The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-08
TIE Publication Of the Austro- German rfsasy
Warning to Russia.
The Gar Must Ether Get Rssdy for IN In
MEDIATE War or Dscids on Psacs.
The Cerditicn Of Affairs On the Frontier
Undsrgoss No Change,
The Military Bill Debste-Russia Negotia.
ting New Loan-The OuinquenniaI
Session BiIl-MinOr Notes.

| ObhLAnt IoUhuuIy ts-lOOpyIlRQL, 10 90
BY the New York Associated Press i
While the semi-official press affects to re-
gard the publication of the Austro- German
treaty as having pacific intent official
and diplomatic circles know that its real
aim is to force the Gear to an immediate
war or compel him to submit to terms for
a permanent peace dictated by the allies.
The substance of the treaty has long been
known to both the Russian and French
governments. At the time OF its incep-
ton at the conference between Prince Bis
msrck and Count Andrsssy at Gastein in
August, 1879, confidential disclosures stat
/ lDg The character of the com pact were made
| by Prince Bismarck 10 the Gar as an
inducsment TO break OFT negotiations
for Russo-Frsnch alliance. The dsy after
the treaty was signed Prince Bismarck
made personal communication of the
| fact to both the French and Russian am
basssdors, Withholding only the exact
terms Of the treaty. The publication re-
veals nothing 70 any European govern ment.
Before disclosing 1t to the people the step
was anxlously discussed by Prince Bis
marck, Count Kalnoky and Herr Won Tisza
The Austrian Ministerial Council, the En-.
peror presiding, consented to the publica.
ton OF the treaty only last week, upon
urgent represen tanons from P.ince Bis
| msrck that the time was opportune.
It's appearance ct the present iunc-
| ture recalls the utterance of Prioce
Bismarck when he was reprosched in the
Reichstag for refusing TO submit to that
body certain diplomatic CORES pondence,
"Once a government determines to pub
llsh important documents" he said, mat
tiers should have gone so far that nothing
but war is likely 70 be the outcome of the
situation" By the light of this msmora-
bic statement the immense significance of
the publication of the treaty at the present
crisis will be seen. Il is the step which
prece an ultimatum.
If Russia continues to arm and press
forward masses of troops, menacins the
strategic points on the frontiers and il the
pending negotiations for an offensive
and defensive alliance with France should
succeed, the central powers will not wait
the convenience of the French and Russian
governments to declare war. The crises,
therefore, nears climax.
BlsNARCK's COMING SPEECH.
Prince Bismarck, in his speech in the
Reichstag, on Monday, may place pescs-
full Interpretation upon the motives OF the
publication of the treaty, but nothing ne
can say is expected to lessen the strain of
the situation. The Gar must give prscii.
cal assurances of peace or abide by an early
war, and judging by all that is known OF
his character and the ministerial infu.
ences now dominating him the Car, will
not yield. Count Schouvaloff, the
Russian Ambassador to Germany,
is in st. Petersburg attending
the annual court. He will return to Ber-
lin tomorrow, and will see Prince Bismarck
before the meeting of the Reichstag on
Monday. The debate on the military bill
will be brief, unless the Progressists and
Soclalistic malcontents insist upon talking.
All the great parties have agreed to mark
their sense of the situation by disposing
OF the measure without delay. The report
OF Prince Bismarck's conference with the
leaders OF the government group was not
accurate, but the Chancellor has seen them
separately during the week and given them
convincing information of the necessity
Il at no Parliamentary check be placed upon
The passage of the measure.
RUSSIA AND FRANCE.
Advices from ST. Petersburg to might
seek TO minimize the importance of the
II conclliation between the Car and 81,
tIouquet by representing that the ex-
change OF coUrtesies between NJ. Flououet
and Baron Won MohreDheim, the Russian
Am bassador at Paris, was not of high po-
liticsl significance. and that M. Flouuuet |
has out-lived the 'Vive Ia Pologne" mis-. |
take. His present attitude justifies the |
approaches OF Baron Won Morhrenheim. |
III the Flouqet incident had not been a |
mere exchange of courtesies the Der. |
lin Chancellor would not have needed it.
Its true significance, as learned through |
the German embassay at Paris, is that |
Baron Won Moherenheim is negotiating an |
alliance under President Carnot's assent,
with leaders of the French Radicals who are /
likely to form lasting war cabinet. M. |
Flouquet, De FreycInet, Brissop and Flour |
ems have been sounded on the subject. If |
Moherenheim succeeds in convincing the |
French leader in favor of an alliance, the |
TiIard ministry will be replaced by a
Observation-Disclosures Cabinet within two |
months. Germany will be exposed to an |
attack from France when Russia reads the |
summary of the treaty which has not yet |
appeared in the Russian press. The Mos |
cow papers to-day are pessimistic in tone. |
They predict that the negotiations with |
Austria will not result in the interest OF |
Russia.
The Kreuz ZeituDg records fresh army |
movements on the frontier. The nard-dry |
frost favors the marching of men and |
horses and the transportation of war ma.
terials, and the concentration of troops |
along the line of the Niemen is actively |
progressing. The fort works at Kovno are |
completed. Twelve forts connected by |
earth works will protect the concentration |
of a force OF $50, 0O0.men designed, accord
ing to the kreuz Zeitung, to operate /
against Prussia.
Russia continues its negotiations for q |
twenty-three million loan in Paris aud |
Amsterdam, and Is reported to be on the |
eve of success. The high terms offered, |
backed by the recommendations of the |
French Government, are inducements for |
the bankers 10 venture. The Earrings have !
placed fifteen million roubles worth of |
Nicbolai Railway bonds on behalf of the
Russian treasurer. They represent sums
advanced by the treasury to the railroad |
and nominally repaid. They ara now
placed to the Barings. who issue them in |
London at 8 per cent. German invest.
ors retain Russian securities with great
tenacity. The.selliDg on the Bourse to-day,
which was of purely speculative charac-
ter sent them down y to l. rhe buying /
of Russian securities for investment has en-
tirely ceased, American railroad securities
of the best kind taking their places. A dis
patch received from st. Petersburg to |
night asserts that the French loan propo
sails submitted to the Gar were 80 onerous
that they were declined. On the other |
hand reports have been received at Frank
fort that a loan of forty mil
lion roubles has actually been con-
cluded by Russia from French parties
at nominal interest.
QUINQUENNIAL SESSION.
The reception by the Reich stag of the /
quinqUennial session bill ensures its ulri-
mate success by small majority. Herr |
Won Boetticber declared in the course of /
the debate that the Government, not hay