The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-22
The European SItuRtiOn-NapOleOn and
Francis Joseph.

From The ". Y. Herald.
Our dispatches from Salzburg by the At
lantic CABLE dated on Tuesday at noon, and in
the evening, report that Napoleon held long
conference with Baron Beust, the Prime Min
lister of Austria, and subsequently had pri-
vate interview with the Emperor Francis
Joseph. The imperial and official meetings
resulted in the establishment of "good un-
derstanding" between France and Austria;
but as we are informed at the latest moment,
''nO treaty has been made"
Just as we learned the issue of what may be
regarded as a personal application by the
French Emperor to the chief of the Hapsburgs
for a diplomatic alliance, we received cable
telegram from Vienna, stating that the official
journals published in that city on Tuesday de-
clared that 'the peace of Germany is now
secured''-a very ominous declaration for i'm
perial France, and one which leads to the in
ference that Austria, even after all her humilia-
tions in the late war with Prussia imagines
that her material interests lie more in the
direction of the policy of young Germany, as
reconstructed, than in pledging herself to up
hold a system of French diplomacy which,
perhaps, she would not in the end be permitted
to clearly comprehend. .r-.
In the days of his poverty and exile Louis
Napoleon did not believe that much good
could come from the meeting of crowned
heads, asserting that monarchs may be
deceived by them. The Emperor of the
French may have persuaded himself into
different opinion. He must however, excuse
us and many who are, doubtless, of our way
of thinking if it is maintained that the OPT
Mons of Louis Napoleon in this particular are
to be preferred to the opinions of the Emperor
of the French. In plain terms, we augur no
good and foresee nothing but trouble to Aus
tria, to France, to Europe from this imperial
interview.
What is to come out of itY A direct answer
to this question might be dangerous. Without
condescending to minute particulars, it may be
said, with tolerable amount of safety, that it
bodies no good. Napoleon is not particularly
interested in the prosperity of Austria. Napo-
leon is only interested in the prosperity of
France. If alliance with Austria, or if the
adoption by Austria of any particular line OF
policy, would subserve the interests of France,
Napoleon, we may rest assured, exerted him
self to make this alliance good or to induce
Austria to adopt this line of policy, and his
failure deals another heavy blow to his pres
| tige, which he may endeavor to avenge. There
! is a man of hard feeling and of iron will who
stands behind Francis Joseph, and without
! whom Francis Joseph cannot act Baron Won
Beust is at the present moment the virtual
ruler of Austria, and it may be found that he
has been quite match, in their own favorite
line, for either Napoleon or Bismark. Aus
trials future salvation depends not upon war,
but upon peace. Her finances are low; hel
energies are exhausted. Time and rest to hel
are, in present circumstances, equal to money
and strength. Won Beust knows this-sees it.
and sees it clearly; and not all the cunning o
the imperial "Mephistopheles' will blind hin
to the truth. Napoleon has been rather out
witted by German. 1t will be strange if ht
has been outwitted, used, and defeated agaiI
by Austria. The complete results of this Salz
burg conference will be eagerly and impa
tiently awaited.