The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-01
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, May Sit is estimated Paul
Boyton in crossing the tides and currents of
the channel padded thirty-four miles.
The Post says it has, reason to believe there
is every LIKELIHOOD OF the Governments Of
Russia and England coming to friendly
arrangement on the question of Central Asia
The Parliamentary whip has invited the
supporters Of the Government to meet MIR.
Disraeli this afternoon.
An unsigned letter in the Times gives
clear explanation Of the recent warlike ru-
mors. The writer Gays few weeks ago the
German representatives at the various Euro
pean Courts officially complained that France
was arming with view to an early resump-
ton of war.
Gen Won Schweinitz Minister in Vienna,
declared that owing to Germany's long suffer-
ing war had not yet broken out. The Gear
thereupons telegraphed to Emperor William
entreating him to postpone operations until
the Berlin interview. He also instructed the
Russian Ambassador at the Court of St. JameE
to suggest the cooperation of Great Britain in
behalf of peace.
LONDON, MAY 3l.-In the House of Lords,
this evening. Rul Russell asked that the COR
respondence between Great Britain and the
continental powers, arising out Of the recent
war alarm, be laid before the House. The
Earl OF Derby, Minister of State for the For
eign Department replied that he sympathizea
with the curiosity of those who had watched
the course OF foreign affairs during tho last
| few weeks
The Government desired to conceal moth
ing it had done, but it would be impossible to
give fair account without largely using con-
| fidential communications relating to the poll
cy and opinions of other Governments. He
would object to such disclosures. The pub
| lication OF these communications would pre-
vent English diplomats from receiving iu-
formation in the future, and to submit mutt
lated correspondence might mislead the
| House
The causes Of dispute were liable to recur;
therefore il was not desirable in the interests OF
peace to give publicity to the details of the
controversy. Lord Derby then proceeded to
state that persons highest in authority in
Berlin Of late openly declared that the French
army had become source Of danger to
Germany, because its magnitude showed q
tho war that Germany, in self-defense.
might feel impelled to strike the first blow to
secure peace, and that it was necessary that
the French army should be considerably re-
duced.
This language repeated by German repre-
sentatiyes here and elsewhere created extreme
uneasiness in France. The French Govern
ment Immediately disclaimed all warllke in
tentions. Lord Derby said he accepted this
decl ration az entirely sincere.
| He believed no statesm An in France con-
templated renewal of war. France, after
her humiliations, naturally desired to have an
army which would give her the influence to
which she considered herself entitled. One
of the difficulties was that the French were
unable to conceive that the German apprehen-
sions were genuine. They regarded the rep
reservations made by Germany as pretexl
for fresh war.
| 1t seemed to her Msjssty's Government tina,
there was q mutual Misunderstanding which
might lead to grave consequences, for Ger
many's next step might have been a formal
request for France to discontinue her arma.
ment, while France, on the other hand, would
probably accelerate it, and thereby confirm
the suspicious of Germany. The existence Of
this mutual dist7ust afforded good opportu-
nifty to offer the friendly offices of England
The Russian Government saw things in the
same light, and the Emperor Alexander Wis
tied Berlin.
The settlement Of stock at the Exchange
resulted in only three small failures.