Bismarck and Russia
••- W T e have more than once expressed our opinion that Prince Bismarck was a potent factor in the settlement of the Afghan frontier dispute. The following from a London paper goes to confirm our ideas : — The apprehensions of politicians are further quickened by information which practically leaves it beyond doubt that the late Russian movements were part of a general plan to "rush" Herat at any cost. The moment seemed opportune ; England was daily becoming more embarrassed in the Soudau, and concentrating her attention there. Between the inception and execution of this plan, however, German opinion was sounded, and Prince Bismarck hinted that the first shot fired on the Turkestan border would re-open the whol \ Eastern Question. This warning caused the military party to recoil for a space ; apparently they have now regained ground, and insist that the condition of affairs in Russia must oblige her to strike a desperate blow. Moreover, the disclosure of certain negotiations at Constantinople afford further confirmation that the Russian advance in Asia was directed against India.
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 1, 13 June 1885, Page 3
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