New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-27
VIEWS IN ENGLAND.

| VIEWS IN ENGLAND.
STRENGTH OF ENGLAND-wHY THE NEW POLICY
| Is ADOPTED-OBJECT OF THE MISSION OF
| THE RUSSIAN ENVOY.
IFRoA Tng REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBusEl
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The growing rumors of
possible difficulty between Great Britain and Russia
with reference the operations Of the latter IN Central
Asia have taken fresh start with the arrival in En-
gland OF Count schouvalof That Count Schouyaloh is
here envoy from the Emperor that he Is one OF the
Emperors confidential and trusted counselors and
that his visit relates 10 the Central Asian question: and
occasoned by Lord Granves recent note to Prince
Gortschakof, are about all the facts positively known
or cOnectures the number great To the list OF facts
should be added however that Count Schouvalof went
down, yesterday, to Wamer Castle, Lord Granvilles
residence He is said to be the bearer of all sorts OF con-
ciliatory messages. Probably he is He would be IN
either OF two cases, viz: II Russia were sincerely
DESTROYS of conforming Central Asian operations TO
British views what they ought to be- secondly
her preparations for carrying on operations not con-
forming British views should happen to be still In
complete The step taken Is, on the face OF it,
friendly step II would be easy to negotiate through
the ordinary channels If merely 10 gain time were Rus
sias object.
There inow re little question that the con-
tents of Lord Granves dispatch 10 Prince GorschaKod
were correctly given, rather summarized, In The
Times telegram which first set the people talking That
dispatch announced the resolution OF the British Govern
ment 10 refrain from all interference with Russian
progress along the Anu and Sir long as 1t does not
menace Afghanstan the Prncpalities on the Upper
ANU and others situated between Khiva and Afghanis
TAM claimed by the Ameer OF the latter country is
safe 10 presume that the delivery of that dispatch
total surprise to the Russian Prime Minister and his
Master. In common with the other great Continental
Powers Russia is understood TO have cherished the be-
lief that Great Brtan's fighting days were past, and
that the othertPowers might pursue at their pleasure
| t1y onU Wit
elicitng from her anything but a smoothy-wrltten
| remonstrance. The impunity with which Russia
! was permitted two years ago to tear
| up the Black Sea Treaty confirmed TINS
belief. 1t is likely enough that Russia expected
to push her way Central Asia much further than she
has yet gone without having any fuss made about IT, IL
has been said she counted advancing without
remonstrance TO point where remonsrance would have
become useless and where armed resistance would have
become difficult il not impossible She has been unde-
eeved in good season Lord Granville for once has put
aside his easygoing ways, and his Melbournenke ten
dency to believe that things can be managed best by
letting them alone. He has waited till the Russian ad.
vance into Khiva had become matter Of notorety not
capable OF being denied. Then, with entire poteness
but apparently with great mness he has pointed out TO
Russia the line on which and the point to which she may
her advance unmoested and unressted by Great
Britain II she keeps within IT, well and good. II she
goes beyond IT, Great Britain Will stop her she can
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| messages that have already passed between the two
Governments great part OF British strength In INDIA
depends on prestige England not only must not give
way there before Russia any other Power she must
not seem TO give way. And that is where the mistake
has made English purpose to hight and read-
ness fight She purpose to fight any more wars
Of the stupid Crimean kind But she is not merely nor
mainly an insuar Power she Is an Empire, stretching
great part of the globe. and her Imperial power
rests on India in this sense that she cannot keep H.
dia she cannot keep anything Now her people have, In
my Judgment no mind 10 surrender india or to recede
from the Imperial position India gives them nave
not the smallest doubt they would hight sooner than
| recede. Probably they ought TO have fought Tor
Denmark in 1864 for kndreds sake, but the English
people ON the whole did not n they had thought
IL worth their while as an Imperial Power, they would
certainly have fought spite OF the ascendency OF the
Manchester school in politics other European peoples
said then and said again In 1870 and 7-reasonng on
the plain reluctance OF England TO enter into auarres
which once abe would have taken mp promptly-Engsnd
will fight no more unless in actual defense OF her island
| home But the mistake was In supposing Engiishmen
had fallen of I'm fighting quality or fighting temper
There has been change, but not OF that KIND English
men, believe are ready as ever TO nghf but not In
the same quarres Of old There Is rs much pugnacity
IL only needs stimulus to rouse IL dnerent from the
stimulus which formerly reused It, When her Govern
ment was Arstocrsc, II went to war in such Quarrels
az Arstoeracv had an interest In. Her Government to-
dav a. On the whole Democratic, and she will go TO
in such ouarres as Democracy has interest in. In
other words the interests of few guided IN former
DAYS the policy England with reference 10 other CONN.,
ries In these days is the interest OF the whole
or the people powerful enough to get themselves
represented IN Parliament. which will decide the ques
ton of Peace or War; Beyond doubthe interest OF the
powerfu, classes now constituting a majority is
wrapped nm IN the preservation OF the Imperial Power
Of Great britain do believe there Is any consider
able minority Of Engiishmen who would vote for dis
memberment owho would not vote for war preference
To acknowledgement They will fight Russia II need be-
IN Asia They would greatly prefer not TO night but
show them that Russia mcnacing India ana that the
moment ia cone when her advance threatens English
supremacy In India and they will start an army Ter
Afghanisan and feet 10 Kronstadt and set half the
world In blaze than yield an inch on the banks
| Of the Oxus.
Something Of this spirit Count schouvaon VIII, II may
be presumed, discover by hs present wait III DE dir
cover and report II there every reason W hope Tor