New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-07
A BOND OF PEACE.
Tic Trons-Siberian RGil5cay as
Ogtimists See 1t.
London. October u.


prooIaining the outbreak OF war between Tur-
Key and bulgaria. bat the agents and clerks in
-he railway Office have rot heard the news and
are hooking Passengers fer Soaa AID Consts.iii-
ucple every hour. Runors Of al impending con-
aict between Russia AID japan in The Far bast
may be Gepressing stocks ia The city. yet be
tween Trafa gar Square and Pail Mali there :
ar ares Of unclou6ed r~1ce and credUhty where
globe tro,tsrs are put through their b-S- PAGES
and as=.-ed that they can go around The world
II ffty-turc GAYS. Manager Snow of the Inter
national Sleeping Car Company IS ore q these
-rtir,ts.s lie has been attending -ailway
conference IL Vienna where a--auEercuts have
hen comrleted fer the t-ans-Silcrsac service
be-weer Lennon and PeSicS. with connecting
steamship lines from Dslzy q Shanghai Hong
Kong. Nsgasski AID Eolotar-a; aad he cannot
30 convinced that TIE c'-r-i-s & she train lie
!sxe win ne interrupted ara var fer the de-
fsnce q Corea ~ The de- .versncs o. M2nchuTla
-nlertaken. Are 7ee not booking passengers"
he viii ask FOR Dalny IA sixteen and one-haH
ava AID Sor Shanghai or Japan in eighteen
=avss Ard rcn you not reuc letter 70 Picking
ar5 receive reply 20 II IN Tess tire than has
heen required for the outward route alone va
he suez Canal and the ordinary mail steam
sh.pse How can these things be reconclled
with the possibilities Of war; At. Snow is an
enthusiast who belives that the tourist agents
have oUrranRuvred the military strstegists and
es-ablished the reign Of peace and the supuem-
scy ~ rhe train de luxe.
Optimism is infectious when the results of
decade o. railway construction across Asia are
ca,---v summed Up Il was in May. 1891. that
-he CRIT SOD was turned al Nladivostok, and
gov -1--e gre only two missing lnks-each
s1 -- o1c-i1 the stUpen6ouE chain OF railway
comm u1icl;lon between Western Europe and
Ee-irs. one Is The serni-circular belt around
ne southern end OF Lake Baikal. near lrkutsN
zr5 The other is the bridge across the Liao-Ho
I'D -he English line from Manchuria 10 the Chi
-ese capital When these links are supplied the
-.--e be .veen London and either Dalny or Peking
-sT be- reduced 70 something over thirteen days.
q15 trains viii run continuously from Moscow
across Siberia ana through Manchuria 10 their
destinations. As Il is. the journey from London
90 Dal-y IS accomplished in sixteen and one-hait
DAYS. although the distance Is 4.&93 miles ana
from Moscow 70 Lake Baikal which is crossed
-s steamer or sle6re IN FIVE hours there IS a
through train; ana from Missovaia. on the op-
nestle shore there is a continuous service TO
et-he- Ela5ivostok or Dalny. the summer and
winter ports The distance 70 Picking is 1888
miles r-s connection is made at Tachitchias
aatr The English route 10 Tieutsin and Picking
The L-ao-Ho is crossed by ferry, and there =
prolonged detention. passengers spending one
-icht AZ Inkos and another at Shanhal Roman
The section around Lake Baiksl is under con-
-t-uc-ro-. but neither the Russian Government
nor The English company is forcing along the
rrt5-.-g Of The river. Even with these two
=r.g hacks. the overland line offers advantages
r,s- the sea route which hava already crowned
~ costly enterprise with ssscess Every train
5sz-s--hes from Moscow is flied uith passen-
gers. and the traffic is steadily increasing.
The train de luxe now runs from Moscow 10
Tfkutsk. a distance z 34tf miles ana IN the
sD~fue the service is 20 be extended from Lake
Baikai 70 Ualry. Il IS one Of the most sumptu-
ags trains Co. be sea outside CO. America and
canada There are I've carriages. three with
e-eer.ze acccr.--.o da1ious and tEe other two
-ee.zl.---t and observation cars. As passengers
NAY ae q fortnight ia crossing Russia Siberia
and AIanchUria 20 the Pacific Coast their com
tr- ana pleasure are carefully considered
There q e piano on the train the7e Is a care
cuIy selected library. there are card tables ana
facilities Tor playing chess au6 craughts; large
bathroom with hot and cold water is supplied
the carriages are adequately lighted and heated,
ana dark room with ruby electric light is
n -ho disposal q amateur photographer The
ta-e tr5n London 10 Dalny by this luxurious
train b. 80 and the meals cost about eight shil-
lars r. day. The jrafic is already large. mer-
ahrrtr. engineers naval officers diplomatic and
consular officials dn5ils THIS overland route
preferable r. -hF Iru-ra--H1 sea route VIA the
Su-z Caral. and, with the Improvement Of the
tr.- service ard the multiplication OF steam
str Hines az Da-uy. The trans-s-Derian railway
promises 20 Become a highway Of tourist and
mercantile travel The local traffic is also stead
.y increasing. as 7 learn trom one Of the super
l-te1-eats .0w in London. and. although much
-aCors rrllTlC- Ull De- required and the expense
OF preventing SNOW ..lck16es in winter is con-
siderable re Lle.Ez- Government has made
cafe Z aC- h--a-g -a--u-e-ative Investment in
t-is sy1pe--o-- Enterprise For military pur-
poses the l.re is already invaluable. even with
an Important lrk missing in Jhe chain around
Lake BaizaL The Russian Government VIII
alt. however. De prepared for war with Japan
cFe- The partition o. Corea or the acquisition Of
Nanlhuria Until This INK is supplied. When the
AXE steamers and the sledges can be dispensed
with in sumner and winter snc the trains are
enabled 20 pass over or through the mountains
around BsiksL relnforcements can be rapidly
uassed In MancEuria CT at Port Arthur and
vls6fvostok and there viii be uninterrupted
facilities for Transporting military supplies for
prolonged campaign
rsiny. which Is now approached through Man
churia, Russian soldiers guarding every mile OF
he liae. seems destined to be an important COM
merc.aI centre Il Is the new quarter Of Port
Arthur and the real terminus Of the trans-Sibe-
ria1 railway The feet OF the Chinese Eastern
Railway sails regularly from Dalny TO Shanghai
and NagasakL and also 20 Chefoo and Che
uulpo. The Eanbu-g-Anerican and Message
res Maritirnes companies have not yet extended
their services 70 this port: but two japanese
lines fn the coasIng trade call there as wen as
a. TIsdivostok. on the Russian seaboard The
japanese Government. 10y Offering liberal subsi-
dies 10 national steamship lines is bringing into
existence an Efficient commercial marine for for
elgu trade The Jauanese flag is constantly seen