St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29
Vain Guesses By European
Politicians as to the Rea-
sons Therefor.
Statement of the Cars Policy
Given by a Russian
Diplomat.
He Is Anxious to Renew His
Hold Upon Bulgaria, But
VIII Wait.
Snecial Cnble to the Globe.

Special Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, July 2S.-The present week
has witnessed state ceremony of the
first magnitude in the visit of Emperor
William II. to the cZar. Alexander Ill.
The event attracted beforehand the in
terest of all classes of people on the con-
tinent, from the courtier, whose mind is
troubled by the ponderouS forms of eti-
Quette. to the statesman, whose sleep is
disturbed as often as the prospects of
European peace are clouded. No doubt
the young emperor of Germany bestowed
upon the ear special and peculiar
courtesy by his journey to st. Peters
burg, which took place before his coro-
nation, and before his exchange of Wis
its with his neighbor and ally, the en-
peror of Austria, or with his ally and
relative, the queen of Great Britain and
empress of India. Indeed, it has been
pointed out by diplomats that no other
sovereign of the first rank has
VISITED THE GAR
at st. Petersburg in recent times. The
questions which foreign correspondents
are still attempting to solve are: ''Why
did the emperor go to st. Petersburg?''
and ''What business did he transact with
the cZar?' To the first of these ques-
tions series Of answers are accessible
which in completeness leave nothing to
be desired. 1t is natural enough, one
would think, for a king or emperor on
first rising TO the lonely isolation of a
throne to want to meet one of the few
human beings whom he can meet on
equal terms. If, like William H., he
has the consciousness of being grand
mOnarque, he may take special
PLEASURE IN THE PAGEANT
of such meeting, as the young en-
peror certainly did in the splendid re-
view got up for his benefit at Krasnoe-
Selo. But III the present case there are
much more weighty reasons for the
journey. The two soverelgns are
united by,,a traditional family friendship
which dates from the days when Alex
ander /. and Frederick William III. of
Prussia, having both been defeated by
Napoleon, were occupied in the com
mon effort to overthrow him. These
monarchs afterwards kept up by re-
peated interviews friendship of which
one manifestation was the holy alliance.
or agreement to arrange the govern
ment of the world on what the states
men and sovereignS of Europe were
pleased to regard as Christian princi-
pies. The circular issued from Lay
bach in May, 1921, for the Austrian,
Russian and PruSSian ministers, eX
pounded these principles in terms which
have since become famous. Useful
and necessary changes in the legisla-
tion and administration of states ought
not to emanate from anything bnt the
free will and the deliberate and en-
lightened initiative of those whom
GOD HAS MADE RESPONSIBLE
ana1.
these sentiments found expression was
a sort of formal reply from the repre-
sentatives OF triumphant abSolutism to
the declaration of the rights of man
which had been promulgated thifty-two
years ago by the national assembly at
Paris. The imperial doctrines were not
favorably received in England, where
even CaStlereagh felt bound to recold a
protest against their principles. But
these same principles have not, so far
as is known, been modified either at st.
Petersburg or Berlin, though at Vienna
they are now taken with a grain of salt,
whose seasoning qualities were added in
1866. Emperor William l., whom his boy
hood formed an intimate acquaintance
with the Russian imperial family, kept
up the friendship to the day of his
death. having been the close friend of
four successive cZarS. William III. fol-
lows this example, and begins by renew
ing the amicable relations. 1t is only
needed to
COMPARE THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH
from the throne with Prince BiSmarck's
most recent important speech, that of
Feb. 6, to infer that Emperor William
meant to use his personal influence with
the ear to bring. if possible. the poll
cieS of the two countries into more COM
plete harmony than had lately pre-
vailed. In his speech from the throne
the German emperor made known GER
tain lines of foreign policy from which
it is probably safe to say that he has no
intention to depart. Pursuing these
lines he cannot join with the cZar in
anything which would be offensive to
Austria. What, then. does or can the
car, who has evidently for some time
been outside the inner political circle of
Europe, require from Germany? On
this point the faireSt thing is to let a
Russian speak, and therefore it is best
to reproduce part of letter written by
Russian diplomat to a Vienna paper.
The friendship of the German Emperor
William, says this writer, does not
DESTROY THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE
and does not deliver Russia from the in
convenient and almost inexplicable re-
sistance which she meets with in the
Balkans. The question, therefore, is,
what will the Emperor William offer
US? Can we count Oh the good will of
Germany not only to support our inter-
powerful influence to induce her al
lies TO respect the Russian interests
which are so evident? Certain it is that
all we wish to regain in Bulgaria is the
position which we occupied for a long
time after the war. The status quo
ante as it existed at the time when we
had placed Prince Alexander of Bat
tenburg on the throne of Bulgaria
that is our object. This statement Of
RUSSIAN POLICY
accords entirely with all that is known
to Western observers. 1t puts forward
with great clearness the one essential
question. This question, however, was
answered quite plainly by Prince Bis.
marck in his speech of Feb. 6, when he
said it was Germanys duty to help Rus.
sia by diplomatic ways, though not by
force, to recover the status quo ante
just described. But even this takes
politicians no further. The Austrian
policy has been again and again de
scribed by the responsible ministers OF
the dual monarchy during the last two
years. 1t is policy of maintaining the
independence of the Balkan princlpali.
ties and of not allowing Bulgaria to be-
come again an annex of Russia, such
as she was before the coup d'etat al
Philippopolis. This policy has the cor
dial support of Italy and at least the
SYMPATHY OF GREAT BRITAIN.
The position, therefore, can be con
cisely stated. Russia wants to re.
new her hold upon Bulgaria. To this
Bulgaria says no, and is supported in
her refusal by Austria in the first
instance and by some of Austria's allies
Germany cares nothing about Bulgaria
and is ready to advise Austria to com.