The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-29
Later News from EurOpe-s State of Affairs.

Later News fIOm Europe State of Affairs,
From Me Herald.
Wereceived yesterday by the steamship CIty
of EOston, from Queenstown, two days later
news than that when we laid before our readers
on Sunday, by the america and Sdroaid. The
dates by the city Of Boston are up to May IL.
The news bears more hopeful aspect both
with regard to the question of war and the
financial state OF affairs, although there had
been little change. While matters were not
getting worse, apparently, there was room for
hope; and this suspension of threatened evil
allayed in some degree apprehension and ex-
Citement.
The newest feature about the war question is
found in popular demonstration In Berlin
against The policy OF the Prussan Government
and in the extraordinary armament OF Austria.
Elections are to take place shortly IN Prussia,
ana ttom the public sentiment shown at large
meeting ofeleCtors IN Berlin, there is some reason
TO believe the Government may not be sustained
ia its warlike and ambitious policy The Prus-
sian people are much concerned Just now
about the internal affairs OF the country.
They want reform and stronger guarantees tor
their liberties. The Government under Bis
mark, on the contrary, is arbitrary and highly
conservative, II not reactionary; and one of the
motives for creating this war fever, no doubt,
was to swamp the political movement at home.
1t appears however, that the Prussans begin 10
see through this and are setting their faces
against the course pursued by the Government.
II this popular and sensible view OF the situa.
tiOn taken by the mass meeting in Berlin should
be generally entertained by the people, and
deputies be elected holding the same view the
Government may be compelled TO give up its
war policy. There Is the chance still that
Count Bismark, toreseeng this, and being
bent on carrying out his policy, may precipi-
tate war before the voice of the people
can be heard. The formidable attitude OF
Austria, too, may cause Prussia to hesitate 1t
iC cfo fp6 rio up Il hoy nil
two or three weeks nine hundred thousand
men under arms. This shows how earnest
Austria is in resisting the ambitious pIeten-
SONS OF Prussia, and what a great military
power she is. The voice of the lesser German
States may have some weight also. They have
nothing to gam bya war; indeed, IL IS likely they
would be swallowed up by one or other of their
big neighbors; for If war should come 1t will be
one of ambition purely and would end In a re-
construction OF the map OF Europe, the aggran-
dizement OF the great powers and the annihIla-
tion of the small ones. The lofty and far-reach-
ing policy of Count Bismark undoubtedly is to
consolidate the German people under one great
power, and Prussia TO be that power. For this
he claims all the spoils of inqultous war on Den
mark, and for this he will make an ally of Ita-
llans and cause Germans to spill the blood of
Germans.
If the question were narrowed down to one
between Prussia and Austria only, the military
power the latter displays, and public sentiment,
might have the effect of causing the former to
Victor Emanuel backed by Garibaldi and the
italian people, will take advantage of the pre-
sent difficulty, if possible, to carry out the p5pu
lar idea OF Italian unity. The Italian Govern
ment would use Prussia in order to drive the
hated Austrians out of Italy and Veneua, and
Prussia would use Italy in order to weaken
Austria in Germany. Thus the matter stands
and the only chance there appears to be OF pre-.
venting war is in the attitude of the other great
powers of Europe, and especially that of France.
The very latest news Indicate, that these powers
may interpose. A Congress is spoken of, and it
was supposed that a reported Conference In
Paris between the British and Russian ambas-
sadors and VI. Drouyn de Lhuyshad reference to
that. Ii may be that the dread of war makes
the people OF Europe cling to any circumstance
that may be construed to favor peace, and that
they are mistaken as to the signs of the times
Still, there does appear to be more hope
The financial crisis was not entirely over, but
there was an abatement of fear and excitement,
The Bank OF England still maintained the high
rate OF discount, but the pressure upon it had
not been so great as previously. As far as we
are concerned in the disturbed state of affairs in
Europe, we have little TO lear. For the sake OF
humanity we NAV wish for peace, but after the
first shock shall be over, if war should come, we
will not suffer. There would be AT first some
little arrangement as natural consequence of
our commercial relations with Europe; bat in
the end our securities would rise higher and the
wealth and industry of the Old World would flow
to the New. We may hope tor peace, therefore,
for the sake OF humanity; but as FAR as our in
teIests are concerned. we need not fear war.