New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
THE ANTI-AMERICAN PRESS.
,.NK AND IMPORTANCE OF THE EURO
DEAN NEWSPAPERS WHO ARE MOST
RITTER IN THEIR ATTACKS ON
THE UNITED STATES.

cince the beginning OF the war the cane dis-
-o,ohes have brought across the Atlantic so
80 q daily batch of the comments of the press
",,he Old World upon the situation that brief
,,ch If these European newspapers explaining
.hor status their policy. their attitude toward
..o Government of their own country and the
declarations by which they influenced
~ oarve to enlighten people in America as to
.,o inheritance of their utterances. While
ryhodv is more or less cogniZant OF the own
.,sbin Of the leading American journals. and
- oo,+on extent acquainted with the politics
~. interests and the aims of the proprietors.
,u, little is known In the United States. or, for
,,e matter of that. even in Europe itself. about
the Importance Of the great newspapers on yon-
as, eide Of the ocean or Of their relations tow
I'D the State to finance or to the political par
tiss at home and abroad
Thus when the St Petersburg "Novoe Vrem-
"a" 1.-THE New Tmes'D expresses its strong dis
.,nroyal Of an alliance between the United
states and Great Britain, and declares that 1t
-nu,d he sufficient to induce the Powers to re-
.onsiaer their determination to remain neutral
.urin. the present war-that is to say, that 1t
rould lead them to join forces with Spain-few
,.cne are aware OF the extent to which these
Lar. represent those Of the Muscovite Govern
mont and nation; and in the same way when
yhs Berlin ''vorwaerts'' C"Onwards') gives its
hearty approval to Americas Intervention in the
.nair, Of Europe people here are at a loss to
understand the contradiction between the atti-
ind. Of the paper and that OF the remainder OF
che German press
The 'Noyoe Vremya" Is the most important OF
IN the daily newspapers In Russia, and the or
ean Of the Muscovite press. which most nearly
evrresponds with 1.-THE London Times which 1t
rsembles In It's makeup Liberal in its ten
aency It is ike THE London Times" sometimes
n opposition to the Government and at other
moments in accord with the views OF the latter
But II is always moderate and measured in the
oppression Of its opinions and while 1t is essen
tally nationalist and represents with authority
The popular aspirations and tendencies. ii de-
dimes to countenance the pan -Slavlst doctrines
or any other extremist movements. 1t Is pa
per- in one word. that embodies what are known
to be the moderate views OF the present En-
peror, though not In any official sense, and its
sdtor-in-chief. NJ SOuvarine, who suffered i'm
risonment during the preceding reign Tor nav
hg permitted the assertion in his paper that the
military attache Of the German Embassy was
the head Of an immense army OF Teuton spies IN
Russia Is In daily intercourse with the MEM
bers OF the Government
REPRESENTING INFLUENTIAL CLASSES.
The editorials Of the "Novoe Nremya are al
ways anonymous. while the remainder OF the
articles bear the signatures OF some OF the FORE
most literary names in Russia; and II Is char
scteristic Of the paper that while It's leading
articles deprecate the persecution OF the jews
d. latter are held up to ndicule almost every
Iay, and with the NEST mordant SATIRE IN
another portion OF its columns. The opinions
sdttorially expressed in the "Novoe Vremya
against the United States may be regarded
therefore not necessarily those OF the car
Minister'S but rather as those OF the most IN
nnentiaI and governing classes Of the people In
Russia much In the same way as the leaders OF
The London Times portray the feelings OF
the mast cultivated and well-tO-dO element In
England.
The '.St Petersburg Gazette Is the sem-ofii-
aal organ Of the Moscovite Foreign Depart
ment and It's utterances may therefore he
considered "a being those OF the Foreign Min
tter Count MouravieH The "Novosti." Of St
Petersburg, Is renowned for It's venality It's
circulation, like It's politics. Is OF the most
auctuating nature: its columns are open to
any one who cares to pay the necessary price
md there Is hardly an item Of news in its pages
which has not some Interested and hlddeh mo
i've connected with It's publication. 1t Is occa-
aonally used by the Government to disseminate
some rumor which could not find It's way 70 the
public through any more respectable newspaper
Moreover. It La frequently publicly disavo"eo
and officially reprimanded by the Cars Min
kters. sometimes for publishing the very news
which they themselves have caused to be IN
serted in it's columns. Altogether. 1t is low