New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08

SPEAKS OF THE RESULTS or THE WAR.
F. Marion Crawford. the novelist. has returned to
this city after unusually successful lecture tour
and IS hard at work upon two row books. y
Tribune reporter called him a. tie working quar-
ters ne has engaged. a, 40. IS Firh-avc.. yost'f-
DAY morning. and had an interesting r.ai with h.m
abou; his tour and his work generally
Mr.. CrawforGs working-:oom T. iIs' q ll- In. un-
adorned Office but IL would Dee hard - tell oven
wifhOut knowing who The occupant was. t.at Do
must be- a man of wide culture and synltihic
There are no pcturcs on the walls and 10 Shelves
OF books: hut on the h'g writing-tah.e stand q
couple Of rare old engravlngs. Of a scarcity .nd
sharpness Of impression To delight collector oA'
IS h. schougauer, tho master OF Duref the ota,r
by Mantegna. Near - l. heap Of books-old i'a-
ten histories and volumes of old legends IN Latin
which Mr. Crawford IS USING lor ono Of his mes
books.
In his lecture tour. which began At BRIDGEPORT o.
October Is and ended at Duluth on April 90. the
novelist visited many parts of mis- country. beside
making excursions into Canada al British Co'um-
ba He said yesterday that for most Of his audi
ences he chose his lecture the present Pope. Leo
Kill Mr. Crawford does not believe fl tho practice
OF some weil-known novelists. who suppose tAat
readings from their masterpieces cannot De-
surpassed In Interesting their hearers. on the con-
trary he spends much IN preparing niJ lcrt-
ures as In writing his books. ana his range ~ SUBJ
ter his lectures being on historical. literary ani
many other miscellaneous matters. lie said that De-
found an extraordinary breadth % tolerance in hi
hearers all the country He spoke of the Pope
in the lattcr's capacity as statesman and san
that frequently he had been tod after his lectures
that persons who had strongly disapproyed the Pope
and all his warks had been persuaded to change
their opinions
Mr. Crawford said that he found that the Pc. at
war was extremely popular al over no country.
especially In the West. re was. he added. mucn
struck by the sympah attitude to the Americans
in their present difference with Spain shown by tho
Canadians and British Coumbians. lie thought
that IL the had no other permanent erect il
would certainly result IN drawing the two gTca;
Enrlish-speakng peoples more closely together
The bad feeling between England ana America was
diving "A natural death, which. added Mr. Crawford,
'is too good FOR H." lie thought that Kiplines
books had been instrumental to n great extent In
destroying tho prejudice agains; English methods
Of conquest and rule ne.d by many Americans. If
Kpling could speak - ne can write ne add'u, ne
nigh; rule the world
Mr. Crawford said that he vas now writing q
work on Italian history which would contain the
most interesting stories ana legends Of that coun
try from the eaTies times to In" pres MT iir Mas
also writing a romance which would appear in "rh"
Century" magazine. beginning on November J. IT
and particularly Win 81 bernard FOR whom Mr
Crawford has great adm'Faron The scene w.h
be laid il. u Gland Ialy and Pae tire.
II vas IN India for lwo years. sid Mr. GRAVY
ford. replying 20 4 question. TINT va tv'nit
yeG~s ago 7 had been wing Oriental lang 3.
and when attended the Oriental Con2ftss IN Flor
en- IN lS7S. OF the rnonbcrs told me that B. I
as Journalist ana could sc' plenty Of IDEAS FOR my
work That IL substantially what happened. /
edited an opposition paper financed by some
wealthy natives. and had a very good Opportunity
to Obtain ar icea 20 the state Of affairs in the
deed i believe that they hayc but wien was there
It was fact that good many Of the NATIVES wonld
OF the wcalthiest and bestcd;cated OF them told me