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Show HIS CRANDMOTHER KNEW BEST, Vlctoita Hhouki'iI to Pi-miadn William Tbrtt He IHiln't Want to Hht Just let' Mkw V'ii.k, Oct. The Berlin correspondent cor-respondent of the Hi ra 'd says: Had it not been for the excelleut common sense of Queen Victoria and the sound judgment of the czar, w ho in the moment mo-ment of emergency acted in perfect accord, ac-cord, Kurope would perhaps this very moment bo iu the throes of war. Tho facts are these: Last summer sum-mer when Emperor William was at Osborns, he one evening asked the queen to accord him a confidential confiden-tial conversation upon a matter of the utmost importance. The request was accorded ac-corded aiiii the emperor ssid in substance: sub-stance: The situation in Germany is intolerable. It c;ir.p.;;t lact twelve months longer. The country cannot iienr the present fmiwieiial st.viui ru-quired ru-quired to keep up tho present lighting strength. Socialism i daily assuming terrible proportions, ticnoany's itllios, especially Italy, aro co hmef able to keep up the present pace, i'he strain is too great 0:1 them. Franco, cu tho contrary, is beroniii'.t: stronger and ktrungiU', but France is iiwiatod. It is absolutely necessary that Germany should seize tha lit at occasion to declare de-clare war upon her. The lt.t.est nio-no nio-no iit to which ili't can possibly be put oil is tho spring i i The quota replied: "As long as I live I lirmiy hope peace will be maintained. I am now old, but otili I 1'eel that my last, yours shall not be t;adduned by tnc.ro bit, o.i Slowing in Europe. Tho resnnnsibilitv that rests upon you is a terriblu one. It would, in my opinion, be criminal for any sovereign or statesman states-man to atttempt to precipitate events. In any case, what you have said has caused me great uneasiness." The queen sent for Lord Salisbury ' and informed him of this strange conversation con-versation and desired him to talk to tbe emperor about it, Lord Salisbury replied: re-plied: "I think if I attempted to discuss dis-cuss the question, the emperor might cut matters short by taking me by the shoulders and pushing me out ot the window. Besides his majesty mightdo exactly ex-actly contrary to whft I might suggest. l'h'jro is, in my opinion, only one thing to do writo an autograph letter to the ;zar, telling him frankly what has occurred, oc-curred, aud urging him in the interests of the peace of Murope to lose no time iu making a friendly advance towaid France in order to convince tho emperor em-peror that Russia would not consent to tee Franco wantonly attacked. This would cause the emperor to reflect; and in ny opinion this is the most effective ef-fective way of preserving peace. It would be well if England should also simultaneously make an advance toward to-ward France." The queen at onco followed Salisbury's Salis-bury's advice, with tho result w hich is already a matter of history. |