New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-20
ROYALTY FAVORS RUSSIA.
Sam pathy of Europe's Monarchs
9th the Car.

--rateve- popular sentiment may b with regard
.. enc --ese-. wa IL the Far Orient. Il cannot be
s.-tss that the sympathy CT the courts and OF the
-oye----er-s Of Europe e wholly in favor OF Rus
g., While many demonstrations Of good viii
= -a-- not merely OF the crowned heads Of the
o. world but also Of -he President OF the French
verasI.c Rave been rendered % the Gar and 10
~ Imperial House q Romanofr. not a single at
.--..,- n this kind has been shown 70 the MIkado
- a~v OF his fellow rulers since the commence
merit Of hosrilities-
s,- claude Macdonald the British Envoy al
-oao has just addressed 70 the Foreign once in
london an inquiry which he has received from the
-s-ar.qe government asking whether the authori-
,ias In London would be willing 70 place TIVE
disposal = the NTflsGo English officials experts IN
colonial work, to assist the Marquis Ito in the re-
o-rarizatfon OF the administration OF Corea- The
Taua-eee government expresses the hope that. in
ssruch the English experts thus engaged would
Be strictly uou-combatants. and since Corea has
beer --oclatued both independent and neutral. no
obiarlo1 could be made the score OF the laws
~ neutrality. IT is doubtful whether the English
E0ve-r-uert VII acceoe 20 this request. though II
rrs-hr privately recommend some retired officers OF
The colonial and In-ian services. or some who have
6orc 1U-y under Lord Cromer in Egypt While, on
the one hand there is some temptation 70 take
ADVANTAGE OF the opportunity thus AFFORDED TO
tend the influence OF England II Corea. ana IN
cfdertallv in Japan there is doubt that any
such further demonstration of the intimacy OF the
relations between the British and japanese gov
er-uer-s. and 81 the closeuess OF the alliance.
would add stu further % the resentment which is
fer - Russia against England in connection with
the present war
K-g Peter % se-vis IS virtually defyinE the
C-aa, powers OF Europe and public opinion
Throughout the civilized world The dispatches
from Belgrade o. late have been most misleading
Fer a while they lntinlated that the King had
eliminated from his household those officers who
49, a and ~ m "a
tnS b-tchery % King Alexander and Queen Drasa.
The cables neglected 70 explain that the regicldes
II question Ear from being punished had been. on
me contrary advanced in rank and promoted
from positions court 20 the highest cignities OF
The SKATE
Thus Draca's brothor-ir-lav- and principal muir
ds-e- has been appointed CHIEF OF the stsn % the
army and IT'S virtual head has had intrusted 70
hin the -esp0nsi5lity and secrets OF the national
se-s-cs. To Colonel Popovitch who Is even SIN
nor -ll1able. since 4 was the betrayal % MS
tr-s- chief Of the military household OF King
Alexander that rendered the assassination OF the
ul-sated monarch and his consort possible. has
been given the command or the metropolitan divis-
ion OF the army which involves q transfer from
TIE cfi-e OF principal aide-de-c1r1p o. The King
20 that o. military governor and comTnandant OF
Belgrade. IN fact, not single one OF the reg1cide
Officers has been either 6tsgraced or punished,
vale four colonies and a number Of subaltern
oE-s-s who had manifested antaEonisu toward
their rcg.-i5e comrades have been placed by the
Eir- on the retired list
This method OF complying with the demands Of
the Car Ce Emperor Francis Joseph, OF the
Kaiser and OF King Edward, 20 the effect that King
Peter should clear both his own name and The
fai- fame Of Servia by the dismissal and punish
rnent of the officers who took PARK in the murder
q his predecessor on the throne. and thus aHord
some satisfaction 70 the sentiments OF horror
aroused by the crime throughout the CIVILIZED
word. is hardly likely 10 commend itself 70 the
tdeas o. these nonarchs, and IL is probable that
~ Cd
70 resume diplomatic relations with the Court OF
BsIgra5e. OF accredit envo-s to p0teutate who
has SO fagranrly dis-egar6ed their reconmenda-
roEs as King Peter
TIE ouIy presumption Is that. already init
mated Il these articles. the regici5es have some
hold urou King Peter IN the shape OF compromising
letters which render him powerless to take any
Eteps against them since the publication of ths
co-responcenoe would. II IS said. establish his com
plc-y Il the murder OF his predecessor. and have
TIE eject q rendering final and complete his ostra-
cssm by al decent people
Meanwhile things are going from bad 70 worse
n servia- The nation resents cruelty the manner
r which e is borcot.ed by the remainder OF the
world: taxation. instead & being diminished, has
become more ouerous: LIE and property are less
secure: lsKlessness and discomfort reign supreme.
and 70 make matters more critical there have been
al sorts q uiscorrunes. such as bad harvests and
destruction OF crops by hail frosts and foods which
have Convinced the superstitious Servian peasants
that the country IS suffering from the anger caused
n heaven by the failure &C punish OF atone for
TIE crime committed On the night when Alexander
and Queen Draga we're killed
Were II not that the servians fear that another
coup d'etat or revolution az Belgrade would bring
about foreign intervention and the occupation o.
the k;rv1cm BY Austrian and Rumanian troops
there is 20 doubt that King Peter would have long
Erce been 6riven out of the country. bag and bag
gage. for the condition OF serv1a to-day is I'm
ueasu-atly worse In every respect than Il was
;r TIE reign o. King Alexander
Princess Edward OF saxe-weimsr. whose death
e. she age o. eighty has Just taken place IN Eng
land. constituted illustration % the intense 1ar1-
~ rri5e which distinguishes the petty sovereign
ana uediar.zed houses Of the Continent OF Europe.
Although she was sister OF the late Duke OF Rich
uoad who was likewise Duke OF Lennox and OF
Gordon ~ Great britain and OF Aub.gny IN France,
ere o. the graudest mobiles OF Europe. yet when
she married the late Prince Edward OF Saxe-We-
mar. who was serving n the English army. his
cousin the late Grand Duke OF Saxe-Weirnar, would
not permit the union take place otherwise than
norgaraticaI.y. declaring that inasuuch as Lady
AuEusta Gordon Lennox belonged neither 20 a
sregn house nor yet to mediatized family her
birth not sufficiently Elustrious 10 admit Of her
being welded 70 prince OF Saxe-W einnar On a
footing az equality.
As the prince would have forfeited al his rights
20 share in the family fortune and 20 any income
thereer0n Il he had failed 70 comply with TIE
grand dukes commands in the matter OF his mar
riage he yielded the intense indignation OF the
lare Duke o. Richmond and Lady Augusta was
forced 20 content herself with the title OF Countess
Do-nburg conferred upon her by the ruler OF SAKE
Weiua-. L by this name that she was known
unti some ten OF fifteen years ago. when Queen
Nicto-ia conferred upon her TIRE right OF styling
hs-self-but only in Englan6-Princess Edward Of
eaze-Vve,rnar. a title which she bore for the re-
rairdcr OF her lie This action or the part OF TIE