Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-11

Afridis was undertaken on an extensive
scale; therefore it was called a war The
small expeditions which are constantly
/ going on to discipline some unruly tribe
or other are never officially recognized in
this light. The govcrnmrr. of irl!;. pru.
IDENTITY says as little about them rs possible.
and the British public never realizes that
another succcsSful little war has been
bSonRht to u termination. somctirncs, as
at Chittral, the massacre Of British party
throws ghastly light on the affair. and
IL becomes necessary to occupy the country
IN force At other timcs the troops. hav-
lAg blown up few mud forts and de-
str0yed II few villages, Quic:ly withdraw,
anu hinicablc relations are rcSurlcd
IL costs tho Indian governments n larg.
amount Of money TO preserve even SOM
hiance OF peace on the border for cver
since the !ir-t disastrous Afghan campaign
o' Isl? has been found cheaper to sub.
sdizc The tribes than to iieht them fla
hcndnHn viii govern his people in quics,
avoid raidiDg and keep the passes open.
then he VIII get IN annual Payment. If
rot, then he viii have to fight tho British
Btiurc any hostile operations can be rar-
iacd SI n .tfghanistan the passes I:lus; lo
accureu, cspNially the famous Klyimr
pass, through whick TIE river kalr,l 1Ya,:as
ltS escape iruiI ihc ranrcs of the Hindoo
htlHli 10 the plains g the fun9ab Every
expedition N uGy size which h:s entered
AiGi'aniStan has gone thraugi, this lass.
ana Ia was tho neglect to secure il usu-or-
~ which lui II The terrible disaster of
1877, ono of the most scycva defeats which
4irit.Sh arms huvc ever sustained
/; l. always ALLEGED TO bc Russian IN
i"tgco which eo;::ipCHccs t.c trouble in
Aiahanist..n The recent risir.. of the
Airidis is more tina SUSPECTED 10 lc Cue
tn secret agitation carried ON by Russian
agents, though tac Gmcrr las been carr-
IL! to deny AIRY ocn;licity in the actions
oE HIS unluiy subjects But in 1899 there
was no doubt ;luut the n,.tfey. Tie
an:@rr Ct The ,!ay Hcst NNrhavinicd. Was
oici:!y Gallyirg ~iih Russia and the Brit
Isl sent TIN expedition uu.icr Sir John
NcHnc, which GCtErCrCa him and placed
Stah ~luia on the thTGne Unfortunately
Afghan tTvI,hC-y was not 81 Thoroughly
understood then as il is now. ard the
force If 5000 Tlv,l left To slipIor, the re,y
r."n"-'h On TIE throne took no rr,r,au-
Orns 10 kccr open its line of retreat 70
lhtia in c-.scqucncc The AfChans soon
o't'".i'Hd Cn iusurroction against their
70" ruler and his friends. the English
i:e NEJle country rose, and after mum
DER 81 officers and even helpless women
ana child1n had been trcachcrcusly muir
u'rei thc British made treaty with the
A'gt"Il>, AGREEING la withdraw from the
country en condition OF being supplied
Win ruFisiaILs and escorted IN safety to
the frontier Neither clause ui this agree
nest was kept. IN tic middle Of winter,
IN 'hc hiticr cold. without iuuti, the truups
Ni'an 'hcir disastrous retreat Day utcr
ca hey wire attacked by lar.c bodies Of
the enemy. and within week the whole
f"Tcr, which numbered. including ca,np
followers. worcr ard children, some 60
@O was destroyed
The defeat. uf course, was rrdrcssod
kahul was taken. bui no subsequent VIC
tories could rrStur, The lost army or the
inr"''nt wcnlcn ard children who had
fallen. aaG ever .irer then India has
iNFh mot oae!E! 10 htvP control of the
isiSScs hence Tho determination with
"nich she h3s gore "a work ut any cost TO
-4hdrc tho A!ridi Rising. FOR this tribe has
hcch the Srar'iian OF the khybor pass since
lsS9
Lord Roberts, now British peer, but
iAorc tam;liarly known rs Bob, uf Kan
uAfar lccaase Of his famous march from
Nihll to kandahar. !, recognized as one
III the greatest living authorities an the
iubjcct In II remarkable spc,ch which he
made the other day in the house of lords
nc advocated ss the easiest way out of the
riiisnliy nothing less than the comulcte
occupation oi Afghanis:an and the gtlop-
tion oi n scientific frontier calculated to
block all Russian advances toward India
Probably the CnCrmous cos; OF this scheme |
viii prevent its adoption. but it would !
haze the advantage cf making the British
frontier cortcrn'iuoCs with that Of Russia,
50 that the game of intrigue hitherto 50
successfully carried un in the buffer state
Of Aishanisidn wOuld have TO ceasa -