New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-12
NO CONFIDENCE IN BISMARCK.
RUSSIA SUSPICIOUS OF LIS FLATTERY.
UNDATED PREPARATIONS FOR wAR-RETREAr I'M
POSSIBLE.
o,y,tont, 1898, Bv Tho He,c. York Assooa.sd Irssa


Copyright, 1888, Bv The Esr. York A"o'fand fr''a
BERtIS, Feb. 1.-the peace illusion with WINCH
Blsmarcks speech invested tho situation has passed.
awav II ls beginning to DO realized that there was
nothing really pacific In the speech beyond leaving the
Car the alternative OF peace or war, whle pointing
nut the road along which Russia can retreat VI tho
Car feels himself safe in rctreating st. petersburg
sdyios assert that the Gear oulogizes within his own
circle Prince Bsmarcks remarks, but that Russian
official opinion holds that tho Chancehors "oiu' ""N
diplomacy are irreconlable.
The Ausro- German league OF peace continues 10 10
In tho eyes of tho Cars advisors an offensive aian'o
against Russia, requiring unaoated prepara"on' ~,
tho inevitable war; and an alliance to counterpoiso inc
Iearue IL tho official press OF Berlin were pcrnl'ou
to give frank utterance Of It's opinion on the sua'on
1t would DO found to concur In Russias convc'iohS
THE CONFLICT STILL EXISTS
The North German Gazette" says the conflict sun
exists and IS undImnshed In Intensity although Princo
Bismarcks speech relieved tho minds OF tho peopi0
from fear Of an immediate conflict This Is only par
daily correct. for while the public arc somewhat TO
assured regarding the imminenco OF war, ofcial anu
diplomatic circles not The sincerity OF tho Gar
desire for peace is not doubted butt though mas pro-
tessions arc not suspected Il Is known that influences
around him. which no appears to DO unable TO res''
continue to work tho direction Of war His presohI
position recalls incident that occurred on tho oV0
of the Russo Turkish conflict in 1877.
AN INCIDENT or 1877.
In the archives Of the Foreign Ofico at Vienna
there exists dispatch from General Langenau 'hon
Austrian Minister to Russia, to Count Andrassy datod
April TO- 1877 stating that on tho previous mght tho
Gear I'm tho course Of a long conversation directed
him TO report to the Austrian Government that he on
tertancd idea of and that he did not w'sh nor
intend to attack Turkey Within week after TINS
declaration Russia opened tho campaign crossed tno
Pr1th and invaded Armenia Tho present Gar mas
Nio faith had
Is now guided largely by the advice OF NJ sinoVion'
Director of tho AsIatio Department OF tho Foreign
Office NJ snovief Is prominent Panslavlst' an
old friend of tho lao NJ Katkos, and the inheritor
of KatkoRs Ideas 1t Is impossible for tho Czar W
retrace his stops which loading to collision Win
tho allied Powers: do tho Berlin and vienna
Governments expect him to do so, dcspte tho'r
ostentatious efforts toward Cancellation
TIE CARS GRAND COUNCIL OF WAR.
Military activity continues In full swing ON every
side Tho Car held grand council to night, at which
every leading general was present Tho Russian az
Office permits freer mention OF tho movement Vi
tho troops For instance, Warsaw dispatches OF To-
dav state that there have arrived at that city four
regiments of Crcasssn cavalry en- route lor re eap
Pinczen and Kielce districts AT Mchalo~Ih, i heaI
rail- ratsed An order from St. Petersburg directs the
execution the plans for the mobilization OF part
On the Austrian side there is an increase In the
number OF recruits and officers for tho Lahn"enr;;
Largo purchases OF hrupp guns Ha'O oooi' ono
enormous contracts for PROVISIONS anu "u""oH'
of havo been executed ... 4,
On the German side tho most signlncant feature -
the extension Of the strategic railways ON inc EASTERN
frontier There IS feverlsh activity at Spandau'
where the men In the GOvernment ioundrles arc com-
PEELED to work overtime.
COURAGE OF THE CROWN PRINCE.
Private advices from san Reno do not quito support
the official report concerning tho Crown Prince Au-
hentc ais of operation disclose the fact that
hurredy decided to perform 1t under chlorolorm
The operation lasted twenty minutes. Dr. Bramann
passed the night beside the patient, Drs krause and
Howell being in attendant In an adjoining ROOM INC
words the Crown Prince spoke were addressed 10
tho doctors, bidding thcm share his courage olncc
the operation no has written q few words expressing
his sense OF relief and lie passed part OF To-
day In invalid chair, reading Tho crown Princess
and her family seem cheerful today. The
princesses visited him and afterWard played lawn
tennis at tho villa OImOnd ~ -
The discussion a to the real nature or the CroWn
Prince's alment has been resumed. Dr. Bergmans
visit Reno Is expressly for tho purpose OF re-
porting TO the Emperor the latest phase OF tho case
Meanwhile. tho German doctors who have been con
suited since the first indication OF the malahy con
tInue to hold the opinion that the disease Is cancer
associated with pcrchondrttis Inc crown frno -
life may bo prolonged under favorable condltoIS oi
two or three years without tho abaton OF tho aryh2
BIsMARCK's REGARD FOR THE PUBLIC.
Tho Emperor and Prince william were intensely
affected pending tho result Of the operation Prince
William did not sleep ghout Thursday night and
opposed instantly depart for San Reno but Prince
Bismarck opposed this step on tho ground that IL
would add TO tho public excitement and sense OF dan
ger. Princess william, who Is now near confinement
Joined in the effort induce Prince william TO re-
main In Berlin