St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-12
he might have represented the bellicose pol
icy of the st. Petersburg war party. But
when the czar answered d that he would

he might have represented the bellicose pol
icy of the st. Petersburg war party. Bu
when the czar answered that he would
EXPLAIN TO ENGLAND
as soon as Gen. Komaroff explained to him
the British premier was forced to conclud'
that the czar was trifing to gain time. 10
day, therefore, Earl Granville, British min
lister, advised Baron De Staal, the Russian
ambassador to London, that the British gov
ernment had decided whatever the nature
the Russian explanation of Gen. Komarof
might be, Great Britain
WOULD NOT ALLOW
any further discussion concerning the deter
mination of the Afghan frontier u
go on until the Russian troop
have been withdrawn from theiI
present posts in the disputed territor,
back to the positions which they occupied
at the time England appointed her part o.
the commission to adjust. the Afghan frontier
AS this was nearly year ago, and almost al
the Russian advance has been made IN tne
interval, it is difficult to believe that Russi'
will try to reach an amicable understanding
SIGNIFICANT AUTHORITY.
Count Won Munster, the German ambassa
dor to London, is given as authority for tht
most significant utterances on the part OF th'
British ministers. The German minister
states that at a conference upon the Afghan
situation held yesterday, Earl Granville de-
clared that England had resolved that it wa!
impossible to consent to continuance o.
diplomatic discussion with Russia illness
England was
GUARANTEED SECURITY
against having the results of the controversy
imperiled by collisions on the disputed
frontier, such as had occurred, ON the Kushk
England, Lord Granville said must refuse te
accept Russia's assurance that she desires
peace unless the assurance was accompan-
led with a withdrawal of troops to line
drawn from Tapi to Sari7Yazi. At the
German and Russian embassies here the
opinion is expressed that the dispute
between the czar and Great Britain has
actually
REACHED ITS FINAL PHASE
in diplomacy. NJ. Degiers has offered te
abandon the Russian proposal to extend the
line of the debatable zone proposed by
England so as to include the Parapamissus
mountains and agree to the line suggested
in the Lessor proposals. This offer on the
part OF the Russian premier, while apparently
containing concession,is considered to be
REALLY RUSE
to modify the effects of Gen. Komarof's at
tack and to gain time. The Lessar line.
while within the Parapamissus line, woul6
hardly be acceptable to the English states
men, although the proposal could be made te
appear to the British public as retreat on
the part of Russia. AS Earl Granville's de-
mand for the withdrawal of the Russian
troops was telegraphed to Sir Edward Thorn
ton at st. Petersburg after the receipt of M
Degiers' proposal, it is inferred that the
Russian premier's overture has not
MET WITH ACCEPTANCE
and has made no impression upon the Eng
lish govern ment. Both Russia and England
are busily engaged in correspondence witt
other powers and are actively courting ALI
ances. If the English negotiations with
Turkey succeed, the most important imme-
diate result will be the opening of the
Dardanelles to the English feet.
IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE TROOPS.
Gen. Stephenson, commanding the British
force on the Nile above Cairo, reports to the
government that it will be practically impos-
sible to move the British troops from Dongols
during the summer months because they
wonld have to proceed so slowly. The Nile,
he says, is not navigable from March to July
and, deprived of water transportation, tht
troops would have to march along the river
banks, over mountain spurs, barren rocks
and shelteriess bluffs under sun that would
be simply destructive.
ARREST OF AYOUB KHAN.
The arrest of Ayoub Khan, ex-ameer OF
Afghanistan, by the Persian authorities, was
made on the demand of Sir r. F. Thompson
British minister at Teheran. The report tina
Ayoub Khan meditated flight into his domin
ions for the purpose of stirring up his former
subjects against Abdurrahman Khan, tht
present ruler, and
IN FAVOR OF RUSSIA
is corroborated. 1t is stated that Ayoub hat
arranged to go to Askabad and there join
the Russian troops whom he meant to &C
company to Afghanistan, where he intended
to set up his claims to the present ameer' 8
throne.
NATIVE ROYALTY RoSE-COLoRED.
The recent mail advices from India differ
significantly from the official kilograms re-
ce ntly received concerning the loyalty tx
England of the native chiefs and people
The official dispatches, it is said, have been
unwarrantably rose-colored. They have
without exception, declared that the Indian
princes were impatient to display their 10y.
atty to English by rushing
AGAINST RUSSIA.
Mail advices materially modify the expecta-
tions engendered by the official kilograms
aud indicate that there is feeling existing
pretty generally among the Indians which
under certain circumstances might prove
anything but advantageous to British prestige
in India in the event of a
STUBBORN AND PROLONGED
Anglo-Russian conflict. The native Indian
press, to be sure, is nearly unanimous in
favor of war, but the careful observer can
discern in this newspaper advocacy of war,
whenever it is unhampered, more of ma.
tional Indian feeling Of resistance to Rus
sian aggression than of sincere loyalty tc
purely British interests.
HINDoo ARMY.
The Lahore Tribune calls for national
Hindoo army, which will not be composed oi
mercenary sepoys, but Of volunteer recruit
on a national basis.
The Behor Herald advocates levy of all
able-bodied men. The Kurrachee Times
urges that council of war, composed OF
native princes, be called 10 meet at Calcutta,
to adopt war policy. 1t also advises thai
this council offer 100000 troops to the
Indian government to resist Russia.
INDIA MUST BE ARMED.
The Madras Hindoo predicts that the
struggle against Russia cannot be successful
unless India be armed to assist England.
Most OF the other native organs discuss the
situation in much The same terms.
1t will be observed that these Indian
papers clamor for general Indian arma-
ment and for the formation of a native
Indian volunteer army. Other Indian
papers which may be more under official in
fuence urge the formation of an Anglo
Indian force as preferable to purely Indian
corps, unless the latter be Differed by
Euglishmen.
THE INFERENCE DRAWN.