The New York herald., 1879-09-23


dozen are comporting themselves in a man
ner that elicits the hearty admiration OF all
the spectators.
Bismarck's Visit to Vienna.
1t has been one of Prince Bismarck's
trump diplomatic cards to proclaim aloud
the exact point he wishes to gain. So noisy
have been his announcements on these
occasions that they wore generally taken
to be the cover for some adroit move in an
opposite direction. But at other times he
works secretly enough, and seldom arrives
at the roaring stage before oil his arrange
ments are completed. All these conclu-
sions, however. give no certainty by which
his future movements can be gauged.
man at once speciously frank and no.
toriously rus<, as daring as foreseeing, and
with such glamour of success about him,
attracts instant attention when he makes q
direct move like his visit to Vienna. He
has had trouble with Gortschakof. it is
announced, and has gone down to
the beautiful blue Danube to talk the
matter over with Andrassy. 1t Is
not customs tariffs. they say, but danger to
European peace which is the general sub
ject, and what Austria would do in certain
eventualities to be categorically laid down
by Bismarck, the particular topic. The
German press is almost exclusively occu-
pied with the visit, and the semi-oficial
journals blow blast of anti-panslavism
and of warning against French vengefulness
Europe is to be saved at any cost. What
is the matter with Europe now? Have
they not made solemn peace but few
months since at Berlin? Is Russia threat
ening Turkey once more? There is no sign
Of it; her troops have left Bulgaria Is
France thirsting for revenge and tickled
with covert offers Of Russian assistance
France is profoundly peaceful and cannot
forget Russia's sinister attitude to her nine
years ago. Austria has q little job to keep
her busy in the Bosnian sandjaks. Eng
land has no time at present for Continental
intrigues or treaty-making posturing.
Whence. then, is the wind blowing that
rufles Bismarck SO? Is he simply
demonstrating that France must keep
out of armed adventures, or is
he Matching o new project to be
hardly announced by and by? Germany
needs peace as much rs any State in
Europe, but Bismarck may think that she
needs Holland and Belgium, or perhaps
Russian Poland, still more. Belgium is
guaranteed by England, and France would
object also to her transfer; but Holland
alone would be fair prey and invaluable
to this great Empire pent up on the Baltic.
Has Bismarck limited this to Gortschakoffand
been unexpectedly repulsed? Is his visit to
Vienna a sort of reconnaissance in the same
interest We can only interpret Bismarck's
activity by one Of two alternatives-to pre-
serve peace or to make new war. 1t will
be remembered that some few years since it
was thought in the fighting circles of Ger
many that France had recuperated too
quickly and needed to be thrashed again.
Bismarck then hastened to stamp as odious
this turbulence, but he has never been
ashamed to adopt policy he once con-
demned. and all this anger with Gortschakoff
and haste to Vienna may well be part of
scheme to see how much wolf talk France
will endure with lamblike patience She
self-containment, and cool, unpledged
attitude to all Europe. Austria was led
into trap by Bismarck in 1864. France,
by listening to the tempter who showed
Napoleon all the kingdoms Of the earth,
was tricked into O favorable inaction in
1866 until it was too late. AS Austria was
beaten with rod in 1866 for her COM
placency in joining in the robbery of Dem
mark, so France was scourged with scor.
pions in 1870 for her consent to the war on
Austria. Russia alone was paid for her
services in 1870, but the payment cost
nothing to Germany, and now the time may
be ripe for Germanys more usual gratitude.
That Bismarck can coerce Austria into any
promise he desires is not improbable. but
unless he has war in view he has no need
to do So What q tribute, though, to his
power that all the dovecotes in Europe
should be in futter because he is said to
be angry and is taking trip from one Ger
man city to another!
England and King Thcebau.
England does not want to have her repre-
sentatives in the Burmese capital slaugh-
tered as were the gallant Cavagnari and his
companions in Cabul. So she has ord cred
her acting Resident to leave King Thee
bau's capital with as little delay and show
of fear as possible under the circumstances.
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