New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-21
RUSSIA STILL AGGRESSlV H.
No REGRET FOR KoMARoFFs ACTION

REPLYING POSITIVELY TO fA"h
u.xp-wAR TALK IN ENGLAND
-, o1-Adyices from Tirpul under
hoND s AnrI 49, state that the result
""0 :, ;,ouiries shows that the attacA
% "a panideh nv the Russians was absolutely uhPro-
.,a,od Cantain Yate who remained at fehJoeh IL
order IN see that the Afghans respecoeu 'no
ooreement of March II, had an interview "'n ."o
pnss;on staff on the day previous 10 .ho
ho+te at which he pointed OUT .na'
the Afobans had occupied the west bank Oh 'he
K,.hk River ON and since March IL. The RUSSIANS
a,,,o;ned of the demeanorof the Afghan troops ana
of the aggressive preparations apparent III .hon
lines also that the Afghans had oe'"'nou
some Tekke Turcoman troopers ON
nloved at Pul-l-khish in tne hu,9'a"
service. They further accused the Aien"n' ~
o;.orng with the sweeping charge OF Jar
rooance. The facts were that 'enerai ~ -
arofT had pushed 5000 troops forwaru ~
= commanding position before the Aien"n'
,eho naturally proceeded to strengthen .noii
,,o.tar ontposts. This led TO. the nus
slams alleging arrogance. The RusslanSi e.iuIn"y
wanted TO deal telling blow to tne Aisn"us
IN order TO restore their waning Pioss
the Turcoman country, and were oo,s
;nvest themselves with this prete4t W o,o"N
the truce. The attitude OF the Aisnan'
uas studiously moderate and there Is no coioi III
the pretence that their movements were oNon
tating. They even allowed tue Russians " III
spect their arrangements at Pui-l-khiS'i'
General Komarofrs troops are reported TO nave
.u;,hdraxvn from Penideh after the battle Their
withdrawal. however. was mere ruse oy
which thew sacrificed nothing, and which, IL
was calculated. might moderate the resentmen.
,bot was certain to be shown when the
news reached England. In India the enects VI 'no
AFGHAN defeat are already painfully obvious.
r'be warsaw Traqblah, the Russian official organ
for the Government of Warsaw, states that Russia
Is making the necessary preparations Tor the tah-
ing of Herat. ,,,,,,,n,-
The Standard believes that the constant som"uui
cations between France and Russia wlthln INC iaS'
few DAYS have been with the object OF creating '0
greatest pressure against England to succumo 10
Russian demands - , H.. -
ToXnox April 2O.-The reply of NJ. de Giers to
rorI Granyille's demand for an explanation OF
General Komarofss attack upon the Afghans on tne
Knsbk River. which was received at the Foreign
Office last Saturday, was considered IN the Capine'
Council to-day. The reply says that General no
maro's dispatches, copies Of which have peeh lot
,rarded TO the British Government sufiiclently e1-
plain the Penjdeh incident and it is therefore
less to supplement them. NJ. de Glers In Ills turn
complains strongly of what he calls the excessive
numbers of General Sir Peter Lumsdens escort
He saws that this display of British armed iorce
ON Afghan territory, together with tne HIntuy
Demonstration at Rawal- -Pindi and Earl Dufferins
defiant language, encouraged the Afghans TO pro-
yoke the Russian attack by leading them to be-
lieve that they could rely upon the British support
NJ de ers does not express the slightest regret for
Ge,eral Komarotf,s action and he even suggests
that General Komaroff would have neglected MS
dntv if he had failed to attack the Afghans.
A continuous interchange of dispatches has been
kent up since Saturday between Earl granville
and NJ de Giers. The indications are again more
1varlike The breach between Russia and England
is widening and the possibility oil an amlcao'e
settlement is considered more remote IMAM at any
time in the last few days. 1t is considered sehiu
cant that all the members OF the Casine' ioiA"ueu
in London over Sunday.
Mr. Gladstone, in the House of Commons TINS az
ternoon made the following statement; Inc OoV-
ernment on Friday received a dispatch from Sir
Peter Lumsden but this telegram was not an an
swer 10 our inquiries and instructions dispatched
10 him on April 10. 1t will be necessary to await
that answer before We can make any statement
The telegram received from Sir Peter Lumsden on
Fnday tended to confirm his previous statements.
II certainly apparently conhicted with General
Komarof7s statements"
The Prcmiers replies concerning the Bosphors
Fcyptien and the Afghan incident were to-day
guarded He answered a number OF questions
about the Anglo Russian dispute with studied eva
sion aud in all he said in the House OF Commons
to-day, he added little or nothing to what had been
already known. In evidence of the present Delil-
cose feeling among the members of Parliament, 1t
NAV be mentioned that when Mr.. Gladstone un-
eouivocally stated that Sir Peter Lumsden's tele-
gram of Friday confirmed his previous accounts OF
the fight at Peujdeh and confcted with those made
about the same battle by General Komarof. the
declaration was received with low ripple OF salts
faction which soon developed into cheer.
Fears are entertained that the Bosphore Eggptien
affair is likely to lead to difficulty between france
Tho situation at the close Of the session in Par
lament this evening was one OF general feeling
of uneasiness bordering on alarm ..- -,
Lord Randolph Churchill, CONSERVATIVE, asKed
Mr. Gladstone how far England was complicated
and how far responsible in the suppression OF Inc
French newspaper the Bosphore Egyptiea at Cairo.
Mr.. Gladstone replied that Egypt had not acted
alone in the matter of seizing and suppresslng the
paper and admitted that England was not IN
posit,ou 10 dscalm all responsibility for the act
Mr. Gladstone gave notice that the Government
would introduce the expected motion Tor vote oi
credit t0-morrow. s. =; A., t,oao
of Lerds that the Government have received DIS,
patch from Sir Peter Lumsden. The contents OF
this dispatch the wese aot # coD 10
tanned contradiction of the account OF the Pendeh
incident as given by General komarof Ihe Gov
ernment were, Earl Granville sald, expecting
further kilograms from Sir Peter Lumsden, and
until they were received the Government would not
be prepared to make any further statement
Ihe Pail Mall Gazette states this afternoon that,
despite all the prev alent alarmist ruors, 1T Is In
position to state that the differences between Eng
.and aud Russia are in a fair way toward settle
ment. - - r.,
Jbe Government has chartered the Pacific Steam
Navigation Compauy's steamship Lusitania- She
is of q 420 tons burden:
A blue book puts the effective strength OF the
British regular army at 1SS.OO0 men; that OF the
reserves at 47,O00 men; that of the militia at
$4,000 men, and that of the volunteers at 2l5,OOO
men.
VIENNA, April 20.-The Grand Duke Constan-
tine, uncle of the Car, while here recently, re-
peatedy declared that the Car and the entire
Imperial Court of Russia desired peace.
LAHORE. India Anril 10-The Earl of Duffcrln,