Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13
RUssIA's PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
How &c was Expected 20 Crush the Eng
Iish i'm Central Asia

A cable dispatch from 50. Petersburg 20 thu
New York Herald says: The Russians have at
the present moment 10000 men between
the Caspian sea and Herat According 10 the
best military estimate Russia's position is
practically unaSsailable. and IL would be mad.
ness for an Anglo-Indian army OF less than
100000 men to attempt operating in Central
Asia against Russia.
The following plan OF operations in Central
Asia has been drawn up by Gen. GOurko and
would have been put into execution in the
event OF war: The principles OF the campaign
would be those OF the Moscow campaign of
1872 against Napoleon. The Russian COM
mander would strictly avoid any general en-
gagement until the Anglo-ln Indian army was
drawn into the interior at least 600 miles be-
yond Candahar. Three Russian corps d'drmce
each 10000 strong, would await the Anglo-ln
dian advance in strongly defensive positions
echeloned along the kusllk ana Murghah rivers
twenty-five Thousand tOS~acks al the first sigL
OF British advance wouid swarm through
Alghanistan, aruuse the whole country, pro-
claim Ayoub Khan as amcer and haraSs British
communications, burning supplies raidng
round the British army, STAN peding camp fol-
lowers, Sc.. but avoiding any serious engage
ment corps Of observation of $4,000 men
ana $4,000 Io>Sacks 10 be stationed al Chick
lshIaf, on the Caspian. ready 10 march straight
10 Teheran the instant the shah OF Persia should
show the slightest sign OF aiding the English
W hen the Anglo-lndian army has been drawn
lar INTO The interior, worn out 10y the difficult
country and worried night and day by the Cos
sacks ii would be attacked simultaneously 10y
the 10000 men forming the three Russian
a
Russian advance would be followed 10y the inn
medlate construction of railways, and made
Very slowly but very surely.
PRINCEssEs or PEACE.
A dispatch from DarmStadt TO the same paper
says: W hen the diplomatic history OF the AT
CHAN incident come TO be written il viii be seen
how much the part of peace winners women
have played. The iaiF and noble women who
played the most important part i'm bringing
about peaceful result We're the cZarina and
her sister, the princess OF Wales, whom the
crown princess OF Germany has called the God
dess of Peace" The crown princess herself did
not interfere Indeed, she is in the highest de-
gree. being English born, dissatisfied with the
present condition of things Ii must not be uu-
detstood, however, that this tender hearted
princess wished war; but she regards the part
THAT Gladstone has taken as bringing about the
huInlilation OF his country.
The Baron Won StOckmar, son of the late Baron
Won Stochmar, who tie most intimate
friend and adviser of the prince consort the
crown princess father, earnestly requested the
queen In ktter TO put all her influence in the
scales against war, as he could not believe, by
reason of circumstances well known TO him, IN
England \ ability To achieve victory. He called
10 mind that the prince consori, In his political
bequeSt denoted Russia "a the greatest enemy of
Europe and especially OF England. Baron Won
Stockmar is parsllyze and lives in Berlin. en-
Joying the friendship OF the crown princess and
OF Queen Victoria, as did his father. IL is well
for England that feminine influence has been
SO successful.