The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-13
HINDOO HATRED.
A 6RAfIMlN's ACCOUNT OF ENGLISH
RULE IN INDIA.
ao Tells How the British systematically
Cypress the Natives-A Bitter Ha-
tired from the Bottom OF
the Heart.
Sacramento Bee Interview

clerkly hand, and, the reporter having
sent up bis 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 Brahmin Is small of stature, with
small feet, and undoubtedly the tiniest
hand that the reporter has ever seen on a
man. bis features are small and regular.
his sWarthy cheeks being set of by a thin
and delicate beard, and his upper lip car.
rying minute black mustache. An i'm
mense rolled turban of some changeabIe
silk stuH crowned the small head. He
wore several coats of light wooden stuffs
the outside one long and buttoning up
close to the throat
Inc 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
dla, one of them before the Geographical
Society of California. He has been ont
from India only eleven months and is
tra7eling-a philosopher without mich
OF the worlds goods, endeaVoring to in
crease his store of knowledge. He form
erly occupied government position in
India, being in the postal service at Bonn
bay. In fact, the civil positions which
the natives are allowed to fill are occu-
pied almost exclusively by the Brahmins
who are the educated and int .ligent class
of the Hindoos. 0i'''''
The Brahmins constitute the highest of
the many social castles in India and are
respected by all, occupying position in
eoucatlon and influence similar to that of
"a tae priests In the middle ages Even the
highest prince is honored in ACCEPTING
food from the hands of Brahmin hui
the Brahmin is not allowed to accent food
from anyOne'S hands They are vegefa-
rlans and have the utmost adherence for
the eaters of flesh. There are four stages
in the Brahmin's life First-Celibacy
which Is enjOined on him while studying.
curing this period he is not allowed to
wash his teeth nor rub his BODY while
bathing. Second-Marriage Third
Travelling. He must travel as a mendi.
cant begging from door to door. 1n fact
the Brahmins prevailing virtue is nov
erty.) Fourth and highest stage-The
suppression of all passions. The last
M 1MEee stages are more or less optional
Inc Brahmin loses caste by working for
14ny one or Dy leaving his own country
thodox-he inclines to the philosophical
as 90 many OF the Brahmfns of TO-DAY
1ney do not regard these observances as
strictly necessary to their religion
:, Inc conversation naturally turned to
Inc Anglo Russian difficulty and the feel.
ng In regard thereto, and in expressing
1 = upon this subject the feelings of |
nnermost depths.
5+e said: hate the English fro
7oHonr "a xny heart 9 .o.r long and |
ifhfl Oh my country ana NV
,Sople, ana this is the universal feelinC
"A. nom india 1t does not show itself
because it dare not be shown. bur l. - $. .
here, gathering strength and rancor with
very new wrong. And the fact that the
'ress and people when speaking of the
natter must belle their real Sentiments
aGkes the IRON sink deeper into the soul.
1R0 should we not hate the English?
rave tney not destroyed our industries
nd trade, and reduced our people Drac-
caily to the position of serfs? Have
ley not closed all the avenues of Iucra-
We labor to our people and left them TO
arVe or accept service In the English
my Tor beggarly pittance2 There was
time when we had large salt ports, and
immense quantity of salt was made
10 exported These were all forciblv
osed and we are obliged to import our
1t from Liverpool, and now our poor
.ople get handful of salt for a cent
nereas they used to get that large basin
F" And what industries have not been
oppressed in this way have been ground
u OF existence by excessive taxation.
aere used to be. In every town in India
lnoreqs OF native looms weaving the
Din which was used throughout our 5
al But excessive taxation and the pe. {
mar advantages conceded to English :
anufacturers have rendered all those
pms IDLE, and now we are forced to wear
goods made in Manchester.
le opium trade, from which the East
dlan company, under government sane.
u, derives princely income, makes no {
oney Tor the hard working cultivator
10 raises the opium on his own land. for
ID so heavily taxed that he barely gets 7
HVing. Every day the necessaries of
become deaFer in India, while the op 4
rtun1ties for the poor Hindoo earning
honest livelihood are lessened. In
nsequence, many of the poorer class are !
ven Dy starvation to enter the English l
NY as volunteers, where they get barely l
ough to sustain life h
Inc English soldier in India in addi- q
q to clothing and rations, gets about a
D per month as pocket money The t
or H1ndoo, for the same work is maid !
per month, and out of that bepgarlv n
lance must supply himself with every Q
ne ne eats and wears, and, besides. q
oport his wife and children if he has
m. The Hindoo is never allowed TO +
e from the ranks. In f1ftV.six wears q
1
poralship, and, although the ma. 81
troops often fight bravely, o
y never receive even the
dit for dying for their OBJ %
ssors: The native regiments are thus g
lstantly recruited from the number of g
Sc who must either enlist or starve q
!, VINO are reduced to such extremity e1
'aie y ,sy!s =. oppression of the Eng
Is 1t any wonder we hate themY
And then they are so insolent. these
gllsh Even our rajahs and mahara
8 they treat as saves, and the Door de
Ihmln who commands respect and rev ha
ace from high and low among his own en-
pie. Is despised and spat upon by those gu
slish who are usually less intelligent SIX
educated than ha. The two great 81
ses In India, the Mahomedans and w
Hindoos, are unanimous in their de- in
alton Of the English sa
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