The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-25

| which France could depend in the case Of a
| great war. In England no Ministry would
| dare to propose participation in continental
| war. Italy sympathizes more with Prussia
| than with France and the Italian Government
would find it difficult to resist the popular
demand for annexation of Rome whenever
France should be embarrassed by foreign
| war As regards Russia France cannot easily
make as many concessions to that power as
the Prussian Government has done. Prussia
is understood to leave to Russia entire liberty
of action with regard to Turkey, and to have
refused. recently, to protest against the incor-
poration of the Kingdom of Poland. If France
refrains from entering a solemn protest against
these measures, she does so with unconcealed
reluctance; and as for coming to q full agree
ment with Russia on the Eastern and the
Polish questions, that is almost impossible
Austria, in fine, is fully aware that she has to
fear more from Prussia than from France
Any territorial compensation that she can
possibly obtain for her losses since 1859 she
must expect in Southeastern Europe, and it
is, therefore, significant fact that, since the
appointment of Baron Won Beust to the Prime
Ministry, the former friendship of Austria for
Turkey has been exchanged for open efforts to
court the friendship of Russia.
IfFrance desired allies against Prussia, none
other were left than those minor Governments
referred to in the cable despatch of Friday
All these Governments are filled with fear at
the aggrandizement of Prussia. The press of
Holland and Belgium, in particular, have
shown a hostility against Prussia well cacu-
lated to call forth aggressive designs if none
existed before. 1t would not be surprising if
Napoleon had offered to these States to enter
into military relation to France similar to
the one in which the South German States
find themselves with regard to Prussia. Nor
can it be doubted that the Governments of the
three small States mentioned would be glad to
be assured of the patronage of a power like
France. But will not the fate of Hanover
warn them against committing themselves to
an alliance which Prussia, in case of war;
could not fail to regard and to treat as an act
of hostility
1t is apparent that the relation of Prussia to
its western neighbors already constitutes a
serious complication. This complication be-
comes more serious in proportion to the
greater progress that is made in The consolda-
tion of German unity. There is moreover,
an immediate cause of dispute which may at
any moment be used by either of the opposite
parties for bringing on a cOnHiCt-the Grand
Duchy of Luxemburg. This country formerly
belonged to the German Confederation, and
was at the same time subject to the King of
Holland. Prussia consented to release the
Dutch Province of Limburg, which likewise
belonged to the German Confederation from
all connection with reconstructed Germany,
but insisted on her right to garrison the for
tress of Luxemburg, which is one of the
strongest on the French frontier. Holland
has not yet dared to oppose this demand,
though she does not conceal her wish to order
the Prussians out. An alliance between
France and Holland would, therefore, be
almost sure to create very unpleasant rela-
tions between those two powers on the one
hand and Prussia on the other.