, 1885-04-12
Russia and England Actively
Counting Alliances.
Loyal Britons Anxious to Be-
come Soldiers.


Gladstone satisfied himself with demand
ing of Russia an explanation Of Gen.
Komaroff attack upon the Afghans. He
felt sure, it is stated, that Russia was sin
cerely DESTROYS of peace and would dis
countenance the action of the commander
in the matter. How thoroughly he
might have represented the bellicose poll
cy of the St. Petersburg war party. But
when the ear answered that he would ex-
plain to England so soon as Gen. Roma
rolf explained to him, the British premier
was forced to conclude that the car was
trifing 10 gain time. To-day, therefore.
Earl Granville. the British foreign minis
ter, advised Baron de Staal, the Russian
ambassador to London, that the British
government had decided that whatever
the nature of the Russian explanation of
Gen. Komaroff action might be, Great
Britain would not allow any further
discussion concerning the delimitation
Of the Afghan frontier to go on, until the
Russian troops had have been Withdrawn
rom their present outposts in the dis
puted territory back to the positions which
they occupied at the time England APP
pointed her part Of the commission to adj
just the Afghan frontier. As this was
nearly a year ago and as almost all of the
Russian advance has been made in the
interval, it is difficult to believe that
Russia will seriously attempt to reach an
amicable understanding.
Count Won Munster, the German am
bassador to London, is given as authority
for a most significant utterance of any
British minister. The German minister
states that at the conference upon the
Afghan question held yesterday, Earl
Granville stated England had declared it
was impossible to consent to the continu-
of diplomatic discussion with Russia,
unless England was guaranteed security
against having the results of the contro-
versy imperilled by collisions on the dis
puted frontier, such as had occurred
on the Kushk. England, Lord Granville
said, must refuse to accept Russia's as
surance that she desires peace unless the
assurance was accompanied with a with
drawal to a line drawn from Sept to Sari-
Yasi.
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.
Both Russia and England are busily en-
gagged in correspondence with other pow
ers, and are actively counting alliances.
If the English negotiations with Turkey
succeed, the most important immediate
result will be the opening of the Darda-
nclles to the British fleet.
Recent mail advices from India differ
Significantly from the official kilograms
recently received concerning the loyalty to
England of the natise chiefs and people.
The official dispatches, it is seen, have
bden rnwarrantably ~rose-colored. They
have without exception declared that the
Indian princes were impatient to display
their loyalty to ENGLAND by rushing to
battle against the Russians. Mail advices
materially modify the expectations engen-
dered by the official kilograms, and indi-
cate that there is a feeling existing pretty
generally among the Indians which under
certain circumstances might prove any
thing but advantageous TO the British
prestige in India in the event of a stub
born and prolonged Anglo Russian con
fict. The native indian press is nearly
unanimous in favor of war, but a careful
observer can discern in this newspaper
advocacy Ct war, wherever it is un
hampered, more Of a national Indian
feeling of resistance to Russian aggression
than Of a sincere loyalty to purely British
interests.
BRUSSELS, April LIE Nord, the
most rabid pro-Russian newspaper in
Belgium. now predicts war between Rus
STA and England. lie Norf is regarded
as the semi-oficial of the Russian gov
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have been inspired. The paper has
hitherto expressed sanguinc hopes Of
| peace, but it now says war is impending.
1t says the open threats and insults to
Russia, contained in the toasts of the
ameer of Abdurrahman and Lord Duff
ferin were equivalent to a declaration of
war, even while England was appealing
for Cancellation.
Moscow, April 1.-THE Viedomosi,
says Russia would have greater justifca-
ton in demanding that England explain
her occupation of Quelpaer than England
has in asking Russia to explain the attack
upon the Afghans by Gen. Komarof.
The former matter is of great importance
to Russia.
Anxious to Become Soldiers.
LONDON, April 1.-THE war Office i.
overwhelmed with offers of service sent
in by army militia and volunteer oficers
The recruiting depots in London and the