The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-22

Nevertheless. the Russian GARNET has endeavored
to pace Prince Man's course In very 10y al light to
Turkey and friendly one to Austria and the change
Of ministry IN BeIgrad. that is just announced by
| telegraph, Is looked upon as initiating 6crvten
| policy favorable 10 Aus.r0-Hungary.
THE scLAviC QUESTION
| Is again preached by Rsnau IN letter to strauss.
| forming the preface TO his new book, ia Reforme
| InteIlecluelle Ell Morale" IN which he revamps the
| Old French Illusion OF undertaking war OF revenge
against Germany with the aid OF Russia. Renan
would Certainly be much better employed IN writing
| character than in endeavoring keep alive French
hatred against Germany Dy urging the pocy OF win
nlng back the lost princes, OF supporting Pansclav
OF The Papacy. THANKS to Prussan statesmen says
Come no other viii ann nave than %r na long o
| conquering the lost provinces. We are
placed IN q situation making necessary for US inc
! policy OF 81 ring up the growing hatred between
Germans and sclavs, TO worn In favor OF Pansia-
vlsmusu Fortunately NJ Remains reputation az
political philosopher Is not very extended, and, IN
spite OF sucn German-esters as he, ana tnose
Frenchmen who deem 1t a sacred and patriotc duty
cnance Tor wncn French JurIes have the eilrontery
TO dec are them "not guilty. the better feeling OF
Germany IL inclined TO the belief that France needs
| peace. and she will have IL SO long as the French
| themselves respect II.
| The Russian journal hussrti MIR, not long
| ago brought out description Of the present
condition OF the Russian army not very naiter,ng,
| OF the latter, but true withal, and, as one must
be very careful about telling the truth the editors
| have recently received gentle warming" about
| Droacnlng subjects 80 dear to paiernai
government. The journal mas now. however,
| turned Is attention to The unfavorable 81 les OF
other Departments OF the empire, and one OF us re
| cent numbers contains q nat contradiction OF the
many reports oil the brilliant condition OIL The low
| est classes of the empire speaking OF the
| AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL GLASSES.
the h'tsSicH Mr. SayS:-"Agrlcuiturc makes put
very slow progress among the peasants; on account
OF the low stage OF educational develoDmeut In
same state as in the days OF serIdom.. half
ruined peasants nuts. the double number VI brandy
r and de cesspoos in the armyard "a before lean
CATTLE half hedged gardens with crippled trees and
naustea and trampled meadows, the same mourn
tul falow. fruitful only IN enormous quantities OF
weeds. The system OF agriculture. even IN the
ne,ahporhoods Of st. Petersburg and Moscow, IL the
primitive one. Fields OF clover and weil-worked
| fields are rarity. Horucu ure MAKES equally slow
| progress, and q consequence Is dearness OF all
garden producls and decrease OF the popular pros
THE MECHANICAL WORLD
the condition OF things IL sill worse-0ld methods
| long cut OF date and lower degree OF morality
| than among the peasants. Tue mechanic begins 10
LABOR at an early age without education, and com.
| ing IN contact with woIkmen already aemora!ized
he becomes morally diseased, barely knows his own
| branch of labor, and Is totally ignorant OF the
| progress and improvements made therein. In con-
trast to the above the writer praises the agrcultu-
raj rel atoms Of Finland aud the character oil the
| mechanics OF WARSAW. In Finland, where the soil
Is poorest, the AGRICULTURAL progress IS greatest;
| while in warsaw The mechanic possesses skill and
| Knowledge unknown III other Giles oil the empire.
The agricultural progress IN Finland Is due mai1ly
| to the establishment and influence OF several
agricultural schools and the mechanical progress Of
Warsaw due III part To the nearlesS OF the border,
but nanny to the existence OF sunday schools lot
mechanics tCweive, che attendance or which ~ OBJ.
ligatory. The journal named sums up TO the effect
thai tile come TO the western borders The
better Is the condition OF the people, and that the
Russian mas sill much 10 learn from his more ad-
vanced Western nelgnbor.
Opinion in Germany Regarding Russian
acknowledgements In Russin InUsler-
able the GermaDs-lThe Two Eaipires
Should BE Friends, bur Are Theys-The Press
on tho subject.
BERLIN, Dec. 10. 1871.
The absorbing topic Of conversation in this city is
the speech of the Emperor Of Russia at the Georgen
fest The words OF the Gar have been, so far a.
could see received with some degree OF joyful sur
prise. That the relations of Germany and Russia
were OF the lriendiest at the close OF the Franco
Prussian war there cannot be the slightest doubt.
But good many events have happened since thas
period which appeared calculated to- modify these
relations. First we had the Gastein interview. In
which Germany exchanged hands with Russia's
hereditary enemy; then came the stern attempts
to Russianize the Baltic provinces, and
! while the German press were on the
| one hand. working in better sympa-
thy for their oppressed brethren. and the Russian
press were retortng with angry suspicious Of BIS.
| marck's bona tides, we heard daily accounts Of
mighty ornaments in Russia or recruitlngs on vast
| SCALE OF the purchase Of the best Weapons, Of the
| fertilization OF the chief points Of the empirc-of
In fact feversh preparations for an early contest.
All these things well calculated to excite and
alarm the pubic Of Germany, especially al the DIS
position or France to and Russia In all its designs
| was but two well known.
THE SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR
| now comes to dssipate Tor the moment at least,
these apprehenslons and to Distinctly as
| sert to Germany and the world that the
relations Of the two great empires are
| az friendly now as ever they were before
| me Emperor Alexander Is the nephew OF the Enl-
| peror William. The Emperor Alexander Is generally
| regarded as q frank, sincere man. There cannot,
therefore be doubt that tine words he spoke al the
| Geurgenest we're the echo OF his real feelings and
wishes. But. after all, the relations OF States do
only part depend on the personal dispositions Of
their rulers, anu II the interests or Russia and the
| Interests OF GERMANY do really ever clash the good
will or the relationship OF the TWO Emper0rs viii
not sulice to prevent the conflict Moreover, even
| looking aItne question purely from the personal
feellugs' point oil view, the
PROSPECTS ARE NOT WHOLLY FAVORABLE TO
| RUSsO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP.
The assertion has peen too often made TO be any
longer douotea that the Cesarewlch Is no friend OF
Germany. TIE anecdotes on this point are very nu-
merous and even at this very moment, when the
| RussO-German alliance appears to nave reached
sion between the Russian neir TO the throne and
the German Ambassador. And coming from per-
the two countries. eau there be any doubt that
- rHE INTERESTS OF RUSSIA CLASH
| with the interests OF Germany The dream Of be-
ing united into one great fatherland, which has
been the lodcstar OF German peers orators and
politicians Tor so many Gay, Is almost out yet
not wholly realized. Germans there are still sepa
rated rom their brethren, both under the dominion
OF Francis Joseph and under the Car. Does any
one believe that in their heart OF hearts these Ger
mans have not q secret yearning alter tae great
| united atherland2 Does any one believe tnat
| tine great united atheriand mas not yearnlng
after tnem2 In the lace OF this Russia Is doing heg
| best TO make Russian government
INT0LERABLE To HER GERMAN SUBJECTS.
Docs not tubs look sngularly ike provoking c0n-
! testp Then, again, RusslA's policy Of conquest In
| the East can scarcely ever expect support from
| Germany; can conflict be ultimately avoIdeA on
TINS poiuJY VIII Russia always prefer Germany
| re usIn. to France Offering ner ConstantlnopIe2
| Aud here let ne give you some extracts from the