Ottoman Diplomats

Synopsis

In France, the support for the government of Emile Ollivier was unstable and seemed to crumble. The danger of governmental dissolution was real. Glavany explains Emile Ollivier’s three major obstacles: 1) the Legislative Corps did not want to quit; 2) the public opinion was tired of elections; 3) the Emperor would never have a more favourable Legislative Corps. In Germany, the elections on the different levels would be dominated by the military question. The issue of the army’s expenses would be discussed in the parliaments. When addressing the affair of the railroads of Saint-Gothard in the federal parliament, Bismarck did not explicitly mention the strategic advantages of the railroad. About Spain, Glavany reports that marshal Prim gave frank declarations in the parliament about the dynastic question: only one candidate remained. Yet, Prim did not give up hope and wanted to find a King within a month. Glavany also writes about an article from the newspaper of Saint Petersburg, addressing a dispute between Russia and the United States. The dispute concerned the purchases of American guns by the Russian military agent. However, Glavany remarks that one should not attribute much importance to the conflict, as the relations between America and Russia were good enough.

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