Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-17
,,.,I,r Force Within Striking DIS
lance Of Herat
rrslED LORD SALISBURY
-, ambassadors Assurance :
'D'' '".' Foreign once Aroused
BI'a and a Brave BngIer 10"

,.i..in az the Central ASIAN P'''
Gf'A' obseurss the pacific inter-
'a'' CEN. ny' sscect Of Affairs. As viewed
il'" @. yon-ln-The-street the dehni's
' y shows that in spite Of ae@ s"sos
f''' sss advanced a strong force
hls-' .,,lktpr distance Of Herat ana
''a'" enc intends this as a distinct
s.,ratlon against Afghanls'ah' OF
asrp 81 Ultimately assist her objects in
t'', ,..s,sn Gulf is merely a matter OF
ps Whatever all this really
,a. large portion OF the BRUSH
SasIc and press is deyotlns . serious az, az.
,..t,o, 10 tina, tIme-worn bug0ear' 'ne
~ ~ shadow Of the bear
UGH Lord salisbury refused to dis
- M question in the house OF lords
a. associated Press is able to give tne
. y, Of British government officials
srs IN the main. are those Of LORD
''".bDry upon this latest development
D., 6rst Of all. It will be necessary TO
M, ro action has yet been taken
',a.cIsei on by the British. 80
Wseks ago the report OF RUSSIAN au-
- was circulated and when ques-
~. w.. an the subject the Russian am
1900 assured his dear friends IN
o-,-,ine street that the reports were
.,.sersted II was nothing but annu-
ssneuyers he explained, and least
I'M was n Intended as a menace
\. sei II was so bellttled by this diplo-
-. tbst the British officials had no
etsr alternative but to believe the re-
,r.. we're practically untrue, especial
20 Russia. IN conjunction with every
~, european power had few weeks
. formally assured Lord Sails
r., mai she had not the fGintest In
.,;i,r of prontlng by Great Britains
'~fsrassment In South Africa by
-,ssiug outstanding claims or interier-
N 10 any way
Nv, from Central Asia tnckles into
prgsnd slowly. but this week there
M from many sources Information
91slne that Russia's ambassador had,
rrgt h mildly, misled Lord Salisbury
nd me foreign office, Wednesday last,
sjto bring itself up with sharp turn
M, realization that the Central Asian
anti0n demanded immediate atten-
=, Yet what form such attention
NJ AXE constitutes a dilemma, on the
trrs Of which the British government
Hll Derched.
klalls Of the proceedings on the bor-
p u Afghanistan are still lacking,
b are likely 70 be for some time. AS
tAgh official said TO a representative
t,hp Associated Press IF We polite
Eggest to the Russian ambassador
MIA further eIlanatlon Is In order,
p are sure to get the same friendly
aylances that IL does not amount to
ryihlrg. II we address a formal strln-
cat protest 20 ST. Petersburg, We de-
lsfaiely cast doubt on Russia's prac-
TALLY Spontaneous declaration OF
hsaishlp and interference. II II
rsslble The latter Is what the Ameri-
ans call blur. But we have 20 be
rFy sure Of our facts before proceed
hg on such a basis. The ameer Is not
O n spite o. all the alarming reports.
suppose he viii die some day, and
asfe win possibly be great disorder.
Bot. until This occurs, fail TO see what
Rlssa can effect. II the movement IL
q Important as represented. | think II
IN lksller that she intends to make a
tsnOns,rat0n Of the strength that
nshi be brought to bear upon some
minor concessions 10 be asked for by
Russia hereafter"
The opinion Of this official and those
q he majority Of persons accurately
HORNED is that Russias move Is
merely one Of the finer points Of the
cpomatic game, and that she has no
nofS idea Of forcing a war with Great
Britain than she has OF forcing a war
upon the United States. so. while It APP
isaN that International relations are
rally not threatened with any serious
tsak, Il also appears that Russia Is
lAeiy 10 get whatever she asks for.
Within reasonable diplomacy. In the
lar future. Nothing Is more patent
nom the conversation OF the cabinet
ministers and officials than the desire TO
e'hcliate and not oyer-yalue minor
sncesslons.
However II must not be inferred that
3sat Britain intends 10 allow herself
Oe ballied into granting anything
eAea lot and II is interesting 10 note
MS connection that the channel
.laadron, consisting Of eight battle
slps and other craft, is due in the
A,-shoorhood Of Gibraltar Feb. 20.
me renewed naval activity has had
most as much to do with the return
" lAuonal confidence as Lord Roberts
, W'lehi grasp Of the campaign While
hauQn Is sun looking askance AT the
~ military program introduced this
80, mere is genuine qualification al
Earning That the reports that hundreds
thousands Of tons OF Welsh smoke
~ ~ coal have been bought for a foreign
WHY, Soh are untrue, There Is no sub
''ue ior mat breath Of empire" II
, -,''lus' as important as sm0keless
rsuef ana were the supply 20 be
cpasy diminished II would affect
49, 80 hillain's power Of defence tre-
t.s Nays activity Is also evidenced
rh Progress with wireless telegraphy.
ssslIhents viii shortly occur TO as
rn ,n whether Il is possible to com
s,a ~ py this means between ships
a.. ,9,loohs The importance OF such
-" 20 ascerlalnlng the whereabouts
~ ~ enemy and countless other points
ra'ldle, cannot be overeslimated
H. tueeh personal Interest in the
nusnuhg her battles Is being con-
49, So Illustrated by her Visits 10 Net
VIZ" ISpi'al and the private houses
sg,,a. ne oincers ana men who were
,le ~. IN south Africa. A few days
M ,sT, majesty stood god-mother 10
hra AZ vi a majors wife. whose hus-
hs 49,, as KILLED at Elandslaagte. ana
Dur, summoned 70 Osborne Bupler
,sEIlaesaes So To- Of the first royal Dublin
for.. VINO was the first 10 cross the
rrl,o..iN tr though the men OF the
rl ,.1snt tried 10 keep him hack While
t.gls Il tlh the soldiers. holding his
ts anus ~ hs right hand. Dunn sounded
al ~ 'ta'ye A bullet struck his arm
b No 'usle tel. The boy Immediate
psies "a !. WIN his left hand and re-
s..tlev I ,,a l. He was brought to
y nospilai and was visited there
hrrg ~ - Christian and Princess
hy vhs, Gutenberg. who asked the
N h,rs ns would like the queen 10 40
rsbsiy al ne replied. II hope her
In Ia bs ,n send me back TO the front
,e,ause ! 80, mccall and three bars
w fam, vas In three engagements.
sedsis"sr has only two bars 10 his