The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-26
To Be Caught in Trap Baited by Willy
Prince Bismarck and Count Kalnoky.
Lengthy Negotiations Likely to Follow,
with War as the Ultimate Outcome.
San Reno, Which Is Not ENCOURAGING
More About China's Great Disaster.
A WAITING GAME.

A Great Deal of Diplomacy In Sight. with
War Plainly In the Background.
copyright, 1883. by the New York Associated Press
BERLIN, Feb 25.-The skill of the players in
the game of diplomacy now proceeding before
the eyes of Europe makes its successive devel-
opments in the highest degree interesting; but
everybody reco gnizes the fact that the ultimate
issue is war, whatever temporary advantage
diplomatic trickery may achieve. The Bismarck
Kalnoky combination may coon entrap Russia
into false position, from which only submis-
sion. with supreme humiliation. can rescue her
unless she prefers war with incomplete prepara-
tions, the Cars advisers may manage to
postpone the final crisis until they deem
that fitting moment to strike has come.
In playing this waiting game Russia has
scored the first success. Prince Bismarcks
formal invitation to the Gear to demand the
restitution of Russian preponderance in Bull
earia concealed beneath its apparent frankness
pit-fall for Russian diplomates. If the Gear
had interpreted the invitation to mean that Rus
STA was free to restore her status in Bulgaria by
force, 3 crisis would have been precipitated and
Russia would have been drawn into the fighting
allies trap This has been averted, and pro-
tracted comedy Of negotiations will pre-
ceds the tragedy of war. There will be much
fersnces amongst the powers for the deposition
of Prince Ferdinand, concessions by Russia, ad-
hesions by Austria. and so forth. but amid them
ALL the situation will remain UNCHANGED
The Porte may conGescend to the mock
cry of denouncing Ferdinand if the
powers decide to declare that the
order of things in Bulgaria is not quite in ac-
cordance with the Berlin treaty. but the result
will be nil. Prince Ferdinand will not succumb
till he is ousted by force. The central powers
will accept no Russian candidate any settle
ment the Gar can propose. Meanwhile, Russia
has taken advantage of the delay to complete
the negotiations for French alliance to extend
the mobilization OF her forces, which is now
practically progressing and to set troops in
line of battle with her immense resources reor
ganized since the discovery of the defects in the
transportation and commissariat departments.
Regarding the sso-French alliance. it is re-
ported that the treaty advances to conclusion
Mr. Floaues has written letter to a high st.
Petersburg official. affirming the desire of the
Republican maj rity to obtain perfect entente
cordiaIe with Russia. The letter was shown to
the Gear, and elected instructions to Baron Won
Mohrenheim. the Russian ambassador at Paris
to negotiate treaty if NJ. Floquets representa-
lions were accurate.
The war Offices at Berlin and Vienna find
great obstacles in the way of obtaining accurate
information regarding the displacements of the
Russian troops. The bulk of reliable advices
show undated internal activity in Russia. d.
rected to the massing Of a second line of troops
behind the frontier army.
To-nights National Zeitung supplies the
latest Bulgarian rumors in dispatch from
Sofia, to the effect that if the concerted powers
declare Prince Ferdinands rule over Bulgaria
illegal, demand that he abdi cate. the Prince will
relinquish his power, but will remain in Bull
garia to await the result of an election, expect
ing to be returned to the throne