New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-25
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE WAR RUMORS IN EUROPE.
STATEMENT BY Mr.. DIsRAEII IN THE BRITISH HOUSE
OF s-REPREsENTATIoNs MADE TO GER
MANY IN THE INTEREST OF PEACE.

OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MADE TO GEEK
MANY IN THE INTEREST OF PEACE.
LONDON, Monday, May "a, 1873.
In the House of Commons to-day, Mr.. Disraell, in
replying TO question put by the Marquis OF
Harrington. said it was true that the Government
had advised the Queen to make representations to
Germany respecting the relations between that
Power and France. These representations had been
made, and were of such nature az to correct mis-
conceptions and insure peace England had re-
ceved satisfactory reply, but it would not be to
the public convenience to lay copy of the cor
respOndence on the table of the House.
QUIETISG INFLUENCES IN FRANCE-RUssIAN INTER-
EST IN THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE.
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEJ
PARIS, May 1.-THE war excitement, which,
thanks to the provocation of highly sensational
letter in The London Times last week, purportng to
be written by French correspondent was rising TO
the spasmodc degree, has within the last forty
eight hours mainly died away Although have not
met Frenchman who seriously believed that
Prussia was about TO renew the against France,
it is indsputable that the fright, however idle
for its alleged causes mischievously real in Its
effects. One proof in many will suffice. The tveper
cents sank, chiefly though not solely under It's lnu-
ence 10 10l and fraction. 1t may seem odd to
prOnd Americans that such quotation of Govern
ment five per cents should be regarded as low and
taken as a test of war alarm. But they order these
things differently in France.
To-day, as / said the feeling has changed. The
German semi-ofhcial journals show more pacific
tendencies The note rejecting the French arma-'
ment, rumored TO have been sent from Berlin to
Paris, is authortatively denied to have ever been
penned; and the prevalent sentiment, growing from
calm and large consideration OF the interests OF Rus-
STA in particular and of the interests OF other Euro
pean states in general is that the result OF the
meeting of the two EmperOrs at Berlin viii be some
more or less distinct manifestation of the tempo
rarily sincere pacific purposes of the two soveregns
Thus we may hope for a moral disqualification of
Europe for the next Sax months or So and a clearing
of French atmosphere especially from these bale
, ful flying
1t was wisely the policy of Russia TO stand by con-
tentedly, making Austria stand by discontentedly,
while Prussia was doingh her work in 1S7071 Russia
was reven -ed for the Crimean war, and an end was
put once for all TO vexatous French sympathy with
| insuIrectOnary Poland. But what interest has
Russia now in permitting Prussia TO resume the
quite incomplete work of really crushing out France
/ from her place and power in the ranks 'of first
class European nationsf Suppose even that
France were again left TO fight the battle
alone; that England should, in the revived quarrel
under these altered circumstances, still hold herself
disnterested in continental politics Suppose France,
with her 100000 people, her almost mex
haustibe wealth and credit, should, with no more
desperate struggle than that of five years ago. finally
yield up so much more territory and so much more
money as Prussia chose 10 take. and the last hope of
a continued respectable national existence. Prus-
sianized Germany would then become the controlling
military and political power of Western Europe,
having for only rival and inevitably conflicting
enemy in all Europe just this Russia which is her
self to-day the controller of Prussia and arbiter of
! Europe. THIS position Russia has attained
through wise waiting for twenty years,
outstanding and cutivating her internal
resources the while and carrying on meantime her
Eastern business in a Gourishing way, with none TO
modest her OF make her afraid. Turkey, indeed, If
good and desirable to be acquired. But Turkey Will
keep. 9 France unless cursed again with a ruler
whose dynastIc interest takes precedence OF
that of France, is not likely to hurry
into another Crmean war for the sake
of arriving at another Treaty of Paris France left
to herself to the sentiment of her popular masses
and to the management of her sensible statesmen Is
the future rational and natural ally OF Russia, whose
actual Car surely has not the sentimental prejudice
against rulers who do not claim authority by divine
right. which inspired that emnently impolitc and
sentimental martinez Car Nicholas. W. II. II.