The new Premier of Austria, Baron Korber, has succeeded in
partially appeasing the quarrel between the Czechs and Germans in Bohemia. He has introduced some considerable industrial projects, and to pass them the representatives have agreed to abandon obstruction. Taking advantage of the lull, the Emperor is visiting Prague for the first time in eleven years, with as yet a rather curious result. The two nation. alities vie with each other in expressing a loyalty which there is every reason to believe sincere, but the officials haye to walk warily, as at the slightest sign of favour either side the other one snarls angrily or sulks. In- vitations are sent in French lest either Czech or German should appear to be preferred. There are solemn discussions a3 to which theatre is to be visited first, ending in a decision for the Czech house, because the play is a new one. To judge from the accounts, civil war would be imminent on the depar- ture of the Emperor, but we read the accounts of rioting in Belfast, and are not greatly troubled for Prague. Part, at least, of the struggle goes on because both factions are aware they will not be allowed to fight it out.
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