Evening star., 1899-01-04
GRAND DUKE CYRlL'S VIEWS
Young Russian Nobleman Discusses Ques-
tions of Current Interest.
Declares China'r Partition is Certais
Russia Indifferent 10 Eng
lands DtspIeasure.

Grand Duke Cyril of Russia and his
suite arrived in New York Yesterday on
his way from China to Genoa to attend the
marriage Of his sister. He was met there
by Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador
TO the United States, and together they
visited the Russian Orthodox Church. at
No. 323 ID avenua. He attended a reception
at the Russian Club in the afternoon and
received a number of visitors In his apart
ment at his hotel In the evening he and
his party attended the performance at the
Casino.
The New York Tribune gives the follow
ing account OF the views expressed by the
grand duke 1n various questions IN which
his government is Interested:
In reply TO the inevitable question as 20
what he thought Of America. ths grand
duke said, quantity: AN 1 have seen OF
America has been from the window OF a
car That ism conclusive is it,
Regarding an interview attributed u him
in chicago on Sunday, he said. good-na-
turedly: Il have read II, and in substance
IL Is correct, except THAI 1 did not say 50
much. But i suppose from what 1 have
heard you rather have to expect that in
America"
The grand duke thinks that the war with
Spain, while a source for corgratulation.
Will bring many obligations and burdens
Il believe" he sad earnestly that YOU
will have much trouble with the natives I'm
the Philippines; in fact. in my Judgment
you VIII have war with them sooner or
later"
The young sailor has spent the last two
years with the Russian squadron in Chinese
waters, and is well acquainted with the
situation in the far east ferring to
matters there he said AS far as Russia
is concerned, the presence of the United
states there is eminently satisfactory. IL
Will, l think, be a factor for peace In the
affairs of the orient
The grand 20 h., ,F,s .zr,.
rothing about the report from s. Peters
burg that the Russian government would
prefer TO have the Panama canal built by
| the French To having the Nicaragua ,anal
! constructed by the United States He had
never heard Of the proposed Nicaraguan
c3nal until last Sunday. The young prince
was frank in speaking of the attitude OF
England and France in the orient Eng
| land" he declared. lis against all Russian
possessions in China, and il is not at all to
England's taste that Russia has seaports
there. But Russia is not disturbed. As for
China ever regaining its individual eN-
elusive empire, it IL too late The partition
of China is only matter Of time, and
France, England, Russia and Germany viii
| all take part I'm the work. None but friend
ly feeling now exist between Russia and
Japan. The relations between the two
countries were strained at one time hat
that is all passed now"
The completion of the Trans-Siberian
railroad is viewed by the grand duke with
be great factor in coloniZing Siberia and
also providing way of transporting troops
to the Pacific.
When asked about the cars plan for
universal disarmament, the young rulers
cousin silent. asserting that IL was
matter of which he knew nothing. The
grand duke will not return to the China
station, but will visit the Paris exposition
in 1900. He does not think the car will
visit Paris then, however.
The grand duke is n handsome young
nan, about twenty-six years old. He Is
slightly over six feet tall, slender and erect
in bearing. His face is beardless save a
| small mustache, bearing little resemblance
to that of the accepted Russian type: lis
eyes are large and bright. his hair is dark,
and his shoulders are broad and square.
H. wears A great deal of jewelry ard
heavy gold chain bracelet on his left wrist.
He does not travel in uniform, nor do the
naval officers with him wear any dlstin-
gushing marks. He speaks excellent Eng
lish and has a quick, odd, jerlIy way Of
talking. He was in happy mood and SUBJ
mitted to interviews as if NJ had been ac-
customed to them all his life.