The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02
LONDON LETTER.
The Ways Of the Anti-war rnrty 90 The
News In Palestine.

NO NNyh ot hhNi~ ~ n he
News In Palestine.
LONDON, Nov 21.-Thc first shot Is about
TO be fred I'm Aighanistan. AMI the excitement
here Is prorortionaio in consequence The war
party I'm India. chatting under tho delay Of the
last utimatum. made every preparation to COM
mcncc hostilitios at the expiration Of the torn
AXcd fot the u.timGtum. In anticipation Of hos
tilitcs. the peace party in England have not
been idle, hut their tactics have not boon such
rs TO rebound TO their credit. 4 committee has
been formed which has styled itself tho " AZ
CHAN Committee" from which one would
be led 20 infer that 70 was composed Of barbara
ans Of that nationality. and not Of distinguished
nobcmcn and politicians. Tho Afghan
Committee has chosen for It's Chairman Lord
Lawrence Il former Governor General Of India
whose laundering policy in regard To- Afghanis-
tan has. Il is now pretty generally suspected,
laid the foundation OF the present trouble.
Lord Lawrence. seeing that the DAY would come
when he would turn out To- be the chief culprit,
has with considerable dcxtcrity taken the ng-
grcssivc, and, setting an unprecedented ex-
ample. has descended from his high position as
eN-Niccroy To- bcspnttcr his successors, and lay
all tho blame Of present complications on them
in the daily papers The result has been that
Lord Northhrooke. another Ex-Governor
General. has followed his example. and
now we have the extraordinary spec
tacle Of sort Of government Of tho
streets. In which figure the names of
tho Duke Of Westminster. tho Marquis Of
Ripon. OF Alabama claims notoriety Earl
Grey. md other men. who have them
selves held office. and ought TO know
better. sending a request TO Lord Beaconsncld
10 receive q deputaton which shall dictate to
tho Government the policy which. in their
opinion. It ought to pursue in India. They
have received q snub in Lord Dcacons1cld's
most sarlouic style. He declines any such ad-
vice or assistance rs they so obviously desire
TO tonder and they are now rcsorting to a pop
ular agitation. which is likely to cover them
with dscredt # is remarkable 10 find how
many old Liberals are thus compelled rcluc-
family 10 abandon their party. ON the ground
that lis leaders have resorted TO tactics opposed
alike % the traditions OF Government and the
whole spirit Of tho Constitution.
Whatever ones personal opinion may be
II Lord Beaconsnold or his policy. the
pcrils which surround the country are
such that an agitation. calculated 10 par
alyze the Government Mt the moment
when the prestige Of the nation depends
ponds upon the flrmncss and dignity of its a,ti-
tude is in the highest degree unpatriotic. 1t is
amusinato watch the struggle in mems minds
Dt'"c'i 'iVll p'i'S "il'<'nlN' "il" l"'ll rvH-
mon sense. 10 say nothing Of their con-
sciences as events occur, such as THIS Aishan
Committee movement. which are distinctive
innovations on the system sanctioned by
custom. and which they certainly. were
they in power. would not like 10 see
applied 10 themselves. In the absence
Of Parliament. the Government has always
been leIt uhleuered III the exercise oi us
discretion IN us foreign or Indian relations.
mere IS an express clause IN the act OF 1903
which aooNHhed the Oh Last lndla company,
providing mat ihrlIament need not be called
togelh'r under tlree months after the out
ureaN OF hos'''itles IN lhd!"i aud uhtil then
thcre l. no CONSTITUTIONAL BODY 10 appeal to.
lho houoh Vl group OF iIreslohslolo men
h'"ded 10y ulsereui'eu eN-uuNcihor-ueheral'
attempting 20 orlhg pressure oil ms sort on the
uoN'thmehi on the very dny that war IS cN-
p''e" /" urEin' "nn cannot oo deferred WIFI
OUT injury 70 BRUSH lreslSe IN lndia' mas ex-
cNed strong ieeIihg OF indlgnhton even
among LLo'ra's' All THIS would have been I'M
possi'!o u.h years ago ana Is due soieV 20 the
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