New-York tribune., 1870-12-13
THE AUSTRIAN POLICY.

COUNT voN BEUsT's DECLARATIONs-AUSrRIA
EAGER FOR PEACE AND UNPREPARED POR
WAR-IMPORTANCE OF THE NEUTRALIZA-
TIOE OF THE EUXlNE TO HER SLAVIC
POSsESSIONS-TIIE OPENING OF THE PAR
LAMENT AT PEsrH-REoRGANIZING TIE
AEMY-IMMENsE BUDGET FOR TIE WAR DE-
PARTMENT.
lFRoN orR SPECIAL CORRRSPONDYST.i
VIENNA. Nov. 24-The declaration of the
Vienna Government, that it will support England and
Turkey even q the most extreme measures may have
caused some surprise 10 the admir- n OF Count Beust
whose policy has hitherto been Of peace especially
IA all difficulties that have, at various periods threatened
tho Sublime Porte The Counts well known New Years
dispatch OF C7 Gin which he proposed Congress OF the
sguaory powers OF the Treaty Of Paris Of 1G, to con
slider the question whether Russia should not be released
from the shackes placed upon her martin powerin the
Black Sea) will moi have been forgotten; and The Jour
nat II, 81 PetrsJurg recently asked why Count BeuSt
should md the revision Of the treaty wrong and
injurious to-day which he considered as desirable ia
IsC7 That proposition. however, was made at an ap
parenty uupropious moment. The political condition
OF southrrn Europe then very critical: Crete stood
in flames; France and England considered the PROPOSE
on mons.rou" and Russia refused 10 make Use Of the
hint and now the question j. again called ur, but IN
more dang fora Count Beust takes most decided
stand point. quite At variance with his usual peace
making policy and feels bound to be guided in his
altogether by that taken by Turkey and England. In
every question that has previously threatened TO involve
the In he has always been the very foremost
10 act the part of couciator need only call to mind
the kindly services Of the Austrian Government in the
servian difficulties with Turkey in preventing war be
tween Greece and the Sublime Porte in the Cretan diff
ouities and then again in smoothing away the dicul-
tee that threatened rupture between the Sultan and
the Khedve; and Why does he not now use his good
services in smoothing away the present dificultiesi
Count Beust has recently answered these questions
himself in a spirit spending 10 the tone adopted by
fahC
policy in 1866 might Ice in 1870 It adopted in
manner spOning 10 the usages of civilized nations
and he complains that the rude breaking of treaty b!
any one Power, would lead persisted IN by all Euro
1an Powers 10 condition Of things little removed from
barbarism when the proposed Congress in 1867, all
the guatory Powers in existence but now Russia
has seized an opportunity for Illegal aci when one OF
The then greatest Powers lies PROSTATE, and the other
appears Dee mood creating suspicion as 10 the posi-
uou which she intends 70 occupy. Prussia is bound
equally with France England. Italy and Austria, to see
that the letter o te treaty carried out when she
does not she places herself at the side Of Russia 50 say
thc Austrian journals And the result of this alliance OF
understanding between i've great Powers is considered
dangerous 10 the existence Austria and the neutral
ty Of Prussia viii he considered ~ an act OF hostility
coward that Government. The Vienna Jour
hals. official and unofficial speak plainly on this
point and in high diplomatic circles the view
prevails universally that an undersi andng not an
alliance, IN the exact Of the word was had be
the Emperor Of Russia and King William, az the
semorable meeting Of the two monarchs at Ems just be
the breaking out ~ the French conflict
This agreement that Prussia should DE left free
hand with France and be permitted the unmoested an
le,atiOn Alsace aud Lorraine and in rcturn Russia
SHOULD at liberty to open the Eastern question O
lrr own satisfaction. This opinion Notwithstanding
fLe taet that OJO Russell was convinced In yersaes
tha; alliance" exists between the two Powers, j.
frmly held in Vienna ocal quarters And the tone Of
total Indifference Russas action, exhibited in the
JTussiau press, isps 20 strengthen this view. Berlin
e0rrcs Ionent Of the Silesan Zef1ng Journal which il
sald have a son of semi-ofcia connection and il
anti Austrian ia feekBg, says:
~f we would be iud, We must admit that the treat,
its destruction The naturalization Of the
BkieI could only exist 40 long Russia pleased to
submit IT, AZ Russia thinks that the time has
e,ane doing ag8y with this neutrality. IL does not
follow thai blb. lasa AZ GggroSsee fDrfyd the
Russia nO grounds Tor this she has nothing fear
Turkey she caDB, therefore, have pretoIt for
rar wtlL1trkey RIssa knows that extension OF ha
territory thf direction Of Turkey apart from the njs-
tlAs Of the matter would mol be oppOrtuDe now aud
would only be injurious tO her dher policy"
THE view maintained by the majority Of the Prusssn
Journals
Aasriss interests ST stake I'D the Oriental question arr