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Show Czar Alexander's Diplomacy. Russia needs peace in order to develop her internal affairs. She entered into relations with France not in order to make war on Germany, but to form a counterpoise to the triple alliance and prevent France from embarking on a policy of adventure which might have dragged Russia against her will into war. Now that Russia is sure of the pa-n'fin pa-n'fin intentions of France, she is binding Germany to her by ties of interest. Thus she holds in her hands the policy of two great nations which for nearly a quarter of a century have maintained a hostile attitude. If it is Alexander III who personally per-sonally directs the foreign policy of his empire, it must be admitted that he is endowed with admirable diplomatic resources, re-sources, for the game has been played so quietly and so surely as to be worthy the eulogium of future historians. Paris Herald. |
