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Show Ihtropcan AlliniK-c. "Euroj-o I jacer it) a tho emperor of (lcnnany to hit aubjecta. And he then drink bumper after bnmper of (Icruian beer anl rctnarka that It A thinly day 'Teaco I nnured In Kn-rci"?," Kn-rci"?," aaja rrcmlcr Itudinl lu apecch to tho Italian icu-tte. Then tin linl cou-grntulatt! cou-grntulatt! hi fellow conntrymau that Amtrla, Germany and Italy hare re-newrd re-newrd tho triplo alliance, tho "lire! bund," for alt yeara tnore Kay, wo are gireu to nnlentand that Iho triplo al-llanco al-llanco U rt ally a rraadrnplo alliance, fur Knijlandlt Aailentpirtncrlnlho agreement agree-ment which Auttria, Oennany and Italy havo madn to dcfiud one another ngainat tho nggn salon of Franco and Knala. Tho trlido alliance liegan In 137. In the beginning It wa only a double alii anco. nnd lliainarckwa tho foamier of It Ill'innrcV, by his dl lonucy at Iho lterlln conference, defeited ttntala In her deelgui on Tnrklth tirritory, etui after ho boil cntilleil heraelf to a fair thiire of It by hard lighting an I rictory on tho Held of battle. Then lllatnarck, fetrlrg tho far reaching rctengo of the ltuietnu, i"nnaled Auttria to enter Into an ftllitnce, oflfensiro and defetulre, agatntt tho gorcrnmetit of the cxar. Next Italy wi peraunded by promlaes and threat to enter Into the alliance, and It le-iarao conertuently the Drel-bun Drel-bun 1. Thna diplomacy and atateaiiian-hip. atateaiiian-hip. ao called, forced tho tieonht of Italr to atind aldo by aide In alliance with their old time and bitterly hated enemy, tho Auatrlan. They litre nettr for-glren for-glren their rulcra for that alliance to this day, and will rot In our time. Utr tunny felt nneaty aa to Trance, too, pa l'ranco wa watched on ono aldo anl Ituaabt on the other, Hut what doe It mean, thla triplo alliance, al-liance, which began In IsTD, laated tig )ear, camo to an end and ha lieen renewed re-newed for another rig ) ean Let u fee. It mean that (lennany, Auttria and Italy matt together luiiitlaln an aruu-d force of n.HO.OOO, th it being theatrength of tho couihinml itaudiug urinie of the threo laiwera. Ilehuld theao three, ttuti, on ono aldo tf the fi nee. On tl e otlier ido ttand llnitla an 1 France with their combined aruilea of S.tO.I.CU) men. Ko thtyrtand, anarllug and allowing thdr teeth, llko d jga ready to fly at ono mi-othrr'a mi-othrr'a tliroaUi hating one another, jeab oua of one atiothar, watching one another. an-other. Mcauthne Itnaiialaateallly, al-kntly, al-kntly, llko a thief In tho night, puthlng her wayretittleatl) Into the aouth aud cattlnAaia. Meanllmo, too, llieae fearful fear-ful btauding annle aro alowly eating oitthoh.rt of Kuroe, piral)xlnghtr liiduitrleo, deatro)lug all fruit of tiiu tivllixatiuii of iioace Hut Kuropo to I.aee, tliey aay. Oh, yea, Euroi) I peice. |
