WHERE THE BAD FAITH COMES IN.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5538, 27 December 1878, Page 3

WHERE THE BAD FAITH COMES IN.

(From tho San Francisco News Letter.)

There is a special reason why England should ; b« exasperated at the intrigues of Russia in Afghanistan. It was specially agreed between Lord Clarendon and Prince _ Gortchakoff,_ In an interview on Central Asiatic affairs which they had at Heidelberg in 1868, that Afghanis-. tain should be treated by Russia as in a sense a dependency of British India, and that Great Britain, in that case, would hold the Ameer in check, and bo responsible for his good behavior towards Russia, which, at the time, was none of the best. ’ England kept her word, and insisted, that the Ameer should preserve the peace towards his Northern neighbors. The opportunity thus given to the Czar has been made rise of to stir up strife against the very Power that insisted upon peace towards him. _ This bad faith is deplorably unfortunate. It is calculated to create profound distrust .between two nations that Have recently *entered into solemn engagements towards one another. No wonder that the English Chancellor of the Exchequer has just publicly announced a fear that the Treaty, of Berlin may not be earned out in its integrity, and that , even: yet war may result. When deep cause for distrust prevails, it is difficult to'toll where ■difficulties will end. When so much depended upon mutual trust, it is a dire evil that such palpable bad faith should be practised. , . -