COULD NOT the EMPERORS HAVE MET BEFORE FIGHTING?
... The sudden conclusion of a treaty of peace is severely handled by the Times, which asserts that, after all, Austria will be the gainer by her defeats, and thinks Francis Joseph will yet learn to bless the happy day when his Imperial brother first determined to conquer his friendship. The writer pictures the laughter in- dulged in when the Emperors remember that there were dupes in the world ...