Show t 4 THE FATE OFillEIVA i t t Scathing Criticisms by the Bullish Press jUKLVG HASTE VERY SLOWLY t J to Soon Open Negotiations + ju ssla orders Cancelled reJgn Appointment The DisputeD Jo Dispute-D < JN May 9The Timet doubts dis the existence of any documents or patches respecting the AngloRussian definite agreement of March 16 sufficiently finite a for the purposes of arbitration Referring to the report from Vienna that Herat is not mentioned in the ne iotiations between England andRussia the Ttmrs says If thegovernment thinks the fate of Herat may be left to caprices of the Ameer the treasury the the local governor or the success of of pretender the ministry had better tell a the country their opinion and either I ire place to others more farseeing or jive abstain from boasting their money prestige and halfhearted measures which deceive nobody and least of all Russia The standard hopes that the cruel and patronizing bluntness of the Official Vtisetws statement will sting Gladstone Glad-stone into another speech worthy of a British minister Herat is now the niiin question The Russian pledge however binding which would only relieve re-lieve us from diplomatic squabbles ought to prevent us from taking action to forestall eventualities A dispatch from St Petersburg dates that the Journal de St Petersburg today declares Russia will shortly open negotiations with England for the appointment ap-pointment of a representative of the Russian government at Calcutta The arbitration scheme is not making rapid progress toward consummation Although Russia has not receded from her agreement to submit the question in dispute to arbitration yet it is announced an-nounced that delay is likely to occur in the preliminary stages of the affair before be-fore both cabinets agree upon specific details to be submitted to the arbitrator This may consume considerable tune I |