The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-06
DIPLOMATIC DISCLOSURES.
ThWarting a New European
Coalition.
COUNT .BEUST AND LORD DERBY.
FIirfations and Fluctuations Exchanged
Between Statesmen.
COUNT BEUST AND LORD DERBY.
AN INTERVIEW At TIE QUAY D'0RSAY.


Tho month just drawing to its close has boon, dpo
matcay. one OF ibe busiest Of busy year; and. but
70 tho wisdom and systematic prudence OF tho French
government might have witnessed tho formation OF
fresh European coalition Tho idea orig mated with
Count Beust. the cx Austro-H upgaran Prime hinis.
ter aud present Ambassador in London who had been
pursuing It's realization Tor some time past and its
would probably have cntailed hts rcsora
at tho head OF the government OF Vienna II was
eagerly favored I'm spite Of tho originator hmsoi by
tho now Pope, Leo KILL, and actively, though dis
crcety, backed, both In France ana Austria, by tho
Jesuit party In the Roman Church. There
for assuming that tho Emperor OF Austria personally
looked upon 1t with q favorable eye Az for Queen
Victoria, who persists in taking lively interest In
foreign AFFAIRS and Lord Beaconsheid, they from
the outset gained to the scheme.
COUNT BEusrs IDEA.
Count Bcust's scheme consisted in tho main OF
treaty OF defensive and offensive alliance between
Aus,rio France and England. with Turkey aud Rou-
mania at their back, anu tho eventual accession OF
Holland and Dcnmark, for tho purpose OF opposing
the Treaty oil San Stcfano AZ whole, and unfolding
tho nominal integrity Of the Ottoman Empire. Tho
alliance to DO kept secret for months SO as
not 10 interfere with the Of tho Paris Exposi.
| tion. Meanwhile preparations would have been
going on a grand scale. 1t understood that
Austria and England aione would havo entered tho
Hold FIRST, tho former contcndng up to tho last
moment that tho mobilization OF her troops was only
partial and had only for IT'S object the pre-
| cautionary occupation OF Bosnia and Herzegovina,
| whilo tho latter would have assembled Bombay,
Maito, Gibraltar, Portsmouth aud Aldcrshott an
cxpcditionary force OF nvo army Corps Franco
would have only entered tho contest In tho case OF
Germany UNFOLDING by orco OF arms tho cause o.
RUSSIA. In this case the tac cooperation oi Holland
and Denmark would have been secured. II ex.
tad hat ItaIv would remain neutral
COUNT BErsr's VIEWS EASTERN QUESTION
Count Beust has for many years held tho opinion
that Europe has been doing as regards the Ottoman
Empire, tho very Of what sho ought to have
done. AS long ago 1886, tow weeks after his
sumption Of the oG1co Of Chancellor OF the Austrian
Empire, he expressed, In q circular dated tho
10th OF December, hts strong belief that policy OF
iorbcaranco for tho shortcomings and vices OF the
Turkish cysem was decidedly obsolete, and that tho
| only thing that Austria and tho Western Powers
| had to DO, II they did not want 10
| Russia assuming tho monopoly OF protection over
| the Christian subjects OF tho Porte TO
tako tho lead OF thorough reform In tho Balkan pe
ninsua. sAbove all II Is necessary that the rayahs
should become. tho ob,iges DE- pEuropc entere" no
wrote again on January 90. 1867, to Baron Won Pro-
kcsh, tho Austrian Ambassador ut Constantnopic,
sand tho only way to do SO Is 10 endow them, under
tho joint guarantee OF tho Powers, with autopomous
Institutions In harmony with their divsrstty Of rei
gion racc." How u impossible for Count
Beusi whom Office. to realize that programme, In
consequence OF tho unwiiiDgncss OF Eosand 10
touch the TyeIty OF 1856 aud tho systematic coquotry
| OF Napoleon Ill with Russia, IL would DO OF place
10 relate. II Will DO sufficient state that Count
| Bcust has swcrved from tho viows which he
took then OF tho Eastern question, and this know lodge
| will assst US In understanding with what feelings OF
deep concern no has been Watching for tho last fow
/ he iicv OF Aust In no n
! Europe" no exclaimed In despair some timo nftor
Sadow,. Ever since no has aimed at rc-ostn oshinr
q European concert nnd spcs the formation OF tho
Three Empcrors Alliance In 1872 his personal goal
| has been TO dissolve what Is called by that namc,
and what would be moro appropriately dubbed tho
| Thrcc Chancciors' UNDERSTANDING"
rHE pvslrIox or AUSTRIA.
Count Bcust sincerely believes that Ausria nrnry,
| by acccding TO . Russian solution Of tho Eastern
question, Is simply playing suicidal game. Prudence
may have compelled her to entcr the alliance OF Rus
STA ana Germany when. In consequence OF her own
disasters and tho disasters OF France, quito
isolated and left to the tender mcrcios OF her form
dablo nc,ghpors. But the situation IL now altered.
| Sho should never h,vo allowed Russia TO assume
sngchandcd the protection OF tho Christian subjects
OF the Portc and now she cannot permit ihn, indc
pcndcut principally OF Bulgaria should DO established
through the action OF Russis. 70 give her sanction 10
such an arrangement would BIO practically to throw
hcr IL 900 600 Savs In tho arms Of the Izar and,
tho other hand to look for omponsaion In Bosnia
and Herzegovina or indeed, to add ono moro SIaS to
delicate equilibrium Of tho Austro-IIuDgarian system.
AUSTRIA Il she rs awake to nor most vital interests,
cannot accept any settlement which will not insure
equal position TO all tho rayahs aud not record as
soicmn principle tho integrity OF the Ottoman Empire
1 Tng INTERESTS or ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
/ Engands interests, according to tne Same
thor,y, are sufficiently clear not TO require any Illus
TANGO that The Car should not become tho v,rt uai
master OF Constan,noplc. not 10 speak o. tho largo
BRUSH COMMERCIAL Interests which nny Russian an.
,tiou IN Armenia would cndangcr, Of tho Indian
Empire, which any advance toward the PERSIAN cur
bfeatcns directly, aud the loss of prestige which
would at all events ensuo In Asia Tor the British
| name.
Franco was the leading author OF tho treaty OF
1850. AS a Ieditcrrancan Power and traditional
patron OF the Christn subjects Of the Porto. sho
,ains strong interest IN mo question. Above all,
rcdrcss OF ncr IVA injuries and the termination OF tho
European ora, which began N lsc4 with Tho seizure Of
Sedan ana actusIiy lcd 10 tho supremacy OF Russia
| 10 the Ess.
rnK poncEs AT connASD--RrssrA AND GynmAxy.
Never perhaps in tho whole course Of history (a.
ways according. 10 Count Beustl was coiton so
naturally prepared by tho run Of events as would DO
ono between the above Powers 10 oppose the dictum
Of Russia and Germany. As regards tho dispos'bIo
strength on each edo IL may I'D summed up as
Russia might put In nae In OF a European
strength 10 considerably creator. but everything
points TO the conclusion that she might not al ono
naval iorcc In the Baltic, tho Black sca and the
Pacific tapart from tho Caspian and the Arab IT will
DO expressed here by a conventional nsuro OF II
relative units Germany might pu, limo 200, 600
men tapart from tho depot aud garrison troopsL ncr
naval strength is put down stB. Tho lighting power
OF tho two empires would thus DO estimated at
1.575,0C0 and IL naval units To the above
strength might presumably DO added tho 90, 600 mcu
OF Bclg,um-whtch ~ In TACT, as shown lately IN tIcse
columns, Only oivsion OF inc German military sys.
tem--and tho ~, 600 men of scrvia
TnR OTHER siDR--YnAxcE ENGLAND, AUSTRIA. &C.
on the otter side France would put ~ line about
$4,000 men qua 30 naval units Enginad might dis
pose II oDcc according 10 tho calculations OF SIR
Garnet Woiscley) Of about 10000 troops, ycomanry
and militia, backed by formidable naval forco OF 90
Austns.Hu ngary would contribute T5S,0vo men ana
naval units Holland C0.O0D men exclusive OF the
schultcrys) ana naval units Denmark, 40 600 men
aud naval unite Besides, Turkey might stiii dis
pore OF Mt least 900 00O mon aud naval units Rou-
mama OF 10000 men. But even supposing that the
two latter should roman neutral, MS well as Italy
with her 525. 900 men and naval units) aud SPAN
with her $4,000 men and naval ubtsl, coalition Of
ffnnco, England, Austria. Hungary, hoaud aud bon.
mark, wouiu DO sufficient TO oppose land force