Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-06-20
From the New York Herald.
The Emperors of Russia and Germany
What Does their eCnnferenca Meant

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What Does their Conference Mean?
/ The Gar and the Kaiser-the Kaiser pa
eTcettence, not he with the tottering crown o
Hapsburg-have met and talked things over
What they had to say to each other was not fo
everybody s ear, we may be sure of that They
retired within the inmost recess of privacy, ou
OF all hearing; not even Bismarck, the grea
| bearer of State secrets was there The Czai
| two days in Berlin, and frequently closeted
| with the Kaiser, surely this must mean some
| thing. Bismarck could not enter but we, by
taking the dramatist's license will have peep
| into the council chamber where the two mighty
autoerats OF Europe are engaged in private
conversation siias q p
Would the two monarchs be apt to play the
hypocrite, to talk much and say nothing; use
words as the French Machiavelli said, to con-
ceai their thoughts? We think not They
are too sincere friends for that. Old Emperor
William is beyond such political trickery. At
his age, toe -threescore and ten--not he! AS
for the Emperor Alexander, birth and educa-
tion have made him despot, but be is no
hypocrite. So we suppose they would Dotn
all conventional cant, all nonsense, and fall to
business. The Kaiser, to begin with, would
probably allude to the many glorious victories
vouchsafed upon his House by the grace OF
God. "Ah," he would say, "God has done
all; He has delivered these impious French
men to our sword but Bismarck and Moltke
have done well, too. To you, my imperial
nephew, we owe much. You have maintained
a benevolent neutrality; you have not only
kept aloof, but you have kept Austria from
meddling with US, which she had strong de
sire to do. Thanks to you for that l' s'You
owe me no thanks, Uncle William. ! have
kept Austria at q respectful distances but
have not you and Bismarck done me good
turn in the London Conference You say Bis
narck has done well so has my old servant,
Gortchakof Pen and ink have achieved
great victory for Russia; none the less great
for its being bloodless y
"What do you think about this Communist
canoal!e, Nephew Alexander? I call them
canaille, although by the grace Of God they
have done good work for us; they have deliv-
cred France bound hand and foot into our
hands, What our boys in spiked helmets
spared they have destroyed" ''Ahl but you
forget, Uncle William, this Communist rabble
may turn against US. I am only glad that the
Theirs government leads them such bloody
dance. Talk about our executions in Poland,
why they are nothing to it. But we must look
at home, too Communism may infest our
own cities: We must hunt down this danger
Gus element, conteQae coute. lAssenting grunt
of the Kaiser, accompanied by clenchiug of
Asts.) By the way, uncle, we will give Old
Thlers' republic chance, Theirs republic is,
after all, but republic in name, and will soon
er OR later drift into monarchy. Now, don't
know but would like to see that confounded
humbug, Napoleon, back on the throne of
France. I,Ithink that would be the best thing
for ali Of us; wouldnt it. uncle?' ''It would,
nephew; it would" ''Ah, but, uncle, a Holy
Alliance would be better still. Pity that we
are only two to that Austria is lost to U.S.
In fact, hate Austria. She always thwarted
my little plans in the East Austria is getting
too liberal-coquetting with the Poles. Our
Polish provinces are our weak points. We
must watch Austria. Besides, Austria, France
and perhaps England. may make common
cause against either or both Of US. "You
are right, nephew. As soon as France will
feel her legs again-monarchy or repubic-she
will be eager to avenge Sedan and reassert her
supremacy in the East, Austria has not for
gotten sadowa England may wake up to
sense of her humiliation, and Turkey, too,
whom you are now trying to bamboozle, may
Alexander !; we must combine; alliance, often
sive and defensive nothing short of that =
"Yes, Uncle William, replied the Czar, ''al-
lance, offensive and defensive Our servants,
Bismarck and Gortchakoff, will arrange the de-
tails"
This is the most likely version we can give
of the secret conference between the two
mighty potentates, and who knows but future
events may prove that our account of it is In
the main correct