The New York herald., 1878-12-14

there others stipulating for the quartering OF
Russian troops at certain points in Afghanstan and
visions aud transport at reasonable prices. fsf
4 ~ hA8l TERRIFYING SALISBURY. - ~ ~.
And. what is more, now see only TOO clearly the
use TO which these preparations were put ior diplo
matte purposes nearer home. Three months ago we
declared our opinion that the conduct OF the Eng
Congress could only be accounted tor in one OF two
ways-either they We're afflicted with almost an ncred-
ble inaptitude. or they suddenly found that while
they had been wrGngling at home means had been
taken to oyerreach and overawe them abroad. And
now no doubt remains in our minds that this ex-
operations ut Cabul which was transmitted by Lord
Lytton from Simla the 18th Of June for instance
was known at Lahore on the Both of April; and the
facts must have been then within the knowledge
of whatever Russian representatives ii might
1e thought advisable TO aeqnaint with them
bury -Schouvalof secret agreement and the methods
by which that unhappy surrender was extorted from
OF course IL has never been the object OF Russ
to fight for her own settlement of the Eastern ques
ton if her way was to be got without fighting and
the preparations of General Kaufmann were not
should have been declared but TO terrorze
the English government into submission whereby
the necessity of a war should be avoided. The suc
OF these military movements therefore depended
not on their sacrecry. but on their timely and judi
cious disclosure; and that they were so disclosed
appears the pInest of readings from the facts OF the
Mutation How they were used aud what sort OF
pressure could byneans Of them be brought to bear
on government situated like our own, 1t Is
easy to imagine. Lord Salisbury, as we said
the other day, had very lately laughed in his
superior way al all notions of Russian action upon
India that it would have been too hunliliatng to wit
ness the outbreak of Russo-Afghah frontier war
answer.to any objection to Russian conquests in
the East Aud that is not ALL The 1000 men from
India would have looked very ridiculous in that case
and this Lord Beaconsfeld himself would have felt.
BROKEN FAITH ONCE MORE.
But the papers before us contain something more
than the secret history of the surrender they are
also the monument of it's futility. As we read on
government once more gullcd by Rus
sia, once more performing its part of UNDER
standing only to find the Russian part unperformed;
and yet more accepting excuses anu assurances
which they can only describe, as they accept
them, in language absolutely unmeanng. Having
bartered away our freedom of action in
Europe in order to stave off trouble in India, the
English government have found. long course OF
experience might have taught them to expect. that
the Power with whom they Dargained has withheld
the price of their capituahon; that the Indian trout
BILE is upon rs, IN as embarrassing. If not in SO
formidable shape threatened us in the spring;
that Russia in return for our concessions III
Europe has parted with nothing but her right
of making immediate official against U.S. and
means to nse her powers Of unofficial war making in
order to enlarge tine concessions she has already
torted That is plain upon the face OF these papers,
and plain is 1t. apparently, that to sit
down under that intolerabe state Of things. comfort
ing ourselves with Lord Salisburys astonishing
Fiction that since the Russian Mission at CabuI has
been described by NJ de Giers one Of ''simple
courtesy "al the former assurances Of the Russian
government in regard to Afghanistan have now
covered their validity