Wichita eagle., 1889-01-03
PEACE PREDICTED.
The Austrian Premier Addresses the Lib
eral Members of the Diet.

PESTH, Jan. 2-The liberal members OF
the diet yesterday waited upon Premier
Tisza and offered HIM new year congratu-
lations. Finance Minister Scapary, who
acted rs spokesman, referred to the SER
vices Of Herr Tisza, and expressed the ab-
soiute confidence OF the Liberals in him as
a leader, assuring him of the full support
of the party in his foreign policy.
/ Herr Tifza, in his reply, said: ''In the
! foreign political situation the alliance
/ Of the Central European powers Of
fers most prominent guarantee OF
/ peace. History records various ALI
ances, which, as a rule, were only
/ concluded for purposes of conquest and
/ expansion Compared with such alliances,
greater value must be attached to one
which does not seek to conquer or to de-
stroy anything. aiming solely to secure
peace IN the interests of humanity and the
progress of nations. | may, without risk
OF disappointing, give expression to the
hope that with this alliance and in view Of
| the fact that there is not state in
Europe absolutely DESTROYS OF war, we
shall succeed in preserving this year the
blessings OF peace, and thus continue I'M
disturbed in the work of progress. !"
Cheers.
Herr Iisza proceeded to express his con-
vlctlOn that the voice Of the Hungarian
parliament would have due weight in the
councils of the empire. He did not regard
the foreign situation as tending to facli-
tate settlement of the national finances.
NeVert heleSs, in view of the patriotic read
mess of the people to make sacrifices, he
trusted that the efforts to effect a financial
balance would be brought to a successful
issue. In conclusion he urged the necessi-
ty OF adherlnS to the policy of retrench-
ment.
His hopeful tone agrees with the opin-
ION of leading dlplomateS and military
men il Austria that peace viii continue a
year. This belief is based chiefly upon the
ornaments, the adoption OF new repeating
rifles, new explosives, etc, onjoined with
attendant reforms. These changes are
considered sufficient to prevent any power
from taking the field perfectly equipped
for a number of months
Austrian and German watchers of Rus
sian preparations concur in declaring that
Russia in spite of her recent efforts, con-
tinuous In state Of military disorganiza-
ton, and that her cavalry and artillery
would be unable to face the Austrian
forces alone. If war should be declared in
Russia, Poland would be certain to be
carried without a siege, whereas the
Austrian Notifications at Cracw and
PrzmySl are among the strongest IN
Europe. The ear Is conscious Of his
weakness and is not likely to provoke a
war.
Heir Tisza's declaration is, therefore,
hailed as an assurance of a years peace
Nevertheless, Russia is preparing to face
the contingency of an immediate conflict
Although the frontier provinces from Bess-
arabia northward are already swarming
with soldiers, more continue to arrive
Reports from Galicia refer To dreadful suf-
Ierlngs of russians on the frontier who
are said to be badly sheltered and ill-fed.
The experience OF last winter has led to
no reforms in the commissariat, and the
recommendations Of the special commits
sion sent from Warsaw in 1887 have been
ignored.
Official statistics show that 23s. 600
strangers visited Vienna in 1855 including
) 500 Americans.
Herr Rieger, chief of the old Czech
party, writing to NJ. de CraiS, the French
ambassador here, declares that the cZechs.
without distinction of party, have the sin
cerest sympathy for France, and lit is i'm
possible for such noble nation, foremost
IN the fight of progress and civilization,
can be displaced from the rank il has al
ways held among European nations"
he meeting of the Socialist congress at
Halntield has been marked by moderation
IN speeches and resolutions. Presidents
Popp, of Vienna, Hyder. of Prague and
Bayer, of Brunn, urged attention to prac-
teal questions. The platform adopted
begins by affirming that the Socialist
Workmen's party of Austria, is an inter-
national party; condemns the pre-
negatives of nations as well as those OF
birth, property and race and proposes to
propagate socialistic ideas by meetings,
through the pressSand by free express
ion of opinion generally. A notable feat
ure of the congress has been tbs denun-
citation Of violence as 4 means Of attaining
ends.