The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-06-15
Affairs in Europe,

European dates to June establish that
he prospects Of a peace of congress are
promising. In fact, it sesms thu, tho
interested power. have agreed 70 the con.
ference in Il formal manner, AMI hat none
Of the pr-liminaries remained unsettled
save the date of meeting.
II /. significant fact that Aus',ia
Prussia and Italy. Willie agreeing to ID
represented a: this rong'ess. are wiling
10 make no concessions, save that thay.
will no, initiate hcsiiliues before Tia,
action Of the congress shall ;re concluded
They do not even agree 10 cease their
preparations for war. Not onv does eacl:
power continue TO mobilize it's forces, but
each announces thus early that j. will not
tolerate any interference by the congress
with the very questions upon which ar.
predicated the issues Of the war. Italy
will be satisfied with no conclusion that
fails tc restore her Venetian possessions
Austria distinctly announces that 30
question will be entertained which in.
cudes cession Of Venetia 10 Ilaiy. She
likewise demands tina: the Schleswlg lIol-
stein matter shall be settled bv cnnvo
cation of the German state; while p,ussia
announces that the congress mnst tot
discuss any affair related to the internal
interests oi GeImanY Il
will thus t,s seen that The Interested pow
er>, in advance. decline any discussion
upon tie very issues involved in their pre-.
sent hostile attitude How far congress
in such state of ,tf,irs. can ta a sur.
cess can be easily seen hy any one !, IS
barely possible that some sort Of al
agreemen, may be pa ched up; bnt, Al
the outset, nothing seems more impro-
babIe. ANY arrangement which might
be concluded would become, before long.
as imperative ss the celebrated treaty
Of 1915.
With reference 10 this tresty. and "a
having bearing upon the probable effect
Of one which may be constructed at tbs
approaching Paris conference i. may he
stated that, Of all the parties Ia the treaty
Of 1873, Sweden is the only Une whiGl,
has not violated It. Austria seized upon
Cravoris which l'y the Treaty was desig-
mated as free city. Great BIitian turned
over the lonian islands TO GREECE, after
having agreed in 1873 lh 1t they should
form free and independent state. Spa II
violated the treaty of 1915 in the res,or
alton of FredericE; VII to absolute power
and again, not long since, in changing
the order of the succession to the Spanish
throne, by which the principle OF Iegi,i>
macy, insisted on at Vienna, was rter.
thrown. France has violated that portion
Of the treaty which forever exclude. tha
Bonaparte family from The throne Of
France, and again in the annexation nf
Savoy and Nice. Prussia has time and
agaion violated the Vienna treaty from
her participation upon Ho'steir.
Portugal and Russia have both violated
either principle involved in the Nrenn,
treaty or else one of Its direct conclusions.
and these two powers complete the list
Of those who were parties TO the treaty.
and who, with the exception Of S~ ~eden.
have, at one time or another been engas-
ed in its viuIatrn
These facts. together with tie present
hostile attitude Of three Of the European
powers, show the necessity OF recon
strnction of the map Of Eu,ope That it
will he done peareahly does rot seem
probable We l!,;uk that the business
men Of this r1nntrr should confidently
calculate Upon European ws,. and should
shape their affairs according ".