Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
THE GERMAN CRISIS.

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Since the .'Spanish marriage set the
old world in a tumult-and that was
long ago-the young royalties OF Europe
have wooed, and wed without much let
or hindrance. Lorne got his louise III
spite of the difference In rank, and
Alexander heir apparent to the Russian
throne, found no sullen bar OF policy III
his way when he sought bride III the
modest court of Denmark. Grave
ministers became match makers, having
ceased to be match-breakers and even
when the Swedish Prince sought a con-
sort in the shady walks of private HE,
they let him go his way III peace ana
take the fair plebian with him. Perhaps
this made it the more natural for another
Alexander, he of Battenberg-a prince
without a throne. without fortune and
without much royal blood-to ask the
jeweled hand OF the daughter
of the German Emperor. How he
might have made his way, let his first
success answer. The maiden was
not shy, the royal parents acquiesced,
the queen of England was prompt 10
give her blessing to the princely palr,
and the course OF true love ran smoothly
OH UllIil IL lI1el a D1It tA' ttAAN->
pected as it was Yielding-the policy
of Otto Won Bismarck, the real ruler or
the German empire and the arolIer OF
Europe Once more the ancient preroga-
tive of the kings adviser was set up be-
tween a gallant and his lady, and once
more, as at the time of the Spanish mar
rage, a grave political crisis was pro-
duced.
To understand the nature of this Crisis
one must know the extreme dellcacy OF
the relations which are borne by Ger
many and Russia Who shall rule
Bulgaria-who shall control or oc-
cupy that point of vantage
who shall influence most The
Battenberg dynasty on the throne
are questions which the car and lis
marck have been long debating with not
blood a single advance on either side
would precipitate a war that could not
be fought without involving France,
Italy and Austria and prostrating MI
Europe for years 10 come. Neither Rus
sia nor Germany desires the conflict.
and so they have been content to nave
Bulgaria remain a neutral territory. I'M
disturbed by the agents of the car or the
emissaries Of the chancellor. This was
the situation a week ago and it meaI,t
peace for Europe. But of a sudden
comes the proposal from one of the Bat
tenbergs, a brother of the present rnler
of Bulgaria, himself a recent sovereign
of that country, to form marriage tie
| between his house and that
of Hohenzollern. How would ltUs-
STA interpret this? Bismarck knows
that the alliance would anger the tzar
beyond all restraint, excite his suspicion,
revive his enmity, upset the Bulgarian
statu quo and bring Europe once more
to the verge of that bloody war which
has been long foreseen, but which the
genius of European statesmen Is trying
to put OFT.
What will come of the crisis it is yet
impossible to say. The uncertainty
abroad is reflected in our dispatches
| Yesterday the emperor had given way &c
the prince and today the prince has given
way to the emperor. Tomorrow may
tell different Story. 1t is hardly posi-
BILE that Bismarck will resign-he loves
his country too well for that-but it i:
probable that the emperor will soon pass
| away and with him the main reliance OF
| the youthful lovers and their friends
Bismarck bides his time. waiting the
summons to his master. He knows full
well that the coming emperor
will permit no sentiment to disturb
the affairs of government. Cold. un,
feeling, polite, the friend and champion
of Bismarck, the young monarch viii
| tolerate no marriage which might dis
turb the functions of his reign. If Bat
tenberg is to wed at all, he must wed
soon. When Frederick dies, and the
present empress is a dOwager, he vii
/ find that his primrose path OF dallianct
/ has brought up against a wall of stone
and brass.
1t is strange conjunction of affair;
| that makes the death Of the present EN-
| peror-a peaceful monarch, welded tc
German unity-so necessary to the pre-
vention of war and the safety Of the
empire; and it seems stranger vet thai
! the billing and cooling of two bme-eyec
/ princelings should interfere with the
balance of power in Europe and threaten
political changes of such vast moment
to the kings and chancellors above them
! Yet thus it is.