I would agree with the speculation that Alika is a hybrid with R.Pendulina. The growth habit is much more upright and open than a typical Gallica. The stems are nearly smooth with few prickles or thorns, presumably from R.Pendulina. It is hardier than any other Gallica also, another R.Pendulina trait. The hips are pear shaped, whereas a typical Gallicas hips are round and R.Pendulina are elongated. So they are midway between the two showing influences of both.

From Walter Schowalter's notes, courtesy of Margit Showalter:
Alika - Rosa gallica Grandiflora - from Russia, introduced by Prof. Hansen
Canes to five feet, sucker freely. Large, attractive, dark colored foliage. Not completely hardy some years. Flowers freely produced, large, flat, semi-double, bright light red, one of the showiest. Blooms once, sets seed.

Not bred in the US or by Hansen. Hansen purchased at the Regel Keselring Nursery in St. Petersburg, Russia as Rosa gallica grandiflora. Hansen renamed it 'Alika' and introduced it to North America. Regel in his catalogs listed this rose as a species/wild rose rather than as a garden cultivar. Besides being gallica-like it shares several caracters of Rosa pendulina var. oxyodon a native of the Caucasus. Likely it is a natural hybrid or garden hybrid between gallica X oxyodon.