That Germany and Russia are cent ing gradually together is shown by many indications. One of them is an article which appeared on August 10 in the " Novoe Vremya"" fron: the pen of the best-known feuilletonist in Russia, M. Menshikoff. "His article of August 10 is headed " Brother Nations," and it refers to Russia, Germany and Austria, which Mr. Menshikoff would like to see allies. He says that there never was war, properly speaking, between the Russians and the Germans or Austrians, but that, on the contrary, the Muscovites saved Germany in the time of Napoleon and saved Austria, Ister on, when it suppressed the Hungarian insurrection. Moreover there never has been (he says) between the Ruseians and Germans that feeling of enmity witch has existed so long between the Russians and the Poles. Russia, Austrin and Germany are natural allies, Germany's future lies "on the sea," Austria's to the south, Russia's to the east, therefore these three nations "standing back to back Tike the three Graces" have no reason to compete with one another.
Tt is remarkable that in this article M.—Menshikoff seen altogether to forget that Russia ix popularly supposed to be the ally of France, and not of Germany and Aus-trio, 'M. Suvorin, the aged editor of the "Novoe Vremya," goes a step further than hix contributor and suggests that in case there ix a war between Japan and America, America will seek an ally 1 will find it in German T presume, that Russia, Gerwany, Austria, and the United States would be allied against England, Japan, France and a number of small European nations,
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