The New York herald., 1878-10-11
WAR FOR BRITISH INDIA.
Excitement in England Over the
Prospect of Trouble.
sIT'S COME AT LAST 70
The Force that Is to Rebuke
the Ameer.
LonDos, Sept %, 1878.

colossal Powers, Russia and Britain" Thus writes
vambery, who ought TO know something about Gen.
sral Asia, in the AAgemetne Zetsng and with this
quotation comm editorial IN to-day's Morning
Post which quite goes with vambery In all that he
says the subject. 1t is only loo true, says the
Post tnat the ual touch II not OF avowed at least
OF real collision, has been felt on the evsntiui day
whom Sir Neville Chamberlain obliged retreat
from the Khyber Pass at the mandate OF an Afghan
barbarian ana by the counsel OF the Russian Envsy
at CsbuL
THE AFGHAN
or course the English journals-moruing, evening
and wsekly-are nled with the burning question:. IL
has taken strong hold OF society and the large MILL
isry Angio-lndan Is profoundly stirred up Old
Ango-lndian officers been heard to whistle, not
loudly bat very mysterously, as they read tho
and then TO exclaim, ..By Godi IT'S come At last" II
you ask what has last, some Of them will
reply, sths greatest Asatic war OF modern times"
others will say simply thai the smashing OF the
Amssr 10 The eonsummation Qong devoutly wished
by the Indian govcrnmenp which 10 now At hand.
Some believe that the coming Afghan will be the
preliminary 10 an AngloRassian war; others are
tain that Shere Ali will 70 down on mis- knees and
say, "Please sir IL wasn't me" the moment the COL
umns Of invasion set In motion.
MAsrERLY INACTIVITY,
The rampant Jingoism OF the Arst few days after
the news OF the monentous event ut Ali Musjid
reached England Is now rather toned Town by the
news from India that there is be immediate a.
hack upon Cabul and thai operations viii delayed
hl the. spring This rather unexpected statement
furnished tho Pail Aau Gazette OF last evening with
matter Tor terrific diatrbs against she governman
Numerous additional regiments nave been warned
TO prepare for ssrvcs the Queta garrison Is
10 be strongly rsinfossed here and troops are
10 be concentraied--in place many as
$1,000 men; everywhere formidable prepara-
uon." Such 10 group OF the items
tsgrnphed from Inda-:ns pisture from the
Jingo point Of view. But here Is the psudant
70 IL presented The day:-'Is is imperative
that tme should be given Tor negotiations with the
hill tribes, who are independent OF Cabul, but would
threw their whole weight into she scale az eanst Us II
VIC attempt 10 advance without having made arrange
mcnts with them Tor their neutrality" sit IS bc.
heved that Immediate advance will take place. -
the prompt military measures taken
by the authorities. 10 believed that the government
intend TO await the course OF events and TO observe
ment Will await tor the present the possibility OF
favorable outcome OF evens, adopting an attitude OF
armed expectation" >"
swAGGER
This, thinks the Gazette is melancholy rsading-most
melancholy. No Engiisnman--not even she partisan,
whose thoughts do not always correspond with
words-can go through the various Londen prints
this morning without feeling that Cover
his country are last becoming q laughing STOCK Il
svsry body Who 10 not an EnglIsman. The ludicrous
bounce of the ministerial press, the who's-afraid
wager the studied, grasuiious assumption Of Mr..
Bob Acres part In the lace OF grin ming world-thD
-. writer pssss: on 70 s.sspiss ana sarcastic as.
puncia,ion OF the policy Of mastery inactivity:-
To await the possibility Of favorable outcome
somehing TO turn up), .dopng an attitude
alter Sssrs al a.. his IL me shs mos
sasasys yy possible 90 ss sure Major c.ysgn.. wa.
MP before the Ameer haa come TO decision. OF
uaisiea. n.es...ry: ssoasn chat
can ..e ron ~ & M S I 81
ssaisa By blow or Of insssy noash: a.sr the blow
S
hn alleged by some that winter Is too sesr to aiio.
st .a Invasion. shoush according 20 others. there
q the Bq. s.OposaE that .ss nr.! msnsIossd
the Jolly having allowed sas sser drag TN the
S e.o oy nnsn for s e
tne absurd position Of holding forth hsad for apo
81 soaof indeed "he
TINS attitude, so ludcrously described the Ga
sdN surely some comic paper ought TO seizc the idea
hand euistretcned and the other rubbing tho kick
MARKS on the place where honor hss) as at the same
time and obviously enough bumiiiating and perlous
xUssiA's OBJECT.
The GdSette's own explanation OF the attitude In
which the Viceroy ends nsef, lies In the wretchsd
position OF the British govern itself regard
10 Russia and tue wnsls Eastern question:
That Ea.sa Is shsre As insgs,or and abes.or nobody
exrsncies eonvenisucss Of her policy dictate And
ssssfs@ns the susss.: ssish may NOR. or i.
Der MISSY. MIa,sis1. RS.ss is using The Afghan
incident 70 dissracs attention nom smother au.r.
-. government into ssrs.ia Tor eoass..ons IL .n
iss,. the mercy Of sn.a Ssa.'S Srs'Sas the
nesosl.ens that have lately bssn en.srsd upon a the
sass their course and provided that England makes
.ssS ssne...sa TO S. -i.ss: %: ors.a.
the autonomous Baissrs, and so forth.
THE CONSPIRACY OF THE BRITISH CABINET.
The sting OF tots remarkAoie article 10 one Of The
best written OF all The En giish Journals lies In the TAIL
and smounts 10 nothing less than an accusation Of
conspiracy against their country OF her Aajessy's
AignanIstan all through winter VIII leave ample
scope Tor some new preliminary understanding' like
Try Berlin, led inmsdiaieiy TO tn,s Afghan i'm
brogIio Win due p.ecauton, such . conspiracy
might escape revelation This time; aod our expert
In former Justinss apprehsnson that
our governmsnt VII nave no difficulty In rssortng 10
sueh . means OF bosssing once more that sosy Bavs
gwen peace witn honor and that, thanks TO their
astounding vigor the empire 10 really re sstaosned
on the topmost pinnsciss ot glorious security"
ANXIOUS A BAEaAfN
The kevnots of the article, the explanation OF Rus
sas OBJECT and the bargain wh ch sue wishes TO drive
has evidently inspired the editorials Or least
present In The minds of the vritsrs IN the Iost and
gussscs Of those political writer's who suggest
oIty OF Russias being only intent upon making
bargain" win Eogand aud sxtortiog "conces-
sons" from England, Will be discovsred
nearer TO the marx thaa auy othcr attempted
sucldasions Of the problem 10 Central Asts. To
acquire q pogtion IRON which sue annoy, and
70 onsr 10 give up tho annoyance Ior a con.
siderssion; TO take the consideration and keep the
bargain for q while and then 10 the old
cork with fresh offer to become friendly and loyal
ssignbor Tor a new confederation; TINS has always
been the method OF the Russian sdvsnce. THIS has
been history Of the Russan aggression In Turkey
IL No humiiistins IN the extreme Tor EnglIshmen 10
have recognize that their great and proud Em pirs
ID now the object OF ntrigues impudsnt and
as those which we're used 10 sap the Ottoman Power.
oBJEcr2
Tho Tipses says:-"Ars We 10 look on this
work Of Russia, and SO, what has been her obJsot
In exciting IT. Russia, we ought to bear IN mind,
sot a Power from whom We eau expect friendly treat
ucns She may not be sorry to see US Involved IN q
var with Aishanistan, and may yet have no tnought
u lending active help to our adversary. We thlnk u
more likely that, while the prospect Of war with
England WAS ps Iors her busy with her efforts
10 create diversion tu ber own favor BY acting on
shere An VINO already not we'll disposed 70 us.
The train she has thus beon laying has soue OF ,
but the explosion has come ut wrong time and
nndcr circumstances not looked for. are at peace
with Russia, aud 10 10 not to the interest oi either