The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-24
Policy of the Gar.

Under the headings of: can Iron Wall.
A Bit of History that Casts Volumes OF
Light on the Character of the Gear :"
the New York Herald publishes the fol
lowing despatch from its Paris Bureau,
July 20:
a tempest of indignation swept over
England in 1885 when it was discovered
that the Russians were operating slowly
but surely on the Afghan frontier and
were threatening India. In England
people talked of sending British troops
to encounter those of the Gar.
Then it was that M. de Giers informed
his sovereign of the alarm spread
throughout Europe by England's threat
ening attitude.
HE SET THE LIMIT OF ADVANCE.
The Gar pointed to map that was
lying open on the table, drew a line upon
it and said to his Minister, eve will go
as far as that line"
"But, sire, it is war if we go to that
line"
eve will go to that line, come what
may"
"But it VIII cost hundreds of millions
if we have war, and the finances are"
every we'll. If the Treasury should
be unable to furnish the necessary sum
the Imperial family will provide two
hundred millions and we will go to that
line" and the Gar pointed all the time
at the line he had drawn on the map.
''But, sire, my responsibility is en-
gagged, and, although thoroughly devoted
to Your Majesty, Iconfess that if we go
to that line L should prefer to tender my
resignation"
''In Russia, monsieur, Ministers do
moi hn
can permit them to retire-he cannot
accept their resignation"
THE TROOPS WENT THERE.
Thus spoke the Gear, and the Russian
troops went where the Gear wished
them to go-to that line. England did
not declare war, nor did NJ. de Giers
think any more about resigning.
This conversation, which throws such
volumes of light upon the character of
the Gear, is published in the Paris Gau-
Russia, and [ am in a position to con-
firm the accuracy of the Gaulois' nara
tive.
The above conversation took place at
Gatschina and it is now matter OF his
tory. The Gaulois, however, does not
touch upon another result of this con-
versatiOn, which caused sort of con-
sternation in diplomatic circles. All
Ambassadors and Ministers, not only in
Russia, but in Germany and Austria,
and even in England, had hitherto re-
garded the Gar as a sort of amateur
diplOmatist, who would follow implicitly
in the leading strings OF NJ. de Giers, just
as to-day they expect Kaiser William II.
to follow IN the leading strings of Prince
Bismarck.
WILD REPORTS SET AFLOAT.
The result was that reports clearly
traced to one of the most ignorant en-
bassies in st. Petersburg-Were spread
abroad to the effect that the Gar was a
sort of a wild, frantic, volcanic mailman,
ready to plunge Europe into war at his
slightest caprice. History has since
proved the clean contrary.
In few days hundreds of wild rumors
will emanate from Peterhof. Readers
of the Herald will be able to read be-
tween the lines of the official and semi
official utterances with which Europe
will soon be flooded if they simply bear
the above incident in mind. No matter
what lnducement or temptation or fat
terry Emperor William II. may offer it is
certain that the Gar will remain inhex-
IDLY devoted to his own policy, and that,
too, with an unfettered hand. Whatever
the Gar wants he seeks with the tenacity
of iron,