Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-09
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The story Of The meeting Of the En-
psrors at Gsstien eani1os fail - EXIT
q smile on this SIDE Of the Atlantic
The solenn rzaul@eFy Of the Eidab
ares seems cot Of place IN tie midas
ninsssensh ceEtuFJ GsviliEasion- Ia
psopss Of the present. day do rot fer
any responsive enthusiasm or outbafs
of patriotic fervor u5en they are toif
that Emperor william VS. dressed Is
an Austrian uniform. and thst EHpero'
Francis Joseph vas dressed ia = Pfu-
sian uniform, nor Do tssir eyes gu vi
ioxfnI tears whsn they bear DoU To-
two E0psrors approached each OH
and how wbglam kissed Ffancss joey
on both ehseka Taste q of t9Gshsn
or heroic, IL ~selns absurd. sad iae Ai'-'
ing pars even borders On the ai-En-'
ing. The thought Of tao msiI Sn'o a4V-
NO aasetion for eacti other, and no YER
high regard for sa0b other, 1srehins
soiemnly up and Rr4se'y kissinR eaci
other. purely a. matter 9f policy, e4n
nst bus sssm ridisHl9as, esen Il an
men are Emperofs.
Bat, stripped of its nonseEse, TIE
nssesil Of ibe two EtnpsFors si 0as
tsfn IL Of some impvst4ao-. sspsai'ii'
since the tEO Pfsmsers, Bismarck ano
KaInoky, accompany thsIr severe gns.
Il vas at saoh a meeting as teis that th'
fainoqs tripartite alliance OF Germany,
Austria and Russia was eonciaded soaD'
years ago. Tha altered state Of Faro
psan Affairs noE readers anoshsr meet
ina desirable ard it Is not without siR.
nitioanos that the hossasn EnpeFoE y
not present. There Ars only three Em-
perors In Earops, aud they have been
10 the habit of meeting together, but
this time il ssenas to have been consId-
erred unnecessary fo< Alexander to at
tend the select gathering. Alexander
and his friend DE Oilers are probably
poadering over shis slight and seeking
20 account for II.
There are signs that the stroaR band
of the tripsrtIte alliance are being sub
iscted 10 q STRAIN. and 10 would not b
surprising II they should snap. An eva
dent change has taken place IN tbs rela
sions Of the nstions Of Earope within
the past few weeks, or, rather. sine
Gladstone gave place 70 SslisburJ a
English Premier. Before that chang
oesarfed England was completely iso
! lated froE the other powers. Her onl
friend wac Italy, and even that friend
y ship was Of an avowedly msrcenarg IA
tuse and vas ncst uncertain. German
and Austria wore bound in q solem
league with fiaasia. EnRland's Rrea
fec; and Germany lost no opportanit
to handle England on her own aosoo1i
France. the ohly remaining poser wort
considering, vas almost ~ hostile {
England as was Rnssia itself, and
vas clear that che wss seeking in ever
way 10 humilIate her heEedItAy enemy
So far a. sympathy practical enough 3
be Of assistance Vas concerned. Z 9
land was entirely and completely alone
Nov. however, since the advent Of III
Conservatives 10 power, things hay
changed wonderfully. Turkey. whicI
formerly hela al,,of, Is asid to hsvs en-
tered into an alIisnoe with England. aui
Germany also has been gradually chang
ing her position. II Is not unlikely tha
the meeting al tiastsin has been ren
dersd necessary by this untxpeete'
change in tho condition OF al ,irs.
GOODNESS has sprung up between Eau
peror William ard Emperor Alexande.
who, by the way. kissed each other no
long ago jast al william and Faneh
Joseph are kissing each other nos
Auatria's positi0u In the new de wsi
no. determined. and so The meeting wa,
brought about. 10 meeting beteeet
Bismarck aud Salisbury follows, as i,
deemed probable. !, will b. clear enouzt
that Russia has been forced into alrpos
the same position OF isolation that
England lately occupied. 10 bs snts
abe has the frieEdship Of France. bul
the recent inspired articles in the Ger.
man press are sufficient TO warn Franes
that she is perietuallS ON her good
behavior, and that any infracIion Of
the rtrsot raIss laid down by Premier
Bismarck viii be followed by ringise
box on the ears.
Sothe meeting At GaiAein may amoaut
TO more than kissing match bstWeen
two cid men, after all. II Russia is
forced oHt Of the great alliance and u
kngtand lie admitted 10 10, the Asialic
question viii have become more eonpli-
catea than ever.
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