22 DECEMBER 1928, Page 1
King Amanullah has a very different people to deal with,
but we must hope that, perhaps having learned something from the present revolt, he will succeed. His aims are in the main right. Moscow has produced by far the silliest explanation of the revolt. It has been stirred up, says Moscow, by British intrigue. If only the Soviet rulers knew how anxiously day by day the Government of India works for peace on the frontier I An Afghan rising always tempts the tribesmen on the Indian side of the border to join in, and no sort of trouble causes the Government more perplexity, embarrassment and expense. * *