The assassinations and abductions which have occurred during the last
year on the North-West Frontier of India have led to representations from the Indian Government to the Amir requesting his assistance in the capture and punishment of the gangs of raiders who are known to be responsible for the recent crimes. Hitherto the assassins have always escaped across the border, and there, it is alleged, have felt themselves safe from punishment. The Amir is now, it is believed, taking measures for their capture, so that we may hope that the incident will soon be closed. Hence it seems rather un- fortunate that M. Chicherin, the Russian Foreign Minister, should have taken this occasion to talk to the correspon- dent of the Manchester Guardian as if war was imminent between India and Afghanistan, and the whole affair was another of " Curzon's plots " against Russia.
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