Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-06
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LONDON, February 5th.-The extreme
g7Svlty OF the European situation ia for the.
hras time clearly shown by the simultane-
QUE publication at Berlin and Vienna of
the secret treaty of 1879 between Germany
ahQ Austrla-Hungary. Such an act can
only mean that all private persuasions and
warnings addressed to .he Emperor of Pms
sla had proved vain. Bismarck had he
come cSnYlnced that either the Gar was
Dent on var, or that, out of Difference to the
military party, he was determined to per-
severe m those warlike measures Which
have alarmed Austria, disauieted ain
EUROPE and we're rapidly making war in
evitable
TIME FOR ACTION.
1t seemed, therefore, to the German
Chancellor that the hour bad come when
Europe must be taken into his confidence
Europe has long known of the existence of
the treaty. The Car knew it, but Europe
certainly, and the Gar perhaps, never
knew how stringent was the agreement
between Germany and Austria They now
know that Germany and Austria will fight
TO the death together.
THE czAE's DILEMMA
SCANASi bC4ICfGS IDdl lIuSSfa. IS q match
Tor both. An attack by Russia can only
be the act of mailman. Yet the publica-
tlon o, this treaty puts the Gar in this di-
Iemma: he must either attack or yield to the
pubic threat. Never could Bismarck have
!ald this stless upon the Russian sovereign
had any other recourse remained oren TO
hlm. Europe rings over the disclosure.
but listens with deeper anxiety than ever
Tor the next message from ST. Peters
burg.
BISMARCK S SIGNIFICANT. REMARK.
BERLIN, February 5th.-The advisatilitv
of publishing the terms of the treaty was
anxlously and repeatedly discussed by
frlnce Bismarck, Count Kalnoky and Herr
Won I'za, the Austrian Ministerial Council,
the Emperor presiding. All consented to
the publication of the treaty only last
week upon urgent representations from
Frlnce bismarck that the time was oppgr-
tune.
Its appearance at the present iuncture re-
calls the utterance of Prince Bismarck
when he was reproached in the Reiehstag
Tor refusing to submit to that body certain
diplomatic correspondence "Once the
Government determines to publish import
ant documents" he said, matters should
nave gone SO far that nothing but war is
likely to be the outcome of the situation"
By the light of this memorable. statement
the immense significance of the publica-
non OF the treaty at the present crisis will
be seen.
NEARING A CLIMAX
1t is the step which precedes an ulti-
matum. Ii Russia continues to arm and
push forward masses of troops, menacing
stragehc points on the German and Aus
trian frontiers, and if the pending negotia-
tons for an offensive and defensive al
lance with France should succeed. the
central powers will not wait the conyen-
lence of the French and Russian Govern
menis to declare war. The crisis, there
fore, nears a climax
THE LAMB-LIKE RUSSIANS.
ST. PETERSBURG. February 5th. The
newspapers here discuss the Austro-Ger-
man treaty TRANQUILITY Most of them aver
that Russia is equally desirous of peace, and
wishes to attack nobody.
MORE PACIFIC ASSURANCES.
BERltN, February 5th.-T The NU.ionqE
Ze0etng has kilograms from st. Petersburg
That Count Schouvaloff, the Russian Eru-
bassador to Germany, who is now return
ing TO Berlin, will bring conciiiatory pro-
posals from the Gar
Eo'w FRANCE VIEWS THE MATTER.
PARIS, February 5th-Most of the Pa
risian papers welcome the publication of
the Austro-German treaty as likely to
further estrange Germany and Russia end
to bind Russia and France. Some pape1s
advocate an alliance of England, France
and Russia against the triple alliance.
lie I6rspS says that there will be no secu-
rity in Europe until it is known whether
Austria would regard Russian intervention
III Bulgaria as cdSNs belli, and whether
Germany would permit Austria to settle
such quarrel single-handed
LIE Paris says that neither Russia nor
France will ever declare war.