Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17


lew ALIGNMENT OF NATIONS UNDER NEW CONDITIONS
World politics. like the American brand with which most
Of familiar makes strange bedfelows The
ons sovereign has forced into practical alliance
lions which lately tearing at each others throats we'll
own American history that of world general
may bother . US to tell which lUr hch m p.,
which ago Just concluding one Of the most sk
ting @ vi an the war
jumped to the conclusion that Russia winner That
another illustration of preparedness of small
against Of of the strongest nations of the
world numerically.
side in world war We behed the remarkable spectacle
few of Nippon urging the formation of inerna
even Germany deemed eligible By the shifty Japs
former had fought ASSURE that Russia long
time to cut off from all probability of reaching its
goal Of the M 3o NTH gRs which
through the Bosphorus and the Daranee Yet we saw Br-
Russia the possession Of as the
price of its cooperation in overcoming Germany
find Prussia and Austria uniting fight Denmark with the
provinces the prize Of conquest Then
It's
e canal to the North sea- Yet force Of circumstances and
upon Germany this day result early
late Emperor Francis Joseph playing completely into the
hands of the Prussian rulers of Germany.
The great Napoleon would drop dead again. he could
come to life and the great British armed host fight
ing French and Belgian soil not far from the spot where he
met his Waterloo and where the Prussans who under Butcher
helped Wellington to make straight the path to st. Helena
The most remarkable feature of the world for Amer
leans the new alignment in which the United States finds
first thought which naturally occur to you that we
fighting side by side with Britain the only great European
Spain 1888 ss 1s1 been merely a
not necessitae thorough for We
Paul Jones' Ethan Allen and host Of other early American
patriots would greet the spectacle of fighting with the
Most of us are less familiar with the fact that the Uni
TED States on than one occasion narrowly escaped war
mate and tender character and deservedy Hardly had
the American fathers adopted the first constitution Of the
United States pronounced by Gladstone to be he most
derful work struck off at given time by the brain and
Of man. when troubles with France threatened
The French revolution the voluntary flight Of the nobe
by ths
war not wholly unlike that now in progress When Citizen
with France strong sentiment developed in favor Of
such move The American memory Of Lafayette and Ro
washington exepyins lis principle of mo foreign en-
or the young republic answered the French
n s duty the
States require that they should with sincerity and good faith
sdHpt and friendly and impartial toward the
Then followed series Of nsolent and arrogant acts the
veopmentsof the period Nothing but the rongsym
patty Of the American people whole for France averted
Napoleon serious situation actually developed.
sued The French question and the laws growing out thereof
became the aabsobng topic of discussion throughout the
country The expulsion from France United States Minis
ter Charles c. Pnckney resulted in the breaking off of all
diplomatic relations between the two nations and the outlook
dark enough.
In endeavor to heal the breach the United
States government with view to Cancellation sent special
embassy to France in September, 1897 The American
Charles c. Pncney Ebrdge Gerry and John Mar
ship for France recall that this delegation of Americans
shaeuly treated The of the French
government nsoenty demanded the payment by America of
large sums of money the price of peace.
then that Mr. Pinckney made his famous reply to
cent for tribute"
courage required for the representative of the young
American republic make this memorable rejonder becomes
evident when recall the fact that the French forces had
Just overrun and conquered both Austria and Italy.
The episode might be expected aroused intense feel
ing throughout the United States The report of the deega
quened the patriotic spirit of the people of the
public and generated real sentiment The country
placed footing and steps taken to establish
real American The navy department, which fig