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Show iDyW. U.Telegraiib.j l GERMANY, AVSTHI A. AND KUS-! SIA. London, JO. The conference at Gastien confirmed the agreement between Austria and Prussia on some important principles of policy. The details of ibis agreement were arranged in the nature of a treaty but, a treaty was not formed. The functionaries whose services would have been neces-1 sary to drawing a formal treaty were ; .not prcseui; thus the secret of the I exact terms is better kept. The tate-J ment of policy made by the Vicuna Cabinet in December last, created a' situation between Austria and Prusna which called 1'or a more accurate deiini-(tion deiini-(tion of their relations thau could be secured by the exchange of diplomatic I notes. The Gastien conference enabled en-abled tho two chancellors, byeoniiden-I byeoniiden-I lial conversations, to reach an under-; under-; standing of exactly how the interests i oi' tho two powers could be realised for their mutual advantage, and how their undtTsiaudim: uiiht oe utiiizedin d.ul-iuij d.ul-iuij together agaiu.-i other powers. The j Roumanian raiiway diilhuliy haj thus received a stisiaicry solution in the' ; interest uiVeucral peace. This u, re-c-iiu-a .is a happy augury lor the ap-; Dlieatiua of in;Lar joint action in iutuw ' alii. ;Ic-. TuC kaj'ae maiiitair.inj pj.ce uieici ar urains: aiiy power; ' that can Le prOTOSd to cLturb ; peace. Russia, knowing this under-i under-i standing, makes vast preparations for i w.ir. |