Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-07-09
HINDOO HATRED.
"A sRAHMlN's ACCOUNT OF ENGLISH
RULE IN INDIA.
Ne Tells How the British systems ticaIly
opprsss the Nativss-A Bitter Ha-
tired frsm the Bottom Of
the Heart.
Sacramento Bee Interview.l

iSacramento Bee Interview'
The hotel register displayed the name
g ". josbee' written In a small,
clerkly hand. and. the reporter having
sent up Ills card. the Brahmin. Gopal Vim.
ayak Joshee, himself came down and ex.
tended courteous invitation to come TO
his room, which was accepted In per.
son the Bphmin y small Of stature, with
email feet and undoubtedly the tiniest
hand that the reporter has ever seen on
man. His features are small and regular
his swarthy cheeks being set of by a thin
and delicate beard, and his upper 10 car.
rying minute black hustache. An i'm.
mense rolled turban Of some changeable
silk stuf crowned the small head He
wore several coats of light wooden stuffs,
the outside one long and buttoning up
close 10 the throat
The reporter found him remarkably
intelligent man. speaking English flu.
emily. and well, and evidently a thinker
and careful observer While in San
francisco he delivered several lectures
on various matters connected with In.
dia, one Of them before the Geographical
Society OF California He has been out
from India only eleven months and Is
trayeling-a philosopher without much
OF the worlds goods endeavOring to in.
crease his store Of knowledge lie form
erly occupied a government position in
India, being in the postal service at BON.
bay. In fact, the civil positions which
the natives are allowed TO NIL are occu.
pied almost exclusively BY the Brahmins.
who are the educated and intelligent class
of the HindooS
The Brahmins constitute the highest of
the many social castles in India and are
respected. by all, occupying position in
education aud influence similar To that Of
the priests In the middle ages. Even the
highest prince Is hOnored in accepting
food from the hand, of Erahmin, hut
the Brahmin is not allowed 20 accept food
from anyones hannS They are vegela-
rians ant haye the utmost adherence for
the eaters Of flesh There are four stages
In the Brahmin's life First-Celibacy
which is EN- oined on him while studying
During this period he is not allowed 10
wash his teeth uor rub his body while
bathing Second-Marriage Third
Travelling He must travel as a mendi
can't begging from door TO door in fact,
the Erahmin's prevailing virtue Is pow
erty.) Fourth and highest stage-The
suppression Of all passions The last
three stages are more or less optional.
The Brahmin loses caste by working for
any one or by leaving his own country.
But joshee says that he Is no, strictly or.
thodox-he inclines 10 the philosophical.
IS do many Of the Brahmins of today.
They do not regard these observances as
strictly necessary TO their religion.
The conversation naturally turned 10
the Anglo Russian difficulty and the feel.
ing In regard thereto, and in expressing
himself upon this subject the feelings OF
The Brahmin seemed to be stirred 10 their
innermost depths
He said: Il hate the English from the
bottom OF my heart for their long and
cruel oppression Of my country and my
people and this is the universal feeling
throughout India Ii does not show itself,
because IL dare not be shown. but Il il
there, gathering strength aud rancor with
every new wrong. And the fact that the
press and people when speaking of the
matter must belle their real sentiments
makes the iron sink deeper into the soul .
And should we not hate the English
Have they not destroyed our industries |
and trade, and reduced our people prac.
tically 10 the position of serfsy Have |
they not losed all the avenues Of lucra.
tive labor 10 our people and Left them 10 1
starye or accept service In the English /.
army for beggarly plttanceP There was
time when we had large salt ports. and /,
an immense quantity of salt was made
and exported. These were all forcbly
closed and We are obliged to import our
salt from Liverpool. and now our poor
peope get a handful of salt for a cent.
whereas they used TO get that large basin
full
And what indus ries have not been
suppressed in this way have been ground
out Of existence by excessive taxation
There used 10 be- In every town in India,
hundreds Of native looms weaving the
cloth which was used throughout our
land But excessive taxation aud the pc
culiar advantages conceded 10 English !
manufacturers have rendered all hose
looms idle, ard now we are forced 20 wear
exclusively goods made in Manchester
The opium trade, from which the East
Indian company, under government sane.
ton, derives pincely income, makes no
money for the hard working cultiva,or
who raises the opium on his own land, for
he Is so heavily taxed that he barely gets
q living. Every day the necessaries of
life become dearer In India, while the CD
portunities for the poor Hindoo earning
M honest livelihood are lessened In
consequence. many Of the poorer class are
driven by starvation t0 enter the English
army as volunteers, where they get barely
enough 10 sustain life.
The English soldier IN India, In add.
ton TO clothing and nations gets about
$40 per month as pocket money. The
poor hindno, for the same work, is paid
w per month, and out Of that bepparly
pittan, must supply himself with every.
thing he eats and wears. and besideA
support bis wife and children II he has
them. The Hindno is never allowed no
rise from the ranks In ffty.six years
not single one has been promoted ~ a
corporaiahip. and. although the ma
tive troops often fight bnveIy.
they never receive even he
credit Tor dying Tor their On.
pressors. The native regiments are thus
constantly recruited from the number of
those who must either enlist or aarve
and who are reduced 10 such extremity
by the systematic oppression Of the Eng.
hsh. 10 II any wonder we hate them9
And then they are 30 insoent, these
English E,en our 70 abs and mahara.
jahs they treat as slaves, and the poor
Brahmin who commands respect and rev.
erence from high and low among bis own
people, Is despised and spat upon by those
English who are usually less intelligent
and educated than he The two great
classes in India. tho Mahomedans and
the llindoos, are unanimous IN their de-
testation Of the EDglish
Keen the NIIL sweet