The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-26
New Move on the European Chess-BOard.

New Move on the European Cbess-BOard.
from the Tribune.
If Louis Napoleon, by his speech at Auxerre
(or by the interpolated account of it in the
M0hiteur), did not mean to pledge himself to
the support oil Italy and Prussia, he undoubtedly
wished to be understood so at Vienna. The
speech contained the significant hint 70 the
Austrian Government that If Flance. "dete5t-
ing the treaties OF 1876" and always sympathiz-
ing with the national aspirations of oppressed
peoples" especially with those OF Italy, which
a few years ago, by the cession of Savoy, ena-
bled france to ''rectify" part of her frontier,
should once more unite all her forces with
those OF Italy and Prussia, the aggregate
strength of the two belligerent parties would be
very materially changed.
Should France remain neutral, the strength
of the two parties would be about as folows:-
Prussia and Italy together have a population OF
4O,OOO,OOO souls, and their armies, put on a war
footing, will together number about 100000
men.
On the other hand, we have Austria, with
35,00000J and the minor German States with
100000 together 49,000,0O0 of Inhabitants,
and also mastering an army of about 1000 600
men. The Federal Diet pledged itself, on the 9th
oil May, against Prussia, with the exception,
however, of Mecklenburg and the XVIII and
XVllth carl9 (Which means majority of the
following States Oldenburg, Anhalt, Schwarz-
burg, and the four Tree c1tes). Or these States,
MeCklenburg would be prevented, by her geo.
graphical position, from furnishing a contingent
TO Federal army directed 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 may, since
May 8, be set down as the certain ally of Aus
! tria. This would nearly balance the strength of
the two parties.
The alliance of France with the opponents of
Austria would insure the success of the latter.
For Austria, with its many discontented pro-
vinces, to resist the onset of three powers as
consolidated and HOMOGENEOUS as Prussia, Italy,
and France, Is out OF the question. The Court OF
Vienna is of course, fully conscious of this fact.
Louis Napoleon, moreover, has taken special
pains to urge it upon the immediate attention of
Austria and to that end has despatched special
envoy to Vienna. The Austrian papers maintain
that this messenger was 10 request the Austrian
Government to make certain concessions with
regard TO the Venetian question, and they claim
to have Trustworthy authority Tor stating that
the result of the negotiations entered into be-
tween Austria and France is calculated to effect
total change in the present course of political
events, 1t would relieve Austria of the double
burden OF carrying on war simultaneously in
the North and the South. r.f.
The purport of all this is clear. The Austrian
papers speak OF an arrangement which would
provide for the cession OF part or the whole OF
Venetia, If in return France and Italy would
pledge themselves rot to assist Prussia, which,
with its 100000 of inhabitants, would thus be
lett alone, at war with opponents commanding
more than 80, 1000, 600
The next European mail is likely to bring more
detailed accounts of these new negotiations. 1t
is, in the meantime, clear that such an arrange
ment must have prese nted itself to the minds
OF Austrian statesmen 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 source OF greater expenditure than
income; that this burden is growing heavier
every year; and that in any European com pli
cation, Venetia is the most vulnerable point oi
the empire. BY selling Venetia, Austria would
get rid OF its greatest DANGER with a fair pros
pect OF now solving the GOrdian knot oI Ger.
man unity at the expense Oi Prussia