Arizona republican., 1916-12-21
TELLS OF FAILURE 0F PLOT FUR BIG
 AFGHAN UPRISING
IRepubIican A. p. Leased Wirel

lKcpuDiiCan A. r. Leased wire LONDON. Dec. 20.-After nearly two years of silence regarding the situation in Afghanistan. where it was known that German agents had been active in the early days of the war the British government has | issued an account of the failure of the alleged German plot for a great Afghan uprising. The sponsors of the scheme it is said. expected little difficulty in obtaining the assistance of the Ameer of Afghanistan, and spread quickly across the borders into India. The Ameer. however, dis missed the German emissaries. refus- ing to have any thing to do with their plots or their offers.
 The British governments account as given in the house of commons by Austen Chamberlain, secretary for the state of India, is as follows:
 'In the spring of 1915 the German government decided to send a mission to Afehanistan. For this purpose they selected from among a number | Of Indian anarchists in Berlin young | landowner from Oudh, who posed to them as q ruling chief. and as such was received in audience by the | emperor.
 This person was accompanied by | and another Indian anarchist. Mos lem. The principal German officer, | Lieutenant von Hentig, was the bearer ! of a letter from the German chancel- | Tor to the Ameer. In which the latter 1 was invited to advise the pretended i raiah how best India might pc liber- ated from British tyranny. i Won Hentig was also charged to | make important reVelations .o the Ameer regarding the relations which | the German government hoped would | in future exist between Afghnnisfan, Germany. Austria Hungary. and Tur- l key.
 The mission broke up in Persia. and succeeded in making its way in | small parties into Afghanistan in the | late summer. They were arrested on arrival and eventually conveyed to ] Kabul towards the end of the year. | There is reason 10 believe that the Ameer and his people quickly ap- | priased these Germans and the indian | adventurers by whom they were ac- 1 companied at their true value.
 Tt is true that the intervention of ! Turkey under German influence ere ated . complication. and placed his i majesty. the Ameer in an exceedingly difficult position.
 | But at the outbreak of the war
 
 1 the most solemn assurances Of his | intention 10 preserve the neutrality of his country. and t Is with grea i satisfaction that l acknowledge on behalf of his maiesty's government | the loyalty of the Ameer to his pledged word-as sacred to the true | Moslem as to ourselves.
 His matest,N has firmly refused i the inducements--as seductive as they 1rc unrealiza ble-held out to him to induce him to forsake his ally. and has used his influence to prevent dis turbances on the frontier
 The Ameer dismissed the mission on May last. l. would not be in the public interest to state what has be- come of ihe various mem 5ers. but some of them have been captured by the Russians and the British after leaving A:ghcnistsn
 The estates of the Indian land owner have been sequestrated by the
 government of India.
 Letters were also addressed by the German chancellor to number Of
 ruling chiefs