New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-19
NEWS OF TWO. CAPITALS.
AFFAIRS IN LONDON
Manchuria Safer for Grand Dukes
than Woscose-BaIfour Stroneer.
Csreoisl 10 The New-Tork Tribune by French -shie,
.gonE.lEhl 1905. h,. The rrlt.,,a assa.la...--

'srfcis' TO The New-Tori Tribune by French Cahe)
copyright 1905. b Tho Tribune Assoolaton1
London. Feb is.-The startling report tina,
the japanese have thrown strong force If
raiders considerably to the north Of MouLder is
not Yet confirmed. While the open weather has
set in remarkably early. it is highly improba BILE
that turning operation SO hazardous has
been undertaken. or that csvslry have been
sent SO far north. Field Marshal 'oyan3a- is
massins guns against the Russian centre and
slowly preparing for final assault upon the
Shaho intrenched line. but the campaign will
become defensive after General Kurona tl,i,, i
driven from Moukdeh. There is curnulative
evidence that the can1arilla Of grand dukes is
plotting against General Kuropatlzin and seek
Ing to disnlace him with one of their own num-
Der Manonuria certainly is a safer retreat for
grand dukes than Moscow or Warsaw
The English press comments upon the as
ssssination Of Grand Duke sergius ere4cooI and
perfunctory, + is described as a deplorable
crime but not as surprising incident since
those who shoot deW-u unaf1ned crow DIS Of work
ing people in the streets must be prepared for
sudden act Of retaliation While there, is no
syinpathy with the assaSsiTis. there is marked
contrast bet"eeI@t4fe present expression of Eng
Hsh opinion and those called out when Presi-
dent Garnet. President Mckinley the Italian
King and the Empress of Austria were muir
oered fculy- The doom of Grand Duke Sergius
is quietly discussed as the natural sequel to the
barren police repression which has been sub
stitUted for political refor-, The risk of sud-
den death by bomb or dagger is the price
sutocracy now pays for the privilege of reign
ing by violence.
The reports Of the exhaustion of the empire
by the war are not confirmed BY Russian rner-
chants visiting London. One Of these coming
from the Odessa district. describes Southern
Russia unusually prosperous with big crops
undiminislied trade and no lack of labor for
agriculture manufacturing Two acquisitions
have been made for reservists at Dunn. The
number Of men sent 10 Manchuria is invariably
insignificant in proportion to the entire popHIa-+
lion. This we'll Informed merchant laughs at
the idea that the empire is emptied of fighting
men or reduced TO financial extremity. He
serts that Moscow NAV have felt the burdens
Of the war in the loss O.. trade, but that Khar-
kov. Kiev. Odessa and other southern towns are
thriving with good times and not showing the
slightest sign Of exhaustion Optimism like this
offers striking contrast to the Pessirlism with
which the press correspondents describe the
revolt Of al classes in Poland against executions
81 nlasse, the renewed outbreak Of the strike
ir ST Petersburg on q large sdsqe and the con-
QUOT OF the MOSCOW crowd al the scene OF the
assassination where desperate men dipped their
hands in The blood Of the grand duke and
less outsno@eu than the French in denouncing
Tho criminal folly of the governing classes, yet
7hc Cars manifesto is printed to-day with the
headline. Tho Imperial Coward Askssfor SYM
patty English opinion. with all its traditional
conservation and horror Of assassination. is
a1roa5, 81 sympathetic with the cause Of po-
1rfcaI rr-olution as it was with Italian unity
When ..TazzIni plotted here and Gsribaldf was
Welcomed En- London hero ~
CI- IruiSni reigIst sniong me followers Of the
Government. Mr. Balfour may be weary Of the
burdens n leadership. hut he has never been
81 better fighting form. Never has he been
moro sdroit and plausible than in the opening
debates If tho new session. and in spite Of the
>f2or Of Mr.. Asquith's attack and the re-
ducod majority in the division on the fiscal
question the I-nionlsts have been braced up
A. are confident that the Government will sur
vivc the session. Pride may go before fall
ana the THionsts be the victims of overconh-
deuce. but they are talking boastfully of playing
the game straight along until August, and await
ing the report Of the royal commission on the
redistribution Of seats, possibly a year hence,
before ordering general election. Their calcu-
lations may be upset by coalition of the Lib
erals and Nationalists on the Irish question next
week CT by the subsequent detection of the
tariff reformers. but they are more sanguine Of
success than they were last year. Mr.. Cham
beriain and Mr. Balfour apparently are working
together III 4 spirit Of loyalty, and dissensions
on the fiscal question arc less serious than for
uierIy. The Opposition is not confident that the
Government 14feset-3srfrrr -tre-sesSiu11.
and strife between the factions may be followed
r., z renewal Of jealousy. Lord Hugh Cecil has
made the most brilliant speech Of the week. He
is Nj ChsmberIain's most dangerous Opponent
He has shown that the Unionist free traders
can render effective serljry to the cause by.keep-
irg the present Government in power This Inn
plies fighting against time and attacking Mr.
Chamberlain in the most vulnerable point.
London has beer frightened Up by the rA-
opening Of Parliament and the first Court. The
latter function was mainly diplomatic and off
cisl with small ROYAL circles and--lfot many
brides AMI debutaptes.- The Princess Eva Of
Pattenberg Lady Eileen Wellesley and the
daughter Of Lord Algernon Gordon kerox we're
prominent ii the weekend parties which fol-
lowed the Court. and Jenkins. concludes that the