The sun., 1916-10-08
GERMAN MISSION TO
AFGHANISTAN FAILS
a Shrewd Man, Refused
to Be WOOcd From
Neutrality.

LONDON, Sept. 1s.-The Daily CLror-
icle's correspondent sends the following:
An engineer who has Just returned
from Afghanistan TO Calcutta after a
stay Of two years In that country gives
for the first time some details regarding
the German mission which went 20
Kabul in the early days Of the war IN
the hope Of wooing tho Amir from his
neutrality.
The mission. he said. was undoubtedly
sent to Af-hanistan with the object %
upsetting the Government Of India on
the frontier. The Germans had with
them in A~fshanistan. as well ms IN
Persia, n dummy wireless appara'us-a
box by means OF which they sad thew
received news daily from Berlin and
from M~esopotamia.
Blu this story did not deceive the
Amir. and the Germans found TIA. they
had n shrewd man TO deal with. rather
than a young boy Shah. as In the case
Of their comrades In Persia.
Questioned as TO their apparatus, 'hov
lied. but not very successfully. TIE"
said that this particular machine did 'o'
need wires OF any sort. nor masts nor
anything else but when incrcdu,itv was
expressed and they were asked 20 demon.
strate the powers OF their wonderful Ta-
ch!ne they had 10 fall back on tie
~threadbare excuse that tho apparatus
had broke down.
Mission n Failure.
That the mission failed IN - pties'
Is. Of course, we'll known. All its cn'r's
TO cause trouble were In vain. ard t'''-
being I'm the country about s., months
the discounted Germans were obliged
10 depart IN icnominy. IL not IN disgrace
The party was split into two. and so.'
out Of Afghanistan by different routes.
While the Germans were IN EaN.i
they had many conversations W. ~"
Amir and Government Officials. az,
dulged there in the familiar Hun Trio.
or spreading news OF German "v
%tor!es.' such rs the fall Of par,s, 'hs
defeat OF the British feet. and so -
During their stay the Amir opened Il
Parliament 10 give the people an 'r-
~portunity TO voice Their opinions, az
10 this Parliament he announced ia
teEtion to remain neutral, and to .a.'
nothing whatever 10 do with TIE q
mans N the future. This. and the g
nomin!ous expulsion OF the German :s-
sion disslpatcd the slight pro-,iyr73--
Ism on the part OF tho peopl" W'.a
was noticeable when war hrnac ,t
The feelings OF the rcop.c vccrcd 'NIgi,
and little incidents which had Shown
lack of sympati v with III" lr's.
ceased TO occur.
There is no man IN tho world y
the engineer. who has had It "a
power to cause more trouh.e fo' ne
British and Indian Governments GIr"t
tho war than the Amir OF Atgha' s.tr
and who has yet remained So auso'I'"N
friendly n loyal. He owes 20 a.
lcgiance to the british. lie * al a'-
solute monarch IN his own colu''f. "ri
has great power and influence VITA 10
frontier tribes.
EARLY in the war he called n' -
chief mullahs tpreachcrS) t. u uJr.'r
and told them the English We
friends. and he wantci them G.r " -
lahs) TO he. as he was. friends ~ -
English. They promised they NuH.I o.t
the result has been ~ near an tu'r.t.1
TO peace on the fronti"r IA any our ~
knows that wild country and ~ wider
men who inhab!t II ever eNpcctcI.
There is no doubt the Amir prevented
tho possibility OF any general tro,..s
on the frontier, and by So doing prove
ably saved the Government 49, .
lakhs n lakhs OF rupees re ''
before I left kahul | had n log; .'' %
view with his Mlicsty, lasting II f 20
In the morning til 3 In tho "ycr.n- .'i
! thanked him a. an l;ng.!shHa" FL"
i ushnH hA hnl dAH