Omaha daily bee., 1893-04-30
Publicly Declared that There Gan Be No
Change in the Cars Attitude.
CONVERSATION OF EMPEROR AND POPE
Generalities Were Discussed aud All Burn
ing Questions studiously Avoided.
EACH LEFT A PROFOUND IMPRESSION
Potentates Moved to Emotion by the short
Yisit-May Day shorn of Its Terror
Little that is Striking Shown
in the salon.

PARIS, April 29--fNew York Herald Cable
Special to THE BEE As | have had
reason to state the trip of Emperor William
to Rome will cause no change in the political
condition of Europe. The kaiser returns
from the Eternal City and everything re-
mains in the same state as before
The most important incident of his journey
was, perhaps, the toast of the Grand Duke
Vladimir. After the speech of the emperor,
spoken in German at the official banquet
Grand Duke vladimir, who was seated be-
side Nine Billot, the wife of the French
ambassador, said in loud tone:
II drink to the prosperity and glory Of
your beautiful country"
All those at the table heard the sentence,
which produced a great effect. The sentence
was spoken by command of the car, in
order to prove in manner differing from q
diplomatic note, that nothing had been
changed as the understanding between
France and Russia.
They Discussed Genernlities.
have been able to learn from source
absolutely certain that the subjects of the
interviews between the emperor and the
pope were confined to generalities on the
part of both, each desiring to avoid any
thing that might oDlige them to speak on
burning topics. The emperor was very
charming, as he knows how to be when he
wishes He told the pope that he was filed
with respect for him and was always ready
to follow his counsels. The pope called him
at first sire, but at the end said my son."
although it is not his custom to so address
protestants. He said
zone of the duties of the church is to di-
rect the laboring Masses" and he added:
zone Of the duties of sovereigns is to be
concerned about the greatest good Of the
greatest number, and to try and better the
condition of unfortunate, which Is more im-
portant than TO increase the number of the
army corps"
The emperor then spoke Of war and of the
necessity Of monarchies to naturally pro-
tcct each other. He declared that the
triple alliance was not an instrument OF at
tack, but a means of defense, and added
that if the triple alliance should be de.
stroyed the pope might run risks.
The pope replied: ~ offer this possible
trial as IA sacrifice to the good Of Chris
tians."
Each Impressed the Other.
The speakers made profound impression
on each other. The emperor was vislbly
moved. On his departure the pope spoke
long time of the emperor with his prelates
who surrounded him, and said. sit is
strange how monarchs have fears of-war"
The impression on the prelates who saw
the pope after the interview with the en-
pcror, and after the audience granted to
Baron Marshal Won Biberstein is that the
political situation in Europe is graver and
more uncertain than ever But | repeat,
the greatest impression from the Roman
celebrations on European diplomats Is due to
the language of Grand Duke Vladimir.
May Day Has No Terrors.
In no country of Europe is there much
fear of the advent of May /. Perhaps in
some towns. composed largely Of working
people, there may be some cessation Of work,
but with the exception of Italy and the
south of Spain there will be no serious
trouble. Nothing is feared in Paris. The
prefect of police, whom l asked if he ap-
| pretended any trouble on Monday, replied
THE first of May will be the day following
the Both of April. That is all
| Little Interesting In the Salon.
Today was vanishing day at the salon.
| The general impression of The salon is that
1t is much inferior to former exhibitions.
| Especially is it remarked that there is no
! visible tendency IN the efforts of French
painters Some make a point Of realism,
| others tend toward idcalism, but there is nc
great general effort in one direction or the
| other. AS in each year, there is much talent
| but not single extraordinary work, and not
| one new effort of genius 1t would be a very
embarrassing task to paint picture which
would prove attractive TO the mass of the
| public. The medal of honor will be contested
for by IIenucr, who has always the same
chio-oscuro painting, and de Roybet who
sends a large historic picture, too dark, toe
much constructed on conventional lines, and
another painting recalling the great art OF
the Flemish school | cannot really find
anything else deserving of mention. The
sculpture itself, with the exception Of {
statue by Falguicve, has little interest. On'
should not infer, however, that French arj
is retrograding. The exposition of thu
Champ de Mars, which opens on May 10
will be worthy of note. JACQUES ST. CERE.