New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-25
DISMISSED By CAR.
POIapd's Ticeroy Superseded and
TsscoIski's Ne,o Office.

Emperor Nicholas has made two notable ap-
pointrnents, following two equally remaTkaole as
missaIs. de has appointed General George skohon
20 be Governor General OF Poland, and NJ Iswol-
SKI hitherto Minister Plenipotentiary at Copen-
hagen. to be Deputy Minister Of Foreign Affairs
and Adatus to Count Lamsdorn in the place OF
Prince Valerian Obolenski. General George Skol-
ion went through the Turko- Russian War as one
Of the aids OF old Field Marshal Gurko. and re-
NAMED attached to his stat throughout that vet
erans subsequent Viceroyalty Of Poland. He IS
The son Of one Of the statesmen Of the early part
Of Alexander IT'S reign, educated ct the In
perial College Of Pages Of Honor Of St Petersburg,
receiving. usual, graduation, a commission
IN the Guards and while with GuTko at Warsaw
managed to soften many Of his chiefs seventies
and to conciliate both the aristocracy and the
.eopIe he is universally popular throughout
the length and breadth of Poland and in friendly
touch with all classes OF the population
General skollon is absolutely fearless, in which
he differs altogether from his predecessor, General
Maximovitch. The latter has manifested such a
dread Of assassination that for months past he has
remained secluded IN one OF the small forts in the
erytrons OF Warsaw, whence he governed Pc
land with degree OF tyranny that excited even the
Indignation of te majority Of his Russian subordi
mates BE rarely showed himself in Warsaw. and
then only surrounded by immense escort of cav
airy and police. and has had proclaimed a state OF
siege throughout Poland for the purpose Of enabling
him TO suspend ordinary legal procedure and to
deal with the people by drumhead court martals
Even when the latter recommended prisoner TO
mercy Maximovitch declined to pay any attention
thereto and usually rendered the penalty more
rigorous He has now been dismissed in disgrace
BY the Car, and the first step Of his successor,
General skollon has been to abolish the state Of
siege and 10 restore ordinary legal procedure
COUNT LAMsDoRFF's NEW DEPUTY.
Of still greater Importance and interest is the
dismissal Of Prince Valerian Obolenski, and the
appointment in his place OF Alexander Iswolski as
Assistant Minister Of Foreign Affairs, since the
change affects the international relations OF the
empire Of the Cars. The post OF Deputy Minister
Of Foreign Affairs is of particular importance In
Russia for not only does he take the place Of his
chief when the latter is absent through sickness
or furlough, but he is likewise deputed to accom-
pany the Emperor when the latter goes TO his
shooting lodges in Poland, to his vtllegiatura at
Ldvadia IN the Crimea and during his stays abroad.
the Minister remaining at St. Petersburg, where he
does little than register and execute the COM
nands Of his sovereign, which in such cases are
inspired by his deputy. Moreover, the Assistant
Minister has so many opportunities Of ingrauatng
himself with his monarch that he is the natural
successor Of the Minister when the latter dies or
1etires
OboIensld owes his dismissal to his association
with and championship Of Admiral Alexien and to
his conspicuous membership Of that gang which
comprised Alexief. the Secretary Of State, Bezo-
hrazof; Grand Huntsman Balachef, Admiral
Abaza- etc; IN fact. Of the evil ring which brought
about the between Japan and Russia, and
which Is principally responsible not alone for the
terrible disasters Of Russia, but for the appalling
loss OF life In connection with the conflict It Is
impossible to describe the bitterness which pre-
walls In Russia against the members Of this pre-
c9ous gang-a bitterness which found expression
some time ago in the blackballing Of Bezobrazof
by the leading two clubs Of St Petersburg while
Obolenski (Eho must not be COMPOUNDED with
Grand Duke Vladimir's aide-de-camp Of the same
uae) Is more or less boycotted those salons Of
the great world the banks Of the Neva where
he formerly regarded as one Of the lions,
owing to his great conversational powers and to
his success with the fair
The prince with the Car whenever the lat
tar happened to be away from st. Petersburg and
IL is to the nefartous influences which he exerted
on those occasions upon his imperial master that
be ascribed the oftentne puzzling contradic-
ton between the action Of the Russian government
and the pledges, utterances and known views Of
Count Lamsdorn, who all along opposed to
the course which eliminated In the war with
Japan
Iswolsh on the contrary. has ell along been in
fuu sympathy with Count Lamsdorf and with
Baron Rosen. whom he preceded as envoy in Japan.
Indeed, his dispatches from Toxic and the reports
which he made regarding Japan his departure
20 assume the post Of Minister Plenipotentiary az
Copenhagen almost Identical In their tenor
with those subsequently forwarded from Japan by
Baron Rosen, and would undoubtedly have averted
the had the Gar followed the recommended
tons which they contained
Iswolsh. who enjoys In very marked degree the
favor Of the widowed Empress-the latter having
particularly requested his appointment TO the court
Of Copenha gems the OF the rector of the Uni
versity OF St Petersburg and first his dipIo-
matte spurs as charge daffaires. and afterward
Minister Resident Of Russia at the Vatican. where
he managed to transform the sentiments of bitter
ness and luminosity which had until then prevailed
into cordial friendship which has been Of quite
as much advantage to Russia IN dealing with its
millions OF Roman Catholic subjects as to the
Papacy. Iswolsh is a wonderfully clever writer
and student Of diplomatic history. Indeed. his
no small measure to the skill which he has dis
played IN many important negotiations. and one Of
his principal pieces Of work. and with which
he will be more especially charged Is the
ton of relations. not merely diplomatic but also
friendly with the government and people OF Japan,
where he has left many warm friends.
Unlike Count Lansdorf. Iswolsh Is married, and
has a very charming wife and or three young
children He has managed to render himself a
general favorite in all the places where he has
been stationed, and his new appointment is an ex-
eIIent one in every respect, calculated inspire
confidence both in Russia and abroad, while it will
tend to avert IN the future those Inconsistencies
Of Russia's foreign policy in the past due TO the
divergence Of views between Count Lamsdorf and
his Adatus Prince Obolensk.
KING CHRISTIAN FAvORS FLOGGING
King Christian the most sagacious and certainly
the most kind hearted Of European rulers has just
given his royal signature and sanction to a law