, 1879-06-02

THE AN9LD-AFGHAN TREATY


THE AN9L0-AFGHAN TREATY.
Treaties are tho order Of tho day II, tho
Old World. Thcro heems 10 bo general
tinkoring Of public aiTafrs bolh in Europe
md Asia, and tho treaty is tho easiest aud
most convenient mothod Of bridging diff.
ou1ties mud rntehing mp rents. Tho latest
Of these agreements, which aro t1snally 1nado
to bo brol;on Is the treaty between England
and Afghan;stan, which tho English. rcpro-
sentatiycs hayo just couclulotl with YAKoon
KHAN, the Successor to the illfnted md
miserable smEnE All. The complete dc
tails Of tho treaty lavo not y"t lem nns'-
lisl,ed; but in general why Englantl OBJ
taina substantially what she originally do.
minded Of tho lato Aueer, although in this
caso Afghnniatan proves to be III exception
to tue usual fate Of conquered nations, rs no
demand In made upon her for indemnity.
YAxoon KHAN goes back TO Cabooi, his
Capital, without my loss Of territory or any
expense except such rs Inns been
incurred In the conduct Of tho war which
hia father inaugurated. The principal
s!irulntionH Of tho treaty aro that Dritish
Ncsidcuts ehnll bo recognized III Cabool, Can-
lnhar, and 1Icrat, which was ono Of tho
most strenuous demands tint was mado Of
the A1neor after 1t wa4dBcovored that Rus-
Sim Resident WIS allowed in Cabool. 1t is
further stlpulatcd TINT tho Residential Cnbooi
shall havo nuthority 10 forward English
,Igcnts to tho frontier, whenever be dootns 1t
necessary, 80 tint, as will 10 soon, England
has complete representation mud full d1plo-
matio privilege IN Afghanistnn. The treaty
further provides that nil tho English sym-
pathlzers shall hayv full amnesty; that En-
glnul shall look after the foreign rotations Of
tho Amecr, TINT 1,c 1nay send agents to IT,
din, md TINT England will support him
ngninst nll foreign aggression !; and
closes with the customary declaration
Of peaco betwcon tho contracting rar-
tios. Tho only territory which Eli
gland anpoxes is long marrow strip
on tho frontier, Of two or throu hundred
mi1cs, necessary to control tho Passes,
in tho possession OF which England not only
secures her Northwestern 1nlan frontier by
range Of mountains against Russian inva~
sion, but sho also holds Afghnnlstaa with d
powerful grip. In rcnlity, it lies Mt fer feet.
She has advanced her line OF dufonnc, Rntl
| now holds what Ia undoubtedly au imprcgua~
bio position, aud lns erected MI iuss1smol1tlt-
nble barrier to Russian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In
tho direction Of 1nt1a She Inns accomplish
oil this, too, without offenso 10 Afghauiasan,
since tho territory which she bna annexed in
taken from nativo tribes who hayo hitherto
beon Independent.
All things considered, It looks sif YAKoon
KHAN had tho best Of tho bargain, md ought
| to tlank his {aaher for inaugurating tho war
with England. To Inns in tho first place &c.
cured tho sorvicca Of powerful ally ngainAt
foreign foes, and, in case Of any difficulty
with ltussla hereafter, hns only to rcfor he,
| to England for explanations aud settlement.
Still better than this, ilo eau also rely upon
her for lefongo agaiust domestic violence
which is tho principal danger that tllreatenf
him, since, If lio If not sustained. md a nov
Amcor should como into power, Tho troat3
would not 10 worth tho paper it IL wrlttor
on. Afghnnistan Is a country Of revolutions
and Caboo1 ia full Of cnbals. Thnre arc nj
Less than four claimants to tho throne, al1 o.
whom wcro is.ancc.l by YAEooD KHAN i,
tho race, and nov, hnving seated hsfnsolf up
on 1t, lo lux hedged hilnsolf againstal ot!lc1
claimantabehindE English barriers. 1fo has los
TO Territory, md will haVo to pny no i1ltlcm
nifty, Tho English, on tho other hand, Will,
they obtain certain important advantages b,
tho construction Of a ,uora scientific ftontie
to 1udin, l1ayo assumed MI equally importan
responsibility, and ono Which III the ens
n,ny provo very embarrassing and expensive
They havo assumed tho san,e kind Of rospon
sibili.y for the SULTAN in Asia Minor, In con
kitleratson Of tho cossion Of Cyprus, and fo
tho Khcdivo Of Egypt, in confederation q
certain advantages In Central Africa. II Ia
question whether England is not bargainip
for more than sho Gnu perform, or ut loaz
il sho Ia not assuming responsibilities wllic
will iuyolvo her III constant trouble, MI
finally plaoo her In tho midst OF compiler
tions that will eu1 in tho advantage Of Iu'
eia, wllo ia very careful not to guarantee all,
! thing TINT ehn does not own,