Arizona republican., 1917-02-02
RELATIONS ARE
 MOST AM|CABLE
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LANDI KOTAL FORT. KHYBER PASS, NORTH WEST FRONTIER, India, Jan. S0.-A demonstration of the present amicable relations between the British government and Afghan istan was afforded a correspondent of the Associated Press here in Khyber Pass. Claims and counter claims re- sardinG the attitude of the Amir of Afghanistan towards the combatants in the world war have been madv continually since the outbreak of hostilities, but this much may be af- firmed witt certainty:
 Great caravans, composed of thous- ands of camels and donkeys. heavily laden with fruits and goods, are pour ing into India from Afghanistan through this gateway between the two countries. MaAifest" these peaceahle pilgrimag ges could n"' he underto ken were conditions other than quiet Moreover, and perhaps still more sig nificant, hundreds of Ghi'zai tho nomads of Afghanistan. and making their annual tourney into the Penin- sula with the caravans for trade and for the purpose of securing places as labOrers in various sections. These cO0lies will remain in India until spring, unofficial hostages for the continued good relations between the Amir and his powerful neighbor
 The formalities demanded by the neutrality of Afghanistan are being rigidly adhered to bv the British. From the heights about this fort, which is at the top of the pass and only four miles inside the interna- CiOnal line, one can see far out to- ward Kabul hut no one not connected with the officially sanctioned cara vans does more than look. for to venture over the border would give rise to the graVest consequences. The Amir is very jealous of his rights and is always suspicious of foreigners within his domains
 No spot in India is more interesting at present than this famous pass. Though it is al present forbidden ground for sightSeers, the correspond ent was permitted by Sir George Roos Keppel. chief commissioner for the north west frontier province, to make the trip from Peshawar to Landi Kotal fort in a motor with an armed escort.
 Iandi Kotal is some thirty miles from the city of Peshawar. and for he last twenty miles one passes through the so-called independent ter ritorv that is. the country inhabited lv the nominallv independent tribes
 
 tains of this region. These are the people who have proba bly, given more trouble than anv others since the British 0ccunation of India. for they are continually at war among them selves and frecueptlv turn their at tention to the British forces stationed along the border
 The road to Landi Kotal enters in de~endent territory at Jamrud fort well garrisoned British stronghold at the foot of the Khyher Pass. From here one would be in constant peril of death from sniDers were it not for the fact that th~ouoh an agreement with the t~ihesmen the road and the land for fiftN ~ears on either side of it are neutral ground within which no shooting is supposed to take place To a large extent the neutral see+ion is considered sacred by the moUntaineers. but there are many bands of bandits who decline to re- gard it as such and attempt raids on caravans are not infrenueut. Tn order to maintain the neutrality of this strip and to handle marauders. the British have built block houses and small forts along the way, and at numerous other points sentries are stationed in commanding positions among the rocks.
 The road one of the finest in India,