The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-12
THE GERMAN QUESTION.
Preparations for the Congress.

According to a Berlin despatch, Russia, in reply
TO the invitation for COME ence, accedes to the
expressed In the letters OF invitation that the
armed powers should not make further military
movements during the deliberations.
The VeI ma papers publish news from Paris stating
that during the lae financial panic in London, Earl
Cowley, by order of his Government, solicited the
energetic mediation of the Emperor Napoleon in
favor of peace. and received from his Majesty the
following reply :-"ln .he years OF 1853 and 1854
England opposed my proposal in relerence to the
Venetian and SchIeswig- Holstein questions Now
England wants peace. | also desire peace; but as
away and the conflicting interests have been per-
mitted to reach point at which they must casn,
can no longer assume the respOns blity of events"
Paris despatch of the 31st says:-Prince tiort.
schakois expected to i've here the 9th OF une
and Coun smark is also expected In Paris shortly.
take place before The end Of next week All the
powers in their replies accepting the invitation to
the Congress, have given assurance that they will
take measures to prevent the of any act
OF hostility until definite decision has been arrived
at by the conference.
The Prussian reply accepts the conference without
conditions. It simply adds that the immnence Of
war has been caused not By the ochleswig Holsfein
Question-Prussia never having intended to 90 10
war on that aceount-but solely by the threatening
aimaments of Austria and Ssxony.
The Paris PreSSe believes that the Emperor Ma
poleon will preside In person at the sittings of the
Conference. and that M. Drouyn deLhuys will be
A late Vienna teiegram says;-Austria will be
represented at the Conference by Count E'terhazy
The Vienna papers reiterate that an understand
trg exists between Austria and Prussia, and
t9St the iaer power viii support S trodto at the
1915. They even 20 so far as to declare that a
formal alliance between the two powers is in pre-
The official Gag, tie of Vienna confirms the intel
Rence that Austria has positively refused to enter
tain any project Tor the cession OF Veneta. she
proposes that che solution OF the Schleswlg ID Osteu
question be rought about By the cOnvocanon of the
Estates OF those Ouch esand malntains the incompe
tence OF the Conference 10 discuss the affairs OF the
GeTmanic Confederation.
The Federal Diet at Frankfort o the 1st accepted
reservation that the question OF Sch es wig
and federal reform are matters OF essentially Ger.
man Character SO long as hey do not affect interna-
tiOnal relations Baron Wonder PtOrdien, the Bava'
Iian Minister of Foreign Affairs was thereupOn
elected to represent The GermanIc Confederation.
The Austrian representative dec ared that his Gov:
ernment was ready to disarm as soon as security had
lot again be destroyed. He further stated that
Austria had endeavored in vain to come to an ar
Schleswig- question in accordance with the
rights OF the Bund ana of the Duchies, and, there
fore he would now leave the matter in the hands o
the Confederation and empower the Governor OF
Holstein to conVoke the estates OF that Duchy
The Prussian representative made similar de-
claraton regards disarmament, and announced
that II the Diet should be unsuccessful in inducing
Aust Ia and SaXOny to disarm. should reject the
Prussian pror osa for federal reform, Prussia would
conclude that the Diet is not equal to its mission.
The Prussian representative stated, in conclusion
that Prussia had never intended 10 decide the ques
tion of the ElDe Duchies by an appeal TO arms
The declaration OF the austrian representativ,
to the SchleswlgHolsten Committee, and considered
as the introduction 10 poii1ieai execution agains
Prussia.
Paris despatch OF June says;-Ear Clarendon
Prince GOrtschakoh Count BIsmark. and Genera
La Marmoia have officially announced thatlthey will
shortly arrive in Paris for the opening OF the con
fer ., $50,
lhe reply OF Prussia accptinq the invitation to tn
conferences was the first TO arrive and TINS TACT
looked upon as a sign OF the peaceful Intentions Z
that pOwer The Prussian Government declared j
their reply that II was ready to dlsarm as soon as th
military measures threatening Prussia were discoI
finued 81
ATprehensi0ns are entertained that AL seven pow
eTs which have been iRYIted viii not take part !