The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-21
Affairs I'm Europe.

From the Chicago Times
European dates to June establish that
the propects of peace congress are prom.
ising. In fact, it seems that the interests
ed powers have agreed to the conference
in formal manner, and that none of the
preliminaries remained unsettled save the
date of meeting.
It's significant fact that Austria,
Prussia and Italy, while agreeing to be
represented at this congress, are willing to
make no concessions, save that they will
not initiate hostilities before the action of
the congress shall be concluded. They do
not even agree to cease their preparations
for war. Not only docs each pcwer con-
tinue to mobilize it's forces. but each an
nounces thus early that it will not tolerate
any interference by the congress with the
very questions upon which are predicted
the issues Of the war. Italy will be salts
fed with 40 conclusion that fails to restore
her Venetian possessions. Austria dis
tinctly announces that no question will be
entertained which includes a cession of
Venetia to Italy She likewise demands
that the Schleswig- Holstein matter shall
be settled by convocation Of the German
states while Prussia announces that the
congress must not discuss any affair rela-
ted to the internal interests Of Germany.
/ will thus be seen that the interested
powers, in advance, decline any discussion
upon the very issues involved in their press
ent hostile attitude. How far a congress.
in such state of affairs, can be a success
can be easily seen BY any one. 1t is bare
ly possible that some sort Of an agreement
may be patched up; but, at the outset,
nothing seems more improbable. Any arr
rangement which might be concluded
would become, before long, as imperative
as the celebrated treaty of 1915.
With reference to this treaty, and as
having bearing upon the probable effect of
one which may be constructed at the APP
preaching Paris conference, it may be
stated that, of all the parties to the treaty
of 1915, Sweden is the only one which has
not violated it. Austria seized upon Cra-
eovia, which by this treaty was designated
as free city Great Britain turned over
the Ionian islands to Greece. after having
agreed in 1915 that they should form a
free and independent state. Srain viola>
ted the treaty of 1915 in the restoration of
Frederick VII. to absolute power, and
again, not long since, in changing the or
der of the succession to the Spanish
throne, by which the principle of legiti>
macy, insisted on at Vienna, was over
thrown. France has violated that portion
of the treaty which forever excluded the
Bonaparte family from the throne Of
France, and again in the annexation of
Savoy and Nice. Prussia has time and
again violated the Vienna treaty from her
participation in the absorption of Cracovia
down to her attempt upon Holstein. Por-
tugal and Russia hare besn violated either
principle involved in the Vienna treaty
or else one of its direct conclusions: ami
these two powers complete the list of those
who were parties to the treaty, and who,
with the exception Of Sweden, have, at
one time or another, been engaged in its
violation
These facts, together with the present
hostile attitude of three of the European
powers, show the necessity of a reconstruc-
tion of the map Of Europe. That it will
be done peaceably does not seem probable
We think that the business men of this
country should confidently calculate upon
European war, and should shape their
affairs accordingly.