The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-22


Gorschakon Will pass out Of service with new marks
OF imperial favor, for he is a very old man. and
schouvalon will be prince and lsnatien will come 10
the AZ perhaps the grsstest Oriental dplomatist
OF them ALL Russia and Germany have BEEN hand in
hand in this whole negotiation, and what Bismarck
and Gortschakon 70 do will probably be done.
Bsaconsheld only make his surrender dramatic
possible make Il appear TO his tory followers
II possible, ike . victory
1915 AUSTRIA TIE xAsrRRS QUESTION. a
Bismarck Is not here this evening. We lett him at
Eome in his leaf-embowsred palace nursing that
heavy pipe ana lookisg out upon the greeusry
Of mis- park The Prince, people toll you, is not we'll
nerves unstrung. something wrong with his side, or
something OF the knd-but he never goes out When
he made his call Mrs Grant all Berlin seemed
be up and alter him, rarely do they look upon the
gray. iron face they love 80 WELL But here is
the other Cbancsllor, Andrassy, also a ia
man, with q picturesque face, an
preston that recalls Kossuth. and in his
the animation that reminds Of the Orient and
the Lower Danube. Andrassy mas the eye to WOO and
win, as Bismarck has the eye to command. Tonight
he seems 70 puzzled look-troublsd; ana / can
we'll understand how any statesman with Austria in
his keeping would be troubled. You this Eastern
question, SO far Austria concerned s nko ice
berg, ana ifit moves, long 1t moves she Is in
danger 1t may strike the Empire and crush her, be-
cause there none who Tear Austria few who love
her, and all who have interest in her fall Italy
covets Trieste aud Russia Slav territory, and
Germany docs not forget the iians OF Germans who
have not been gathered into the iaherand so Austria
comes 10 save herself and to find territory 20 push
herself into Slav regions that II the German end
OF the Empire should be Knocked of by the iSebsrg
some day she WILL have something OF empire still
You can understand how chancellor who has beg
ging to DO well as bullying, to-day must be ask
ing for Bosnia and tomorrow thrsatening
Montenegro 10 given seaport, would be troubled.
The whisper Is that Austria Russia and Germany
have understanding, aad IN essential points mean
TO act together.
ITALY AND FRANCE
These two gentlemen with whom General Grant Ii
now in animated conversation Count Corti, the
Ambassador from Italy and Italian Minister for For
eign Affairs, and the French Minister waddington
Count Cori and tho General old friends, having
met in Washington when Minister ana the
other President The General then formed the
opinion that Corti OF the abest men in the
diplomatic service. and this opinion confirmed by
very high reputation Coru has gained in Berlin
The Count has nne, open brow but his APP
pearance II that of Methodist clergy
men. with eleven children whose church Is dong
well, and begins to think that It 10 hard work
preaching with ones wife ut homo scraping the inside
of the -four barrel Corti ia the least striking OF all
the AMBASSADORS but OF the aoiest. He has held
Italy In one postion-pssce at any price. HIS quick
mind several occasions interviewed at q critical
point the deliberations of Congress to preserve
peace. or course Italy would like TO put her
hand in the bag ana take a chance At 4
port, island, or extension Of land,
but the Count thinks that any prefer or suggestion
OF this Kind will encourage the others 70 In and
scramble, and out OF the scramble may come
Mr. waddington, the Frenchman, 10 an Englishman
by descent and sducaton the husband Of American
lady, connected by marriage with ola and dis
unguished Russian family and Frsnchman by birth.
So II birth connections could make q cosmo.
potan wsddingten would be the man. But he is
very French ana very republican He has all the
appearance of Eugiish landlord In comfortable cir
cumstaucss. tory squire who rode TO hounds at
tended church and made the responses Is to be
heard all over the congre cation. Warrington and
the General became friends In PARIS and have had
long talks about France and America. He thinks
there will be peace and says that France has
higher than peace. Wsddington . curious
position. French and republican, he Is Minister
Congress OF monarohisss and the guess OF q German
count. 1hey say that Bismarck has been especially
kind to him, insisted upon having him at
his side IN the Congress and showsring him
with courtesies do not know whether the
Prince and waddington have had q drink out OF that
bottle Of old schnapps which the Chancellor and
the General pledged sntsrnai smity between Germany
and the United States-that perhaps would be TOO
much to expect But never was minister wooed more
earnestly than this republican Ambassador OF poor,
beaten, despissd France, which only i've years ago
was under the iron heel Of Germany and
. second class Pows. waddingssn has borne
the Establishments with tact ana grace
never forgetting that he was q Freedman,
knowing, l suppose. that In nothing does French
To- f1.~
for hospitality. and saying things charming that
they impress you IKE music and meaningless that
they are forgotten almost before they are said.
MINOR AMBASSADORS
This towering figure. with the swarthy face, tho
large brain and dropping head, s that Of Ny Lord
Salisbury, and u Is q striking. noble presence You
not surprised TO DO told that such . maa Is .
great lord. the master OF many and the
inheritor OF ancient and famous name. l never
thought much Of Salisbury as q diplomatist and
prophet since reading his series of speeches favor
OF the Southern Confsderasy, aad t Is not without
satisfaction that one sees the champion Of Jefferson
Davis SO courteous to tho conquerer OF Lee Nor are
you surprised when you learn that salisbury s here
appendage to Beaconsneld, TO hold up his hands
as the prophets held up In the
sacred days, TO walt upon His Lordship and
explain things which Bcaconsneld 10 lazy or 100
cynical TO explain. And when you ask why noble
lord, great lord whose ancestors ministers to
Queen Elizabeth, should do those ofices 10 another
whose Hebrew ancestors IN Eixabeth,s time we're
wandering over Europe trying to nna a country
where they could keep little money without having
their teeth pulled out by barons who needed money,
the answer is that there must soon be succession
IN the Bsaconshsd dynasty, and Salisbury
serves that be may command. In
this company you note Turks and Arms-
mans, creeks aud Roumaniana There 10 q
medley OF and nations Tor m seems a. n the
Turkish Empire was up a. auction and oil ~ neigh
bors were coming to beg and buy. Was there ever
such Vanity Fair Of assionsf That grave person in
a black beard, with . square black cap and long
black gown is Armenian See how he moves along
with the grave, stately composure OF tho East He
comes ask for justiss W his Church and protec-
ton 10 Mis- people IN Asia Minor That koep-eyed.