New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-01

London. Aug. Following a long
Cabinet meeting i'm Downing street.
Premier Asouith made statement IN
tbc House Of Commons yesterday
which IS generally interpreted to mean
that German mobilization rs pracN-
cally under WAY. The Prime Minister
eve have just heard, not from St.
Petersburg but from Germany, that
Russia has proclaimed the genera
mobilization Of her army ana heI
feet. and that. in consequence OF thiS'
martial law is 10 be proclaimed III
Germany. ., +bo+
mobilization viii follow. IN DeI germany
II the Russian mobilization - ee'e'''
and is proceeded with.
ON these circumstances l prefer noi
20 answer any further qoes1ioHS O'''''
Monday"
Premier Asquith Funeral
How, tho government views the crlsls
- Lost shown by the funeral appear
,oce Of Premier Asquith when ina.'l.Hs
- announcement. When the Premier
eco the gloom that darkened ms usg1.
t.. .,onial couutenance was mlrroreG III
he faces Of his supporters ana hlS Up,
-,c,te alike AID members entered ire
lIn,,sc with a soft tread. Such eohVcI-
-at;oD as was heard was conductor III
i,,-ba5 voices as If in the presence o.
o' Tbo expression OF Mr.. Asquithh ~
la Tho desperate gravity OF the
90 he had 10 tell before ne oeEe.
~ sneak His eyes were wlde opCH
VA unsteady in gaze, his brow pucH.
e1 nd his lips tight, but the tiueoN
e;on Of his real agony OF mino M@s
81 I, his almost incoherent ,oue'
SN-.,i.o tho absolute stiffness OF .le
49, his usually clear carrying NolVe
- n nothing higher than NUM- ~
~ many of mis- listeners laliet ~. ~
,,tch the sense Of his portentous u'''i
aEce. .u 1Ls
Tho only exception to the genera
.olo If despair was W ms or
5LNrcbill who came swinging lnto n. M
I,o srilirg broadly, ana ever
i-.,},cd az he took a seat on the IS"o
i..s hc,cb Finally ne got control u
'is,.oIf before Premier Asqultn spoN1'
.,, Fi~gt Lords merriment was io
5aa se touch Of hysterla aug -
g. strain Of giant respoHs'D''''
rether than to real mlrth' .;o~ A.
G. Edward Grey and PremleI
81 conferred prior 10 the OaG -
pe.;,o which lasted two hours: " IN,
~, C5nrchill accompanied Sir baWa',l
49, So tho Foreign Office immedla'eiS
s..s.,,.ard and the two remaiheu 81"
.forcnce for more than an houI' !
0o rrowJs throngcd Parliament ST. anu -,
r...''';o,, 81 ali day. The AdmitaieS
~ ~ War Office both refuse an w
.l,tiop a. 10 the movements o. va
sbine and troops, though hurried M
MES making mobilization easy arc
lille on every hand.
Faint Light in Darkness.
h;,b official of the Foreign once
nc Tribune correspondent that a.,
bonc of further action on Slr =
W mediation proposal was enueI'
49, hat tbe only faint light IN IN"
General darkness was the TuIhoIeu &
s,t;on Of conversation between ~
Petersburg and vienna .,,A;o,cs
prem;er Asauith had an audlence
.ho King lasting three-qaar SerS
of an hour At buckingham fala0e ,oa
~ sftornoon. and the anhoun'e-
s.,t followed that the hing NlsI' "
60 and all the other royal ehs'6N
mcnts were cancelled. ;,s+r,ctod
The General Postohice was in5e eI,ro !, :
- nicbt 10 refuse 10 accept teiegra.i.n.s
gor Inc Continent unless written ,o
To- ia,guaee.7 which meaps that 10
rbde messages are permitted. ,as,
'Vg Tbere was a well defined report iasI
IN, mat the War Office had ordered
h'e. - London omnibus companies 20
81 AZ ready TO turn over their onlni-
h ."' Tor military uses at a mone.. .
oo",;ce and that in all probaDhliy si'n;-
iar i,structions will be sent 70 'nS va
cab companies shortly
gugland's Treaty Obligations.
~ question whether the obligations