New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
THE NEWS OF EUROPE.
BIsMARCK's JOURNEY TO VIENNA PROVekES
THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

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Iendon Inn. 1s-Prince Bismarcks journey 'o
Vienna for the marriage OF MS soN nov
~roveked a singular outburst s1 anse'
in the Imperial organs 1t early oe0"",o
evident that this journey would pe ",I
the occasion of demonstrations in Prince fis"a,'A
honor The German Emperor resents thls' ah~ HIS
creatures in the German press and elsewhere IT,
sent it, and doing their best 10 oeh'eie '"c'o
demonstrations. or. SO far as possible to prevent
them First of all an order was sent 70 tc
German Embassy in Vienna that Prince Reuss and
bs s,afy mus. show nothing more than bare civility
on the occasion of Count Herbert Bismarck .
wedding. Then campaign began in the German
press of Berlin, Cologne, Frankfort and the other
chief cities
Prince Bismarck saws leading Berlin paper
his sworn foe and the Emperor's obedent servant
"a going by way of Dresden to Vienna IN the nope
of inducing the King Of Saxony and the Austrian
Emperor TO intervene in his behalf with the Ter
man Emperor Considering what has happened
thAse last two or three weeks, that implies
much confidence in the ignorance OF tner
readers. Prince Bismarck only last week rejected
almost too haughtily and even contemptuouSlS'
any step whatever his part toward recon-
ciliation with the Emperor. The manifesto stuns
md bas ranked Hence the bitterness Of the present
attacks 1t is the Emperors way. lie has other
grievances galore. Homage TO his eX-Chancelior
is in his view something like an insult to HIM
self He drove Prince Bismarck from once
with contumeiy because he could not bear that
any man but his Imperial self should be sup
vosed 10 govern Germany. lie is amazed to find
that he could not break the cd mans SPIRIT could
not silence him, could not even quite silence his
friends. could not cause the world entirely TO
forget him. The world still listens when the
disgraced Chancellor disapproves some things, but
does not laugh as it sometimes does at Imperial
speeches The German people are doclle, out
they. too seem ready TO offer tribute TO their
old leader when they With Austria he has
long been favorite, and Austria VIII 90 MIN
honor. 1t is all very inexplicabe to the Imperial
mind Prince Reuss has since been ordered to
leave Vienna before Prince Bismarck arrives.
Such is Imperial magnanimlty.
SiQnor Giolitti's victory in the Italian Chamber
by a majority far larger than was expected gives
his Ministry a free hand. The Extreme Left,
won over nobody quite knows how. gave him his
72 majority.
King Humbert is setting out for Berlin with
his Foreign Minister, and all questions at issue
between Italy and Germany touching the Triple
Alliance will then be discussed. 1t is likely
enough that the elections will be fought on that
issue; not that any strong party IN l'aiy' the
Clericals excepted, wish to withdraw from 'ne
Alliance. but fnanciers think the cost OF 1t might
be reduced.
The French grievance of the week against
England is really remarkable one. IL Is ho'"
ing less than the discovery of the true reason Vi
Lord Duflerin's appointment as Engil'h Anio"'0"
dor TO France. He was sent TO Pari' 10 orcaN up
Tho Franco Russian alliance by bribing the French
press that and nothing else. Inc paper "nion
hos nneartbed this fiendish plot is the Petlt
Journal" itself the paper which really nas ".a'
o." The Daily Telegraph of London claims the
-. oircnlstion in the world, a million a day,
its English rival having perhaps one'quarVr Oh
that.
rho Petit Journal" is edited for the most part
With sobrietv and sense, but where England Is
sobriety and sense take their leave VI
france No nonsense is too fragrant for DeIlcl.
7, annears also that in this nefarious scheme Lord
D,fferin is 10 have the help of NJ de Dio"lA'
Ue TOO il the agent of Great Britain, WIN
mission TO prevent the conclusion OF treaty pe-
,ween France and Russia. In truth 1t needs no
agent to prevent it. Russia has "l'hou' any
treaty at all everything she could obtain py 'ne
most stringent convention, retaining at the same
time the most perfect freedom OF action. ohoui'
che oo 10 war with Germany, French public opih-
ion would force the French Government 10 JON
bcr Should France attack Germany, Russia
would do As she liked. Ii is improbable that III
,hos. circumstances the Gar will bind himself
bv anv written engagement. The French beheve
there is d. secret treaty; hence their free use Oh
the word alliance. Th~t is not the OPINION vi
European diplomatists.
The weakness of French jures appears again
in the Drumont case. VI. Drumont Is the io"'.'
~ the .Jew-hating and Jcw-baiting party IN
France. lie accused NJ. Burdeau, Deputy for Lyons
and Reporter of the Budget Committee OF the
Chamber of acceoting bribo from Baron AlpAonse
do Rothschild to report favorably on the Dill re-
no,y;no the privileges Of the Bank of France NJ
purdeau nrosecuted him for libel. NJ Drumont
in defence has not scrap OF evidence 10 oHcr
in nroof of his charge lie nevertheless stuck 10
il assuring the jury that he was morally coA-
WINGED Of its TRUTH and that VI. Burdeau must nave
teen bought. because he had formerly Opposed .'''
bill. The governor of the Bank. other olllciaiS
and Baron Alphonse himself all appeared al WIZ
nesses.. as did NJ. Burdcau. All denied the etoly'
NJ Drumont told the jury that the hohr
scbi,ds would eat them all up some
day, and ended with the cry OF Down WIN 'ne
German Jews; France for the french. ine'e
appeals to prejudice and patriotism o,a '"..
work The jury found NJ Drumont guilty. ou.'
as in NJ RavacholIs case, with cxtenuating cir
cumstances NJ. Drumont escaped with sentence
of three months Imprisonment, fine OF S-oo
and an order 10 publish the sentence at his own