, 1885-05-13
IN gNaLlsAMAN oN INpIA.


New York Tribunc.l
Admiral " T.. Buxton, of the English
navy, was seen by a reporter at the
ictoria hotel recently. On being
asked about India, where he has served
tor many years, he said:
India. What shall | tell you about
Indiai 1t is a prodigious country, with
n population of about 240, 600, 900, OF
which immense number the valley OF
The 6anges alone supports 80, 900, 900.
We have about 80, 900 British troops
there, rather less than is required to
maintain order in Paris. Then there
are about $50, 600 native troops, a large
part of whom, however, are used for
police duty. -
"As hat is the character of the inhab-
itants
That is such a general question that
It is difficult to answer. The popula-
ton is divided into numerous tribes and
religions. The people range from coal
black ln-eolor TO n shade about as dark
as tho average %Spaniard. 1 think they
are as faithful as can be expected of any
conquered people, but then they are
used to being conquered. From time
immemorial they have been ruled by A
strong hand; in fact, that is the only
WHY they can Do ruled. I
How is the climato3'
"Deteriorating to the last degree.
The English rarely breed after the
third generation. That is to say, an
LnglIshman and his wife settling there
will have children, their children in
time will have children, but these latter
will either be childless or have at the
most one puny child. The Hindus them
onltsar laxra .l.rt..IIVr I..t I.f41. H.
ance, which is not to be wondered mt,
when We consider that their diet con
sists of rice, vegetables, and salt fish.
IL is a crime for them to eat meat.
Their bullocks and cows they use en-
tirely for draft purposes, though when
they die Of old age or disease the natives
will akin them and sell the hides.N
DO you think that the wheat con-
petition Of India will affect this country
seriously.
Il think not, unless some unforeseen
circumstance arises. During yonr civil
war great quantities of cotton were
raised IN India, but at the close OF the
war thar necessity passed away, aud
with it the production of cotton fell Oft
TO n very large extent. Railroad trans
portation in India is so extremely dear
that it forms a great drawback to the
expectation of wheat There is NO rea
son, however, why manufactures should
not flourish. We have or can produce
the raw material in abundance on the
spot, and for from 10 to II
cents a day we have the best
help in the world. The hanls Of the
Hindus are twice as supple aud del
icate as the hands of an American or of
an Englishman. Besides that we have
a home market. The product of some
of the hand looms is so fine and expen.
siye that Europeans cannot afford TO
use it, and it is consumed exclusively
by the native princes and country gen
tlcmen. You overlook the fact that
there is u large class of tho latter living
on vast estates, with whole villages
tributary to them, men who have never
seen an Englishman and who never
want TO, keeping up great studs of
splendid horses, living, in fact, as rich
mon of leisure do the world over. In
my opinion, unless some extraordinary
disturbance arises, India will become n
very serious competitor to England and
TO the United States in manufacture. -