New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-30

,r All, FOREIGN PAPERS SCOUT
THE CZAR'S PROPOSAL.
crD TO RE CHIMERICAI-FRANCE
,,vrIY TO BE THE STUMBLING
BIOCK-DE RLOWITZS
VIEWS

,.,oon Aus. o9-The papers are filed with
nss,ons arguments and opinions as 10 me
d'"O of .he Emperor Nicholas The most
,,5.shaking event could hardly have produced
""'' cro,, as this suggestion. the frution OF
,,ch Is regarded on all sides as an absolute I'M
possibility ,. % -,
n,,. here holiday season. II is difficult 70 op-
.Ao oninions Of public men on the subject
49, religious world. however. loudly welcomes
-, nraises the Cars noble initiative Numer-
- hishons have already publicly expressed
.he,r views In that sense.
,,,onq the statesmen. Lord Kimberley. inc
,,snro, leader. declined to express has'y
ani,,on beyond saying that the proposal was
one of the utmost Importance.
The Marquis Of Ripon said; l hear' y WISH
the proposal all success"
c,- Charles bike Radical Member Of Parha-
.,.r, FOR the Forest If Dean. remarked: The
russian peace footing Of nearly million reEu-
lars exceeds the peace footing OF Germany Aus
100 ord Iraly combined. Thus it has been in
pussia's power to reduce the land forces ny
s,ri,ishine her own in connection with SINH
la action on the part Of Germany
DANGEROUS FOR ENGLAND
arrench public opinion is not prepared for ''S-
armament. which would mean. as things S'""'
,ow an acceptance OF the lNsace-Lorraine S''"-
alton 49,
Naval disarmament would be dangerous Tor
Great Britain Any formal plan would ihV''''
subsequent breaches at faith; but If Germany
and Russia will cease increasing thelr io'''N' w
can follow without formal agreeneh"
Lord Frederick Roberts Of kandahar' com
nander Of the forces in Ireland. said N rep'S
70 2 request for his opinion II VIII De "',S,
satisfactory II such a proposal can De '"''''"
out"
The Earl Of Crewe calls the Czar's suggestion
historical utterance ana ea'heS'' "'iN
that Great Britain will not object to confer
ence
No excitement is noticeable at the Foreign Of
fee II is understood that special messenger
was sent from S. Petersburg recently with
fuu exclamation Of the Cars proposal
Naturally all persons and societies connected
with peace and arbitration movements are juhi-
,ant. The Pope telegraphed his congratulations
to Emperor Nicholas Immediately. and offered
every assistance in his power t. promote the
proposed conference
DE RI,OWITZ's VIEWS OF THE QUESTION.
What is noticeable in European comment is
the fact that everything is held 70 pivot on the
action Of France. De Blowtz. the Paris CORE
spondent Of The Times puts the matter piih-
lily He says.
IT is practically impossible tnat France could
have been consulted beforehand. because an
aosoIureiy primary condition OF her sanction
would he that Alsace- ! .orraine should cease 10
belong 10 Germany Bismarck once said TO me:
There are three OF us who made the German
Empire The German nation would hang all
three il We offered Of our OWN free will to give
back Alsace- Lorraine 10 France
1T may likewise be said Of those who are at
the head Of France to-day. and who We're not
responsible for the loss Of Alsace-L Lorraine, that
they would all be hanged, in spite Of the ap-
parent indifference OF the nation. We're they to
accent a definite abandonment Of Alsace Lor-
raine
People ask themselves bitterly what is the
nature u this singular alliance. II il is possible
for one u the allies to spring upon the world
such A surprise without consulting the partner
10 the alliance I. is a surprising enigma. and
all the more extraordinary as, at present so far
as the importance Of it's armament is concerned.
France is the mOst Formidable Continental
power It's new gun is superior 10 anything
hitherto seem and this weapon is on the point
Of being adopted throughout the whole artillery.
The fact is Of public notorety and the Gar is
the last person 10 be ignorant Of II
ARREsTING FRANCES PROGRESS.
a. no moment could the idea Of dsarma-
ment he advanced more inopportunelE. would
even almost say more perhdiously; for Franc
is called upon to arrest her enthusiasm, to
paralyze her efforts and to make vain her fresh
sacrifices by THIS invitation to halt in an on
Ward novemcn, OF incompatible perfection in
armament
The scheme. therefore. appears 70 aim at ar
resting France in her forward march. II is true
that r. few amateur Machiaveilis explain that
1t is an arranged matter between the allies.
with a view Of proving 10 the world that Ger
many who IS expected to decline to enter the
conference. is the real obstacle to universal
peace and that. therefore. other nations should
league Themselves agains. her. but these are
alehouse fancies. ! believe that neither ex-
pianatlon will suffice but that nothing is re-
sponslbe except the Cars dream OF realizing
bis fathers IDEAL Of peace.
"The attempt is unfortunate. because II wi
delay the movement which European chancei-
lories have long been occupied with; the move
ment 10 bring about in the more or less distant
future. a congress on a practical basis having a
chance of success Win view of arriving at the
same results by different means"
Other European opinons--from Berlin. Vienna
end other Continental capitas--may be sum
marized as a cordial agreement that the scheme
an entirely UtOpan possibility 1t may pe
INA, the recent American activity In the war
with Spain has had something TO DO with the
matter. but. IL so, the point Is nowhere dls-
cussed
ENGLISH PRESS COMMENT.
MANY pApFRe TAKE 4 SCEPTICAL VIEW