The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-11
EURoPEAN PoLI1IoA1 INrnIGUEs,
Speculation Concerning Austria's Position
and the Driebund.

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and the Driebund.
Berlin, Jan. 10.-Count Golouchowski,
Austrian minister of foreign affairs,
will arrive in Berlin on January IL.
The ostensible object of his coming
is to take part in a meeting of the
members of the German order Of Red
Eagle, of which he wears the decora-
ton of the grand cross, but 1t is known
that the purpose of his visit is to con-
fer with the emperor and Prince Ho-
henlohe, the imperial chancellor, upon
matters affecting the position of Aus
tria in the dreibund. The radical
changes in the artillery arm of the
German military service, which it is the
intention Of the government to effect
if the assent of the reichstag to the
proposals for that purpose can be OBJ
tanned, will necessitate the pursuit of
similar policy in the army of Austro-
Hungary, involving an estimated ex-
penditure of at least sO,OOo.0OO florins.
If, as the result of the conference of
the emperor, Count Golouchowsk and
Prince Hohenlohe, the kaiser should
advise simultaneous reforms in the
armies of the powers signatory to the
how far in that direction Austria will
be able to assent, while it will be a
whether Italy will be able to meet the
financial demands which the reforms
required will entail Despite its impor-
tance from every point of view, how
ever, the question of new ornaments
is a matter of minor consideration COM
pared with the crisis in the interna-
tional relations of the dreibund powers
arising from the policy of Russia in
regard to Turkey.
Indeed nobody, not even the diplo-
mats themselves, knows what will be
the result of the conferences Of the
ambassadors in COnstantinople. Baron
de Calico, the Austrian ambassador to
| Turkey who by reason of his prece-
dence as dean of the diplomatic corps,
presides at the conference, does not ap-
pear to send reports of the proceedings
to Count Goluchowski, which states
man is justified in regarding as of a
| comfortable character and 1t is under
stood the Austrian government de-
sires fuller and more explicit under
stand with the German emperor as to
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| event of an outbreak requiring the
armed intervention of Austria.
The nomination by the Russian en-
peror of M. Schiskin as the successor
of Prince Lobanoff in the office Of Rus.
sian minister Of foreign affairs, with
Count Muravieff as his coadjutor. has
greatly darkened the outlook from the
dreibund point Of view. Count Mura-
vieff was at one time secretary of the
Russian embassy in Berlin and is
known to be an intense partisan OF
France and a pronounced Germano-
phobe. Commenting upon his appoint
ment as the active Russian foreign
minister the Volkszeitung declares thai
it will drive the wedge which will bring
a dual alliance, If such thing can be
accomplished. Germany, the paper
adds, will find her present support in
the policy of Russia in the east a great
mistake, and she by all means ought
rather to turn towards England.
| The st. Petersburg. Novosti declares
that the settlement Of the difficulties ir
Turkey cannot imply an extension Of
| the Austrian empire. "The Balkan
peninsula" this inspired journal says
must be handed over to the Balkan
peoples. The questions concerning
Asia Minor and Egypt can be settled
under French Russian and British
entente and Constantinople made {
| free port"
In view of these semi official utter.
ances and the known circumstances i
is clear that the Austrian government
fears the further development of the
situation and is sending Count Golu
showsh here to ascertain the exact sit
uation and learn precisely what Aus
trian may rely upon in the event O.
| certain conditions of affairs.
The sultan has sent Grumbkof
Pasha to Berlin as the bearer of an au
tograph letter to the emperor express
ing the thanks of the sultan for the at
titude assumed toward him by thu
kaiser in preventing encroachment!
upon his prerogatives.
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