New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
ROYALTY IN ENGLAND.
,,,,oNs TO WINDSOR on THE PRIME
MINISTER'S BUSIEST DAY-THh QUEEN
AND HER SUBJECTS.
London. March Q.

AND HER SUBJECTS.
London. March q
ono Of the luminous incidents OF the Cre'an
0 = toen q revelation of the Queens STU
.r,,cv in foreign affairs The Greek answer to
objective note Of the Powers was expected at
tHe ,.,, yesterday afternoon. and every half
,bo Prime Minister'S day at the Foreign
-. was engaged by prearransement The
oH'N l,.rp,an Russian and Italian Ambassa-
has appointments with him; to the Greek
60 a,araires had been allotted a portion of
~ as,ernoon. and there were numerous official
s,ors connected with the receipt Of the Greek
s,lv and the instructions to be communicated
W.. commanders and diplomatic representa-
80 abroad Lord Salisbury was at his desk In
r,,ro,qr Office at an early hour in order 10
...,ci,ate this rush of business and TO command
- for reflection upon the momentous issues
:, Eastern diplomacy. But hardly had he en-
- unon the work of the day before Sir Arthur
p,sea private secretary to the Queen. delivered
,ossape commanding him 10 visit Windsor Cas-
tle without delay
:. was the busiest day Of the year, and long
.or,.s ~ appointments had been made with for
.,sr Ambassadors; but there no escape from
.he roval command. Messages had to be dis
etched 10 the Embassies. deferring the appoint
&c until a later hour and Lord Salisbury was
,,ven in hot haste to Paddington TO take
,ooial rain for Windsor. He arrived AT the sta
.,or after . was driven 10 the castle in a royal
carriage. and was received at once by the Queen.
Nth whom he remained IN close conference for
a, hour He returned TO the Foreign Office TO
receive IN succession the Russian Ambassador.
n Dc S,aal: the French Ambassador Baron de
couroel. and other callers. and the dispatch-boxes
we're sent in the evening to Arlington-st. where
he remained until midnight deep in the mysteries
~ Levantine intrigue. one OF his busiest days
had been interrupted and broken up by an unex-
rected summons 10 the Queen. whom he had seen
only TWO DAYS before The German and Italian
Ambassadors and the Greek Charge dAffares
were not allowed TO visit the Foreign Secretary
on critical day. and the business Of the Office
was seriously impeded by royal command.
THE INFERENCE TO BE DRAWN
The inference which Her Majesty's subjects are
expected to draw from unusual Interrupt
ton ~ the work Of the Foreign Office on event
fu day that the Cretan crisis is regarded at the
castle as one Of momentous Importance. Other
wise Lord Salisbury would have been spared the
necessity Of making an unexpected Journey and
Of cancelling diplomatic appointments. The
Queen was not satisfied with the course Of British
diplomacy. and anxious 10 mpart new d.
rection 70 II. otherwise she would not have re-
Guired a special conference two days after
ceiving Lord Salisbury at Windsor and discuss
ing with him the Cretan and Greek controversies
in detail These differences may be natural
forced. but the incontestable fact is that the
Queen has great influence in foreign affairs. and
exerts 1t from time TO time with commanding
power. During the last year she has interviewed
in diplomacy on behalf OF peace and arbitration
man Emperor with grandmother's dignity
against indiscreet teegraphing and has infu-
enced the young Gar through wise counsel
What is her point OF view in the Cretan affair
Lord Salisbury alone knows but she have
had some original suggestion TO offer or an OBJ
lection to the whole trend of coercive diplomacy
10 emphasize. Otherwise she would not have is
sued royal command TO her Prime Minister to
hold audience of an hour with her on the eve
Of her departure for the Riviera.
The Queens will is one Of the secret forces Of
European diplomacy She is connected by fam
fly ties with nearly all the reignng houses of the
Continent and both relationship and the respect
" hich she inspires a ruler Of unrivalled sa-
gacity and sobriety of judgment strengthen her
influence over Continental courts. The three
Emperors. who have united in a league for dis
cpning and humiliating King George and pos
sibly compelling him 10 abdicate. Will listen to
the Queen when they will pay no heed to a dis
patch Of greeting and sympathy received in Ath-
ems from hundred members Of Parliament. or
70 resolutions passed by English workingmen in
Hyde Park. or 10 the increasing evidence OF
popular revolt in Western Europe against CO..
ercion. Her character. great age and success in
governing an Empire in a constitutional spirit
have given TO her unique position in Europe.
- her
subjects yet Yields greater personal influence
in foreign countries than any other sovereign.
she is justified in summoning her
Prime Minister 10 the Castle on his busiest day.
She has prestige and resources for effective in
ieryentiOn in European affairs Of which the
Prime Minister ought TO be, and undoubtedly is,
glad 10 make timely
THE QUEENS ABSENCE FROM LONDON.
While the Queens experience after long reign
imparts exceptional value to the counsel which
she gives TO European sOvereigns and TO her own
Ministers. and while her influence is one Of the
conservative resources Of English diplomacy. her
inaccessibility and retirement from the capital
are serious draw backs which are generally recOg
nized. The necessity for obeying the Queens
commands on a critical day like yesterday. when
dispatches were TO be sent TO every capital and
important conferences held with foreign Ann
oassadors and Ministerial colleagues. undoubt
eddy rritated and embarrassed the Prime Min
lister Such emergencies occur infrequently; but
the absence Of the sovereign from the capital Is
an unceasing source Of inconvenience and delay.
The Queen is not in London more than four or
five days in the course Of year a Minister IL
constantly in attendance at Windsor. Osborne,
balmoral or Cimez. councils and state cere-
monies and functions are occurring all the year
round al court and have 10 be attended by the
servants Of the Crown at personal inconvenience;
al The details Of Imperial Government are I'M
peded and rendered more difficult and laborious
oy the Queens absence from the capital and
lhese en.arrassrnenls arc Increased by the fact