The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-24

ers. The infantry soldier who rcvels in white bread.
cheese and .ondon porter to-day cannot Gale ualo that
by tomorrow no will oven get enough ~ 'hard tack'
and water TO stay his hunger acquisitions on the
commssary genera frequently have resulted III the
most unlocked Tor supplies hhiie IN the Crfnes The
English troops wanted SHOES and stockings large con-
slgnments Of wooIlcn ccmortcrs and flannel belts
wcre sent out BY the good ladies' at home.
aud during the cholera the
a nncl belts were needed tho troops had
glorious supply Of pickles ami gooscberry am II Is,
perhaps useless TO discuss why this condition OF
affairs Will recur every time largo body Of British
troops active foreign service. some say is
due 10 100 much red tape others TO want OF harmon
Gus action between tho difcrcrs departments while
many do not hesitate TO attribute u all 10 that peculiar
neypcricncc that grows out oil running too long in
history ol recent campaigns " pc convinced mat "a
tho military art o organization the British stan IS not
generally successful
rHE aSGLo.ixpI.y cEsrsG or FoEcg
In British India there IS vast Mohamincdan pop
talion rcputcd % be devoted 10 the sultan aud his
Many Of this form OF belief are in the ranks OF
the native army belonging 20 The Empress OF India, ae
well those Of the forces under The control Of tho
semi. Independents naive princes There Is popular
idea that, the event Of England taking sides with
Turkey IN this war, vast and irresistible army could
be collected Ia India and marched westward the AID
OF the Commander OF the Faithful Perhaps II would
30 veil TO CONSIDER first the relations between these
native princes and Tho British government IN India
before making too hurried estimate cf the military
forces that could be assembled for the assistance OF tho
Turks
queror, no matter now the government may seek 10
conceal IL under the guise OF LIBERAL institutions In
Ga part OF tho BRUSH EMPIRE thnt ~ specially
destined by IT'S masters as produccr of revenue 10 the
nrst instance, and second, market Tor The man
utsctnrcs OF Manchester, Sheffield aud birmingham.
The revenue is wrong from tho vast population ~
India by process ~ taxation which, founded
tho principle tnat u man does not ca
he VIII i@ from sheer necessity lie must pay
what Is demanded 81 Inns he wishes to preserve hts
lie Food aud the other neccssarIcs 81 ME, sach AS
salt are therefore taxed in India aud tho popG alton
pays ~ tbo tax the price OF rs existence, ana III tito
miserable poverty ~ ~ crowded millions can PC secn
rtf ~ nylIE Sle M
stands IA that respect precisely the same relation 10
England AS CUBA does ~ spain. There Is the same
steady drain Of wealth q repienish the Golfers o he
home government tne same exclusion ~ those Nofr
the land from ali the higher ahd better paid Offices
and teir RELOCATION u subordinate posts aud starva
ton salaries aud the same syacm Oh using INC country
az provision for the needy younger SOU broken down
spcndthrfs aud greedy court isvorcs, every one OIL
whom can be wpIl described 10 "a OIL OF exchange
drawn Dy England OF tic Indian revenues. " y. tiu
total revenue i is.knowh that the anl tax forms
lortytwo yer cent the salt tax thirteen per cent ana
the OPIUM nineteen per cent making
from these three Items seycnly-sOur per cent Of
the whole. But is regards the Lana tax
!: bas reached IL limit Tho country can
bear more than Il now imposed anon Il, Tor It av
annually about ~ ~ per acre and exceeds tue
total customs revenue OF thc United Kingdom The
tax averages & IS per head Of tho entire popula
ton, and IN mpDsi on an absolute necessary Of
Lie ~ 10 the opium tax winch produces nearly one
NTH oil The Brush revenue y VII cease 70 % burden
some Oh the Indian population when Brush pockets
are sacrificed 10 Brush conscience There e. there.
lore little prospects mat tins tax aud trace VIII be aban
doued Out Of Tho total revenues the expenditures
as follows anu II l. well 10 mark the items:
Civ establishment ..........,....-..,. 81 $4,000
ID lul,vOO
PuDhe works...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,19g 600
Loss exchange. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,aa2 900
Total ................... 9bl, Isl, oOo
Leaving oencit OF. Observation-Disclosures. 3Glb 600
-
The actual revenue being. Gls,l7i, 900
-Ifor The last tnrcc years the dcac,t has been
1917 IoVol'oOV
100 -oJJ,uO