Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-12
INDI = ATTITUDE.
The Natives Against Russia, but Want
to he Given Some Independence.

The Natives Against Russia, but Want
to he Given Some Independence.
LONDON, April 11.-Mail advices from
India differ significantly from official tele-
grams received concerning the loyalty
to Enzland Of the native chiefs and peO-
pie. The official dispatches, it is seen,
nave been unwarrantably rose-cnlored.
They have, without exec ptiOn, declared
that the Indian Princes were impatient to
display their loyalty 10 Eng and by rush
ing to battle against the Russians. The
mail advices materially modify the eX-
pectatiOns engendered by the official tele-
grams, and indicate that there is a feel
ing existing pretty generally among the
Indians which, under certain circum-
stances, might prove ANYTHING but adj
vantageous to British prestige in India in
the event OF a stubborn and prolonged
Anglo-Russian conflict.
DRIFT OF THE INDIAN PRESS.
The native Indian press Is, to be sure,
nearly unanimous in favor OF war, hut
careful observer can discern in this news
paper advocacy Of war wherever it Is un-
hampered more of the national Indian
feeling If resistance to Russian aggression
than Of sincere loyalty TO purely British
interests.
The Lahore Tribune calls for a national
HindOO army, which Will not be composed
OF mercenary SepOys, but of volunteers
recruited on a national basis.
The Behar Herdld advocates a levy OF
all able-hodied men.
The Kurachee Times urges that a
council of war, composed of native
Princes, be called to meet at Calcutta to
adopt "A war policy. 1t also advises that
TINS c0unc. offer 100000 troops To the In
dian Government to resist Russia.
The Madras HtndOO predicts that the
struggle against Russia cannot be sue
cess.u unless Ihdia be armed to assist
England.
Other native organs discuss the situa-
tiOn in much the same tt rms.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEMANDS.
1t will be observed that all these In
dian papers clamOr for a general Indian
armament and for the formation OF
native Indian volunteer army. Other
Indian papers which may be more under
Official influence urge the formation OF an
Angl0-lndian force as preferable to a
purely Indian corps unless the latter be
Offered by Englishmen. 1t is plain rom
all this that while there exists among the
people of India a strong national feeling
In favor of war against any Rus
sian invasion of India the In
dians associate claim Of equal
DOllilcdl llENib WIN lut hdllVHal Ati'h9O7
and do not look upon themselves as de-
pendents upon Great Britain for protec-
tiOn. u is difficult 10 estimate at present
lust how prevalent ana strong this feeling
of national independence really is, but
many shrewd foreigners IN India suspect
that it is sufficiently prevalent and strong
10 prove dangerous il too far ignored by
Great Britain.
STEWART IN READINESS.
Gen. Stewart, in antipation Of instruc-
tions 10 advance his entire Indian
command, mas ordered an advance
bv way ot Quetta of the arih-
lery now stationed in the konat,
Pesbawur ana Elazar districts. The ut
most secrecy Is maintained about the
movements OF the British troops ~ lndla.
The press correspondents al kawol Pindi
are refused all information about the
army orders. lt has, however. been as
certained that number of detachments
haYe already loft en- route to Quetta. The
n glish and native Indian troops appear
to be- greatly enlivened by the prospect oil
war with Russia. They viii DE intensely
disappointed IL peace be arranged