New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
THE NEWS OFTWO CAPITALS.
LONDON.
ENGLAND INDIGNANT AT THE MASSACRE
OF BRITISH SOLDIERS.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE RELATIONS Be
TWEEN GERMANY AND THE UNITED
sTATEs-ECHOEs OF QUEEN WILL
HFIMINA'S INAUGURATION.


sTATEs-ECHOEs OF QUEEN WILL
HELMINA's INAUGURATION.
lRY CABLE TO THE TRBUNEl
London Sept l0.-The massacre of British SOL
ders and Cretan Christians has caused intense
indignation in England. and the Sultan is at
tacekd with vehemence by the press. on the gen
eral theory that he is personally responsible for
the conduct of the Turkish soldiers under
Edhem's command This can hardly be con-
sidered fair play The outbreak Of mob violence
the natural result Of the absurd European
arrangements for he government Of the island
The cabinet OF four admirals has represented
the rivaries of jealous European Powers rather
than any definite principle Of government
These martlnets could not he expected to agree
upon any permanent policy Of administration
yet they were called upon to govern an island
divided against itself, and pulsating with re-
ligious strife and fanaticsm. The situation
would have been hopeless. even II the Turkish
garrison had not been on the ground. The ex-
plosion has come and the responsibility can
not justly he saddled upon the Sultan's Govern
ment by the admrals International jealousy
is the real cause Of the massacre, and the abuse
OF the Sultan is Irrational. when the European
powers have m!smanaged the Cretan question
ana displayed senseless inCapacity for dealing
with the forces OF disorder in the island. Thc
admlrals themselves perceive the hopelessness
Of their task and are now Clamoring for the
appointmcnt Of q Governor and the withdrawal
OF the Turkish troops.
But both OF these necessary measures have
been rendered more difficult by the massacre.
which has enknded the fires Of fanatical pas
sion throughout the island The brightest sign
OF hope IS the fact that the British soldiers nave
fallen in martyrdom 70 their duty Their slaugh-
ter will be more effective than the massacre ~
the Crctan Christi,ns. who have a fatal facility
FOR initiating the ruthless traits Of their Moslem
ow-islanders
The treacherous attack upon the British blue
Jackets and soldiers is Ike the Maine explosion
II provides convincing proof that the lawiess
conditions or the island are intolerahle. and that
action is Imperative The single fact that the
British losses TN he campaign which paralyzed
Nabdisro and destroyed the Dervish power were
hardly double those incurred through base
,reachery IN Crete makes deep impression
here II may not compel n speedy reckoning
with Edhem or his master but IT will certainly
arm Lord Salisbury with n moral authority In
forcing the Crctan question upon the attention
or Furope and compelling the Powers TO act
sec,stvely IN appointing a Governor and rernov-
ing the Turkish garrison.
Tho improved relations between England and
Germany ought 70 facilitate a practical solution
Of the simple problem 81 the restoration of "rd'r
I'm this distracted leland Engshmen have been
nlled with homes, pride of their soldiers by
reading every day for weeks fresh Incidents OF
the conquest of Omdurman, and especially IN"
eulendid story 81 the gallant charge ~ the ZIat
Iancers The Sirdar when last In England
gave lis friends TWO alternative dates Tor
battle which would decide the fate ~ khnrtoum'
and hts prophecy has been literally iu'l'''
lie had such precise knowledge ~ the rate OF
progress Of the army I'm the deserts and ~ the
ground whore the enemy would max" STAND
that he could set a day for a battle months in
advance.
What neither the sirdar nor anybody In the
Forclen Oaicc wishes to forecast Is the British
policv In the Tppcr NGc and Equatorial Africa.
The terrible losses inflicted upon the Dcrvishes
ought at least 20 render any policy OF with
GraVal impossible. TO-days estimate OF the
killed and wounded rises - thirty thousand.
the effect of the new expanding bullet being AL
most nurdcrous. Newspaper readers regard
these estimates with as little emotion as they
would a table OF vital statistics in the Blue
book When the price Of human hfe Is 50 high
FOR victories Of civilization over barbarism the
work ought t. be done well that II VIII not
have 20 bee repeated The logical sequels 10 the
Sirdars victory VIII be the passing of the Whole
White Nile district. from Uganda to hhartoum'
under British control Gordons work In the
Equatorial provinces will be resumed as the
mos, sensible method Of reverencing his mem
ory. on the Blue Nile some compromise with
Menelek viii he necessary. and there Will be
controversies with France over Fashoda and
other sections but there Will he no sCuttling out
Of the full responsibility for the government or
the Nile countries The only practical plea JUS
tifying the slaughter Of the Soudanesc on such
a tremendous scale II the determination OF the
British Government TO take UP the humane
work Of civilization in the vast Equatorial dis
trlct and 70 carry Il on without regard TO din
cultios and dangers The same moral is good
FOR the other lattudes and nations.
Mr. Chamberlain is gently upbraided by The
Daily Chronicle" to-day for asking Americans
TO pull English chestnuts out OF the hre. ana
for suggesting "A defensive movement to meet
the European ntrgues against Anglo-HaXoh
interests. Whatever his critics may say. his
frankncss ordinarily does more good than harm
His long spoon" speech sharply criticised
when 1T was made but the philosophy Of 1t Is
now generally accepted He certainly Impaired
a strong impulse TO Anglo-American good feel
ing by that speech. and he also helped To I'M
prove the relations between England and Ger
many lie has a talent for forecastlng the trend
| Of English opinion. and consequently II IL not
strange to find the same journals when crltl-
clsed him "A few months ago for making bid
for German cooperation warmly approving his
Idea Of an alliance between England and the
strongest military power on the Continent.
Sirns are not lacking that the relations be-
tween the United States and Germany nave
also improved during the last month am IN
formed By one Of the kccnest American op-
servers in Germany that there Is no probability
that the Berr Government Will embarrass
WASHINGTON by its action on the Philippine
oucstion The attitude OF the Foreign Office on