New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11
LONDON NOTES.
AZ American Witness-"Tobv's"
Outing-Mr. GOuId's Drasriugs

sc-iptioa q TIE atrocities at Krushevo. Other
correspondents IN Macedonia have been com
relied 70 accept Turkish versions OF processes Of
--efo--n and paoihcation" and have no. bae,
allowed 70 use their eyes and TO visit the s;s-
--scts where villages have been DESTROYED. h,,.
A. Frederick Moore has eluded the vigilance
a, the officials and spies. and personally in
specte5 scenes OF massacre and obtained IN
asbi.able evidence of the drastic methods en-
Moved IN the suppression OF the fnsurrection
Te has certainly been one OF the earliest cor
respondents 70 witness these terrible scenes OF
hutche-y snd atrocity. and possibly he is the
CRY one who has succeeded IN seeing what the
= kish officials have not wished any foreigner
70 see Naturally he has Been threatened with
expulsion from Macedonia for telling the truth
about Turkish methods OF suppressing the re-
beTion Re has also been warned that he viii
re sssassinated by committeeman and that the
turkish authorities cannot guarantee his safety
Correspondents OF the MaoGahan type are not
wanted II Macedonia The officials prefer 10 IN
vie preju6iced witnesses 10 headquarters where
-rhe truth" can be learned officially from
members Of the star1. and the risks OF exploring
disturbed districts can be avoided II CORE
spon6ents cannot be regulated II this way at
-e--rts are made 20 bride them outright SO as
n color and influence their accounts Of events
n Macedonia For these reasons IL is most
s.eicult to obtain trustworthy information from
Southeastern Europe and Mr.. Moore's achieve
rneut accomplished at great personal risk. has
beer important as Wen as honorable
NJ. Moore was born IN Nez-O-leans. and
cane 10 England 70 write Illustrated articles on
ne coronation after serving an apprenticeship
as & journalist and sketch writer in Washing
ton. Re was drawn toward the Balkan last
sp-ing by sheer love OF adventure. and contrib
dispatches rom Bulgaria and Macedonia. He
wss subsequently, engaged as a special CORE
spon5eut by The Times" O1ondou). and also by
" Pea-son's Express" and finally received al
appointment from ReGter as the associate % the
vel known var correspondent. Nr. Gwynne
Unlike NJ. Gwvnne. who has served in many
campaigns and mastered tactics and the Ian
Euages OF the East ny. Moore has no military
experience and when he entered the Balkan
peninsula could not Use anv language except
English. Tai 1.-THE and graceful. he is a natural
rough rider q high courage and seIf-possession
and has ne instructive energy OF a man Of &C
ton. Ee has well e-rned the responsible ap-
pointreut which he has received from Reuter-
and car be depended upon to supply The As
ISOLATED Press with trustworthy accounts OF the
Macedonian rnassacres ard OF the wa- OF de-
Itve-auce which now seems 70 be inevitable He
has been hoping 10 find leisure for writing e
book or his personal experiences and adventures
enoug briEsn6s. spies. officials and bomb throw
IN Rio. AItr0vtJza- Cskub Monastir Rrl-
shevo and saionica; but he is bent upon seeing
the campaign through and remaining ar the
post q danger 50 long as hostilities are IN
Irog-ess.
NJ. Henry Y. Lucy is 20 SAT- FOR America dur
tng October 4 the LUcania for a short outing.
Ee Is taking with HIN the manuscript OF two
lectures which ne has delivered both II London
and IN the provinces. ans hope that there VIII
lie suitable Opportunities n or near New York
t-r -hel- repetition. One is entitled a Peep az
Parliament" AID the other Prime Ministers I
Have Known and each gives him a subject
which he has mastered. Ee does not however,
fisr The United States for she purpose OF under
taking prolonged lecture tour. He has made
-te-a-y engagements. I believe. with Mr..
Ea--swo--h and others for special studies Of
Congress and Washington life, and he will be
one - The keenesr observers q American man
ne-s and most genial commentators on national
polclcs. NJ. Lucy. by virtue q his p-otracted
service n re press gallery Il Parliament, is an
exert on al points Of precedent and procedure.
aid he has known intimately all the great men
n English public life for the last thirty years
The Speaker himself cannot rival him IN prac-
tical knowledge o1 thu usages Of Parliament.
no- the most garruloUs London clubuan in
e--e--ai1ing anecdotes and gossip about the
greet men IN politics. literature and art. Toby
Is figure n London political and literary life.
and so genial is his presence, so agreeable and
good na--red his pleasantly, that he has never
Rad ne misfortune OF making enemy
Nr. Lucy was bora il Liverpool. and at
eighteen was writing snaJches Of poetry IN a
merchants Office The publication Of some OF
grF1,y rar ccfUcfr7ed with
difference Il opinion between his employer and
himself and he applied for work a reporter.
HIS FIRST engagement was in the Office OF a
Shrewsbury PAPER where he was rapidly ad-
vanced to the dignity q editor and associate
owner; but with the financial enbarrassments OF
rs partner q change OF base became neces-
say. II his Peeps at Parliament, which the
NeWnes Company has ISSUED this week. there is
q coUlcal account OF his entrance into the press
gallery AZ Westminster L was IN the spring OF
lsjs. when he was passing through London on
me way 70 Parf~. A friend had taken him 20 4
The glass door and had endeavored 10 induce
some OF the old stagers OF the gallery to pilot
him into the Enclosure. While negotiations were
r. progress he noiseessly slipped IN. passed the
sleeping janitor and took his seat CT the back
bench Hardly had he been there Eve minutes !
oe19re there was a revolt among the press men, /
6na The intruder was singled out for election /
--7 s-eei'iflg 5anttor was aroused, and. being /
--loateo hy TIE painful experience Of being I
csoght mapping 81 his post. was rerciless IN ex-
Pe--llg The beardless little yourgSter and II 1
--Ig him with the penalties e the ser
aiiis- He re- armed 10 London. after 4
=. ---e AZ TIE quarter Latin Tor nearly year on
- pence a day. and BEGAN his .hfv-,,--t,raa /
years career IN the press -s1iIa,- a. -. -, 4
rary representative Of The Pan Mi C.sz.-+. % /
lie was Editor q The Daily ,-,... : - /