The sudden death of Baron Haymerle, the Austrian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, removes a conspicuous personage from European politics, but will not gravely affect their course. It is notorious that the Emperor Francis Joseph manages his own foreign policy, and only chooses Ministers who will carry it out steadily. This was the case even with Count Andrassy, who had a mind of his own, and will be still more the case with any successor. The Emperor, besides pos- sessing considerable capacity, is very tenacious, has great experience, and knows the personages of Europe, and can therefore reduce any Foreign Minister not an original man into a clerk. Baron Hayinerle was not an original man, but a diplomatist who worked exceedingly hard, who understood hints, and who was decidedly acceptible to the German Chancel- lor. It is believed that his successor will be a man of the same type, though it is possible that some grandee may be made Minister's cloak, leaving Baron de Kelley to carry out in detail the spirit of the Emperor's instructions. There may be many of them to obey after the interview with the Czar, the arrange- ments for which are so carefully made and so carefully denied. The meeting will, it is believed, take place in Galicia.
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