New-York tribune., 1905-01-22
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS
AFFAIRS IN LONDON.
The Labor Re0olts on the Continent
-Mr. Balfour's Probable Course
especial TO The Ns'-ToFR Tribune by French cable,

Especial 20 The NsV-york Tribune by French csben
Copyright 1905: By zhe Tribune Assooiation)
London, Jan 21.-The revolts OF labor both IN
Germany and Russia are arming socialists ana
revolutonists with potent resources for nolit-
ical agitation. The miners strike in West
phzlia has affected the industries depend
ert on the coal supply and deprived three
million workers OF employment The So
cialist agitators have promptly rushed TO
the front 10 denounoe the tyranny of employers
and the injustice OF having wages cut down by
s reduction IN weight by stone at the mouth
Of the pit The German Emperor. with charae-
teristic energy has interested himself in the
conflict and is striving 10 effect a compromise
While mediation has failed, a government IN
ouiry has been promised, and strenuous efforts
are making TO induce the employers 10 meet the
men half way If they co not hire Poles and
thereby excite race feu5. the government may
settle the disturbance without proclaining mar
-isl law in the mining district The German
Emperor ike President Roosevelt. has com
r7anded the confidence OF both employers and
employed by his broadnlinded attempt TO re-
store peace by equitable proposals. and the So
cialists have found him their most formida ble
enemy.
The Gar lacks the resources for dealing with
2 labor revolt in the same conservative and
svrnpathetic spirit The Russian movement be-
gan among the metal workers at St Petersburg,
but spread rapidly the shipbuilding yards on
the Neva and to other industries and it is not
unlikely that the cotton operatives and other
classes of workulen in Southern Russia may
unite with the artisans al the capital In labor
demonstrations against The government. The
first demand in nearly every instance is for
higher wages but this is coupled with proposals
for trades organization, arbitration courts and
other methods cf self-defence recognized in
other European countries as essential 10 the
welfare of The working classes. The socialists
have 6eded pclice espionage, and are seeking to
inpart e political character TO the labor revolt
by securing the adoption Of resolutions at Sc
cret meetings calling for The creation Of a na-
tional parliament and the granting OF universal
suffrage. The agitators who have been intimi-
dated by the military force and compelled TO
work in the dark are noW using the masses Of
strikers and unemployed worknen as an army
which can parade. shout and turn off lights. if
# cannot fight.
L The most sinister Yet most natural. inter
pretation be placed on the shrapnel incident at
the blessing OF the Neva. there was no accident
in the loaded charge in the saluting gun. but a
deliberate design 10 warn the Gar that neither
The guards nor the army could be trusted to
make war upon the artisan class. and that his
own safety and the welfare Of the empire re-
quired Immediate political reforms as the only
practical method II reoonciling the nation TO
On unpopular and mos. disastrous war The
hzIfpellny rnoralists describe the Gar as q
prisoner iH the palace. and read revolution in
lurid letters in TIE scenes Of violence at the
capital and che march Of fifty thousand work
ne- 10 The Winter Palace. The eptimlsts look
tm rte appointment Of n. de witte as Minister
# the Interior. as guarantee that reforms will
ue undertaken without surrender in advance
70 the moo spirit but the pessimists contend
teat The government reveals the same incapacity
for Counteracting a revolution which it has
lhoTI il conducting . war land and on
So Father Gapou has suddenly become the
mast picturesque figure in Europe, and the
"orkmer'S petition has the eloquence Of an
o,Aer Declaration Of Independence
Tie approach Of Parliament is the signal for
the revival Of runlors Of the downfall Of the
Ministry and The return OF tl Liberals TO power
These reports arc premature. The Ministry is in
stronger position than z year ago, and secure
against attack from the opposition benches
The tariff reforHers alone can upset It in an
outbreak Of impatienoe, but this is unlikely
There is less talk about the budget proposals for
revenue tariff. since the Treasury returns are
more tsvora DE than were expected and the ar
glHert Tor new sources Of revenue is less forci-
Ole than the protectionists hoped il would be
lhe leaders OF the Chamberlain group profess TO
Believe that Nr. Balfour will ride for fall on
ne Aliens bill and appeal to the country on that
ISSUE but plans Of this kind in politics are sell
CON carried out. Mr Balfour will carry the
Ai-ens bill and other measures less controversial
~-lo choose his own time for an appeal TO the
country That appeal is now likely 10 be de-
'eEreo' since the Liberals are prepared TO form
government on short notice Lord Rosebery
ia NJ As9uith having agreed TO serve under
~oio Spencer, and Sir Henry Campbell Banner
nan nelng slated for the House Of Lords and the
p" ar once The Liberals are so eager for a
general election that Nj Balfour as a clever
I~cnclsa' viii probably disappoint them by re-
naming IN Office until autumn. John Morley's
po4lcal oratory has greatly improved since his
american visit. Winston Churchill by dash and
aggressive energy has become the hero of the
ngHilng Liberals, and earned a good post in the
next Ministry
court functions are announced for February,
aeooraing 10 previous forecasts. but the Kings
pans for a Mediterranean cruise in the spring
@'s hot yet known with authority If the Gov
e'Iine1t begins the session as well as now ex-
D1cleo he VIII probably be absent from England
month or six weeks and the ason's gayety
WI hot open before May. The unpleasant and
us-hg weather has caused much depression, and
0 smart sets are either mopng in country
01ses or taking refuge IN Italy the Riviera or
Is9pI Religious activities are more conspicu-
US at present than social or political energies
General Booth. a. venerable as prophet, is the