Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-04
THE WEEK IN EUROPE.
Politics Across the sea-rhe Meeting Of IN.
Emperor~

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Politics Across the ses-rhe Meeting Of the
Emperor.
The European press has had In the last vsrA
number Of important articles on the tourney
of the car 10 Berlin, % well 90 on TIE arrival
there on the 18th Of this month 81 King Hum
bert, accompanied by Queen Margaret. ana the
Italian minister Of foreign sffairs in the new
Giolitti cabinet, Hon. Mr.. Briu. The date Of
the arrival Of Alexander III is kept a secret.
though st the German imperial court sverv-
thing has been prepared just NJ II he would ar
rive in Berlin within few days
But the most sensational publication % the
week is that Of Lockroy. the ex-mini-ter OF
public works Of France, published a few dave
ago. The French deputy n said b, his country
men 20 fully understand European politics. and
especially the state Of affairs in Italy. Now il Is
the opinion Of Lockroy that King Humbert Is
by no means an inactive ruler. but Q very active
one, and that his viii Is all powerful and cheeks
all the personal views ~ his own minister's
whether Giolitti, di Rudini OF even Crispi.
though the French press printed one year ago
that King Humbert ~as n puppet In the hands
Of the latter. NJ. Lockroy concludas by warn
ing France against the prevailing French habit
OF not considering Italy. she Is entitled 81 be
appreciated. as powerful nation he warns
his compatriots by saying that France ought To
wv tNtt IN Of0cf 10 rfctrt tnC kf1CnOSltp
OF the Italian nation instead OF keeping up a
state OF ill-feeling. Adispatch from Rome. an
swering To the political manifesto Of Lockroy,
says: AS long ~ there will he French embassy
at the Vatican and ~ long a. the French
press stlu pursue its course OF belittline the
Italians and their sentiments, friendship v not
possible. The Italian nation. with the excep-
uon OF a small minority OF republicans snd So
cislists, stand more by King Humbert than any
other nation by her ruler. No living soveT-
eign is more popular in his country than Hum
bert OF Savoy In Italy. and the new campaign
opened in France against him will prove sbso-
luteiy resultless, nay, il viii make the deep
ditch now existing between Rome and Paris,
that is, between Italians and Frenehmen. deeper
still"
SIMON on arRnaSY AND TRANCE.
Another article that made a very great i'm
preston is due to the pen OF that veteran Of
European politics, eK-prime Minister Jules
Simon In speaking OF the looming war" be
quotes his personal impression regarding the
VISIT he paid about one year ago 90 Kaiser VIII
helm III IN Berlin. The statesman concludes
ms study In these words: 81 wager that France
IN the next war will win The main reasons
on which he bases his convictions IL that While
Germany, yet the French artillery has been
perfectly reorganized, and the infnntry r. the
best OF all. Touching that great and sll-im-
portant point OF the several stats OF the two
armies, the opinion OF NJ Simon Is tina, while
Germany. having lost Won Moltke has no one
to replace him, France has Gen. sau.sier,
who is great chief, though his career
is not marked by any important victory.
The merit Of such prediction of ex-Pretuler
Simon is variolsiy appreciated and much com
mented on, but the newspapers supporting tho
present ministry do not hesitate 10 saw thxt
there are other men in France whose nnrne and
career and achievements are far superior to
that, though very bright. Of Gen. Saussier.
And they quote the names OF Minister de Frey
cinet, the civilian and true chief Of the French
armies; Of Gen. Minbel and othsry.
Won xoLrKE's SPIRIT LszA
On the German side, in t,s-s. warm discus
sions (born out Of the imminent visitat Nancy,
near the French frontier. OF President Carnot).
the attitude Of the Berlin press ie very different
They say that IN the twenty years Of peace that
elapsed since the great surrender Of France In
1870 Won Moltke brought the standard Of the
imperial army 70 the highest point That since
the victorious field marshal is dead bis authority
grew stronger, aud that the German staff. the
old and the new, will follow in the direction OF
a possible war the very instruction and school
OF Won Moltke. German conservative news
paper. commenting on the expected visit OF the
car to Kiel. and probably to Berlin. gives 20
the event a great importance. They believe
that, while everything will be done In order 20
avoid publicity and apprehensioas, on the other
hand the meeting Of the kaiser and the car VIII
prove later on TO have been q means Of exchang~
ing their personal views on the political situs-
ton Of Europe, and that the relations between
Russia and Germany seem 70 have grown much
more friendly than they ever were before.
THE TENDENCY OF THE TIMES.
An italian newspaper draws the following cor
illusions, which embody the present state of af-
fairs in Europe; war IL not an immediate
issue. Probably war and the ruin Of Europe q
consequence may be avoided IL every one OF