The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-07

collision in Asia, where the two ma
tons had long been in state Of an
tagonistic contact, in Persia, Thibet
and Afghanistan. England agreed not
to seek concessions in certain parts OF
Persia. and Russia to observe the
same rule in other parts. In their re.
spective spheres of influence either
power might use force to collect debts
AfghaniStan Russia declared outside
Of her sphere, and both powers agreed
to negotiate as to Thibet, through
China.
The Triple Entente In 1914.
The arrangement and terms Of the
triple entente have been formally set
forth as follows:
The aims of the triple entente, so
called, Great Britain, France and Rus
STA, are:
First.-The balance Of power.
Second.-Strengthen of the treaty
law in the interests Of peace and the
status quo
ird.-Disarmament
In April, 1904. the entente was made
between France and England. This
year when King George Of England
visited Paris in April there was much
speculation among statesmen and pub
licists about the possible transforma
ton of the entente into an alliance
This notwithstanding the fact that in
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the entente. making triplicate
The difference between an entente
and an alliance is said 20 resemble on
it's face that between tweedIedum and
tweedledee, but In fact it may be very
much more. An alliance may be just
so much stronger than an entente, as
an entente is stronger than no rela
ton whatsoever The triple entente at
present is a series Of dual understand
ings between three powers
In fact, 1t may be said of all these
alliances between the great powers
that they are entered into with great
caution and a determination on the
part of the statesmen not to go too far.
not to commit themselves to alliances
which may entangle them in broils
with nations with which they really
have no quarrel. An instance of this
caution is found in the so called en-
trance of Great Britain in 1907 in the
sphere of the triple alliance Friend
ship between Italy, a party to the
triple alliance and England is tradi-
tional The triple alliance was alleged
to be hostile to Great Britain, yet Italy
could but feel that in some spheres
she had. with respect to Great Britain
common policy.
While this was for some time mere
understanding. it was of such impor
lance that Lord Lansdowne said on one
occasion in the house of lords, IF
the status quo in the Mediterranean
should be disturbed. this country might
find itself acting in cooperation with
Italy" The bearing Of that remark
upon the Italian relations with Ger
many and Austria, the other tw'
parties to the triple alliance, was mI''
plain by the Italian prime minister H.
1906. when he said that, "C0rdialll
faithful to the triple alliance we shall
maintain our traditional intimacy with
Great Britain and our sincere friend
ship with France, thus continuing the
policy which in carefully fostering the
harmony of international relations,
permits us to exercise a rule Of con-
cord and peace in the council of ma
TONS"
The Entente's Rival.
The triple entente appears to have
sprung from a desire on the part of
England to check Russian and French
aggressiveness-tha is to say, by ally
ing itself with these two powers and
securing a balance of power in the
entente it might be able to hold its CO.
partners within bounds. For instance,
In any quarrel in which either France
or Russia, or both combined, might
engage, England would not consider it