THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE.
GERMAN STATEMENT DISPROVED. (By Cable.—Prow Association.—Copyright (Australian and N.Z. Cable AssocifttioaJ (Received September 22nd, 5.46 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 20. The "New York Times" Paris correspondent states: —The French Government has published a Yellow Book containing documents revealing the origin* and 1 development of the Franco-Russian Alliance, showing the falsity of thci statement made by the German exChancellor Herr Michaelis more than a year ago that the purpose of the Francorßassian Allianoo was aggression against Germany. The book shows thab the | alliance was formed for protection against German hegemony in Europe, not for the purpose of enabling Franco to reconquer Alsace-Lorraine. ' The! documents prove that the alliance was purely defensive, and that France anticipated Germany's onslaught in 1914. The book also reveals that the French generals corroctly estimated the military forces of the possible belligerents.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16324, 23 September 1918, Page 8
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