Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-12
HINDOO HATRED.
A sRAAMIN's ACCOUNT OF ENGLISH
RULE IN INDIA
He Tells How the British systematically
Cypress the Natives-A Bitter Hs-
tired from the Bottom of
the Heart.


Sacramento Bee Interview
The hotel register displayed the name
&c. '. JOshee" written in small,
clerkly hand and. the reporter having
sent up his card the Brahmin, GODal in
ayak Jnshee. himself came down and eN
tended a 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 repOrer has ever SEEN on
man. His features are small and regular
h.s swarthy cheeks being set oil by "A thin
and delicate beard and his upper ip car
rying a minute black mustaChe An i'm
mense rolled turbaI of some ChangcablC
silk stu1 crowned the small head He
wore several coats of light wooden stuiis.
the outside one long and buttoning up
close 10 the throat
The reporter >ound him a remarkably
intelligent msu speaking English iiu
entity and well and evidently Il 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 lie has been out
from India only eleven months and is
traveling-a philosopher without much
OF the worlds goods endeavoring to in
crease his store of knowledge lie form
erly occupied government position in
India being in the postal service at BON
bay In TACT. the civil pos tons which
the natives are allowed TO ill are occu
pied almost exc usively by the Brahmins.
who are the educated and intelligent class
of the llindOoS
The Brahmins constitute the highest of
the many social castles in India and are
respected by all. occupying a position in
education and influence similar to that Of
the priests in the middle ages Even the
highest priace is honored in accepting
food from the hands of Rrahmin but
the Brahmin is not allowed TO accept food
from anyunes hands They are vegeta
rians and have the utmost sbhOrrenCe for
the caters of flesh There are four stages
in the Brahmins life First-C CelibaCy
which is en- oined on him while stud, ing
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 mcndi
cant begging from door to door In fact.
the Brahmins prevailing virtue is pow.
erty.D 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 oshee says that he is not strictly or.
ihodox- he inclines 10 the philosophical,
as do many of the Brahmins of 10 day.
They do not regard these observances us
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 Br6hmin seemed TO be stirred 10 Their
innermost depths
He said Il hate the English from the
b tom of my heart for their long and
cruel oppression of my country and my
people. and this is the universal feeling
throughout India 1t does not show itself.
because it dare not be shown. but it is
there, gathering strength and rancor with
every new wrong. And the fact thai 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 Engl Sh ,
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.
tie labor 10 our people and lefr them TO
stsrve or accept service in the English
army for beggarly pittancer There was
a time when We had large salt ports. and
an immense quantity of salt was made
and exported These were all forcibly
closed and we are obliged to import our
salt from Liverpool. and now our poor
people get handful of salt for cent
whereas they used 10 get that large basin
full
And what industries have not been
suppressed in this way have been ground
out of existence by excessive taxation
There used to be. in every town in India.
hundreds of native looms weaving the
cloth which was used throughout our
land But excessive taxation and the pc
culiar advantages conceded 10 English
manufacturers have rendered all those
looms Idle. aud now we are forced to wear
exclusively goods made in Manchester.
The opium trade, from which the East
Indian company. under government sane.
uon. derives princely income, makes no
money for tie hard working cultivation
who raises the opium on his own land for
he is So heavily taxed that he barely gets
a living Every day the necessaries of
life become dearer in India, while the op.
portunities for the poor HindoO earning
an honest livelihood are lesScned In
consequence, many of the poorer class are
driven by starvation 10 enter the English
army as volunteers. where they get barely
enough 10 sustain life
The English soldier in India in addi
ton TO clothing and rations. gets about
81 per month as pocket money. The
poor llindOO for the same work, is paid
~ per month. aud out of that beggarly
pittanCe must supply himself with every
thing he eats and wears. and, besides.
support his wife and children if he has
them. The llindoo is never allowed to
rise from the ranks In ffty-six years
not single one has been promoted To a
corPoraship. and. although the ma
ii e troops often fight bravely.
they never receive even the
credit for dying for their op
pressors. The native regiments are thus
constantly recruited from the number OF
those who must either enlist OF Srarve
and who are reduced 10 such extremity
by the systematic oppression Of the Eng
lish Is II an, wonder We hate them
And then they are 20 insolent these
English Even our ra abs and mahara
iahs they treat as slaves. and the poor
Brahmin who commands respect and rev
erenCe from high and low among his own
people, is despiSed and spst upon by those
tnglish who are usually less intelligent
and educated than he. The two great
classes in India. the Mahomedans and
the llindoos. are unanimous in their de
testatiOn of the English
Hugo's Later Days.
iExchange.l
An estimate of the man NAV be
summed up in the words of one who saw