New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21

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ss,zu-e OF British vessels by steam
=. ~ tn Russian volunteer feet In the
- sea. As = result o. these inquiries
NONE is shown 10 be a rsnlafkaply nos
.u fseiing against Russia OF a strength and DIT
s-,ess almost without precedent since the Cri-
mean War Even the most conservative men,
=. hsve been in tie service of the government
,,s,v years and openly deplored the haste with
- they thought Great Britain had plunged
a., me TransvaaI war last night frankly de-
.1.-.a FOR q policy OF reprisal against what is
.~srsed mere as Russia's violation Of treaties
- her p.ratical attack on British commerce
The varlike tone Of such papers as The
rms" The Standard" The Morning Post"
nd The Daily Telegra PHI which in national
ltses hitherto almost invariably advised eau
-, has had its inevitable effect. storm OF
.,s+ruation has been stirred up among all classes
a. the United Kingdom, the strength of which
,bs government itself can scarcely gauge. Those
no deploreG the outbreak Of the war between
4eran and Russia and insisted publicly and pri-
,a+elv that Great Britain, crippled financially
after her South African experiences, must not
. al costs he drawn into the Far Eastern
Struggle are now among the most outspoken
champions Of resort 10 physical force that viii
,,-.vent repetition OF the MaIaoca incident in
lie led Sea
FOREIGN OFFICE WORKING FOR PEACE.
The few officials at the Foreign Oilce who are
IN full possession Of al the details OF Great
7ri-ein's desire 10 arrive al ar entente with
russia are in despair. They realize that the
-.1cv SO carefully fosterad by King Edwart
and Lord Londslowne would NOW be indignant
" repudiated by all parties in the House Of
commons and involve the downfall OF any
ministry advocating il. Every nerve VIII b.
secure from Russia an explanation that viii
-acttv the aggrieved feelings Of the British
T-tl.e. and no step VIII be taken officially thai
,rin tend 10 prejudice subsequent diplomatic
oscillations o1king to the settlement Of all
;-,no-fant questions now outstanding between
79,,seia ana Great Britain However. there is
o,-,-esse5 2, the Foreign ONCE and elsewhere
almost poignant regret that Russia. rightly or
wrongly. should have taken the position evneed
by the action Of her volunteer cruisers in the
Red Sea.
Lord Lans6oune's policy since The first whis-
per of war between Japan and Russia reached
Downing Street has been one Of consistent neu-
trali-y When the outbreak came il was
cause for no little congratulation that Great
Britain had kept free from all entanglements,
sharks chiefly 10 the hurrying on Of the Anglo
French entente on the strength Of which the
thew would be able 10 be detached spectators OF
the struggle in the Far East.
The unlocked for Developments in the Oar
danelles and the Red Sea enlba-rass Lord Lans-
downe more than the circumstances themselves
would indicate The government. weakened by
internal disseusicr. could scarcely stand for
dav against q popular demand for reprisals
against Russia. ard this danger is being as
sduously fosterad by leading government news
papers
The news thai there may be an AMIGA bic adj
justrent OF the difficulties as the result OF an
interview between Emperor Nicholas and Count
Lamsdorff. given in the dispatch from st.
Petersburg. is not yet known 10 the British
press and public. II such adjustment re-
suits il will let Premier Balfours government
OUT Of one OF the most awkward and most ser
fous crises il has had TO face in its checkered
Career, but il VII undoubtedly be several
months before the British public can forget
what has been described as the most hUrril-
Eating incident in British history since the
Dutch VIGOROUSLY entered the Thames.
BRITISH NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
Special dispatches from Malta give alarrnist
accounts of the hurried departure from that
port OF the British cruiser and torpedo squad
rors. AS these movements were publicly an
their significance does not SAVIOR of the SEN
sational. though the presence Of the warships
a near Suez may eventually have no little
bearing on the situation.
According 10 a dispatch 70 The Daily Mall
from Fort Said the Malacca is in charge OF
Russian midshipnan. announcement which
gives rise 10 much British naval comment
many British admi-als having helped 10 precip-
itate serious conflicts before they admitted
10 the wardroon- The same dispatch declares
that TIE Union Jack torn down by the
Russian prize crew, although the Russians
treated the passengers and crew Of the Malacca
With every courtesy. The captain OF the Aalac-
ca asserts that the capture was made within
The three-mile limit.
The uidshipman commanding this prize or
oered four hundred tons Of coal At Port Said
iCt the officials refused to supply the coal on
the ground that the vessel had a supply suf
aciert 70 take her 10 the Black Sea.
- Mali says IL understands that
the London officials Of the Peninsular and
Oriental Steamship Company refused 10 take
cargo OF horseshoe nails and aluminium cook
ing utensils for The japanese army on the
Aalacca and that these We're afterward taken
by German steamer which had safely passed
through the Red Sea flying the German flag,
Is this found TO give better protection