New-York tribune., 1896-01-13
DREIBUND NOT AFFECTED.
AUSTRIA AND ITALY REASSURED BY THE
KAISER


KAISER.
NO EUROPEAN CONFERENCE YET DEMANDED
ALI. NOW DEPENDS UPON WHETHER ENGLAND
WILL. REFUSE THE BOERs JUST SETTLE
MENT. IN WHICH CASE TRANsvAAL NAY
APPEAL TO THE PowERs-wILL GREAT
BRITAIN ACCEPT GERMANy's VIEW?
Berlin. Jan. 12.-1n view of the fact that the
future of Gcrmanv's relations with England is
involved in doubt Chancellor Prince Won Ho-
henlohe has sent assuring communications 10
the Governments at Vienna and Rome. point
Ing out that any diplomatic action whlch
might he taken by the Berlin Government
would not involve either the Triple Alliance or
the individual interests of Austria or Italy IL
is understood that the ChancellOr's communlca-
ton expressed entirely pacific intentions on the
part Of Germany toward England and also "a
belief that good mutual understanding ne
tween Germany and Great Britain would be
restored at an early day. 1t is known that the
Italian Government. fearing that the agree
mert with Lord Salisbury for the cooperation
Of the Italian and British squadrons in the
event of certain contingencies in the
Mediterranean might be disturbed by
rupture between England and Ger
many has asked certain explanations
from Germany. and IT s probable also that Aus
tria has wanted 20 know how the Emperor
viewed Englands warke demonstrations. In
these circumstances Prince Won Hohenlohe. hav-
ing nothing to conceal. could reply frankly that
the whole matter was a question between Ger
many and England alone, and it is not deemed
possible that the Chancellor could have given
such assurances while German diplomacy was
pf
against England. The story Of the attempt to
forward European coalition originated in Eng
land. and ought now to be knocked in the head.
Germany has not sought nor does she seek any
active allies in her endeavOr to check English
encroachment in the Transvaal, endangering
Germans and German investments there and in
Delagoa Bay.
EUROPE AT LARGE NOT CONCERNED
1t is not a question that ought to disturb the
peace of Europe or to cause any European
Powers 10 intervene except those concerned in
the recent hinteIland conventions. The Govern
ment here has not suggested any European
conference. but the Envoy Of the Transvaal
Republic. DIR. Beearrts Blo<land while in
Berlin, spoke of such a conference as among
possible expedients The Boer Envoy has been
in Paris. consulting with the French Govern
ment in regard to the situation in the Trans
vaal. and If the troubles there become more
aggravated and England refuses the Beers
just settlement the result will be that the
Transvaal Government will make appeal
for a conference of the Powers to dis
pose of the whole matter. but there is
no why Germany or France
should insist upon such a conference. This is the
semi-official view Of the situation, but II obvi-
ously omits from calculation the results Of Eng
lands rejecting the offices Of conference and
also EnglanTs declining TO accept the view taken
by the Berlin Government that the allied Powers
composing the Dreibund could not be affected or
that diplomatic hostilities could and should be
limited 10 fixed areas II is significant, too. 10
find Prince Bismarck, who is no friend TO English
pretensions. warning the Berlin Government
through the Hamburger Nachrichten' against
making external and internal peace by the adop
ton of policy of adventurous Intervention.
\ The "Nachrichten" describes the task Of the
German Government that Of walking at a
great height upon tight rope.
The operations on the Bourse during the last
week show that considerable attention has been
directed TO the excitement prevailing in England
with view of taking every advantage of 1t. and
the consequence has been that steady orders
have been quietly made to buy on any marked
decline in London. The operations of the week
have also disclosed a strong reliance in Berlin
and Frankfort financial circles upon the main
tenance os peace Imperial loans, Prussian
soils and some bank stocks have declined but
the decline is not sufficiently heavy to indicate
that there is any fear that the country is on the
of war.
The "Vossische Zeitung' and the "Lokal An
zieger" are the only Berlin papers which make
any reference in their special London dispatches
TO THE Telegraphs' story Of an exchange Of let
ters between Queen Victoria and Emperor Will
lam in regard 10 Germanys attitude in the
Transvaal disturbances. The story is generally
discredited.
The Hamburg Correspondent" reasserts that
British suZerainty over the Transvaal cannot be
admitted, inasmuch ii ceased in 1884.