The Friend of India and Statesman Friday May 23rd 1879

From the first the Ministerial organs and supporters in the Press is Parliament and in addressee to the country have raised a perpetual outcry against the secrecy and the craft and the unveracity of Russia. [...] If would be a misfortune if the Slave were allowed to crush the Greeks ; and that result is to be feared if the Balkan line is nut kept." Now as a matter of fact 'Bulgaria does not extend to the Egean Sea but only to the Rhodope mountains leaving all the south of the peninsula Open to the civilising influence of the Greeks whether the Balkan line be kept or not. [...] But if we are to go to the root of the matter and enquire what is the radical evil in our system of adminillir criminal justice the answer must be that it is the union 0 ecutive and judicial functions in the hands of the same officers. [...] ship of the national honour the protection of the national interest the aoudad of the national policy through a difficult and anxious crisis is entruaW ? Are great officials to b3 beset in the fulfilment of theirduti4With the hum and sting of every little insect that the dirty pabulum of political rancour has warmed into a venomous existence r Those who know what the life of a great official is [...] WE have now received official information to the effect that Yakoob Khan has agreed to the terms of a treaty with us which will secure " all the chief objects of the policy of the Goverment of India towards Affghanistan." The chief objects of that policy really were to distract the attention of the English public from domestic affairs to gratify the war spirit which had been excited by the