Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-05
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liza feeling which IL has aroaasd smnnf
tha natives OF India Not only has she
r.uu,a, Indian army besu placed rpof
= oar tsotinz. bat Lord L'ansFsn ana
NJ Iisotsnsnts have deliberately
v,paata iss soldiers NJ 10 the hehtinE
usssh. In addition 70 this thousands o.
ixr.colu soldiers have been nseFui'ea,
and the native princes have reserved
hsnyy subsidies. IN return Tor WISE
tbsy have s,rrsaA tha desire for ostsas
among shsir troops- A week ago ~
india was stlazs with excitement ana
.rpses,,slor. The vaEiiks feeling bad
yun ri,y. among the people. The sol
a,sru az India, naturally wsFiike ana
fosd' III bastis, we're eagnF W Dc 80
asross the Afghan frontier. Yo'anR on
,.eu, unused 20 var. we're aDitisos 70
.araw ,heir llntried swords. and eaeh
90 vouderssi yago2y WHISTLER IN an
osher year he might NOS be able 70
.y,ss .'3snsraT' before his nsn'e. Ma
live princes sers eager TO gain toe re-
,-.,ss ana snolumsnis vhieh thsy
shouubs loyal service for the Queen
weald bring. Each one saw himself
vearinV. at least, the insignia OF TIE OF
der Of the star Of India fhs dss'fo
Cor var had penetrated all CLASSES o.
sooissy. and Mohammedan ana hindoo
dad vtith each other IN proaessations Oh
loval.y and Of saesrness for battle.
Nov, howe1sr, oil 10 changed The
ens,ools eoaid moi Be more peseesui'
TIA Government, which for weeks nas
hsau stirring up an enthusiastic ana
sadly aroused population, must calm
tbe sxcissment which IL has aroused.
f,ols mater mast be dsahed upon ths
FIRE. but vill the fire 60 outf oan
ans ao,ouns Of cold water queneh NJ
IN pn.aana or In America there uooid
Ia NO difieuity. No matter 70 wnas
pitol, Of enthusiasm the people hsa
bean aroused, no matter hes great 'ns
var feeling raIght be, all wouid os'cosna
saIn, "a the word Of command. ine
o.oyls xoald restrain themselves. Grea'
srmies would melt away ~ quietly and
aalotly a. did the mighty armies OF the
iInisn al the close Of the Rebellion. In
f,dln n il diferens. The people have
nsvst learned the ersas lesson OF sell
control. Can they lsarn u nov vitnoes
q IesssonS
Ths gravity Of the situation becomes
apuarout when the condition Of India
prior b, the present excitement h taken
int ,,oasideratiou. The native princes
and their people wsse restless IN
der the British yoke. For sew
sral years the most shrewd ana
-sselns Indian officials have
refused 10 allow their wives and fami-
lies to accompany them 10 India. They
say In the future the horrors OF the
sspsy inusiny sedoubled and redoueied
and sesIoubls,l. In every native prince
shsy a.v thu spirit Of Mana slahib.
The spirit a inntiny and war was
abroad. and ,sise men conld nos bas SEQ
IL. Thsre vas growing feeling Of op-
position, 10 British rule. In addition TO
thls The belief was general that British
power was winning and that Russia was
the ns,s SON rising above the level OF
The political horizon. Added 10 all else,
and perhaps causing all else, was the
simEls desins for war. The Indians
have The warliks inasinets Of their race.
For Yeara thlsy have seen no var. The
Afghan war Of 1878 scarcely Affected
the people Of India, ana for nisay years
before that there had been nothing bat
psare. There was intense restlessnssa.
saens dlseoEtent. wszlike eegssnsss
abroad, in thu land.
Mach Of This feeling vas tarsed
against Russia. Itis not 70 be saEpoaed
that the enthousissm With which the
native princes rallied around tho war;
like standard raised by Earl Dnif'srin a
RAwul Pinds was due In amy Rrsst de-
gree 70 loyalty TO the Qasen. IL vas
not, II represented the wariike feeling
vaieh had been peus up for years. Al
ssnt wis offered for this feeling. Al
saois Of shsrassives. elistsnine swords
isaesd fron their ssabbards; almost OF
shsmsslves. many eolored bAnnsra
waved 10 chs air. The FEELING which
bad mslnassd the British indiaia En-
PRO vas nsw evoked In iss defense.
bat now that the northern vent has
been closed. viii not the war frenzy
turn bach upsm iiaelfs Can the prineea
10 indeed 70 keep sksir armies quistf
lth,sy sheath their unstained swsrdsi
n these peoples are pacihsd without
hioodshsd feat win have been accom-.
pliahed such a. never has beer sooom-
piiaked, n d . possible feat. lisi d b
not one the aocsmplishmsHs Of which
. probable, II the princess tnrn
tbsaz afmias against each other,
% u thes tnrn them against
he ilriAish paver. England win be taxed
% Ne utmost. Her attention will Be
fully oscsspiea within The borders Of
India. and tas sl,ses Of Harsi win BE-
auaR wsds open 10 the RasssanA Evan
sAs soad 10 Cibal will hs plain. Il IA
nos possible thai he wily russian
diplomslis hare ssn The possibility Of
this oussones Il "a NOS pcssille that
shay hare revived shs rsAee Aseoiiatioas
witA III ohieia Of ehHngins Tho dire
lisa Of the fndiAs var spiri, 7 Il b
Rassiaa hess lard. Why shoald u nos |
- plasedl Turn the var fssiing In
India baek apon ne posss whish has
called Il foEtil and The RnseianI game
veald he ala has won. whssAsr Il Be
ear o. s>aee. iAs ssenis Of the nsxt fsw |
months are hound 10 be franeili with
-~-tess ~s--s--~@sa~
I1hs Ensnpesn mtws oaasinusil 10 b.
pssnefaA in llatarc. Tbs ecasssss be
twe@u kAe peaeetul teiexsaus q sesaer