New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-10
PRUSSIA.
THE NEW QUARREL BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND
AUsTRIA-NEwsPAPER TRIALS.

AUsTRIA-NEwsPAPER TRIALS.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
BERLIN Jan. 22.-There may be those who think
that the best interests of Austria and Hungary
would be subserved by prosecution of the reforms
already begun and the development of the resources
of the countries but Count Beust is not one of Them
for he has been willing to leopard all the advantages
the monarchy has gained, ors likely to gain, and to
neglect its economical and industrial interests in the
pursuit of an adventurous policy in the Eastern
question. Although acknowledging that there is
not now single point where the interests of Austria
and Prussia come into collision, upon the assumption
that at remote period Prussia may find 1t to
her advantage to ally herself with Russia, he has
employed the language of suspicion toward that
Power inviting its hostility and urging 1t to
friendly attitude by mputing to it such
friendly designs while at the same time he adopted
the bold expedient of attempting TO force solution
of the Eastern question, His exclusive right TO hay
ing conceived and introduced this characteristic
poIicy is unmpeached In pursuance of it the Vienna
official journals discharged q yoney OF accusations
against the Prussians the Berlin journals retorted
with counter accusations. and sort OF picket warfare
was waged with merciless activity Among those
who must be assumed to be inferior TO the Imperial
Chancellor by reason of occupying less prominent
position is Count Andrassy. A patriot and devoted
TO the welfare of his country the bias OF his mind did
not allow HIM TO consider prudent the far-sighted
policy that ruled III the Monarchy and we now have
sensations TO Count Beust and supported them with
such unmistakabe evidence of his intention TO take
decided measures against his policy. that the Cham
cellOr has had the discretion TO give way. Ihe
Vienna journals announce that they have orders 10
discontinue the warfare on their part and those Oh
Berlin agree to the truce with the ayowed determi-
nation of replying the first renewal OF h0stilltles
The restless mercurial activity Of Count Begst VIII
undoubtedly impel him anew to distinguish himself;
with what remarkable scheme we VIII see II We COLI
tain ourselves Iii patience.
The newspaper editors have hard lot here. They
must write in fear and trembling not knowing what
may be in store for them on the morrow. In one
court in this city, during the year 1853 there were -
suits brought against newspapers writers, OF which
% resulted in convictions One day last week there
were three such before the Seventh Deputation
of the Criminal Court at Berlin One was for TIE
publication in the Pubiicist of an article against
money collections in church, which was termed I'M
pudent beggary The court held that the otense Was
criminal because the collection was church ordi-
nance and fined the accused $40 The second complaint
was against financial journal for libel OF railroad
President, and the third was o proceeding against
hiGdderddatsch. comic paper The oitense consisted
in representation of the Minister of Finance stand
ing in atered clothing before the Chamber of Depu.
the tfss words the abashed below Herr Won der
Heydt the Minister of Debts and of the Deficit pre-
pares himself TO approach the Chamber IN such
way that they must give him donation" The ac-
cused made humorous speech IN bus
defense, which is good that
must send it TO YOU The prosecuting attorney
has acknowledged he said that it is difi-
cult in journal of this description To clearly DIS
tinguish between that which Is allowed and that
which is forbidden. When say that have most
carefully examined every line of the entire number
it must be conceded that / had no intention OF
libel AS to the oiense mentioned IN section lOl,
cannot understand how the deficit can be regarded
as Prussan institution As TO section l02 the COM
plant says that the Minister OF Finance Is repre-
sented as q squirting beggar deny that he squnts;
if he does so. 1t fault of the draughtsman But
even if he did, there is msdemean0r, for II Is no.
where said that Minister cannot squint. The Min
lister appears in torn coat but 1t is nowhere written
.l,.o G,..t haNa hAla i'm hls n
said that the picture represents Prussia As bankrupt
but only Cretan would be disposed TO represent the
great, mighty. and opnlent Prussia as bankrupt.
think the speaker did himself good service. for he
was, contrary to custom. acquitted.