Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-11-26
BANKRUPT INDIA.
Starvations in Store for Her People-Exanl-
pies of British Rapacity.
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During the twenty years since the
British Government obtained direct
control OF India about 1000 miles OF
railways have been constructed, ex-
tcnsive irrigation works have been
built, and the country has been GOV
cred with network Of ordinary roads
Notwithstanding the efforts Of the
British officials 10 improve the condi
ton of the people, they have become
poorer, and the burden Of taxation has
steadily increased. When poverty
stricken cultivators in one part OF IN
dia are taxed to support the famine
stricken in another, these i'll turn are
to be taxed for like service, and tie
whole country at the same time Is
drained by enormous military charges,
home charges, interest, remittances
and loss by exchange, 1t needs no
great economist, no far seeing states
man, to predict that a crash is newt
able. The gross produce Of India du-
ring recent years will average about
81, 500, 100000 a year. With the pop
nIation mt 100, 600, 900, the estimate Of
the census for 1871, this gross pro
uce is not worth more than eight dol
lars head. When the wealthy and
middle classes have their share at
higher standard it is evident this is
very greatly reduced. How little III
really is may be seen in comparison
with the average annual gross produce
in the United Kingdom aud Ireland,
which is at least $50 a head In IN
dia the living of
THE PGIS 4NfRs ~ JAIL,
Compared with that Of the cultivator,
is said To be luxurious The average
cost Of feeding prisoner AT Bengal
is % rupees; the cost of feeding the
out Of jail, on the same
scale as in. would be % rupees, or
about $ll.50 year. The taxation
amount, to $2420O0,000 year, or
lbou; 81 - a head, and about l6 per
cent. of the cultivator's receipts. Tax I
atom is nearly twice as heavy a.
twenty years ago. Tie peopI, are be-
coming poorer and poorer all the time,
and those who bad means are fast be-
coming the prey Of the insurers Cul-
ivators raise aud export agricultural
products, not because they are not
leeded at home, but tas the reason
hat they must have money with which
% pay their taxes and satisfy The &c
hands Of the uSurers. During the
,ast year, while 100000 people died
# starvalIon-iu tic Northwest prov
noes, the game provinces exported i
rain in large amounts 10 Madras and
England The soil is becoming poor.
r, and there is also an insufficient sup
ly of inferior bullocks. During the
anime OF 1861 ia Madras alone
80, 900 cattle died, although the. des-
Itulo peasants took the thatch from
heir houses for fodder. While near
! zoo, 900, 900 people of India are liv-
~ almost continually II
OK THE VERGE or FAMINE,
.ngland has annually drained the
onntry of from 100000 TO $780,
100000 to maintain a military and
ivil service. She has built up trade
hitch IN the twenty years has taken
ON India 81 400, 000,0 She has
uilt expensive irrigation works that
re run at n dead loss and occasion
eavy taxation, and in order to build
Iore of them she has just determined
} levy tax to raise 1905 She
as added forty per cent to the salt