Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-19
DAIlY POST .InTELlIeENcER


!, ....h,,,., a. saorss 81 Mr.. Glad
s~us 70 mAistsin the ps~ss o. bo'oFe
4 sny yries. even b. J1sldtne sse's
poiut uhish tss czas And De ossrs Sc
1. 20 asrraBs O. Ksnaroa and the othss
sqhsine Rsslsrals see a. 10 take snsfs
are two slanants Of anrsrfAinsy' sno
sven Of dasesr. which sFa Boz osaAhs
taken into ssecnnL Thsssl eseHens.' q
,ourss, are absolutely beyt'Hd zoe eos-
srcl Of The Brsssh Govsrnne1'' s'se
tbsy vouId not be sleussnis OF danger.
The srst Of sbsss LES in the shafse
ar ana attitude Of ths people 81 Al
shsuissAn. Only nounisaliy sno1eei %
he ssssrsint of the Amssr and nnstn-
tanning q tribal Independents aIme~s
oomu,ste. they are brave, vssiiks snd
,e.Sx 10 ada 10 TIE dssiA any vho dare
invade the mountain Businesses vnssn
shsy eall hose. Thsy hsvs been eaii7o
shs seoss a. Asia. Perhaps they nofs
ueaziy rssssnbas the Swtss mosniainesfs
az I've centuries ago, or fSost nearly OF
All the Montsnserins, shos'I black noun
cain dwellss Of Southeastern Eafope,
xho have tor % many pears oaftisa
against the Turks and preserved sheir
I.sepsndsnes In spite Of the utmost
seorss Of ths Ottoman Empire. Tie
inseuse spirit Of freedom and insossf-
snos Of restraint which hisvs charAetsF.
ina the sssai-siviiized n'SuEisineers OF
ali countries and all ages. appsar prom
iususly In sias Afghan charaeser. Insy
hate With al intense hatred any ~no
srspAss uvon their rueasd land. ana
ara mot the irsn 70 hesitate 10 astaok
even the nos, powerful szlemy. Add %
aheir characteristics indspendeues and
hatred OF Invaders ths desire for no
yepes vblah they feel. and the danger
AZ othsr eanfIicts along tie frontier BE-
eouaes syiiIsnt. II II te true, - u
statsd. that Of the four thousand Al
sban troosn who were engaged 10 the
hattie Of Psnideh, one ihoasand per
ishsd By ths tablets Of this-tsn thousand
Russi.ns who attacked them. OF per.
sshed on sas retreat By cold. fatigue and
ths sabera of Tsseoman parsasrs, y =
40, likely that the proud Afghan chiefs
ana ,hsir uarliks followers viii aiios
many weeks 10 pass vithaai seeking re-
senee.
The Diplomats at Inndon and o.
Petsrsbnra may maize all the treaties
thsy please. Abdarramals may give h's
eonssnt 70 them. Peace may be pro
olaImed frosn every towsring peak Of
the Hindoo Keosh. In e''ery dark PAS
of-ths Psrsp,.missns. II viii have nc
eject on The Afghan chiefs. II the,
ahsoss 10 90 10 var, 70 var shsy sia 60
An the tfs,.sias on eafsh cannot prevent
them. II thu Amsss does not think -
they do about the matter, Why, they car
get along without him They have seef
mars shan one Amer seattle away ovel
tie Persian frontier, and 4 this on'
does not srlil them, be miIy 90 too. Tb'
s,nsertain nature Of the Ameer's author
~ was shsIsn with sesritae distinstnes
by the death OF Maisr cssagnafi ana
his eompailions few years $50. Cav
agnari was ., the head Of an Eneiss'
embassy sent 70 treat with She AIMEE
and 10 arrange q treaty OF peane ant
friendship, after period Of hostilis'
between that paIniant prince and de
Imperial Majesty the Empress Of india
For iims the negotiations gent sloul
nmoothly enough, but ,,ns afternool
the popuiaoe of Oabnl made up thei
ininds THAI she AmesF was doing mor
neeusistinll and Iess fighting than VA
absolutely necessary. They accordinei
killed The ldaIor and his suite IN an Oh
hand way ind for Q considerable psris,
thereafter sorried General Roberts an
ths British Indian Rsnpirs NOT little
Thai these varlihe and half.sayilizss
noansalnssrs viii sss ihiIir coulasry in
vaard, their oountrsmen islain and thsi
liberties isaparilied without making 81
sstsak upsn the Hnasiaias, Is searcsi
within the range eAppsslbilisy. Wha
do thar care fos lines oil damarcaiioi
and scientific frontiers Nos ene sna
Of their yellow fingers. They hav
every incsitivs 70 aahs, shay like eight
ing. and lhsy have neshiag mcie TO los
by beine bss,isa than by ramaininl
quiet. IL u 10 be sappcsed that the
viii rsmaln paaostuI II they attao
tes Russians the latter will csrtainl
rstaIiaae aid push on iata tho inseria
Of AfghAnlstan.
Here shs sacond elem,tnt 81 DANCE
comes In. Il lies In the English peopi
themselves. win thes RIiou their gov
srnmsns "a dssert the Afehazls 70 shei
slAls. and b saand idly ~ willis Russia
armies msnsh 70 Hsrat, and perhap
even 10 cslsui Ihat Ne British Cos
srnmsnt wsald allow ali lhis 70 30 o.
che events Of ths past fire weeks con
olssissly slew. That Thu pesple wonl
refnis 4. u sam doahtfni question
ina bezinsans 81 ne Crimean var va
snAsked By events which mag BE- repeat
ia wishin the next fsw weeks III
iesbls ard sAsiliassne ministry Of Lnr
Ahsrieen y5aa faroed hy tha po2os q
ymhlis ophiion, By he irresistible In
paise 81 al sronssd pspphh 10 eros
swords wish the prama tsaf Nicholas
This tims ihs Eaaiish pespls have be
aissnesls insans and yisldina. The
have snpput,ea Gssdssane IN sscneeszion
10 swespsni. 10 shelr siasiiss, 70 stsesl
hnmiiiatlnll thnt -Ansrsesn himsel
would nos fer enc inssssi have sonsid
sFsd thsm. This pseesis rev pAas
IL tAe Eaelish eharaales. and on
whicA Ne Norld docs nsI uadsrssani
ID rsnasnx % 10 ss4n wilesiies sns \.
aion which ths Rnksians miky take "a
arouse he oh neiionsi feeling Wills