RUSSIA

New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 5, 1 February 1900, Page 406

RUSSIA

The fact that Russia has decided to establish a diplomatic agency at Cabul, as well as the recent massing of troops on the Afghan Frontier, show in what direction she would like to act if she felt it to be a sufficiently safe policy. The Russian Press has been very anxious for some time past that the present opportunity of striking a blow at England should not be lost. The Russian Government, however, do not appear at the present moment desirous of provoking a conflict, being content to keep a constant pressure on the Afghan Frontier. The position of affairs is by no means satisfactory, as there is an uncertainty about it which is by no means lessened by the fact that the Czar was the promulgator of the Universal Peace Doctrine.