San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

WINDSOR CASTLE, Sth March,
1S62.-The Queen thinks it right to
communicate TO Lord Russell the con.
tents Of a letter which the Crown
Princess (Qucen Victoria's eldest
daughter, Victoria, wife of Crown
Prince Frederick William of Prussia,
later Emperor Frederick, and mother
of the now exiled Emperor William
received from Berlin. She cannot, OF
course, youch for the complete accur-
acy of its statements, but it seems to
her very necessary that the points to
which it refers should be taken into
consideration.
The Queen is very anxious that a
war between Prussia and Denmark
should be avoided, and she has always
been OF opinion that the partition Of
Schleswig would be the best solu-
ton of that interminsble quarrel; and
then she knows that the beloved
Prince was strongly convinced of this
idea.
The Queen hopes therefore that
Lord Russell will take the question
of the partition into serious consider
alton, and that any Prussian over
lures OH the subject will not be at
once rejected, but duly considered.
WARNS OF DANGER.
The Queen admits that the Schles-
wig-Holstein question must be decided
on its own merits. But the great dan
ger of its leading to European com
plications must not be lost sight OF !;
and though the possibility of inducing
Prussia to act cordially with England
on Italian affairs would not be JUS
| tifiable reason for taking a line on
, the Schleswig Holstein question, not
warranted by treaty obligations, or by
= the consideration of what is just to-
wards Denmark, yet it seems to the
. Queen that the greater security for
t the peace of the world which would
} result from the cooperation of Prus.
STA with England, on the Italian ques-
| ton, should not be entirely overlooked.
The Queen wishes Lord Russell to
. communicate this letter to Lord Palm
/ crston, and to send her afterwards
[ the enclosure back.
/ The Queen thanks Lord Russell for
/ his letter received yesterday.
She is much shaken by her return
, here -.
1 Niscount Palmerston prime Min
ister) to Queen Victoria.
= 81 PICCADlLLY, 10th March
1s62-. Lord Russell, accord
, ing to your Majesty's directions,
> communicated TO Viscount Palmer
ston your Majesty's letter of the
9Th instant. the concluding part of
which Viscount Palmerston could
not read without much emotion. Your
MaJestys return 10 Windsor must
indeed have been most trying and
painful moment. Viscount Palmer
ston can only express bis fervent hope
that, for the sake Of the nation which
your Majesty governs, sufficient
strength may be granted to your Ma.
jesty to bear up under the heavy af-
Fiction with which it has been the
will Of Providence that your Majesty
should be visited.
HOPELESS DANISH PROBLEM
With respect TO the Danish ques.
ton, Viscount Palmerston, when
some years ago he attempted to
' mediate between the two differing
! parties, suggested a division OF
Schleswig, but he found the Danish
government insupcrbaly opposed Ia
such an arrangement; and it must
be owned that their objections were
. not wholly without some reason. The
u notion was that the part Of Schleswia
inhabited By Germans might be added
to HoIstein and the part inhabited
' by Danes might be Incorporated with
y Denmark. But it appeared, on ex
" animation, that the German and Dan
ish inhabitants are not separated by
u any distinct typographical line, but
in the central districts are mixed and
blended together so that IL would b,
L impossible TO draw any line of sep
: aration which would not include many
Germans in the Danish half, and
many Danes in the German half and
: moreover, there is no natural line oil
division by river or mountains, ana
7 the line must be drawn arbitrarily
= acrdss the country. The Danish gov
eminent also feel that such a division
would be only the first step toward:
= the absorption Of the whole Of
8 Scbleswig by Holstein.
Both parties in this dispute seen
= TO be somewhat in the wrong; ans
+ unless more Cancellation is shown OF
' both sides, the question might un
y doubtedly lead TO European compiled
Il tons. Such result, however, nigh
+ be attended with danger to eithcl
u party, because il might happen that
France as well as Sweden NIGH