The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-15
THE STORY OF THE
TRIPLE ALLIANCE

n- Dob power.
For a time % looked AZ 70 ther,
would '' "a mouarChi-t reaction in "a
.or of fhs reprsssntatIyes OF the Old
. dynasty 90 Charles \ the Count "a
/ .hambord. Uut Chambord wanted I'D
-iatlsh as The national C0lors fht
NIf' OF the hourhOuz while The PEG
D 'It favored the present tri-c0lOr now
being carried against Germany. This
Implication and Chambord' general
tlIiiud" 90 refusing tO make any com
promises finally turned the tide
Ftalusi the mouarchists. The current
elections strengthened the repubu
cans. buf DO was not until 1875 that
me provisional government gave way
To the present constitution
Might Have Been Different
lhtse events show aOV the occur.
f'nges shaping the history 90 th. Dc.
ROD mlEht have changed the entire
aspect OK anairs ln Europe today by
IaHln- a slightly different trend than
ihsN dld. With "a bourbon dynasty
ruins ln France. there are strong pos.
-liiilues that The reports OF the Euro.
ttau struggle which We are now fol
LOVING daily might read much dider.
The new constitution ratified bN the
French established parliamentary
form % government which has con
LuI'd vita but few changes TODAY
Two houses control the government
aNe eject the President 10 Ia worth
noucins that this important change
Do French government came ahouf
without any great flourish and has
quietly made good 10 has been dem
onsiTatcd workable boz every way
The hrst President under this new
government iated % grow strong and
.uaHenEc today the strength OF the
then all -poWerful Germany VS.
|HHHTa fnHH.a~a.H
ui"hdi Dhlrt- were slN iu the MAORI
IN ana ne was forced 70 resign 70 be
succeeded by NacNahon a monarch.
!-i soon the majority became repub.
mean. nov ever. Then MaCMahon re
s-sntd ana the present republican
government stepped into control
Thus busy At home. me French
went INTO the worlds politics very
htile They paid on the huge indern.
may 10 Itrmany In great shape hy
raising immense loans The world
was surprised az the rapidly OF their
.1ssot'Iy and the quickness with
winch they paid on the war debt
NoW their reward ls new strength
ana richness which enables them 10
uEhi Germany strongly IN their en-.
QtaNnr 10 wipe out with todav's vic
tories the defeats Of the Franco Prus.
sion war
Europe Remained Calm.
While the French Were reroupfr q
iheir strength. the dominant influence
in Europe remained the Alliance 81
me Three Emperors For a time
Europe continued calm under this
PIgPenderance OF Austria. Germany
ana Russia. Conditions were NOT Vet
ripe for bringing together a strong
opposing alliance such ~ that which
.H now threatening Austria and Ger
many ENGLAND was taking an indie
y, aHenl attitude The Italians were
.ol yer quite recognized az "a fun
ltGsed power Of the day. and the
French had enough 20 do within their
own borders
l'lt times were preparing Tor a great
.tHA' which Dr. only now WORKING out
]. .N.| 'nrr'. The first distraction from
ff.. calm was Turkey. 90 which a~fsr
I'Ha Europe furrHHw attention had DO rs
This was done reluctantly aa
result in mamsntuuu- events in the fu-
r4gh hs the great war uDu raging
Ihs TURKS had been helped b. Eu-
F.Nr which loaned them money and
gave Them protection. Euf 90 now be-
..I..' .'I1'H. That tH. Turks were not
IHE ..I ihr reforms they had
n.' Intelligent and Ularagsrnmsrf soon
2. .Lht about i.ernrfart IurkI. fsII
,.. 900 d"er.r into debt FINALLY
znE,ina. part of Bosnia.
.snIa bad been ir Turkish hands for
..nA .LWe I'D. uIrrr classes Of the
ranks 'nrIefiHuH Tf was fHa christian
'.fr which rfsU'fsH. Tho TURKS were
2. '..rr."re evident that the powers
would have f1 take "a hand in the ara
T.. Alliance nf fH- three Emrr-4rs
ar0Hrf.rE'r hold r. r..ff-E and sent r.-.
tain demands fH fr. sultan Nar--
.-. ~ Europeans Ir Turkey followed
-st.rt4 y. 1890. Is7a ir- Fa- i.s-
I'll. ..n Iu HNIn mem "rHHIurI.