The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-09

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The imperial city Of Berlin, the capital Of
inc reinstated and powerful Empire of Ger
many Is now the scene of extraordinary inn
perial festivities, military displays and popular
rejolcings On Saturday last for example.
there was in the gay capital of civilian the
Victorious grand military parade in honor
of his imperial visitors the Gar Alexander of
Russia and Francis Joseph of Austria. who.
with the Emperor William, appeared in com
mand at the head of their respective hoporsrv
regiments in the Prussian service; and the
parade was witnessed by an immense CON-
course of people. And the eldest son of tia
Crown Prince, Master Frederick William.
wore on the occasion the Order of st. Andrew.
conferred on him that very morning by the
Gar In the evening there was a Court
dinner at the imperial palace, at which tho
Emperor William gave the toast of hospitality.
''Our Guests" and the Emperor of Austria
gave ''The Health of the German Emperor and
His Family" and the Gear gave s'The Valiant
German Army" And then there was torch
light procession, with the playing of the Prus-
sian tattoo by 1,124 musicians, selected from
the bands of all the German regiments, and
city was brilliantly illuminated, and the streets
were thronged with people, and two young
German princes were made by the Gar Field
Marshals in the Russian army; and, in short.
there never was before in Berlin such grand
occasion, such royal festivities such manifes-
tations of imperial brotherly love, or such .
glorious time to potentates, soldiers. civilians
and the populace.
But the only really important events of the
day were, first, the business interview be-
tween His Excellency Prince Bismarck and
His Imperial Majesty the Gar; and, second,
the private consultation Of two hours between
the German Chancellor and the Russian
Prince Chancellor Gortschakoff. And the
only questions in connection with all these
aforesaid proceedings in the gay city of Berlin
of any consequence to Europe are the ques-
tons which, doubtless, were preached in these
Russian consultations with Prince Bismarck
touching the objects Of this imperial confer
ence. The gorgeous festivities, meantime.
which have marked the welcome of the i'm
perial guests of the German Emperor, recall
the royal carnival of the allied sovereigns,
''the Holy Alliance" at Vienna, of 1915. The
enthusiastic Dr. Abbott, the great laudator of
the First Napoleon, has recorded of this
Vienna Congress that the allied sovereigns
thereof had been for months quarrelling over the
spoils of reconquered Europe, when on the oc-
casion of grand ball of the Prince Talley-
rand they heard of the escape of the Little
Corporal from the island of Elba. Conc
hundred thousand distinguished strangers
were attracted by the splendors of the occa-
sion ct Vienna within the walls of that vo-
luptuous capital Eighty thousand of the
most brilliantly dressed soldiers Of the allied
armies formed the magnificent cort6ge for this
crowd of princes and kings. Seven hundred
ambassadors or ENJOYS participated in the de-
alterations of those naughty conquerors, who
had now again placed their feet upon the
necks of the people, The regal jewellers re-
lieved the tolls of diplomacy with feasting and
dancing and all luxurious indulgences. The
Emperor of Austria betrayed the expenses of
this enormous hospitality, of which the i'm
perial table alone was maintained at an ex-
pense of twenty-five thousand dollars day."
But that startling news of the escape of the
''Little Corporal from mis- island cage changed
these gay doings at Vienna into serious BUSH
ness; and with declaration against Napoleon
as q usurper and an outlaw, and with joint
resolution to put him down and put him out,
the royal Congress at Vienna was broken up
and dispersed to look after that little man who.
single-handed, had dared again to defy them
all, including the Bourbon on his throne.
| And now looking behind these splendid hos
pitalities of Berlin to these consultations be-
tween Bismarck, the Gar and Gortschakoff,
we apprehend that ''What shall we do with
Frande9" is again the main question. As in
the early months Of 1916, we have now Ma
poleen ia exile; but the question with the i'm
perial allies at Berlin is certainly not 'How
shall we put him down or keep him out2" but
is rather "How shall we get him back?" if Ma
poleon enters at all into the heads of these
three men, who, as the arbiters of Europe,
have taken his place. We apprehend that q
strong hand upon France is among the pur-
poses of this imperial meeting The peace Of
France now hangs upon the life or the whim
of President Theirs, and he is very old
man. In losing the guiding hand of Theirs
France may plunge into war again with Ger
many, and set all Europe in blaze. She
must be bound over to keep the peace.
We have already in these columns repeat
eddy offered suggestions as to the probable
questions which will come under the consid-
Grafton of the three Emperors during their
sojourn in Berlin. We have referred to the
readjustment of territory and the recti6cation
of frontiers brought about by the late Franco
German war. We have alluded to the Inter-
national as an institution most likely to receive