New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
TUE NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS
LONDON.
rt1r SOOTHING EFFECT OF THE CZAR'S
MANIFESTO ON THE TEMPER
OF EUROPE.
ENGLAND BOWS DOWN TO RUSSIA IN CHINA
THE REPUTATION OF THE FRENCH
ARMY IN THE BALANCE-LON-
DON'S WATER FAMINE.
DON'S WATER FAMINE
Try CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l ]

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,,-onean strife has had the hollow, artificial
"a ~ stage thunder. There are fresh sources
s,s,rrbance in Crete the Soudan and China.
s,a new questions are being discussed nolsly'
- .hero is A cessatio of bitterness and ran
orous jealousy and the diplomatic con'roVer-
49, oro artificial 1t is difficult to believe that
60 &c anv serious danger Of war in any quar-
w. har the most powerful sovereign has de-
,a his preference for disarmament ana
800 The temper of the Governments OF ma
-, hoe trnnroved since that manifesto was
,.s,,a6 and incidents and intrigues when were
.sunoar,v resented and angry discussed are
now taken quietly
The details Of the railway grants IN emma
,rove that England, after four months OF oi-
r,omacv. has agreed to all the conditions I'M
nosed by Russia upon the New-Chwahg extern
s,on scheme Pavloff has succeeded In taxing
away the contract from the British panH alter
a. was signed, and in handing it over 10 hus-
s,onChinese syndicate This Is an opeTa'N"
,b,cb Sir Claude Macdonald declared 'wo
v,on+bs ago would not be tolerated. 1et 'hlo
defeat Of English diplomacy eXcites no reseh'-
,oert from, the press. Two other railway grants
,ocether with the American Contract are ac-
..nted as evidence that an understanding mas
Nan reached with Russia on giVe-aho-'aKe
principles .o,.r T., tho
Eouallv artificial is the interest taken IN li'e
rashoda affair by the French ana s''S"
nress 1t is discussed in theatrical manner o'i
each side of the Channel but there IS ho ie",
ground for apprehension that the TWO po"e'i
nations will ever go to war over swamp" -"o'e
- ro,otor,al Africa. The Sirdar may raise the
British flag. and Marchand may protest pu'
ultimately the dispute Will be settled by di-
IN
rn,nisbed IN Importance since the alliance win
Russia has been discredted by the Czars mani
feeto The situation at Fashoda is meodra-
I'll and until the sequel is learned II causes
a certain degree Of anxiety In oihclal crcies
bare and in Paris but an open conflict between
,,orobord,s small force and the Sirdars EeyP-
,tor Army Is hardly within the range Of prooa-
hutv Nor is It credible that the Sirdar, aiter
. reconouest Of Khartoum. will he asked 10
r,oce the French expedition in possession Oh
,he White Nile region. There Will be an en-
change Of courtesies after the British ana hs!P-
t,an flags are raised at Fashoda. and the who'e
,rat,or will be relegated 10 the SLOW processes
- din,onacy as In West Africa. with the maj
oaius,ment Of the frontiers between the Frehch
Enonire In Northwest Africa and the fri''S"-
Egyptian Empire extending from Alexahui'a
10 the lakes. and thence through 1ahsdiS n"
TO South Africa.
The French people are so intensely preoccu-
pfed with the Dreyfus affair, when IS no" :"
critical stage. that they can take only ianeuiu
interest in Marchand's adventures.
English opinion Of the Dreyfus case Is u''u
,;ded II holds that the honor Of the frehCh
80, hoe heen sacrificed In a base conspiracy
80. to nravent the outbreak Of war with Ger
many hut merely TO screen the ohences OF IN
div,dual officers OF great influence. Inc DuAe
~ Connaught exchanged compliments VII"
President Faure and spoke with becoming Ia
,r, the rcnutation Of the French Army cahiio'
ha restored in England until Dreyfus has peeh
fairly tried.
There Is no protest from any European capl'ai
against the surrender OF the BASIN
r,egleaders to Admiral Noel. The IurAs' ""
ing assaulted the British police lotce III 49,
have heen forced to face the music. Inc N0''
cert ought TO have nothing TO 40 WIN .'9
nunitive measures for the attack on the Di'''9
soldiers which the Sultan desires 70 reier ~ Oil
International commission. but 1t tunes up ''e0'
ously when the expulsion OF the ottoman e"'
r,son is proposed. There VIII be soihe u'i"'oy
diplomacy but the Powers are no" III s.
tsr,nnr and are likely TO agree upon some basis
o settlement
which has taken the sultans side hitherto Is
.utoh,v disnosed toward England, and may
support any practical measure for the pacilca-
ton Of the island.
Conjecture is still rife concerning the nature
OF the agreement which Count Hatz'eidt ihaue
with Mr.. Balfour before his departure ior Der
lin. One German version is that II reia'eS ~
Delagoa Bay which England VIII purcn"'e
from Portugal. This is not inteiiglpie' S''S
England has always claimed the exclusive i'ei''
Of pre-emption whenever Portugal des"eu "
sell that territory and there was no apPa'e"'
reason for consulting Germany ana no aoequ"'0
means OF Offering compensation "ha'e''i
may be the secret OF this agreement, there die
unmistakable signs OF improved feelhes oe
tween Germany and England. and TINS ough' "
facilitate the settlement of the Cretan question:
DR.. Mortz Buschs appearance as bisiiiai0h
Boswell is the signal for hostile comments ii'i'
every English Journal on the great Chahce'io'
coarseness Of expression, his lack OF iiias"a-
nimty toward his enemies. and MS uhscrupu
lousness In dealing with the press Ihis oooh
which IL published by Macmillan. is reviewed at
great length by the press. The virulehce WIZ"
which Bismarck attacked the Empress Fred
e'ek naturally eXciteS BRUSH reseh'iO"'' 49,
.ne revelations OF his cynical contempt ior pun
nc opinion in the systematic batting OF 'he
reptile press are received with ainazeiheh'
ihere Is no reason TO doubt that Dr. busch
mas unconsclously rendered the German hm-
peror signal service by promptly sending this
DOCK into the market and exploiting the h'tIe-
ness OF very great man. The general effect OF
these diaries is compromising to Bismarck
memory and tends IN iustify the German En-
perors action in dropping the pilot from the
ship
Inc American Embassy has received orec-
Hohs 10 engage rooms At a London hotel TOT 'i'e
accommodation of the Peace Commissioners IN