallieres and King George v
are likely to visit Rome in the early au-
| tumn.
Conservation of Whales.