Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-03
The Anglo Russian Situation Open 10
Speculation = Read and Draw
Your Own Conclusions.
II You Want War. the News Is War
Like; 81 You Want Peace, Peace
ful Assurances Are Given You.
Russia's Reported Violation OF Faith
aud Her Advance ON Marachak
Pronounced False.
England Allies Herself with the Sui.
tan, While the King OF Persia
VIII Sell His Neutrality.


LONDON, May >, Tonight the
Anglo. Russian situation la one OF UNI
certainty, There Ia absolutely no war
news, no peace news, and no news OF
truce, and no one ortside OF ministerial
circles IL warranted In drawing any
conclusion fiom this abnormal condi-
ton of aflairs. II should be borne In
mind when eummonlng up the whole
question, that up TO the present Russia
has given the Anglo-Saxon reader
NOT AN ITEM or NEWS.
Russia has advanced, has waged
battle, has taken territory. Russia
has aid nothing, England has done
all the talkiug, and has made all the
explanations; hence 1t is that the car
has had no retractions to make. But
Mr.. Gladstone's necessity for making
excuses has been SO supreme, that In
the effort to talk against blows last
Monday evening he succeeded,
WITHOUT SAVING ANYTHING.
In making the greatest speech OF his
| life, and by making IL he completely
silenced tho opposition and obtained
an unlimited credit OF $d5, 900, 900 In
cash. Forty-eight hours after the
| prime minister's marvellous Grafton
every lingo In England WAS a Glad
stone man and every Quaker prayed
| for him AZ the man OF peace. The war
party was sure he meant simply to
wipe the Russians out OF Asia, The
peace folks said: There Isl statesman
who realizes the value Of human life.n
After days II IL found that Che pre-
miers address IL siill an oracle, II IL
IL to be peace, the speech urged every
honorable effort TO secure an honorable
peace, and II IL IL TO bo war, the speech
dwelt on the necessity OF maintaining
the British honor. SO 1t happens to-
night that OF Horat, the very center
of old world news, no more can with
any degree Of certainty be said than
that the Anglo Russian question Ia
one OF uncertainty. IL Ii probable the
situation Will remain Just AZ II IL to.
night til after the second council at
GRtohinas
PHASES or THE SITUATION.
Two indications az 10 the nature Of
what the change In the situation will
be when 1t comes, present Themselves
10 the careful observer The London
paper which most often speaks by
ministerial inspiration, began
to-day to disparage Gen. Sir
Peter LumBden, tho chief of the Brit
ish Afghan boundary commission. IL
was this gentleman's word which MIR.
Gladstone took upon which 10 base
the charges that Russia had violated
her faith with England by occupying
Pul-i-Kisti. Bir Peter also furnished
the report that the tzar's
troops had advanced upon Marachak.
Both of these reported actions con-
tributed powerful element to the
war fever. To-day II In admitted that
SIR PETER WAS MISTAKEN
In each of heso reports. II 10 even
limited tonight that he was "pnrposely
mistaken Some friends OF the gov
eminent 10 oven go far as 10 say Sir
Peter lied to hls superior and he lied
with n purpose. IL IL well
known that ten. Lumsden belongs
to and sympathizes with the war party
In England. 1t Is not quite 80 general
ly known that the Indian war party
~ principally controlled by the
British military officers, who have
never had chance 10 distinguish
themselves In war and who are des'
perately
| ANAIOiN 10 WIN Hlt7OUNIllON
In battle. They see their opportunity
In the present Russian advance and II
is said that Sir Peter has been their
spokesman. Therefore, II tho prime
minister Of England should come
squarely out and announce that En-
gland Ia the Afghan affair with Rus.
sia has been deceived by the Engllah
agents, many persons would not be
surprised.
PErER ASSAULTED ON TWO SIDES.
On the other hand II IA said that the
cabinet, having found good reason 10
abandon It's warllke policy, means 10
save Itself by sacrificing Sir Peter for
furnishing II with belicoEe state
ments IL In said tonight, OH what
appears TO be good authority, that the
report published to day 10 the tfiect
that Russia had accepted Highlands
proposals 70 have the Question as TO
whether Russia, by Hghdng thebaitle
OF March 80,
VIOLATED THE AGREEMENT
OF the l7th oil March submitted TO
arbitration, 10 untrus. The announce
ment Ii made that q conference be-
tween Sir Edward Thornton, the
British ambassador NJ 81. Petersburg,
and NJ. de Glers In arranged fo- mon,
day next. The chief fesult OF this
important interview Is expected 10 be
the announcement Of the first
positive intimaiiOn or statement
OF what the Russian diplomatic policy
Ia 10 be. Although there exists Ia both
the British and Russian ministerial
circles here q belief that the confer
ence will lead 10 an amicable agree'
ment, still In neither circlcs IS any ex-
peciation strongly entertained that
the agreement, whatever II may be,
will embody any absolute accept
ance OF the English proposals.
which have heen made concerning the