Show MAII nothing in the european situation si ves the sarr francisco brabiner Bra miner an y assurance of peace judging by the following paragraph pira graph from the columns of that paper the publication of the treaty of alliance between germany and austria is called a pacific m 0 we wish we could regard it in that light to us it seems more like th e first note of the bell that rings up the curtain of war by this t reaty austria and germany mutually bind themselves to help each other I 1 their entire military force against ei russia if either should be franco the other Is to maintain a atilt aral ity france should be aided by russia in which case both are to carry on operations aplist the two it is understood under stoof that italy has joined the combination on equal terms with the original contract ing powers this I 1 league of jea col might have deserved the name 60 I 1 long as its existence was rae rely 6 hinted at while russia and franco vote not compelled to take official motice of it in 1875 i certain ure proposed in the french chant 1 ers was abandoned because of an I 1 editorial in it london r intimating that its passage 11 pm cause a german invasion but if in stead of this indirect warning als had chosen to give F rance an official threat the response would have been an instant declaration 0 f war in the present case germana Germa nv austria and italy have dec laredia I 1 the most formal and public manner that they consider russia and arance to be probable enemies the imputation Is not even I 1 in decoi cius generalities I 1 the treaty does not speak of an attack bf any groat power but of one by russia and one by france this treaty was made bome time ago what Is the objector object ol its publication now one of two things either bismarck Is ready to light and desires to give his tot headed adversaries an affront that will pro voke them to begin the war or he believes that every ordinary chance of preserving peace Is exhausted ix hausted find I 1 iab at A threat which cannot chako mat 1 I 1 I 1 worse and may possibly have 1 1 g effect is the only resource ll 11 w will russia and france take the slap that Is the question upon which the immediate future do ponds and in spite of Dis marcks predictions that war will not come be fore 1892 we should not like to insure the peace of tile next two months 11 |