The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
THE GERMANAUSTRIAN ALLIANCE.
HOW THE DEED or ALLIANCE WAS RELUcT-
ANTLY SIGNED BY KAISER wILHELM-BIs-
MARcK's VIEWS REVEALED BY Dr. BUSCH.
Correspondence of the London Times.l


ANTLY SIGNED BY KAISER wILHELM-BIs-
MARcK's VIEWS REVEALED BY DR.. BUSCH.
Correspondence of the London Times.l
BERLIN Oct. %. 1879.
The subject of The Austro- German agreement still
continues here to exercise tie minds Of men. The
Cologne Gazette this evening publishes from Its Ber
lin correspondent the following despatch:-
Prince Bismarck and Count Andrassy having como
to a complete understanding On tho subject OF the
defensive aiahcc, their agreement was reduced TO
writing in the presence of the Emperor Francis Jo-
seph and two copies thereon were made for sigma
ture by both their majestes The Prussian Ministry
OF state were by Prince Bismarck unanimously
brought to conviction of tho necessity of
this step. and Count stolberg the Vice
to procure the assent of the Emperor In
the event of its being withheld Prince Bismarck
was ready to hand in his resignation. The Emperor
William brought himself with great reluctance to
give his signature. which he affixed. however, to
the protocol on the 18th inst 1t is possible that
the original draft of the agreement underwent some
slight formal change. though without materially
altering the The Crown Prince is thoroughly
satisfied with the vienna Treaty and with the Cnan-
cellor's policy.
The Cologne Gazette was the first, about o week ago.
to publish the result OF Prince Bismarck's visit to
Vienna in this emphatic torn. and 1t is journal
which. apart from the semi-ofhcial press. and de-
spite it's distance from the capital. probably takes
the foremost place in all Germany for the
earliness and the accuracy OF its intelligence
1t is difficult to resist the conclusion that
this newspaper must have especially good grounds
for its belief. Meanwhile the official and semi
official press here is dumb. Even the weekly Pro
vuacial Correspondence, which reflects the views of
tho and recites its actual performances
says not word this evening, either in sup
port or in denial of the rumors the vexed
question. The only approach to any inspired utter
ance the subject is held to be contained in
an article entitled "Neue Frictionen" in the Grenz
Joien-a weekly periodical edited by DR.. Mortz
Busch, the we'll known author Of the book on Prince
Bismarck. who has again been received into partial
favor by His Highness, or that he is at least in
position to reflect the varying moods of the
Chancellors mind. Reviewing the Princes atti-
tude to the foreign questions the author gances
at the military activity displayed by Russia
since the war. imputng to that Power u secret de-
sire among other things TO achieve yet the conquest
of Constantinope. which she knows it is only posi-
BILE for her to do by marching thither through Ber-
lin and Vienna. To prevent this and otherwise pre-
serve the peace of Europe there other course
for Prince Bismarck than to seek alliance with
Austria. The writer thus concludes:-
This is about what the Chancellor thinks, If we
rightly interpret his labors i'll Gastein and Vienna.
Such is also the opinion of the majority of the
German people. and very probably too, of the
smaller German princes. ETen among the highest
personages of the Prussian Court this view has very
to the moment OF sending these lines, nothing
known as to whether any inclination to realize
this existed in those quarters whence emanates
the last and supreme decision in such matters and
in consequence. therefore, IL we are not mistaken
the Imperial Chancellor has retired to Varzin.
1t is we'll known that Prince Bismarck has already
on moro than occasion. when thwarted, retired
from the battle field like Achilles to the sullen sol-
tude of his tent, though whether in the present
stance His Hghness seeks to achieve his patriotic
purpose by similar course it were. perhaps, too
presumptuous of any one to say by COM
pairing the telegram and the extract above
quoted it nigh. be possible to establish
pretty considerable harmony and completeness Of
proof in support of the theory Of written treaty,
though if Prince Bismarck, after the Alexandrovo
interview, has persuaded the Emperor William to
ax his signature to such instrument it is plain
that he must have furnished His Majesty with evil
dence of tho necessity of such a measure of kind
which would rather starte Europe If it were known.
and face of which the strongest personal ties and
likings between sovereigns must yield to the para
mount call of patriotic duty.