The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-02
AUSTRIi's INThREs rs.
How her Neutrality. n Not her Cooperation,
May he Secured by Russia.

LONDON, April IA Reuter- despatch from
Vienna says: An exchange OF views has re-
cently boen proceeding between tho Austrian
and Hungarian Governments upon the cxpcdi-
cncy Of laying stress upon the economic inter-
ests OF the monarchy in tho States OF the Bal
kan peninsula. the navigation OF tho Danube.
the junction Of the Austrian railways with those
in abuttng. territory. and the consular aud
postal services in such territory under wha,so-
ever Government The negotiations are not
concluded. but. regarding the railway question.
ii is already agreed that the monarchy shall en-
crgctlcaly demand the construction OF q rail
way between sofia, N!sh. and Srmlin, aud the
completion OF the Bosnian railway system.
THIS Il IN consonancc with the reported de-
raj stan. that the trcnty of San Stefauo would
compel Austria to extend her military power
and tho apprchensions NJ Srryla in REGARD io
| TINT decision. II may also explain what Count
Andrassy told Gen. IgnMier are Austrian in
PAnis. April 1.-Tclcgrams from Vienna say
that Count Andras-y told uen. lgnatien thai
| be- secured by altering the southwestern huuu-
| darirs Of Bulgaria 50 rs Ia make the Ottoman
| territory continuous and hy securing Austrian
| military and commercial supremacy IN Servia.
| Mgntcncgro. BOsni Ia. Hcrleg0yina. and Albania.
| iThc iorrgong shows A1.tila's anxiety about
| the commercial position of this project Tho
| Turkish provinces have heretofore been the
be,ri m9rket f., Austrian manuia@urc..
I N' fhNfN lfUNh nfFltl'U NuSrs III con
| sequence Of Lord Dorbys resignation and the
| calling ont OF the reserves. Austria has ceased
| her "nurts to cticct a compromise about the
Congress, feeling sure that Russia Will not yield
| to EnKiand'S demand now. when doing SO would
| seem eOmcwhat like submitting before a threat.
| But what may not be possible now muy become
40 later. rs the interruption OF negotiations in
| regard to the Congress and the order for the
| mobilization Of the reserves In England need
| not h' followed ut once hyan actual collision be-
| tween the two powers. and the conviction may
| be forced upon them that. after a H. the Congress
offers the only possible chance OF a peaceful sct
| tlcrlent. The imprtssiO Is that whntcvcr may
| have been originally the object OF Gen. Igna-
| trnS mission. he confined himself, in fact. to
| giving and receiving Information and returns
| To ~. Petersburg to report whnt he heard. He
| Tor European condemnation of the treaty oi san
| Stoiano to enter into any bargain about IL with
| Russia alone. viii II would sr"m u hnyo given
! Il Austrian sanction. Moreover, Gen. lgnatiril's =
| later declarations indicate that attcr n" tOmmu-
| nj 'atrd the feeling here to 81. Petersburg he
| received Now instruct ,on- which forbade him
| to 40 50 far in the direction Of concession 70
| Austria as he at first expressed hinsclf in
| clinrd t. This WAS probable. because nitcr
| par; oi the treaty unacceptable 30 her. II WAS
| hardly worth Will" for Russia to surrender thNt
| large part Of II which was unacceptable 10 Aus
| trin without knowing whether shr would be
| able 10 maint. n any of il or not. Tho pence-
nt-any-prirs tendency is stili, however. worry
| strong 1T Vienna. Herr Tiszn's visit hero was
| ARRANGED before Saturdays demonstration in
| tho Hungarian Dict. and Il not. therefore, in
| consequences oi II but II may he supposed that
| Herr Tiszp Will Ike the opportunity g. repre-
| sent to Count Audrissy the state OF public opin-
| ion in Hungary"