The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-24

Russia and England are anything but enemies a
JactO, whatever polite diplomacy may say to the
contrary. The tenor Of those Parliament speeches.
however moderate and even studiousy dull In FORM
by no means contradicts whatI have just said.
1t Is remarkable that from the very beginning Of
the Russian operations In Central Asia British public
opinion divided into two distinct and conflicting
currents, which ultimately led to diametricalIy
opposed views of the same question. People In the
metropolitan England proprenent dite-troubled
themselves very little about events going on at such
distance from Them and would or could not give
the policy OF non-interyention. thougn by no
means OF perfect acqnlescent inactivity People In
India, on the other hand, Influenced by vague r,i-
mors, which spread among the natives magnihed
by Eastern imagination, all but fancied, with equal
exaggeratlon, that Russia already stood at the en-.
trance OF the valley Of the Indus therefore puD
Tic opinion among the Ang0-Indians was Tor q
speedy aggressive advance against the invading
such nasty line Of conduct finally made some CON.
KHAN TO his success in Afghanistan by sending nim
q subsidy OF 100000 and arms. This proceeding;
with the policy Of non-interventon which is OF pres
ent .., pordre ,, az !. 5o.r. met with no ais:
OF Englsnd's East India policy to have q powerful
friendly prince settle firmly in Cabool. treatlse
with Sheer ALI would be binding and therefore in.
convenient and do believe this Is the only reason
why no treaty was concluded, and not all lot Of
absurd general philanthrophical considerations
the Times. OF course not believing syllable Of whst
1t says ITSELF would have believe that they shave
nation. over the interests Of their own State.S u
they had the English nation would be one OF traitors
Compliment which sGs bsteres enemies Of the Eng
fish have not as yet dreamed Of paying them. Their
9 Cr e4 s
measures, establishing military station In Pesna.
wur, which they nken to the celebrated Austrian
quadrllatera In Italy, subsldizing their neghbors
and leaving them the hope OF further pecunary as
slstance II they behave so as to please the Governor
the non-nterventon policy which they ct present 20
seduously profess, certainly does not lay them open
ierests They have done everything short Of send
Ing out troops which might have led to declaration
Of war and that y not CONVENIENT or 1t would doubt
themselves, they would fain bind us to the same and
prevent US from moving freely about In that direc.
Black Sea, and tnas is the upsn0r of the moderate
and friendly" debate and the likelihood of some
fearful anticipation. For what but such hint Is
conveyed in the statement of Mr.. Gladstone Il have
Russian TansatonS that there are reasons SOM;
to believe that ''the suggestion has been
@ tie S s s. S hSsssn g sSs
countries to enter into an agreement according to
which neutral space OF land should be drawn
extended her influence and the territories which We
possess, on which neutral space there should be no
Powers is Afghanistan to be that 'neural space ~
Things LOOK very much ike It, But is the sending of
noRess neatrails ap The Alabama dlcuisy is al
illustration OF how the United States, at least, would
answer that question. And then the suggestion =
evidently English not Russian In hinling that 10
originated with our government Mr.. Gladstone
allows himself deviation from TRUTH "white
ie''which he certainly would not sanction IN pfi-
vate life, put which craftsmanship excuses and just
fes. BY presenting the matter in that light be- OF
all his hearers and readers, excepting Russians Our
government can be induced to become party in Q
treaty Of such neutralizing nature as It has been
practice, however fine and high sounding In theory,
but cannot possibly originate measure directly
contrary to It's most vital interests Russia has need
to be free from every kind Of obligations with re-
spect to Central ASIA In the course OF the debates
several orators more than once mentioned the cKle
ness. faithlessness and turbulent disposition OF the
Aighans as circumstances which should effectively
any formal agreement with Sheer All. II sucn DO
really the character OF that people las there can be
no domot on earth tmas A what n the name Of
ment between two civilized Powers concerning
barbarous country without making that counrry'S
that ne viii consider himself perfectly at
liberty to play all the pranks he may have
about the diplomatic and political imbroYlies into
which he may pitch his two protecting Powersi
messes ito use vulgar but expressive world she u
preparing for herself In the future. suppose
r or to
would formally engage not to bring her troops into
Aignan,sta an. engagements would be the
fcts and chickering's with the neighDorlng wild
tribes, who know nothing Of European international
right and know no curb to their turbulence but the
CONSCIOUSNESS Of being p0werless before the might
OF some strong and stern foreign Power. The fate
OF Turkey II would seem, and the unbecoming
wranglings around her death bed should be sum-
cient TO scare Intelligent statesmen from any repe.
ments the s' only eject Of which is to tie aordsn
knots to be ultimately severed by the sword.
While some Of our western friends, not contens
N Anrtl
would fam do US the service In the far East.
Others try very much the same game on our Western
forms us that IN very short time Prusslan consul
ates Will be established In svoir, Drakau Taraon,
the whole line OF the discontinued Eastern Savonan
provinces OF Austria close to our Western nontier.
vonian, but regularly Russian, speaking the Russian
language, slightly modined, after the manner OF our
own Southern provinces. The country itself was
formerly actually part OF Russia, governed by Rus.
sian princes, some OF whom have left a loud name
ana high renown In the genuine Russian annals.
Nor have the people themselves lost all remembrance
OF their history speaking not OF the educated class
but OF the lower 0nes, and av0wedly expect
their deliverence from US aud hopefully recnr
to the time when they shall once more join the
mother country. These facts, 1t appears sulil
Gent reasons for the Germans to think nj to profit OF
the dissenson between these provinces and the Aus
trlan central government TO try to divert some SYM
patny TO their own side, or at any rate to be on the
spot In order to watch events aud make the best OF
It; for other explanation IL possible OF this sud-
den fancy for diplomatic colonization in country
WIN which fruSsla OF INC Nortn GeIman Leasuoy
which Is the thing, has never had one interest
in common; has never transacted commercial or any
other business OF whatever kind, and which cannot
be said to offer 1t any advantage even as transit
tosome important political post as 1t leads direct TO
Roumania which Is for the present, as much out OF
the way or Prussian policy as the Em-
pre OF Burmah. IL Is a positive fact that
Prussian or German Consuls In those places will
have no regular business to transact not 80 much
even as viseing passports, because no Prusstan or
North German lives there goes that way. and
travellers generally find little inducement to prefer
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Will he spying about them watching what Ii going
on, wnat IS being said and thought ana losing no
opportunity TO ''sow the good seedn OF German in
nuence and German patriotism. Not that are
AFRAID OF theni-they Will find IL rather more DIM
cult than they take 1t to pervert peoples deep
rooted feelings and sympathes. founded on kindred
OF race disposition, language, religion and history.
the egyptian Vceroy also enjoys, for the time be-
ing, some share In our thoughts. In yesterdays
paper we read qule u short announcement from