, 1879-04-10

hatl no purpose to 'ntsstate tho iacts' AMI
aro rcn!ly sosry to loari that 'lio onl7ofs''y
is not rs wealthy rs lns oeen stntou.
, orr,,,r ,1r;11 oo,,vrpc1.1 nrn.pr-
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There layo boon of lato several inti,nntions
in tho foreign aispstclos to tho ctrect TINT
Austrin vns },ont ,,non securing MI outlos to
t1,o Eeean Sen br getting n footLold in Maco-
tlonio, and, IL possible, lilo rort Of salonica.
The roason for tto extension OF Austrian in
guenco. which has heretofore boon supposed
to be Of political charac.or, growing out Of
tl,o clanuod rolotions of tho various stntes
of Eastern Eurono as affected by tho Treaty j
of Berlin, II now appoors has no competition
with tho oporoiioua of that instrument or
with tho politfcal rcintious of those Statos.
Tho no]iticol ;uAuonco of Austria Is oxortetl
to gccuro aprraudixemcut in that direction,
bccouse Of commercial NECESSITY. md 10 1,al-
patlo Inns this necessity becomo TINT tho hot
oroeenoous peoples Of A,,stria havo already
sunk their iealousiea and witlstlrnwn thoir op-
nos;tion to Count Aypnassr'y policy of oxtond-
1ug A,,strjan influence over tho Dalkan Pom
insula
Tho London SATURDAY. Hepx,o of a rocont
dato 1oyoles much spaco 10 tho consideration
md definition Of tlis policy. and i,l laying
out this programme develops some points
which satisfactorily oxplaiu tho attitude of
Austria towards Turkey, aud tho encourage
meut which Germany hnB eivou hor in hor
now expanpiou to tho southeast. Tho sub
stance Of tho statement is that this now limo
of growth ia n necessity. and TINT tho ncces-
sity is commercial ono, When Austria WIS
exnolled from Germany and lost Veuotia
and Lombardy, D1suAnck advisoa tho En-
poror to extend his influence south aud east.
Tho sscoudonoy which Germany secured
after tho war with Franco emphasized tho
suggestion. Whom Russia reopunoi tho
| Eastern question and submitted it to tho
nrb;tramcnt Of war, tho noccysity bocamo
sill mora opnarcnt. because Russia might
stop in and establish herself in tho Balkan
poninsula to the exclusion Of Aus
trim, MEANWHILE auo,lor very potont
Influence has teen at work which
Inns forced Count AspnAssY into Immediate
action, Aussria las always Ind to contend
with tho commercial opposition Of Prussia,
Italv. md Franco. which has boon ,nani-
fcstcd in tho wsy Of hostile tariffs, With
this commercial onposIt;on on the ono hanl
md 1,or ljmited communication with tho sen
m TIM other. sho bes beon connol,el to
mako c,norona ,,so of thu aeruan rn;]vav
avstem In or7ar to aocuro commercial inter
courao with. .tho rost of tho world. Duriuc
tho t,wraentv.ono vcora ond;no will, 1875 the
Anstrihn7 'trot,e will Germany WINS aImos,
oua,1rnn,c5.: on1 In TINT vcrr nr,o,,ntol .to
rcnr1v tbrcc.fonrt,;s" oY thu to.ol c4norta onf,
;mnorta of Austro-I1nncorv. Tho pro,oction.
jst no,;cv of n,av.ror- whioh In onuncintei]
rocant1v In ordor tt, s,,nnort hts vast military
uvuton, ,yaa tho crown;no b1ow, II nro
roao1 n thrift m hirh M In Inv comnlctf
on,haroo ,non hor tra,,o. md comncltci1 ho,
10 soo,. n ,'o,r out,ot sho il 1oft viii, .br
nm min nort of ,rr;eato. which coono
boo;n ~ occo,nmoi7oto bar troi1o. md IL,
ro,'to hv ,ho Donnho and nlack San wbicl
10 -, ,cro ND ,1;rY,cn,t r., to r,roct,ca,Io
hin flrat Sian tahon IN tho nav 1;root;o,
ua. t,,o occ,,no,;o, ~ 1,oa,;o md 11or1o
~" II. :. ~. -. T.
bosnt''' "A'e1' nv 'Ao s"no "P''"AS0 ~ ~
political IN cAafaoter' II was necessary, now
oyor, to ta1o this political step In order t,
mi, n vontare. rrnnn1 for Tim nrrs,,n,co n
r.. o.,,,,ox,;n, ,,o1;o,, u.v;r., o.to1>1,s,o,
nc' eou'tao'o'". pussy @A.'"s oet"e''''o'
herself nf1n!y IN tnesa provinces, enc III nov
: | Mt work upon tho succeeding steps that mus
In tn1,nn, trho Che1nhor of f,an,n,orco n
1y;o,,,o ~o,ontt,, f,r,,,1o,oj ;+a ,,oro l., ~,
'!o""a Aose''1 A..4''>. ~. ''' l'"1o ~ ~
, tollowihg psopos1lons: 11hpso'ement @
. tito railway communication with Fillmo mn
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