St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-13

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present posts in the disputed territory
back to the positions which they occupied
at the time England appointed her part of
the commission to adjust the Afghan frontier.
AS this was nearly year ago, and almost all
the Russian advance has been made in the
interval, it is difficult to believe that Russia
Will try to reach an amicable understanding
SIGNIFICANT AUTHORITY.
Count Won Munster, the German ambassa-
dor to London, is given as authority for the
most significant utterances on the part of the
British ministers. The German minister
states that at a conference upon the Afghan
situation held yesterday, Earl Granville de-
clared that England had resolved that it was
impossible to consent to continuance of
diplomatic discussion with Russia illness
| England was
GUARANTEED SECURITY
against having the results of the controversy
1mperiled by collisions on the disputed
frontier, such as had occurred, ON the Kushk.
England, Lord Granville said must refuse to
accept Russia's assurance that she desires
peace unless the assurance was accompan-
led with a withdrawal of troops. to line
drawn from Tapi to Sari-Yazi. At the
German and Russian embassies here the
opinion is expressed that the dispute
between the car and Great Britain has
actually
REACHED ITS FINAL PHASE
in diplomacy. NJ. Degiers has offered to
| abandon the Russian proposal to extend the
line OF the debatable zone proposed by
England SO as to include the Parapamissus
mountains and agree to the line suggested
In the Lessor proposals This offer on the
part OF the Russian premier, while apparently
containing concession, is considered to be
REALLY A RUsE
to modify the effects of Gen. Komaroff's at
tack and to gain time. The Lessar line,
while within the Parapamissus line. would
hardly be acceptable to the English states
men, although the proposal could be made to
appear to the British public as retreat on
the part OF Russia. AS Earl Granville's de-
mand for the withdrawal of the Russian
troops was telegraphed to Sir Edward Thorn
ton at st. Petersburg after the receipt of ~.
Deg1ers' proposal, it is inferred that the
Russian premier's overture has not
MET WITH ACCEPTANCE
and has made no impression upon the Eng
fish government. Both Russia and England
are busily engaged in correspondence with
other powers and are actively counting ALI
| ances If the English negotiations with
Turkey succeed, the most important imme-
date result will be the opening Of the
Dardane Giles to the English fleet.
IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE TROOPS.
Gen. Stephenson, commanding the British
force on the Nile above Cairo, reports to the
government that it will be practically impos-
sible to move the British troops from Dongola
during the summer months because they
would have to proceed so slowly. The Nile,
he says, is not navigable from March to July,
and, deprived of water transportation, the
troops would have to march along the river
banks, over mountain spurs, barren rocks
and shelterless bluffs under sun that would
be SIMPLY destructive.
ARREST OF AYoUB KHAN.
The arrest of Ayoub Khan, ex-ameer of
Afghanistan, by the Persian authorities, was
made on the demand of Sir r. F. Thompson,
British minister at Teheran. The report that
Ayoub Khan meditated flight into his domin-
ions for the purpose of stirring up his former
subjects against Abdurrahman Khan, the
present ruler, and
IN FAVOR OF RUSSIA
is corroborated 1t is stated that Ayoub had
arranged to go to Askabad and there join
the Russian troops whom he meant to ac-
company to Afghanistan, where he intended
to set up his claims to the present ameer's
throne
NATIVE ROYALTY RosE-CoLoRED.
The recent mail advices from India differ
significantly from the official kilograms re-
Gently received concerning the loyalty to
England of the native chiefs and people.
The official dispatches, it is said, have been
unwarrantably rose-colored. They have.
VI hot tha
princes were impatient to display their 10y
atty to English by rushing
AGAINST RUSSIA.
Mail advices materially modify the expecta-
tons engendered by the official kilograms,
aud indicate that there is a feeling existing
pretty generally among the Indians which
under certain circumstances might prove
anything but advantageous to British prestige
in India in the event of a
STUBBORN AND PROLONGED
Anglo-Russiau conflict The native Indian
press, to be sure, is nearly unanimous in
favor of war; but the careful observer can
discern In this newspaper advocacy of war,
whenever it is unhampered, more Of ma
tional Indian feeling of resistance to Rus
sian aggression than of sincere loyalty to
purely British interests.
A HINDoo ARMY.
The Lahore Tribune calls for a national
Hindoo army, which will not be composed of
mercenary sepoys, but of volunteer recruits
on national basis.
The Behor Herald advocates levy Of all
able-bodied men. The Kurrachee Times
urges that council of war, com posed of
native princes, be called to meet at Calcutta,
to adopt war policy. It also advises that
this council offer 100000 troops to the
Indian government to resist Russia.
INDIA MUST BE ARMED.
The Madras Hindoo predicts that the
struggle against Russia cannot be successful
unless India be armed to assist England.
Most of the other native organs discuss the
situation. in much the same terms.
1t will be observed that these Indian
papers clamor for general Indian arma-
ment and for the formation Of a native
Indian volunteer asiny Other Indian
papers which may be more under official in
fiuence urge the formation of an Anglo
Indian force as preferable to purely Indian
corps, unless the latter be Differed by
Engishmen.
THE INFERENCE DRAWN.
It is plain from all this that while there ex-
lists among the people Of India strong
national feeling in favor of war against any
Russian invasion of India the Indians assert
claim of equal political rights with the
national defense, and do not look upon
themselves as mere dependents of Great
Britain for protection 1t is difficult to csti-
mate at present just how prevalent and
strong this feeling of national independence
really is, but many shrewd foreigners to
India suspect that it is sufficiently prevalent
and strong to prove dangerous If too far
ignored by Great Britain.
AN ADVANCE ORDERED.
Gen. Stewart, in anticipation Of instruc-
tons to advance his entire Indian command,
has ordered an advance by way Of Omettah