New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01

Iybina To use his influence to put a stop to the
war. II ia now stated has gone to take COM
mand of the Monaghan army OF Invasion INTO
kuidja.
A war, however prolonged, between the land
forces OF Russia and CHINA in that almost UNI
known quarter OF the globe, would have been
regarded with comparative indifference 10y
civilized .EurOpe. But the threatened Dlockaoe
of the Chinese ports by Russia Is quite an
other thing. All Europe and America woolu
feel the shock OF the cessation OF chinese
trade in tea, silks, rice, etc, although uieaV
Britain would suffer most seriously from tie
stOppage put to her Indian OPIUM traffic. The
American trade in cotton goods which prom
Uses to equal in Importance that OF opium,
would receive also total check. Yet the prob
ability of this blockade appears now the most
imminent among all the uncertainties OF this
involved affair. Pekn is accessible nom ''e
SCI, and almost as indefcnsible as when EnS-
land attacked it. China has shown that she
has mastered the art of war since then quite as
fully as the Russians. But there would he
little hope of her holding Pelsin uuaided. me
North China Herald Shanghai declares that
" Ii matters nothing whether Giadstole or
BE .cOnsfeid is in power. Let Russia blockade
"our ports and attack Pekln, and England
"cannot afford to sit with its hands before It.
The rival claims of England and Russia to
Central ASH would at once be decided by
4" the conquest OF Pekn, and the next event
would be a revolt throughout India" The
memorial just issued by the Chinese Ministers
shows thar they also rely on English inter
ference if Pekin is attacked.
The Russians rs well as the Chinese count
upon English action before this extreme point
Of peril to EuroI can commerce is reached; but
evidently confidently expect that the inter-
ference will be for the purpose of insisting
that China shall make even more liberal pay
ment for the so-caled Improvements put
upon Kuldia during Russian occupancy than
was granted by Chang How. for the granting
of which he nearly lost his head. In fact the con
ference just reported of Mr. Wade, the Eng
lsh Minister, with Ii Hung, was for the pur-
pose If such interference. Whether it will
succeed or not is doubtful. Active intelfer-
ence on the part of Great Britain, who herself
hockaded China when she saw fit, can hardly
be justified.
In the meantime the Gar goes on with
preparations LOT Uhe lhtcuutu vi uhIc"tc"cu
blockade; he has just dispatched twelve
cruisers to the Pacific loaded with ammuni-
ton, submarine mines, AMI torpedo boats. 1t
is stated by authorities in Chinese politics that
Prince Shun, the EmDerOr'5 father and the
Conservative party rejoice in the prospect Of
a blockade, which would shut ont the English,
| Americans, and all other outsiders, and allow
China to return to her ancient state Of tran
guilty. There is besides these old Chinese
gentlemen, all of the olden school (whO WELD
n considerable amount of power, the war
party, and Prince Hume, who prefer to defer
war for year or two until China is better
prepared to cope with her great rival. In
such division of councils the English Minister
will probably find weakness which will render
| his arguments sufficient, at least for the time.