The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-11-07
OUR EUROPEAN LIZ yTER.
Old IreldnGs IrouJles-An' dnterest-
ing Revieso Of the present ottudtson
IN Europe--Restless Kings, and En-

Old H'eldnd's Iroubles-An' dnterest-
ing Rerieso of the present situation
IN Europe--Restless Kings, ana En-
perors. -
LONDON, Eng. Oct. 21, 1879.
Trouble seems to be brewing ] Ire
land, where q new and more than usu-
ally reckless agitation is being d, svel-
oped by those who were elected to de-
fend their country's interests in the
British Parliament, and the farmers re
told that in their relations with the VI
landlord their rights are paramount IL
his. They may pay their rents if they |
can, but this is the utmost limit of their
concessions as, failing this payment they
must on no account go out, but resist
eviction should eviction be threatened.
l do not believe that either Mr.. Parnell
or Mr.. O'Sulivan or Messrs. O'Connor,
Power or any other of the "big medi-
cine men of the Home Rule party would
encourage the application of the word
woodcock " to land agents, or recon-
mend " the shooting of paying tenants
as well as of all persons occupying
farms whence non-paying tenants have
been evicted," which resolution was
adopted at several recent popular meet |
ings. Still, "stick to your homesteads,
no matter what be the consequences"
has been advised by one of their most
popular politicians, and Mr.. Parnell
told his Tipperany auditors on Sunday
last, not to pay rent, unless a reasonable
reduction was granted, all of which is
very dangerous counsel to this inflam-
mable pcasantry. The disposition TO
be disagreeable to landlords has always
been part and parcel of the Irish creed,
| AL INT -
promising OH either side, the prospect
is general ejectment of tenants, and
general series of agrarian assassinations,
so that, unless the British Government
supports the proprietors by strong
military force, we shall have a fine re
vival of Fenians, Whiteboys and Molly
Maguires, all of which will turn in the
end to the ruin of the population.
There is no more candid statesman
than Prince Bismarck when it happens
to suit that astute parsonage to show
his hand. Whatever interpretations
the different powers choose to put upon
Bismarck's last move, he himself pro-
fesses to have gone to Vienna with his
heart on his sleeve. In spite of the re-
cent friendly interview between the
Kaiser and the Gar, there can be little
doubt that the relations between Ger
many and Russia have, of late, not been
quite so cordial as Bismarck could have
wished. Germany's sudden friendship
for Austria bears about ii suspicious
look, and is evidently intended to cut
two ways. Not only does Bismarck
wish to conciliate Austria, but in doing
so he would show Russia that her pol
icy of trying with France is a game
which can be played at all round.
There is, however, very hollow ring
about the loving protestations of Bis
marck and Andrassy. 1t is easy to
understand the anxiety of Germany
that the bitter memories of Sadowa
should be forgotten by her victim; but
rapid as are the moves on the European
chessboard, the Austrian people are not
likely to endorse Andrassey's views
towards Prussia for some time to come.
am told that Bismarck pointed to the
present friendly relations between two
such old enemies as England and France
as an instance of how national antipa-
thies are smoothed away, intimating
that the sooner Austria and Germany
follow suit, the better for both. He
would be sanguine German who sup
poses that the bitter hatred with which
the German Empire is regarded by the
Austrian and French people is likely to
be smoothed away by any amount of
friendly chat between their respective
ambassadors. The French ambassador
! at Vienna and Prince Bismarck left
, each other last week in the best of terms,
f and M. Teisserenc de Bort reports to
] his government that the visit of the
I Chancellor at Vienna has no unfavor-
, able augury towards France. All the
, mutual soft sawder, however, did not
prevent the inhabitants of Alsace and
t Lorraine giving significantly cool re-
ception 10 the Emperor of Germany
whilst passing through the annexed
, provinooo to DO Prooont at the naprpu-
vers of the German troops at Strasburg,
, Metz, and other places. Bismarck is in
f the position of man who has carried
! out his own ideas with success to him
self, and would now like all the world
! to accept the present state of things as
final. Germany, dragged down by the
, dead weight of her military burden,
} would like to " rest and be thankful y
, Bismarck reminds one of the very pious
nun who was held up as an example to
the whole convent, but whose youthful
iDdiscretions had been of pronounced
character. When the Mother Superior
implored the sisterhood to initiate the
piety of Sister Jane, =" So we will,
cried every nun, "when we like Sister
Jane have DONE" Denmark, Austria,
France and Russia will all initiate the
, present lamb-liko policy OF Germany
, when they have effected their own pO-
litical ends. Bismarck may charm An
Grassy never so wisely, and tickle the
ears of Nj. Teisscrenc de Bort with
pleasant nothiDgs, but none the less
surely will the great black cloud, which
is always looming in the distance, break
over the German Empire. Were the
latter firmly and constitutionally found
ed in right and justice 1t would emerge
.. from the trial scatheless; but the Krupp
cannon and the needle-gun form the
chief support of the kingdom erected
by the cold-blooded, selfish torethought
of Bismarck, Moltke, and William and
history has shown that these materials
are not the most suitable for lasting
structure. ALPHA.
Mr.. Kilburn b. Walker, manager of
the Howard Opera House at Burlington,
having been severely criticised for al
f lowing tickets 20 entertainments there
to be sold In other towns, publishes
card defending himself and intimating
that Burlington people ought to be
glad to get all the people from out of
town they can into that city, in the in