| Show THE RUSSO FRENCH ALLIANCE LONDON nov 27 the first authentic information conveying the result of de giers sojourn in paris reached the foreign office through the british embassy in berlin de alers communicated to emperor william and caprivi caprisi a clear explanation of the conferences held in paris and the character of the french entente doubtless the czar instructed the minister to make the declarations with a view of having not only the german but other interested aupp european governments learn the nature of the compact between russia and france according to the semiofficial semi official statement based on de giers gierse declarations his recent interview with president carnot de freycinet ant and ribot re suited in a definite agreement for an exclusively defensive alliance the entente agreed upon according to the statement quoted differs on one of the most moat essential points from the triple alliance inasmuch as while that makes the european status quo the basis of a maintenance of peace french entente aims at what de giers has called the respect for treaties lf meaning especially the restoration of russians s grip on bulgaria and british evacuation of egypt the differences on these features of the situation are not in the meantime to be regarded as constituting a danger of war as both the russian and the french governments desire to ahsu assure re a strict application ti oil of existing treaties by pacific means de giers further communicated the fact that NO TREATY WAS YET SIGNED and intimated that the french minis desire to conclude a formal contract as alone defining future responsibilities and rendering it possible to pursue a distinct policy for europe while at the same time avoiding the reproach of cherishing warlike designs one of these official assurances from the berlin embassy la is that the paris conferences resulted in a scheme to maintain a diplomatic warfare against the dreiband Drei bund and England awaiting a more propitious period for e engaging il in an actual war DeG degiere lers communications assume first importance not for what they disclose so much as because they constitute the first official admission of the russian government to the powers that a busso french alliance is really arranged LORD SALISBURY WENT TO WINDSOR tonight to place before the queen certain dispa dispatches tebes and it is surmised that they are those which refer to the entente since secretary rusk busk reported in favor of excluding english live stock unless the restrictions in landing american cattle be removed british farming societies have actively discussed the subject the balance of opinion of the livestock dealers distinctly supports the attitude of chairman chaplin of the board of agrical s ture on the subject the far farmers meral journals are giving prominence to announcements noun cements of outbreaks in new jersey with a view of enforcing the argument that before the united states government can legally claim the admission of american cattle it must satisfy the british government that pneumonia is so extirpated that no cases have occurred in twelve months in any ADY part of the union the chief continental transatlantic steamship companies the german dutch and french with the red star line have signed an agreement pooling the trade of conveying steerage wrid and tween litween decks passengers the object of the arrangement is to diminish the competition which it is stated has so long pushed past the point where profit could accrue |
