New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-25
NEW MOVE ON IHE EUROPEAN
CurAA-ROARD.

fLouis Napoleon by his speech at Auxerre (or by
the intsrposted account of it in the MoneW)dld not
mean TO pledge himself TO the support OF Italy ana
Prussia, he undoubtedly wished to be understood so
at Vienna The speech contained the significant hint
to the Austrian Government that If France, detest-
ing the treaties of 1915" aud always sympathzng
with the Irrational aspirations Of oppressed peoples
especially with those Of Italy which, few years ago,
By the cesson of Savoy, enabled France to 'rectiiy
part of her frontier, should once unite all her
forces with those ofItaly and Prussia the aggregate
strength of the two belgerent parties would be very
materially changed.
Should France remain neutral the strength oil the
two parties would be about as follows: Prussia ana
Italy together have population of 4O,OOOOOO souls
and their armies, put on war footing, will together
number about 10000OO men.
On the other hand, we have Austria with 100000
and the minor German States with 7,OOO,OOo to-
gether a. 600 900 Of inhabitants, and also mastering
an army of about 1000 900 men, The Federal Diet
pledged itself on the 9th Of May against Prussia with
the exception, however of Meckenburg and the XVIII
and XVIIth crae (Which means a majority Of the
following States: Oldcnburg, Anhat, Schwarzburg
and the four free ctes). OF these States, Aecklen-
burg would be prevented by her geographical position
from furnishing a contingent 10 a Federal army d.
rected against Prussia, and some OF the Others might
endeavor to remain neutral but, on the whole the
contingent Of the minor States to the Federal army
NAV. since May 9 be set down as the certain ally Of
Austria This would nearly balance the strength OF
the two parties.
Tie alliance of France with the opponents of Aus
tra would insure the success of the latter For Aus
tra with its many Discontinued provinces to resist the
onset of three powers as consolidated and homogcne-
Gus rs Prussia Italy and France, is out Of the ques
ton The Court of Vienna is, of course, fully con-
scious Of this fact. Louis Napoleon, moreover has
taken special pains to urge 1t upon the
immediate attention of Austria, and to that
end has dispatched special envoy to Vi
emma. The Austrian papers maintain that this mes
senger was to request the Austrian Government TO
make certain concessions with regard to the Venetian
question, and they claim to have trustworthy author
It's for stating that the result Of the negotiations
tered into between Austria and France is calculated
10 eGsci total change in the present Of political
er,nfs. as it ,coud rciiers Austria Of the double
burden Of carrying tcar simultaneously IN The NORTH
and The South.
The purpor of all this is clear. The Austrian
papers speak Of an arrangement which would provide
for the cession of part the whole Of Nene,ia if IN
return France and Italy would pledge themselves not
to assist Prussia, which, with its l9OOOOOO of in
habitants. would thus be left alone at with op.
ponents commanding more than jO,OOO,OOO.
The next European mail is likely to bring more de-
tailed accounts of these new negotiations. IL Is, IN
the mean tme clear that such an arrangement must
ha, itself 10 the minds of Austrian states
men as the most advantageous that, in view OF the
threatening attitude Of France, could be obtained.
They all know and openly admit that Venetia, year
for year is for Austria of greater expenditure
than income; that this burden is growing heavier
every year and that, in any European compiled
ton, Venea is the most vulnerable point Of the En-
pre BY selling Veneta, Austria would get rid OF It's
greatest danger, with fair prospect of now solving
the Gordian knot of German unity at the expense of
Prussia.