New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-01
= OPINIONS OF TWO ENGLISH OFFICERS.
WHAT MAJOR YORK AND CAPTAIN HUNTER SAY
AnOuT LIE PROsPECTs OF WAR.

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ABOUT IHE Prospects OF WAR.
Among the guests at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
are Major r. A. York aud Captain c. Hunter, OF the
British Army Major York ia an officer Of the Royal
Artillery commands tho troops OF that branch OF the
service stationed In the West Indies. Captain Hunter Is
stationed at Halifax. whittier he his Both OF
these officers have IN India aud Afshanisan and
Major York considerable service In the Afghan war
which preceded the massacre OF Major Cavagnar.
Both OF these gentlemen conversation with TRIBUNE
reporter expressed themselves as OF the opinion
that England well prepared for war now as she
ever was. Major York SAL;
believe that collision between England and Russia
In the come aud every that Is delayed
Is ~ the advantage OF Russia II We zht now We have
the Russians at disadvantage. IL is a long way from
St. Petersburg Hcrat Look at the seas and deserts
Russia will have to transport her troops over. Her
lines OF communication must be kept open over regions
where there no forage for horses and over tile
Black sea- where an English fleet would make IL warm
for Transports For II war Ia derlarcd believe wo VIII
square things with Turkey and get permission to pass
the Dntdaiecs and Bosphorus. considerable number
OF the Afghan the border are IN the British pay,
1iclty, too They have not the least scrupie ABOUT
nghtug the other Aghans or anybody else anat @ tne
lay dangerous To the English Grhiuaiy pus sulcy,
Russia Is creeping Low ow"a ~ o"mnncon % Which now
feeble aud extended may eventually UecOme srong anu
we'll equipped We have IN lniia 10000 TROOPS not IN
GLIDING the armies Of the native Raahs The kaahs are
all luya aud armies though or conrsr not 80 wei
pncd equipped the indian army, are Stlll
gay for such work would nave 70 De
douc AfghHnstD. where there must always De cons
able irregular warfare. Our Indian troops are III u
endd state OF dscip ne ANA have large percentage
of In .lis officers They eat scarcely any thing almost
no meat and will 20 for days little meal Ihey are
ust the soldiers Tor work In Afghanistan -
Captain Hunter said; Il believe that every EhRisn
soldier could taken out OF India anu the Indian couu
ana would protect the country from tlo kussiaus III
war comes IL IA necessary the uoois might re Will
drawn from the We.t Indies Cauada ana many other
places where garrsOns-0f regulars are antaiuee LUG
troops might entirely removed from lfclaLd. lne
volunteers would willingly furnish suncent iofce 10
keep that country quiet The colonies woud also ue
really TO furnish "a very considerable body OF wel-ueu
and ,llscpIned troops II the mother country Deedeu
them m war with Russia comes all the hghtiig VIII
not be done In Asia. feeling Is very strong In
the army apd Ia the navy In case OK war WIN RUSSIA
Ia. man To whom all eyes viii turn VIII DC Gehcra
Roberts lie Is the man to command In great war-a
man with a cool, sagacious head, brave heart anu
aCIck band What api ears IN his campaigns as meio
brilliant dash really the result OF p'ans carelu
nauIed their niinutest detail ana execnleu WIN
a promptness and decision which Insure success ne
the man TO whom tho army and the Nation are looking
now" .,-,, A., ,oo,a
In epeakng OF Gladstone both officers said that ne ann
his Government were exceedingly unpopular IN .ne
army In regard the danger OF war being preelpateu
10y stme unauthorized act on either SIDE III Aghah's.n
Captain Hunter saIt: The Russians cannot control
their Turconans and the Afghans are ready Tor nght
with them any tlme II the Afghans ana Iurconahs get
at each other war may be precpltated'