New-York tribune., 1905-02-26
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS
AFFAIRS IN LONDON.
Cause of arbitration SaUed-Dift
To1card End Of Hostilities.
csps.i.l to The N.r-rork rrteun. by French cabs.>


C-aEyright. 1905 by The Tr1brns Association
London. Feb 25.-Tne newspapers are filed
with social scandals like the collapse Of the
breach OF promise suit against Lord Townsend
with the transformation Of the romantic, we'll
born plaintiff into . servants daughter and
ba-rnaid. or with triviality like Duveens pur-
chase al Christie's for $4,000 Of a rock crystal
ever which was accidentally rescued from a
pre of broken pewter in the MARQUIS Of Angle
ssys kitchen pantry, yet the serious world is
moving or with colossal works Of engineering
Ike the piercing Of the simplon. virtually I'm
tshe5 with processes Of international arbitration.
critically rested by the English speaking world,
srd with orcodIng mysteries of peace and war.
-srolution and reaction without form and void
ir sn empire in chaos. The premature fore
rss-s of the report Of the North Sea Commits
sion. with the conduct of the Russian admiral
4urv justified, caused intense disgust here. II
,hsse rumors had been confirmed BY the off,
cssi tsxt. the cause Of arbitration would have
received Z deathblow in the Anglo American
world. Englishmen. with 50 monstrous a per-
version Of the PRINCIPLES Of justice and hu-
z1z1ity. and Americans. with the memory OF
ths mischievous and grotesque decision Of the
Esgue Tribunal ir the Venezuela case, might
have united in the conclusion that the military
nonarchs OF the Continent were bound TO stand
together in every controversy, and that Anglo
sazcns could only expect fair play in dealing
with each other. The report has undergone re-
vision and been snaoothed over into & compro-
mise, which viii not be wholly satisfactory TO
anybody. TIE sdnirals who have signed it are
strongly influenced by the blue water theory
that naval officers are always justified in firing
when they think they are menaced with attack
This Is better Ia y for pirates than for response
be rulers on The quarterback
gs
equally obscure and confusing. Factitious i'm
portance Is lent 70 the tentative proposals for
pace from Russia AMI problematic demands
from Jspan for indemnity. Of which nobody in
authority accepts the burden Of proof, and also
sensational accounts Of the conversation be
tween the Grand Duchess sergius and her hus
bands murderer IN his prison cell Proba bly
ths japanese ars already fighting and VIII
speedily strike another sta ggering blow 10 Gen
erzl hUroparlin's army; and while The Rus
sian czulariIla # grand dukes are not ready
70 stop the var. they are warned Of the ur-
gent necessity for peace by the impractica bility
Of Transporting supplies and rcirforcements
when the railways are blocked by strikes and
b the danger Of caUing out reservists IN Poland
s-d other uirtinous provinces. The drift Of
eEar-s is 70 ard a cessation Of hostiiities- The
Eo-bsrhf.ds. IS rulers of Continental finance. are
no0 potent raccsnakerz. Peace is more proba-
r. rh4- constitutional reform Of the empire.
To chief moral 70 mich the grand dukes have
drawn f5o71 jhe French Revolution is that
Louis E}E flJug way hts life by turning soft
he'd % ere mob. Official contradictions are
h-rdl. needed for the rumors Of Intervention
1-- I>-0= reward rs . eeraker- He favors
CoacEI=a+ian i1 Ireland. south Africa and
ez--.--he-e. tut leaves his Ministers free 10 do
th~.-. own orl-
-1-Tr- 1T- Re
frs---z been conspicuous. During a week when
m -are----a,rt nl7jorities have fallen the
Ir7a md a-uy questious the elections which
r. desires might nave been brought on by a
word or wink from him. but the disoontented
ts~ff reformers received no signal While Mr.
Ch--1berlsfn keeps faith with Mr.. Balfour the
eminent apparently IS safe
Tho r1sin source Of danger is dissensicn with
IN Ire Csbiuet itself over the War ONCE admin
lst-ation and the retention Of Sir Antony Mac
Dcrr=II. whose head has been sngrily demanded
b. the Ulster Jutonis5s ana The Tines Ar
mold Forster faced the attack with more resolu-
tion than 1Er Wyndhem who was left in
Eorry plight by Nr. Heaiy,s mordant satire and
the fierce onslaught from the Irish benches. Mr.
e slfour sprang 10 Mr.. Wyrdharus rescue. with
chi-alrous spirit and adrottly Tainimized the i'm
portance Of the revelations Of the Irish office.
Cir Antony mcdonnell. 4 Rcnen Catholic
Home Ruler. vas made Under SecretaTy for the
purpose Of concHiaring the Nationalists but Mr..
Wyndham applied the veto as soon as there was
. serious attempt 70 carry out his policy. The
Hationalists NOW feel that the government has
been playing with tlem. and the Ulster Protes-
tsnts are exssperated. Like most compromises,
this attempt 10 conciliste Ireland has done more
harm than good. NJ. Wyndham is taunted with
expressing Undininished confidence in the Under
Secretary. whose conduct he had pronounced in
defsnsible. and nobody kno~s where the Lord
Lieutenant comes in.
The second Court followed black fog and.
with mourning fer the Grand Duke Sergius, was
ca-er IS Wen as smaller than usual There
we're many brides, Lady Suffolk among them,
ard cluster Of debutantes The King viii
Tlsit ths cruiser feet next week ard sleep On
Ta-ship. The Queen is reported 70 be greatly
depressed b5- the letters received from the En-
press DoTager Of Russia. Two or three big
dances during the week several political recep-
tons and series cf dinners for II. Rodin. With
LII. Balfour and Mr.. Sargent as the guests, have
taken place. The principal event Of the week.
apart from politics and diplomacy. has been the
opening Of the Whistler Exhibition b. NJ. Rodn
brilliant social function following The dinner
st which Professor Raleigh fairly electrified hts
aucisEce with his eloquenee and wit. The show
ITSELF is remarkably complete in every branch
ot Whistler's art. Not more than five famous
pictures are missing among the oils, and the
black and white work Is exceptionally fun and
representative Il IS z one man show. unique
in ndividuzlty. variety and power and ends al
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