New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
III.
POVERTY STRICKEN ALLIES.

Arthur Paget was expected t. look for these
people in Prussia. His information DIVIDED them
into two sects one as harmless as Quakers, the
other filled with French Jacobinem ard so eager
in Spreading their creed that they were known
simply as the propagandists To the former
politicians were Indifferent. For the latter the
soil OF Prussia seemed unfavouble. AT least
Ps get found no troublesome Illuminate Until ne
became Ambassador TO the Court OF Munch.
They fourished only in the shadow OF the cam
Ole Church. and Paget was so startled by theiT
secret, Internal Vaccinations in Bavaria that
he referred to the sect as "a diabollcai hsti'u-
ton" A few episodes Of this sort and the oc-
casioral news Of military movements or OF pa'-
ties. chiefly in Poland. were the only variation III
the monotony of diplomacy in Berlir "heh
the subsidy failed on the appointed day. rus
sian Ministers had a grievance ray your
money and then wei! talk was almost literally
their cry. When the subsidy was PAID theh 'he
FL glishman had his innings with remarks ano't
the pain it gave him to be paying such ehornr'"S
sums for nothing BY the Riddle or OCTOBER
Paget was weary of the whole business ana III
a letter to Lord Mamesbury, who was with 'he
Prussian Army. wrote. I'm short. 1t remains 10 DE
seen whether shall risk one more tl'o'"'o'
but what chagrins me IS that the month OF NO
vember is fast approa hing. and We snail theh
bavo the same battles 10 fight over again. for
At the beginning of every month they have as
regular alarms as the moon has changes bs
tho middle of November Lord Mamesbury re-
n,e5 eft Is so evident that the object of the
prussians is to secure the subsidy and evade the
,raatv that 7 am heartily glad tina. my mission
60 nut an end to. | now as sincerely wish the
whole army at distance from the Rhine as
wished It In May on the banks OF the Meus"'
To 7 ord Crenville Secretary Of State for Foreign
Affairs Paget wrote. abou; the same time: i
should not be doing my duty were TO ehoeaVo'
TO conceal from your Lordship that the Prussi'h
ARMY will not only continue In the most perfect
inactivity but will incontinently be wlthdrawH
in case the present suspension Of tho SUBSIDY Is
not taken off"
The simple fact Of the matter was tand THIS Is
reiterated over and over again in these papers,
that Prussian finances were at 50 low an ~"
that the army could not be Kept up WITHOUT
Enpland's helm. Toward the close Of the year.
Paget found that Austria was equally he'PieS"
and he announced to Lord Grenville. The Prus-
Sian Army as I am credibly informed Is the
case with that of Austria. is even at this late
season of the year without either recruits OF
magazines for the opening of another campaign.
R,t when the business all over, so FAR as ne
was concerned, and he might be expected 10
write despondently. he persists in his nope OF
final success He had insisted all the time mat
the struggle must be kept up, and now he wrote
10 Lord Maimesbury: THE Intelligence you give
me- Of the march Of the Prussan troops toward
the Lower Rhine is no less satisfactory IMAM
important If | have been singular In my opih-
ION that the King of Prussia himself mas peeh
acting with good faith, have always at least
been the first to see that his encourage mas leu
him into political errors, which have carried such
an appearance Of guilt with them as would be
difficult TO wash off Now, however, that he ap-
nears 10 be coming forward bona fde, hope
that we shall be ready 10 draw the sponge over
past transactions and determn. upon some Wig
orous measures for future general cooperation
in which case (as never doubtedl we must sue
coed in our object. which want OF conduct alone
prevented our carrying long since"