New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-09
RUSSIA.
THE ENTENTE CORDIALE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
TURKEY.


TURKEY.
LONDON, Thursday, June S, 1911.
The ST. Petersburg Journal recites the for
NAL presentation TO the Gar Of the Imperial Order OF
osnan instituted by the present Sultan in 1851 Inc
presentation was made by the Turkish EmbasSadOr' Inc
speeches made upon the OCCASION and the comments oil
the journal upon the ceremony, fully confirm the gen
eral belief that the relations Of the two countries are
excellent
RUSSIAN SCHEMES IN CENTRAL ASIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, June THE report that
she Russian campaign against khiva has been success
fully terminated is confirmed.
II was only three weeks ago that brief dispatch from
ST. Petersburg announced to the rest Of Europe u II
was feared in Central Asia that Russia making
preparations for campaign against Khva, in Turkstan
These preparations had in reality been making for
over a year, and wen had the chances been cal
culaed by the aggressors. that hostities scarcely
began before they finished; to-day the intelligence
Is received that The campaign has terminated in the sue
cess OF the Russians. This result 1t by means
difficult 10 ioresee Afghauistan the most powerful
country interested in preventing the consummaton OF
the Russian schemes Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT In Central ASIA
was weakened by internal dissensOnsfJakub Khan, son
of the ruler Of the country schr Ali Khan had rebeed
against his father and laid siege TO Herat
the most important place the frontier
The English dispatches from Calcutta affected
20 regard this rebellion with indifference, yet
II was merely FOR the possession Of Herat but to eject
the ruling Prince from his throne. The preender who
has ass mblcd about him body OF men who despSe all
friendly relations with the English is also the best Of
terms with the shah of Persia, and both nvolun
tarily obliged TO prevent diversion in favor OF Khiva
from the sOuthwest-a matter Of considerable import
ance 20 the Russians otherwise the various tribes Of
Trkonans could have brought 10000 horsemen into the
neld.
Nor had the invaders much TO fear from the various
Titrl In ne East he
Russians had fomeuted insurrection under Jakub
KuschbeC1 Ataik Gazi. Khokand is ruled by old
man who is entirely under the influence of Russia.
Bokhara attempted resistance to the INVASION but the
Khan has been obliged 10 give mp half OF bis country,
and has burdened by contributions 10 Russia
and is easy 10 imagine that his resistance
was so weak that IL caused no serious appehensions
Russia was able 10 attack Khva on three Sides while
the Khanate was comparatively isolated. One eXpedr
ton proceeded from Orenburg via Usturta to the north
Of Kliva along an old road well known 10 the
Russians Another expedition took its departure from
Frasnowofsk the eastern shore Of the Caspian sea
An entirely new route Besides, third route was OF u
90 them from the from BOkhara. either along the
Oxus River via DschiZak
No details whatever are furnished Of the military
generations on OF the conditions Of peace, but the Rus
SLAMS probably proceeded directly the City OF Khiya
and were satisfied with little less than absolute sulJec-
zion thu, obtaining possession Of country having
ahout 100000 inhabitants, mostly nOmads, and au
area of 10000 square miles Of desert. excepting an
oasis about the City Of Khiva Of about one-siXth
OF the entire area. The Russians however, bad
q deeper purpose than the mere acquisition
of this uncultivated territory as will readily be
seen from the fact that nothing but Afghanstan now
separates them India. AT distant day England
win be obliged seriously devise plans for preventing
formidable rival from competing with her Tor the wealth
OF India.