The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-08
AUSTRIA is FOR PEACE
SPEECH BY EMPEROR FRANCIS JO-
SEPH AT BUDA-PESTH.
Also a statement by Count GOIuchow-
ski on the Triple Alliance and the
Balkan Situation.

BUDA-PESTH, Hungary, May 7.-"As In
the past. so in the future. the constant en-
deavor of my government will be directed
TO fostering close relations with our allies,
as we'll as feelings of confidence with all
other powers, thus contributing to the
maintenance and consolidation of European
peace"
This was the most interesting passage,
from a general international view point, in
the reply of Emperor Francis Joseph to the
address of the delegations of Austria-Hun-
gary at the reception held in the castle this
morning at Buda. The Emperor also made
a brief but important reference to the
Balkan situation, saying: 'Our unvarying
and friendly understanding with the Rus
sian empire concerning events in the near
East is conducive to the continued mainte-
nance of order and tranquility in those
regions"
Subsequent to the meeting of the delega-
tions Count Goluchowski. the Austro-
Hungarian minister of foreign affairs. in
his opening address, said: I'll enormous
rise and daily growing Importance of the
United States. from the standpoint of i'm
perial policy, in addition to our growing
interests in America in connection with our
many subjects residing there, show il is no
longer advisable to delay elevating the rank
of our representative at Washington to
equality with the representatives OF the
other great powers The imperial foreign
minister was confdent the delegations
would approve of this. since the steps &C
corded with the wishes expressed in both
the United States and Austria-Hungary.
In his annual statement before the budget
committee of the Australian delegations
Count Goluchowsky, the Austro-Hungariau
minister of foreign affairs, said: The for
eign relations &c the monarchy are in
every respect favorable and satisfactory.
The three cabinets concerned in the triple
alliance have exchanged formal assurances
of their determination TO uphold the al
lance in its full value and in due course
to sign the necessary instruments for its
renewal, free from any aggressive tend
ency whatever. This tripartite alliance
will continue to pursue its sublime and
pacific aims, to which it owes its origin,
and it will do so with greater confidence
in face of no less peaceful declarations OF
the dual alliance which confronts 1t. These
mutually pacific tendencies will endeavor
to paralyZe the harmful reaction produced
by events which may occur in other re-
gions, even If they cannot altogether avert
their occurrence
Count Goluchowski then referred to the
fact that the An~glo-Japanese alliance had
been promptly followed by a Russo-French
understanding. This latter he character
lied as similarly promoting peace and
averting possible dangers in the far East.
He dilated upon the fact that these inter
national agreements counterbalance each
other and do not preclude special under
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different groups for specific interests az
fecting themselves alone. Witness the con-
hdent relations now prevailing between
France and Italy, said the speaker, and
the exceedingly favorable development OF
A~nglo-Russian relations under the st.
Petersburg understanding of 1897. This is
one of the happiest factors in the political
sphere of recent times, said Count Golu-
chowski. 1t enables the many perils which
formerly threatened from the mistrust of
Austrian and Russian aims in the Balkans
TO be damned VI.
Count GoluchOwski warmly advocated
frank and open exchange OF views between
Russia and Austria as 10 the best means to
dispel possible and,
consequently, strengthen this self-denying
agreement and preserve ii from the attacks
of the sordid elements who deliberately aim
shrink from no intrigue to undermine a
peace-preserving understanding.
The revolutionary movements in the Bal
kans and the modifying condition of Turk
ish administration continued the minister
of foreign affairs, show strong need for the
maintenance of this understanding. the
parties 10 which have recently jointly
warned both the Balkan states and Turkey
of the necessity of preventing disorders in
these regions which only assist underhand
agitation. 1t is in the highest degree de-
sirable that Turkey should take these
warnings of disinterested friends TO heart,
and Servia and Bulgaria should bride their
turbulent element. Otherwise, said Count
Goluchowski. they will lose the sympathy
of Europe and its confidence in their facil-
lty for development.
After appealing for the earnest co-opera-
ton of the two halves of the monarchy in
commercial matters, so that it might pre-
sent itself to foreign powers as a powerful
and united whole in the great task of re-
newing commercial treaties, the minister,
in conclusion. referred TO the diplomatic
relations of the.monarchY, saying the daily
growing Importance of the United States
and of Austro-Hungarian interests there
showed 1t was no longer advisable to delay
elevating the rank of the Austro-Hunga
rian representative at Washington to that
of an ambassador. The minister of foreign
affairs explained also that the growing in
terests of Austria-Hungary in South Amer
lea necessitated the creation of a legation
in Chile. Some members of the delegations
having raised the question of Intervention
in South Africa, Count Goluchowski ex-
presses the opinion that any attempt 10
force Intervention upon the combatants
there might easily lead to far-reaching
complications, even among the European
powers.
Replying TO a question in the general de-
bate. Count Goluchowski indicated that the
triple alliance would be renewed practically
unmodifed, but that the text of the treaty
would not be published.