The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-05
The English In Erynt.

A leading article of Wednesdays Pan
Man Gd,ctte-the great radical-conserva-
tive organ of England, and in many re-
spects the hest informed of the London
wspapers-contained, a. the telegraph
informs us, the following statement:
" The fnsn-h OCCUPATION u feyp' T. only aQu's'ion
Of um ~ mat ten Il necessary Tor the preservauon
OF our Indian Empire
The RAE Man is an alarmist in every
thug that concerns British relations with
the outside world. Its mistrust and DISLIKE
of Russia exceed even its animosty to-
ward the United states. But with all that,
a sentence OF this nature Is SO important
that its editor, Mr.. FREDERICK GREEN
WOOD. would not allow IL to pass without
having good reasons for doing SO. Ills
chief adviser and contributor on the sub
jcct of Indian affairs, MIR. FITZ JAMES STE
PHEN, formerly member of the Indian
Governments ~ also man too well vcrsvd
in the subject, ana too Diplomatic a law
yer. to PERM. any utterance of such ma
ture unless the condition Of affairs fully
justitlcs IL. We must therefore accept tins
little paragraph as the presage of import
ant complications in the East. though IL If
by no means sure that the events thus an
ticipated Will take place within the next
ten years.
The distances are immense, the sands are
very deep, and provisions and water very
scarce in the deserts of central ASIA, and
the Russians have plenty Of work 10 do
before they can expect 10 enter Afghanis-
tan. Their scouts have lately reached a
village some three days march from the
northwestern frontier of that kingdom:
but this could not have been more than
foragng expedition, the borders Of
Afghanistan being very fertile aud natur-
ally tempting TO the flying detaChments
which the Russians have to send out from
the stations they have already permn-
nently occupied.
The London Times, which has been for
years past very optimistic in its views ON
the Russian progress in Asia, has also lately
changed its tone and printed several
sharp articles on the expedition To that
village, so that the attention of the British
nation has been seriously aroused on a
subject which the shop keeping JoHS BULL
began TO consider as satisfactorily settled
by the marriage of the Duke of Edin-
burgh TO the daughter of the Gar.
That Egypt must be occupied by the
English as soon as any real danger for
India shall present itself, is evident II il
the only possible basis of operations for
them. An English army sent out from
Egypt, via Pei STA, would find itself III the
rear and flank of the Russian forces in
vading Alghanistan, not to speak of the
inestinablo advantages which II so much
shortened sea route 20 Inda would secure.
HARRISON ITDINoroN, the Governor
elect OF Wisconsin, seems 10 have carried the
day more by personal popularity than through
party Influences. He has been Mayor OF Mil
waukee, which, though the chief city OF the
State, has never before furnished n Governor,
except one, the Hon. EDWARD SALONON. who
was Lieutenant @ Governor In 1851 and became
Governor ON the death Of HARVEY. Gov. rAY-
LOR, who was carried into ONCE on the anti
railroad Issue, has not acted in q way TO win The
esteem Of his constituents. lie removed from
Office DR.. LAPHAM, the State Geologist, a man
iavorably known to scientista both In Europe
and America, and who had made tho geology of
IA H.. H.