The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-19
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| attack Us, and Kniya VIII be snameiully subuued'
! PRETENDER TO THE THR0NE-DYNAsrIc DIFFER
ENcEs AND THE RUSSIANS OPPORTUNITY.
In one of the latest impressions OF the RuSkt Mir
Mendali son OF Pirali, Sultan OF Khrglz tribe, re-
cords his pretensions TO the throne OF khiva. The
Sultan claims TO he a descendant OF Tchingis Khan
and asserts his ancestor Nural 10 nave been KHAN
OF khiva before ne was elected sultan u Tue MIR
occupy to the pretenders family the same position
| that the Orleans do to the Bourbons sultan Men,
! gall makes much OF his iervent MOhammedansm,
and navors his manifesto with strong declarations
! against England and in favor OF Russia. He pro.
misses to introduce strict and orderly administra-
| ton into the claimed khanate. and to promote
European civilization. HIS object Is to be Installed
| under Russian protection, as solution OF the
| Khivan question favorable alike to Russia and his
| own private Interests.
| Russian Opinion of England,s Position
and OF the Anglo-Muscovite Mission
Eastward.
The Journal de 81. Petersburg devotes an article
| to the Central Asian question. 1t says
| On reading the numerous articles on the Central
Asian question In the English press we are as
founded TO see that the majority OF those papers
are utterly unable TO distinguish between questions
forming legitimate subject for international ne
at least not by governments that respect them
selves. Thus the names OF Khlva, Attreck khofas-
san, Persia &c have been introduced into the dls-
CUSTOM though they have absolutely nothing to do
with the negotiations pending between the London
ment can have no Intention to prescribe TO the
Russian government what II ought and what
It ought not to do IN Asia; nor would the Russian
Indian authorities from taking any measures they,
in the interest in peace and order may think III to
adopt against savage and turbulent neighbors.
Have we ever thought Of protesting against the
successive annexations resulting In the establish
cent conquest Of Dude and Nepaui, has the EN-
| bOdiment OF the Puniab, Cashmere and PeshaWur
| met with the slightest opposition on the part of
Russia Animated by the like spirit OF reserve the
British government never offered any remarks on
the events which eventually led to the occupation
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her right Of seli-defence, Russia only initiated the
| example OF the Anglo-Indian government. As
suredy, no one In his senses Will take It into his
head to dispute this point with her. In chastsing
the brigands OF Khiva and forcing them 10 respect
her heghhors, she only makes use OF the right vf
sell-defence. It is, therefore, perfectly absurd to
| suppose that these questions could ever be made
| tween the two Cabinets. AS to Persia, Khorassan
| and the Attreck, which the English press has
has mixed up with these matters, the subject re.
qulreS to be carefully treated. The Russian and
| British governments have agreed to respect the
integrity Of the Persian territory. If either party
were to violate this integrity the other would be,
| no doubt, entitled to demonstrate. But neither
party intends to do anything OF the kind. Khoras-
menaced by Russia AS the deserts situated north
OF the Attreck even the learned Vambery who Is NOT
suspected Of any particular partiaity or Russia,
relates that the Persian government has never ex-
| ercised sovereign rights in that quarter. 1t is
nobody's territory. Persian integrity, therefore,
is not infringed by our military acknowledgements
| in those ARID steppes, ACCOMPLISHMENTS under
| taken to check the Turcoman robbers inhabt:ng
| the Perslans than to the Russian subjects. For
many years past the Russian government has been
fulfilling the Ike clyllizng mission on the Caspian,
| memorial the shores OF the Persian provinces OF
Ghiban and Mazanderan, have learnt to fear our
/ cruisers. BY restraining these brigands on
| terra f'nd also the Russian government will
| render an immense service to these provinces The
| apprehensons OF the English press are therefore
| imaginary; while, were we to advert to those
| geographical errors, which, for instance, remove
Bondjnourd to the banks OF the Attreck, all we
| Indictment
| the Royal Society in London. No negotiations
relative to Persia have taken place between Eng
! land and Russia The ancient agreement between
the two Powers exists to this day. Its object not
only to protect the integrity OF Persia, but it goes
into an understanding with view to assist Persia
| In settling her ancient dispute with Turkey con-
corning the boundary line between the two states.
| Photographers employed by botn Cabinets have
| drawn up map determining the confines OF the
two contiguous empires This friendly cSopera
c0rdance with their interests not to be durable.
What the English Say-A Russian March
to the Levant and the Persian Gulf.
The London Telegraph, writing on the subject OF
the Russian assault Khiva, and OF the interests
OF Great Britain and other great Powers at present
neutral, in the issue of the campaign says:-
| England, India, Persia and Turkey may well ask
what Is the aim of a Power which has advanced
a vs 70 oecome e nr OF n o thas
the occupation shall not be prolonged; but Prince
Gortchakon has already dwelt on the extreme
difficulty OF retreating from any point once pos
sessed. Except on the Pruth and Danube, under
restraint, there is no instance OF Russian
retrogression. The Emperor may find that he
cannot keep his promise in the face OF mill
tary, political and commercial pressure. What
them Is sought by the men who control Russian
policy by dint OF JIttS dccOmpIfs? Here we have
an advance which may end in doubling the charge
upon the excnequer; project OF conquest useless
save for Interior ends; an enterprise which, II it
stops short at Khiva, will be costly and burden
| some What Is there, asks Sir Henry Rawllnson,
| to compensate Russia for throwing away million
| year, not to speak of the sacrifice OF soldiers
! lives Pure love OF civilization, ambition to
| promote trade, passionate desire to punish
| wrongs-these are motives which do not account
for the unrestng sweep OF Russian power from her
| Northern wastes towards KhOrassan and the Hin
| doc Koosh. Sir Henry Rawlinson does not see any
dvancs as t9ward nda Nor does any hduu
| politician. The aim OF Russia is not the conquest
| or even invasion of India. The statecraft which
has compelled her to thrust her arms SO far south
consists in an effort directed toward the establish
| ment of position close to Persia and Anghans-
tan which, she hopes, may neutraze or diminish
the force England could exert in Western Asia.
That line OF action has been pursued In unbroken
continuity ever since the Treaty Of Paris was
India; in reality it menaces directly Persia and
Turkey. The goal OF this political STRAIT
egg is dominion on the southern shores
SUBMITS Of Mount Elburz What Russia desires is
countries that will pay strong naval arsenals and
ports crowded with shipping, and she can only find
them by striking out towards the Lev0nt and the
Persian Gulf. Tashkend, Samarcand, Khiva, the
Attrek are subsidiary stages which she believes
prosperous, powerful southern dominion. Central
Asian encroachments on the part of Russia form,
therefore, only corner In the great Eastern ques-
ton IT Is In tnat light they should be continuously
regarded; and every measure of counter-policy
which events may force on us should be shaped
with the direct intention OF frustrating designs so
thoroughly hostile to the British Empire.
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