New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

vive the Manchu dynasty. Unable to de-
eide the inevitable pro-German or anti
German question, China is drifting into
the hands of Japan, which is now march
| ing troops into the country ito protect
japanese interests" With more than
| half of China in revolt against the Peking
government Japan expects to find the way
easy.
Peace rumblings are heard from Aus
tria, where the new Emperor, Charles, is
skilfully jockeying his country into an in
dependent position, using Count Ester
razy the radical socialist Premier of Hun
gary, to serve his purpose, and sending
his generals into Russia with peace over
lures. The Spanish Premier, Marquis
Manuel Garcia Preto, has resigned under
stress, and Barcelona threatens to revive
its riotng industry. Eduardo Dato 1radier
has accepted the task Of forming new
ministry, with the anti-German interests
rather strengthened.
Italy has q Cabinet crisis OF her own.
Only the recent military success on the
Carso front has saved the ministry, while
the announcement of the independence OF
Albania has helped continue the life of
| the administration. A revolution was
promised in Greece, where the Venize-
lists have been deferred only by the ex-
tremey radical form which revolution has
taken in Russia. The Young Greeks,
backed by the Allied governments, finally
compelled King Constantine to abdicate
peacefully.
| The Stockholm riots indicate the vexed
state of Sweden, not from a division OF
war sentiment only, but from economic
! inequalities within.
/ Russia, however fills the eye with its
dramatic attitude. The Kronstadt seces-
sionists were lured into surrender by the
Provisional Government at Petrograd, but
later broke away again. The clamor OF
the radicals for the Imprisonment of the
| former Car has grown to an embarrass-
n:ent, and red revolution is still possible.
Four Russian regiments refused to obey
orders and arrested their officers, but the
Provisional Government is using a firm
hand. General Brusiloff's assumption OF
command of the Russian armies has had
stabilizing effect. Elihu Roots arrival
with the American mission and the re-
ceipt of President Wilson's note defining
Americas objects in the war may prove
positive factor in restoring unity.
The Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
! Delegates has vigorously repudiated the
! German overtures for peace, declaring
that they have not forgotten that 1.-The
heavy German guns which have been
withdrawn from the Russian front are
now being turned upon Russias allies, the
overthrow of whom would mean an end to
Russia's newfound political liberties" and
that they can "still hear the sound of
bloody battles on the Franco-British
! front"
Meanwhile Russia is balloting on uni
versal suffrage basis. unique thing
among the European powers. and the
peasants are clamoring for republic.
Both the German and the Austrian press
now predict an early Russian offensive
ENERAL GOETHALS gave per-
~ feet imitation of a masterful man
in execution when he encountered criti-
cism, opposition, characterization and dis
cordant action in his Emergency Fleet
| Corporation. He squeched the critic,
suppressed the opposition, punished the
insubordination and made for one-man,
one-purpose action, otherwise known as
efficiency. He summarily discharged his
assistants, Eustis and Clark, the Original
wooden ship advocates" who averred that
bird would not long rest in the trees
| from which q wooden feet would emerge.
And, insisting upon steel ship pro-
eramme. he promptly appointed Admiral
n H. Rosseau, one of the former lsthman
Canal Commission members, in place OF
Eustis, and Samuel l.. Fuller, financier
and promoter, in place Of Clark.
Nor did General Goethals lose any time
N placing orders for steel ships. he
awarded a sIO,OO0,OOO contract for twenty
comnosite vessels of $500 tons to New
York firm. the Terry & Tench Company
which is building a large shipyard at
Savannah. The first composite boat must