The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-11
GRNERAL NEWS.
The War CIOud in Europe.

From the London M,rntag Po,t, Oct 20.
The public VIII be glad to learn that the
apprebenscns of war, arising. as ~ is supposed,
IRON the publication OF Ger ain staten -nts
purpOrtlDg to have b. en made by Baron
Won Beust TO the Austrian Armv COMMISSION.
may be dismissed. Tue Austrian Minis er'5
speech has no doubt been misreporIed. 1t was
a confidential con nmuDlcation. But the question
which the Commi7s on hal to resolve seems to
have been whether, uGder existing circu H.
stances, Austria could hold her proper position
III Europe with an army OF less than SU0 600
mel; and, though we do not profess to have
any pieclse inform atom OIL u he point, 1t mas be
that the reasons which Baron Won
Beust advanced TO Justify the proposal
were based on considerations having no refer
ence whatever to the possible or probable
proceedings OF France and Prussia. That Aus
tria Is preparing Tor European war. an
dreaming of a formidable alliance, is as being
Incompatible with her interests, lncredible; bat
1t must be recolected that the events which
compelled Austria, as it was said, TO turn her
face towards the East, marked out the policy
which she is bound to pursue, and that 1T Is not
as If there were no conlravening ideas, no am.
bition. and no in nrigues in her way. Ii is not as
II there were no "black spots" in the Eastern
sky; and while IRON Won Beust may hope, as
we do, That they will disappear he calnJt ig-
more the responsibility upon which power
would be called TO account If the peace of Eu-
rope should be broken, as it were, upon its
weakness, by the non.iul6lment OF obligations
which constitute sort of common security.
The words which were address ed 10 the Army
Commsso on ref rred, we believe, to the Danube
ra, her than to the Rhine.
We are, however unable to say that the un-
easiDess which has again been experienc I'd is
altogether unreasonable, or that the fear which
" represents is uninstrucied ana lmprOv,deut.
Great armaments unfortunately indicate the
CONCLUSION which has been hastily arrived at
through doubts with respect to the objects
which the Govern ments maintaining them have
In view. But at the same time II Is mater of
fact that, AS the Paris Moniteur h1y Just declared,
''Ihp IpnulSItp conditions I'm Eur0na
insure peace and tranqulIlity." IL may fairly he
assumed, and without eXaggeratlng the sense
OF duty which Is generally entertained, that no
nation OF Europe would be q party TO spreading
The horrors OF war out of mere thirst for
agerandizHment; and further, and what is
ekAntlal TO the understan ing that no Euro
pean Cove nmeut ts coDOptent 90 enter upon
war in which vt would ia 10 receive national
SUPPORT. AS things are this is IN itself safe
guard, aud the more so rs 1t is obviously sus-
cep ole OF Improvement. The s'rong are kept
III check by the feeling not only Ihar, in the
long run, there will be day OF reasoning tor
wrOng-doing, but that Immediately, even If IL
be croWL ed with success. the wrong doors are
subject 10 distrust and suspicion, which neu-
traize the influence great powers should exercise
The triumph OF armed lOrce-ihaJ which Wo1ld
throw us back TO the old days OF robbery aud
volerce-can hardly he contempla ed even a
remote contingency, with indifference, ana N
men do u 1t nov, as tbey once did, speak aloua
with their tUngues OF the tire that Is hot within
them, the most p4cidc are constrained 20 admit
that the policy Of non-interierence may be
abused.
The POpe's letter TO Eastern Churches.
correspondent In the Leyant Herald, of
october Il speaking OF the Popes letter 10 the
Eastern churches. saws thai thus lar II has not
been tavoraby receIved. The following IS an
account OF Its reception AZ Phanar;-
=, On Tbursdav, 10Th October Monsegneur
hassoun. the Roman Catholic vicar general,
Ieques ed al audience OF the Greek Patria gcn.
The after replied that he would receive him at
our +. NJ. ON Saturday. Accoringly, on that
day, at the hour liked, the vicar, attended oy
tour Catholic ecclesIastics of hieh rank, pro-
ceeded 10 the patriarchate, and after the usual
Introductory c!viites, presented 70 bis Holt