New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
THE PEACE OF EUROPE.
x,rrcAyr uTTERANCES or THREE M
~ poRTANT pERsoNAeEs

S'" .,.,nr-S-r OF pEAcE-TIIp EMPEROR OF
.,-.rp,, HOPEFUL OF PEACE But
rvr,,srSG FOR POSSIBLE WAR
THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.
,vv CABLE TO TIE TgiBrSg.1
,sol, gy Ths Tribune Assseid;ion.
80. Nov I4.-Thc ever recurring question
.ss ueace of Europe has been raised soarpS
u - ,.ek by three of the greatest persohases ~
fes Two Of them, the Prime Ministers OF
in.,.nd and Italy, answered 1t In reassu,lns
EnsNnh as Lord Salisbury spoken with SO little
se'ao~ hesitation as when he declared at the
r sseI,. an Monday that there is not on the
6Hian'" sir,le speck of a cloud which contains
bni0A - onything injurious to the prospects OF
VIM ~, course he has been reminded Of Lord
Fa"su.,. hardly less emphatic declaration Just
oD the FrancOGerman war burst upon Europe
go Emphasis is commonly MISTAKE III
20 &C il is in rhetoric. nut Lofo SALISBURY
pA..,.ept is all the more remerkaoh because OF
20 =. e;,r;larity to Lord Granvines: lie certainly
10 lid Granville's in mind and Knew that IL
D Ia be quoted against him. H. never'neiess.
YOUR - !, that only shows what solid
ss n, believed himself to have TOT state
si'-A ..,,akinr Of the nature OF prophecy.
hSA .,,. hours earlier on the same days. the Mar
~ puaipi had told vast audience, which
tas the theatre of La Scala in Milan, that
N'. believed in peace. il is not the nature OF
~ y. 1,aliau TO say things too bluntly. his
.. ,. ion is more diplomatic IN form, but not
80. in effect Europe accepted both as
heh guarantees. oA :. r.r,a-,,ob,.
-. reasons than one. IL is certainly the
", hot he has made, giving you the impression
-. ~ is far ADLER man than that hot-neadeo
80, ~ the same name who so nearly emoroied
80 .nrtrv with ours over the Just execution Of
-, asSassins in New-Orleans. Time has
Ut him something since those early Gays OF
-. and ne is on mis- own ground in dealing with
-, issues He carries water on both
,hsula.rs and in both hands. He declares his
,,r.ltv "a the Triple Alliance, and his friendly
,o,svill 70 Russia and France, with equal calm
nc. n. knows that France hates Italy as she
hairs Germany. hates England, and hates every
p,xe, which stands between her and her revenge
RI every word Of the address relating to France
is cordial. and the speech, a whole, Is rightly
iu,erpeted as pacific.
n. third Of the three great personages is the
Emperor Of Austria and King of Hungary. who
smoke to the Presidents of the Delegations on
Wednesday morning II is remarkable that those
who heard him believe that they had heard as
surances Of peace while those who read the report
Of bis words understood them as ominous OF
trouble. The Vienna Bourse took them in that
sense, ard down went stocks.
The exclamation Is not a very mysterious one.
The Enperor's speech is two-faced He expresses
strong hopes of peace coupled with fears OF war.
Each sees in il what he wishes 70 see. The secret
Of this dupNcity is again simple. The Emperor
has TO ask the Delegations for large grants OF
money for the army. He cannot. therefore. be too
sanguine of peace or TOO blind to signs of possible
hostlities Russia, who is forever massing and
moving troops toward, the Austrian frontier.
forces Austria adopt defensive measures, and de-
fensive means expensive.
Austria wants peace, wants il fervently; but the
issues OF peace and war not in her hands 1t is
upon her bead that the storm is likely TO break
when IL comes. She has forsalxen her old tradi-
tons Of unresdiness II she is arning betimes,
there is nothing either in her preparations or in
her Enperors speech which betokens the near
ness Of war. There are no fresh complications.
bat the irtrgues of Russia in the Balkans are In
,essPt, and no man knows at what moment the
Car may think things ripe for violence. The
French, who have Just lent him twenty millions.
sr ready to lend more, though the Bourse finds
difficulty in absorbing the last issue, and the value
81 the rsuble continues to decline. There is dis
tos throughout vast districts Of Russia. distress
amounting almost to famine, and the prohibition
Of the experts Of cereals gives little, II any, relief
Efforts are made by the Government 70 alleviate
suffering. but not a dollar will be diverted from
the purchase Of muskets for the purchase of food,
ror hay. considerations of humanity anything to
do with the foreign policy Of this hslf-civilized
Empire
What Lord Salisbury had to say about Egypt
y net less important than his faith in the general
peace. lie las spoken out, and IL was well 10
speak. His declaration is in effect reply TO
u Ritot. The French Foreign Minister, misled
by Mr.. Gladstone's Newcastle remark, appealed
from the Government of England to the people
Of England performance not in accord with
diplomatic traditions Lord Salisbury's answer is
explicit We have no intention Of retiring from
The task we have undertaken in Egypt. III
England has acted alone, it was not her fault.
We desire that Egypt should be strong enough TO
epe external attacks aud TO suppress internal
Disturbances. That position IS not gained III
day. We hope we shall reach it within reason
soe cIne. Perhaps If no objection IS pIaceu III
oar way, the goal will be more quickly attained
but til it is attained, some Power must protect
Egypt. and that Power must be England.
These sentences have resounded through Europe
hey are applauded in Berlin. in Vienna, and 10
Hone On the banks OF the Seine they are re-
SiYsd with an angry Growl. The disillusion Is
100 complete 10 be agreeable The French Min
AT sad the French press had taken Mr.. Glad
sohes words to heart They really bAevcd Eng
AAa was going to scuttle out of the Delta. They
SAesuaed the reputation Of Mr.. Gladstone
sa01gn0us declarations by his own party and By
~ own colleagues. What Lord Salisbury says OF
sen final blow 10 foolish hopes. Il know
MY aave given heart 70 all who are unfriendy
LAsAse. and have given pain 10 all who
'''ae Der prosperity. But persons abroad attach
'0' much Importance 10 them. They do not know
ue pay Of our electiOncering system. The policy
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