The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-12


withd rawn from their present outposts
in the disputed territory back
to tho positions which thew
occupied at the time England appoint
ed her part of the commission to adiuat
the Afghan frontier. AS this was
nearly year ago and as almost all of
Russian advances have been made In
the interval, IL is difficult to believe
mat Russia will socially attempt to
reach an smicable understanding.
SIGNIFICANT UTTERANcn.
Count Won Munster, the German am
basssdor TO London. Is given as author
lty Tor most significant utterance on
the part OF the British minister. The
German minister states that at a con.
Terence upon the Afghan situation,
held yesterday, Lord Granville de-
clared that England has re-
solved that it was impossible To
consent TO continuance OF diplomstic
discussion with Russia, unless England
was guaranteed security against having
the results OF the controversy imperilled
oy collisions on the disputed frontier,
such as bad occurred on the Kushk,
England, Lord Granville said, must re-
fuse to accept the assurance that Russia
desires peace, unless the assurance was
accompanied by withdraw al of the
troops by line drawn from Tepe to
Sari Yaze.
The FINAL DIPLOMATIC PHASE
REACHED.
At the German aud Russian embassies
here the opinion is expressed that the
dispute between tho czar and
Great Britain has actually reached
It's final phase ia diplomacy.
M. DeGiers, the Russian prime
minister, through Baron De-
Stsal, has offered TO abandon
th Rus sian proposal to extend the line
oi debatable territory so soon as IL Is
possessed by England, so as to include
the Parapamissan mountains and recur
TO the line suggested In M. Lessar's pro-
posals. This offer ON the part of the
Russian premier, while apparently cou
tainlhg u concession, is considered TO be
really ruse TO modify the effect of Gen
komarot's attack and gain time. The
Lessar line, While within the Parapa-
NISSAN line, would hardly be- acceptable
To England's statesmen, although the
proposal could be made TO appear to the
arltlsh public as retfeat on the
part OF Russia, as Granvlile's
demand for the withdrawal OF Russian
troops was telegraphed 10 Sir Edward
Thornton gt st. Petersburg after the re-
red that the Russian premier's overture
has not met with acceptance and has
made ne impression upon the English
government.
COUNTING ALLIANCES.
Both Russia and England are busily
engaged In correspondence with other
powers and are actively courting ALI.
ances. II English negotiations with
Turkey succeed the most important re.
suit Will he the opening of the Darda-
nelles TO the British feet.
IN BAD BOX.
Gen. Stephenson, commanding
tne British forces on the
Nile above Cairo. reports
TO the government that it will be .,racti-
caliy impossible to move the British
troops from Dongols during the summer,
because they would have TO proceed so
slowly. The Nile, he says, is not nsyI-
gabls from March to July, and deprived
OF water transportation, the soldiers
would have to march along the river
banks over mountain spurs, bare rocks
aud shelterless bluffs, under sun that
would be simply their destruction.
a. THE ARREsT or AYoua KAHN. y
the Persian authorities, was made ON
the demand OF Sir X. II. Thompson, the
BiiIish minister at Tebersn.
The report that Ayoub Kahn medi.
tated flight into his old dominion
for the purpose ofstirring up hissu bjects
against t1s present ru-
ler, en- n ,aycr of Russia, IL oorrobo-
rated, It is stated that Ayoub hll ar
ranged 10 20 10 Askabad and therA ioin
tho Russian troops, whom ho me nt 10
accompany into Afghan istdn, whore hs
intended to set up his clalms to Ito pres.
ent ameer throne.
THE R0sE-ooLoRED AND THE RrALITY.
nd ~.
differ Significantly from the rHici, tell
grams recently received concerning tho
loyalty TO England of the native chile :
ana people. Tho official dispatches, It
seems, have been unwIrrantably rose.
collred. They have without exception,
declared the Indian princes were impa.
tlent to display their LOYALTY 10
England by rushing 10 battle
against the Russians. Mail sdylces
material y modify the expectation, en-.
gendered by the Official kilograms, and
indicate that inero IL feeling existing
pretty generally among the Indians,
Which, under certain circumstances,
might prove anything but advantageous
10 British prestige In the event OF a
stubborn and prolonged anti Russian
conflict. The native Indian press ls, 10
be sure, nearly unanimous In avor OF
war, but the careful observer can dis
cern IN this newspaper advocacy OF
war, wherever IL is unhampered, more
OF national Indian feeling of resist
ance 10 Russian aggression than of sin
core loyalty 10 purely British interests,
WHAT THE PRESS ADVOCATES.
The La Hore Tribune calls for 2 nR-
tional Hindoo army, which will roG be
DO composed OF mercenary Sepoys, but
o, volunteers, recruited on q national
The Behar Herald advocates a low
OF all able bodied men.
The Kurraehee Times urges that n
council OF war, composed of native |
princes, be called 10 meet at Calcutta
ana adopt war policy. IL also al yises
that the council offer 100000 troops TO |
the Indian government to resist Russia,
The Madras Hindoo predicts that the |
against Russia cannot be sue.
cessiul, unless India be armed TO assist
England.
Most of the other native organs dis.
cuss the situation In much the samo
terms.
II will be observed that all these In
dian papers olamor for general Indian
srInahent Tor the formation Of a atiye
indian volunteer army.
Other Indian papers, which NAV he
more under official influence, urge the
OF an Anglo.Tndlan force ma
preferable TO a purely Indian corps, nm
less the lattor be oflicered by English
men, It Is plain from all this that while
more exists among the people of India a
strong national feeling In favor OF war
against any Russian invasion Of India,
me Indians associate n claim of eouai
political rights with the ma.
,iOnal defonse and do not look
ipon themselves az mere dependents
ipon Great Britain for protection. It
solillcult 10 estimate at present Just
" national Independence Is, but manv
.hrewd Foreigners who have visited In
Tia, suspect that II Is sufllciedtly preya.
ent and strong 10 prove dangerous,
[ too FAR Ignored by Great Britain.