Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21
POLITICS IN rrkoPr.
Topics Of the Greatest Interc-t ON the othsr
side Of the Wafer

rtte OF inc Wafer.
The Mediterranean occupies in the daily dis
cusslons of the European press greater feld
perhaps than the old Oriental question" The
subject was hrst stirred up a few wear. ago
with some bitterness when Italy fortified the
Island Of CaprerI Estimated between Corsica
and Sardinia) in view Of a possible naval war
with France. and the fact Of Biacrte. near T,rris
being now heavily armed and fortified nv ,hs
French government has reopened the aiscu.-
sion on the supremacy in the Mediterranean.
The quotation of two newspapers. one italian
ard The other French. will give full ids "A
The Importance Of the subject. SAYS an article
IN la hJor'"d Of Ronei tssmong the uln,.
o. war discussed by frshce IN the eventnalitv
OF "ar against Italy the onevhieh WAS sdopt.a
by Vie special committee oql, he o,sh Of Ma, isoi
y the ioho"ing: l. A landing Of 50 900 trSotS
IN ltaly rom Algeria. . 90 90 men landed IN
SAidlnia 3. reserve Of 900 troops "a Ia
Mp, ready IN Corsica for their landing near
,Nl'a Necchia, with a view Of cuttins
the italian army in two nna ,hn. -,
venting their junction over the Alps with the
armies OF the triple alliance To that efI.,t ,he
naval forces Of France will be divided into four
DIVISIONS the main division 10 fight the
Italian navy. two smaller fleets for prot.-,inr
he landing of the French troops OF o,cur. tian
III l'aIt aud the last division 60 meet the Ger
man heet north. The application Of such I.
plan involves. however. the necessity ~
strengthening her navy. and Minister CAV
atSnse was compelled to ask. "a few DAYS ago.
62ooo.oOO francs of credit besides the rerular
budget "N''
on the other side rArsnir Mil5f0ir, savs
TINS; We are conducting small works of fort
lheations at Biserte lrunisl. We ought 90 have
Undertaken very large ones instead long .eo
ior The protection of our fleets when we am
be Obliged to defend the liberty Of our com,
munlcatons between France Algeria and Su.z
me Italian press does not like il and se,ks the
trlend' IMP Of England 10 prevent us doing M
We please Al Biserte. But England at present
has all she can do 70 attend 60 her own interes,s
IN the renewal % her treaties of commerce
N.th the great nations Of Europe. which 10
market"
Meanwhile from Rome they telegraph that
NJ the navy department Arrangement sre Ia
ing made for the next mapeuvering =, a..
neet IN The basin Of the Mediterranean living
between Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica S,nries
Oh naval warfare In the eventuality of naval
acuon against the Russian feet are also being
pushed and maneuver. will take plnc. 80
IN the waters Of the Egeus and The Darda.
nelles.
GERMANY AND RUSSIA
The announcement Of the marriage ~ an.
czarewItch with the sister OF Kaiser yiIbel,,
and of the expected arrival Of the car nj R.r.
I'm on the 2Sd OF this month has created N No.
cullar agitation in the two empires and aIso !,
france. where the newspapers denv nnv nm
rortant relations OF that fact to the political
situation OF Europe. But the utmost nicer
thihty as TO the future of the situation il enter
tanned by many who have believed (since The
VISIT OF the French feet al Cronstadt last yesr1
tiat very decided aIltagonistn amounting 20
even feeling Of personal enmitv, existed be-
tween the two ruling families Of Hollenzolleru
and Romanoff.
he faia HI
speech of the kaiser 10 CORPORAL Lu.ck fprpisino
MN Tor having fired ON two men for making
run OF MN when ON guard at the royal palnce0
tEat new ministerial crisis Was 20 be ex-
pected has not been followed by facts A Ger
man newspaper says that. while the people felt
shocked at first by such an action, vet that did
nor Dear heavy consequences on public opinion
me only one worthy of being appreciated il
that the military German party has once raors
fnily Endorsed the kaiser against the people.
FRANCE AND THE VATICAN.
The strong opposition made by the French
prelates to the government Of the republic that
Pope Leo XIII ordered them TO publicly recog-
ME has come to an end for the time being.
archbishop Richard Of Paris. speaking for them
all hae submitted TO the viii Of the pope The
Christian French Association that had been or
ganized In order to bring together all the Cath
Ole elements Of France hostile to the principle
OF the republic has been dissolved And while
the French government is reported 10 have
answered the Vatican on the subject Of the sup
preston OF several bishops salaries that no one
viii be allowed to interfere with the clerical
policy of the republic, vet q kind of general
'detente has succeeded TO the recent religions
controversy In which the pope stood openly for
the republic against the prelates An important
newspaper OF Paris, however commenting On
that Issue, says: The capitulation Of the French
clergy j. only temporary one. il having been
dictated merely by spirit of opportunity.
They have accepted il because Of the most de-
cided attitude of Leo XIII, but as such an atti-
tude Is personal TO the pope alone they know
that il shall vanish at his death. which cannot
be long delayed as Leo XIII Is now eighty-
three wears of age" The same paper holds
that the reported plan of Leo NIII 10 favor the
establishment of a republic i'm Italy il n dream.
as all the public men and the Italian nation
stand by the monarchy against the Vatican.
ITALY AND THE NEW MINISTRY.
The European press has INDUCED in Q
thorough analysis Of the conditions under which
the Giolitti's cabinet undertakes 10 govern
Italy. The result is that while the new cabinet,
with the consent Of King Humbert and his ad-
visors, taking in all political parties OF the cham
Der and the senate, admits the necessity OF d.
minishing the expenses Of the war department
as much as possible, and of making serious
economies in other departments of public adj
ministration, Vet the old political line with re-
gard TO the triple alliance remains nnmodified-
No economies, however, will be made in the
navy department that will stop the work at the
arsenals in Genoa. Venice. Leghorn, Naples and
SpeZzia, where no less than thirty-seyen war
vessels are in course Of construction.
The French press are unanimous in the be-
lief that Signor Crispi's influence is behind the
new cabinet, which Is a step toward the return
of that statesman 20 the direction Of Italian af.
fairs. the fact is that King Humbert succeeded
in bringing together the leaders Of Italian
politics OF all grades in the Organization Of Q
cabinet Of transaction with the specific pro-
gram of settling internal affairs without dis
tuibing in any degree the country's inter.
national obligations. II has been officially an
nounced that Italy is not bound TO the triple al
nance TO such an extent to compel and in
crease her army out of proportion TO her fiIan-
cial resources. The same opinion is 20 be- found
in German official newspapers Of this week.
The arrival of Minister Porter at Rome the
same day that Baron Faya landed at New York
was made the occasion Of special friendly
demonstrations on the part of the italian gov
eminent The American minister, who has
always been a favorite at the Italian court and
among Italian political men. was rendered Q
special reception by King Humbert and the new
cabinet.
The voyage of King Humbert and Queen
Margaret TO Berlin. which had been DELAYED on
account Of the ministerial crisis now solved
will take place some time next month.