Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-10
ENTENTES AND ALLIANCES

and any allusion to an alliance With
Russia would provoke tempest wrich
would oVerturn The government that
would commit such an error
The results obtained since ten wears
with the actual system should suffice.
One had not dared hope for much
twenty wears The difficulties eS-
perienced by the triple entente to secure
concerted action At times proves slfi
GENTLY that there would have been diff
Guilty in coming to an agreement on
general alliance. Besides. II was ineNa1t
to maintain that the machinery OF the
triple alliance worked better: II creakcd
often when put in motion In fact. con-
cludes the Debats. the entente cordis,ie
gives to France and England that which
both require guarantee against argres-
sion and serious disputes sand II is be-
cause England's interests are IN accord
with those Of France that there We're
the strongest reasons for faith IN tile
observance OF the entente
NJ Pichon following the arguments -
NJ. I.avisse in favor OF the triple en-
tente declares that the entente cordiale
is popular in France as we'll in En=-
land, and is a guarantee OF power ana
necessary remedy against the tendenrisS
of certain European power. without
the entente cordiale il is extremely prof.
able that the oriental crisis begun two
years ago had not been closed without
great disaster.
NJ Pichon drew parallel between
the triple alliance and the triple en-
tente II was clear that the triple a
lance by the unity of its constitution
and the concordance of things, antici-
pated by its partners. offered a decided
superiority over the triple entente
That superiority manifested itself IN
the daily decisions in current dlpio-
matte incidents.
on the one side there were three pow
ers. Germany. Austria Hungary: italy;
or the other the alliance of the two
powers. France and Russia, ana the
| entente of France and Russia with
England. That is to say. that IN"
three allied powers are united by Nir
tue Of precise and formal texts. which
foresee determined and regulated even
Qualities. Neither one may deny nor
elude the obligations to which they
have subscribed without failing in IFS
contract. In the contract of the three
powers composing the triple entente.
two ONLY are bound by positive texts
which stipulate clearly that in case OF
war there is military cooperation.
| Without doubt at one epoch alliances
ar. only the result OF the conformity OF
the interests of peoples
Community Of who contract them and
they have no durable eff
feet beyond the point
where community of interests ceases
England. France and Russia are united
| by many reasons more profound and by
sentiments more natural than the powers
composing the triple alliance.
NJ. Pichon concludes that France should
not require a formal alliance with Eng
land He reaff1rms the fact that the or
| ganization of the triple alliance offers in
all that concerns the precision of meas
ures it may be called upon to take and
the rapidly of their execution indisput-
| able advantages over the triple entente
! The latter may fulfill it's pacific role and
| oppose its rival by the counterpoise OF
equivalent forces. There should be be
| tween the three powers that compose the
entente the constant exchange of views.
positive accord and complete cohesion.
| 1t is at this price only tn I the triple en-
tente may attain fully its object-the
maintenance of the peace between the
great powers of Europe without being
| threatened by the separate action or
| either of them.
| The correspondent OF the Debats at
London writes of the effect produced upon
public opinion by the article of NJ. La
visse which appeared in the Times. The
correspondent finds that the British pub
| lie opinion is less vague and floating than
l
| at is even surprising that, with the birth
in politics of SO many new parties II is as
united as it is Ton the subject Of the en-
tente,. The fact is that because OF the
| multiplicity of information and the tastes
! borrowed from America of utmost sensa l.
ton (sic) one is inclined to deceive him
self as to the Importance value. author
li.S. the influence of certain personalities
and the lack of proportion, of perspec-
| tives. in the exposition of events. and
TO- xr-nf r1, tn nal a n
there is lack of unity in the direction
of public affairs and of unanimity ir the
| councils OF government"
The correspondent does not appear to
| be very clear himself about public opinion
in England. but I have deemed it well.
nevertheless, to cite him verbatim. For a
fact. London public opinion is decidedly
! foggy. Judging from the incoherence OF
the Times. which writes:
| 1--WE limit ourselves to the most Seri-
Gus fears. of which NJ. Lavisse constitutes
himself the echo-the fear that our pub
lie opinion is less clear and our Will less
firm than formerly. That fear. believe
us, is a complete error, although II may
be quite natural even among the most
| intelligent of foreign observers
The Times recalls the war in the Trans
vaal as proof that the instinct and
spirit of the British race has not failed
The Times does not deny the coming TO
! political power of new forces nut \ ados !:
| I'VE have Notwithstanding. confidence
: that the imperial democracy may COMBAT
/ today in a just quarrel as resolutely and
as obstirately as our fathers have done.
/ We have followed the manifest hes
{ fancy and circumlocution of the Time
with interest and we are rewarded bN u
| confession that there exists in Eng land'
| on the confession of the Times. an nm
! parial democracy.
/ Now to resume the reflections OF IN"
correspondent of the Debats. II T. IN
I structive TO cite:
Imperial democracy. This is absolutely
/ lust and absolutely true. The difference,
| nevertheless between today aud form
| ery consists in the two words employed
| by the Times lust quarrel The Imperial
| democracy as writes the Times. reserves
| for itself the right TO appreciate II
| quarrel is Just and II is for that reason
! that the entente cordiale is so popular IN
! England: il leaves TO the imperial democ
! racy the sovereignty of its decisions; II
| does not abdicate il IN the hands of any
| one Change the character OF the entente
| and you destroy II.
And the correspondent of the Deoats
! concludes that when one reads between
| the lines of the article in the Times there
I is but one conclusion. and one only. name
". that public opinion in England favors
the entente cordiale and is opposed 10
any continental alliance. Nor is 1t neces-
sarv to have written SO much on a SUD
iect on which every one in England ana
France appears now to be in accord but