New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-11

CoDenhagen and ST. Petersburg, and thus keep
ing ont of the eddies and crOss-currents OF
domestic politics. But while he may not have
formed any entangling political alliances at
bome. his relations to races and parties are
baiieved to have been affected by family pre-
iudice and social ties. The fact that lie is
Magyar by descent from an old family in
Transatlantic counts for very little at Pesth'
for his house has long been established In
Moravia and has cast its lot with other
branches of the feudal aristOciacy. The IN
fIuence OF his family was exerted nj the recent
general election in favor OF the Conservatives
who succeeded with the aid OF Clerlcals, Poles
and Nationalists in placing the Constitution
alists in minority. If the new Foreign MIN
lister leans toward any political party, IL VIII
naturally be in the direction of the fantastic
coalition which has managed to n0ld It's ground
since 1879. This is essentially Slavic coall-
tion. and a Minister who has been so efficient
at st. Petersburg will find it easier to satisfy the
.slavs of the Dual Empire than to conclliate
either the Magyars or the Germans He may
arrange an early meeting between his sovereign
and the Car, and the slavs of the Dual-Empire
will be pleased, for they favor CORDIAL all
ance between the Courts on ethnographcal
grounds; but he will irrtate the Hungarlans,
who abhor Russia and distrust Pan'lavism as
the hereditary foe of German and Magyar
ali xe. In like manner he may come to an
understanding with the Taaile Ministry ana
add TO his popularity with the Czechs Poles
and Clericals. but he will excite the suspicious
Of the German race, who are striving to regain
their ascendancy in the hereditary States.
The appointment of n Chancellor whose
sympathes will naturally go out to the SIayS
of the composite Empire, and the wholesale
creation of peers whereby the control OF the
Upper House in Austria has passed into the
hands of the Taafe Cabinet, have evidently
created alarm in the ranks OF the Constitution
alists. This is the party which lost It's MAJORITY
in che Relchsrath twelve years after the C"h-
promise of 1867 was agreed upon 80 long rs
the supremacy of that boly was questioned 10y
Federalsts and Nationalist, the various sec
tions of the Liberals united in defence OF the
Constitution but the substitution oil "a direct
electoral system for the indirect mode oil elec-
ton through the seventeen provincial DIctS
seemed to remove the urgent need oil cohcerteu
action. The lines OF division between the vi"
and the New FortSehrit Clubs gradually "id-
ened. and owing 20 this lack Ct organic unity
the marty was finally defeated. The Coalition
Ministry entered upon Office under 0b,gatiohS
to make special concessions to the Cl"rlcais
the Czechs and tho Poles. and to adopt policy
of decentralization in opposition to German
begemOny. The hopes Of its three great con-
stituencics of supporters have been dl1ap-
IL. T.. IN. he iPntnegs d
Constituencies of the Upper House. That
majority has now been converted INTO a MI
nority by direct act of the Crown, and a mem
Der of the feudal aristOcrcy OF Moravia taxes
the place of the Vicunese diplomat rs the con
Gdental adviser of the Emperor. The deca-
dtuce of German influence il plain that u
reorganization of the Constitutional party has
become I'M imperative necessity.
This reorganization WAS effected - fortnight
ago. when the Liberal and Fortschritt CiGh,
accepted unanimously the proposals OF JON;
committee appointed to prepare plan Tor
united Parliamentary action. The various sec
tons of the party have coalcsccd and formed 4
new organization under the title Of the United
Left with rigid rules for the enforcement Of
discipline. All fractional difference, are to be
dropped, and the sentiment of the party is to
be masSed n opposition 10 the dcceniIdlizing
tendencies Of the Taaic Ministry. The Ger
an-speaking populations are called upon /"
uroclaim their inviolable adherence to the fun
damcn,a laws, aud to repudiate the dangerous
theory which makes Austro-llungIry an En-
pre of many nations. instead OF National
Empire. The race which has the most to gain
from the maintenance OF a centralized system oil
administration is thus arrayed in constitutional
| conflict with the Sluvs and their ecclesiastical
! allies. The question Of race domination always
remains open in the Dual-Empirc. The En-
| perGr has attempted to concilatc one race after
another, but Que compromise only renders ~
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