The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-08-04
The Attitude of Austria-BarOn Won
Beust's Speech.

Beust's Speech.
The speech Of Baron Won BEUsT, in reply
to the address of the Budget Committee OF
the Hungarian delegation, says the New
| York Times cannot fail to create pro-
found impression throughout Europe The
Hungarian Committee, we presume, feeling
an interest in the nature of the policy by
which their financial interests are so closely
affected, probably asked for some lnfor-
nation on the point, and Baron Won BEUsT
seems to have taken the occasion for full
and formal exposition Of the foreign policy
of Austria, and the state of her relations
with other European Powers. And we
cannot say that the tone of his speech bodies
well for the peace of Europe. 1t has been
notorious for some time past that
Austrian diplomacy has been unusu-
ally actlve,-the curious little incident"
inside an incident" of Won BEUsT's
dispatch on the Franco-Belgian diff
Guilty for example, and what with her large
standing army, the lessons in its manage
ment that she learnt at Sadowa, and still
more from the new strength she derives from
united and contented people, Austria is
now most formidable power. And Baron
Won BEUsT affects no false humility. He
speaks in the tone of the representative of
great Power, whose views will have to be
treated with respect by other Powers, and
he pretty plainly announces her likes and
disikes toward the various members of the
European family of nations. Her relations
with France, he says have been on the
best possible footing" ever since 1853, and
"thc interests and intentions of the two
countries are identical" After reference
to the Eastern question he turned to Prus-
STA. He had honestly, he declared, striven
to establish "m0re cordial" relations with
that Power, but "his effoits not having
been met in similar spirit" he had not
been successful.
From this frank and unmistable declara-
ton we can only infer that something very
like AN alliance exists between Austria and
France, and that instead of anything like
u compromise having been effected between
the ambitious policy of BISMARCK and the
desire of Austria to prevent this absorption
of the South German Kingdoms into the
Confederation of tine North, the divergence
between the interests of the two great Ger
man Powers is wider than ever And the
painness of the language so different from
the usual cautiousness of Ministerial phrase
ology,-seems calculated to let not only the
diplomats of Europe, but the people, know
beyond doubt what the attitude of Aus
tria is.
We shall undoubtedly hear more of this
speech of Baron Won BEUsT, and that before
long. The announcement of cordial friend
ship and community of interests with
France, coupled in so marked a manner
with the expression of hostility toward
Prussia, cannot be taken by the latter
power except as challenge. And although
Count BISMARCK himself is not now at the
head of Prusssan affairs in person, it is not
likely that the Prussan Ministers, ami
mated by his spirit, and carrying out
his policy, can let it pass without reply
that may cause great irritation both IN Par
is and Vienna. Baron Won BEgsT's speech
may not indicate any actual desire on the
| part of Austria to enter upon hostillties,
even with the powerful aid of France, but
there certainly is good deal of the come
on il you dare tone toward her Northern
| rival about it.