Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-21
ANoruER GREAT wAR.

The Amer Of A~fghanistan Is treating
the Empress Queen Of Great Britain and
the Indies With supreme contempt. He
has deignsd to make no response to the
ultimatum sent him by Lord Lytton,
and accordingly orders have been sent
10 India. Notwithstanding the lateness
Of the season. which renders the cam
paign extremely hazardous. for the
troops to advance toward Cabul. and
force from the Ameer q submission
which fair words have failed to win.
England Is fairly at war with Afghanis-
tan. and now the enemies AZ Bsaeons-
field will have plenty Of ammunition
with which to charge their weapons.
Parliament Is not in session. and the
Premier declines to summon IL. which
is proof that the Queen has determined
to take all the responsibility OF this step
on herself and her Government. and
that the Beaconshsld ministry has de-
eided to stand or fall by the result. The
indications are that the Government is
heartily sustained by the sentiment Of
the Empire, but the strength Of the
opposition can hardly DO judged with
fairness until Parliament meets and Ii
is afforded an opportunity to develop
itself.
The importance Of this declaration Of
war by England against Afghanistan Is
moi, to be found in the mere fact that q
great empire is hurting its forces against
a small Indian principally. Under
ordinary circumstances a short campaign
would DO decisive. and the Amer Of
Afghanistan would be brought to his
knees before the English Queen. But
under ordinary circumstances the Ameer
would have submitted long ere this, and
there would have been no necessity for
the warlike measures which Disraeli has
inaugurated. II is the fact that the
Amser did not submit. and that he Is
willing to stand the shock Of war with a
power like that which is now assaulting
him. that gives 20 the events which are
clustering around his little kingdom. u
terrible significance to all Europe. And
all Europe understands the situation.
and is taking measures to protect itself
from any untoward effects from the
crash that Is about TO ONE
The obstinacy OF the Amer is an
evidence that he Is backed by some
great Power in which he has unlimited
confidence. That Power is Russia, and
the hosthities which were temporarily
averted by the Treaty Of Berlin. between
Great Britain and the Car. are about
to be brought to an issue on the field OF
battle. The Afghanistan trouble is to
end in a great Anglo Russian war. in
which the Monarch Of the Seas and the
Autocrat OF the North are to meet in a
frantic death struggle. Such q meeting
could not. in the nature Of events. have
been long postponed. but it certainly
was hoped that the Berlin settlement
would have delayed the crash somewhat
longer than 1t has. As vents have cul.
minated. however. the Berlin Treaty has
really precipitated tho crisis. Russia
evidently believes that she is better pre-.
pared to risk war now. Notwithstanding
the exhaustion suffered by the contest
with Turkey. than she will be when the
treaty shall have been fully carried out,
and her troops have all been removed to
the North.
To attempt to predict the result Of the
coming conflict, or to speculate at this
time as TO the Powers which will be
drawn into the war. would be prema-
ture. The 70 thing certain is that IN.
other great conflict is 10 desolats Europe,
and that when the smoke OF the battle
shall clear away. either Russia or Eng
land will be forced TO recognize the
supremacy Of her enemy.