Show CI FOR LOVE OF GLADSTONE The CxarVcccptod the Eiisrlisii Proposals Pro-posals to Sicfcat the Tories LONDON June 4It is asserted in some quarters in St Petersburg that Russias acceptance ac-ceptance of the English proposal was due to the Czars friendship for the British cabinet cab-inet and his desire to do nothing which would hazard a return of the Tory party in England to power The concession of Marn chak and Zulfikar to Afghanistan it was represented would strengthen the Liberals who are regarded as more friendly to Russia Rus-sia The Czar expects to visit the King of Denmark some time this summer The Liberals scoff at the Tories and assert sert tht had the negotiations been in the hands of the Tory statesmen the country would in all probability have been plunged in a disastrous and probably uinous war which in the end would probably have been fruitful of no better results than those obtained tamed through what they characterize as Mr Gla stones masterly diplomacy They argue that the concession of Mamchak and Zulfikar to Afghanistan obviates the neces sity of any third powers arbitration and virtually settles the boundary question The jiberal organs contain copious articles commendatory com-mendatory of the settlement reached and all are highly eulogistic of Mr Gladstone and his colleagues These papers urge government rnment to abandon the arbitration scheme and settle the remaining questions by direct negotiations I |