The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-27
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Of var in Europs. but that frontier 10 iupfes-
rsbze.
Moharmedsns nae the Russians ~ tney lac
ali Christians 80 there 10 no danger o. Ely
sia invading India
.The suselIsc.uss condition Of the Indians Il
rood They are keen. clever and capable on
being highly educated The scnoo's among
them are doing excellent work. Tor tney iesfn
quickly. Bus the sfes. trouble - lnas sney
have no idea Of getting Al educsston fos is oNh
sske< They want II simply 10 ensble them 20
get into the IDdsaa evil service- they can
get enough fer fsst and can secure petsJ
c!eyksiip. they are willing 10 stsgnsfe fof-
the rest OF their lives A. fast - fneJ come out
of this schools they want these positions. ana !
ret stack Of letters every oay rom nauve
oisce-seekers, while when ] 90 ont OF oooss
tnsy are waiting for me ~ every turn. feaing
me that ali fEey want . pace fnss WIZ osing
fsem in pint os meal or 20 day. They VIII
take anything. 10 IL il only governments pss'.
ton.
Tine educated native makes ssharp,exceilens
Iawys- faouz8 be is not as espaoie ss the
Eusoy-eas 81 broad zsns,sliz .tsons But give
him fhe facts sDa the precssenis. add De can
WORK up a spsendi1 case You see, the Indians
are really OF q good mental fibre. and are not
like tie negroes or other sHca races. and they
have q Sign Civilization OF their oxD.
AS for he nn-zi ami intellectual condition
Of the azfivcr. t5eFe q much 70 oe said. bEs
viii Gum ii np sr;sfy. IS remarked, there -
slight ass OF personal iu.ezrity among them
and co.'s defs0.e ifam0-ais'y. The Christian
misssoasr.es ant teachers with inesr schools,
charcnes and medical missions have made good
prog ess In souihsrB India; but ! believe tnas
the rosy reports Of snssr work In upper India are
much too n.gfly coioTed: and concerning TIA.
part think car speak with some authority. IN
that region the missionaries have rsacfsd only
the iDz ~. glasses those least trained IT. the na-
tive religion ard civilization me people the
MISSIONARIES have gotten hold OF have been de-
tsehed from religion that teaches temperance
am the ofner virtues, and have learned prac-
sicaiIy nothing OF the teachings OF Christianity.
The result is shs. these classes, released from
the restraints Of Their native religion. are not
brought ;sH6cr the restraints of the other, and
have gone into al forts Of vices and excesses-
So the socsIle1 Christians In the northern part
Of India are IN utterly worthless. bad io;, and
complete outcasts from coed society. Their re-
Egion. TOO. 10 mus brought into d.sfepute.
Are the people 40 . whole happy Well, that
fs q vide question. They need almost no
clothes. indeed, many ms wear nothing more
tnaD . garment quarter of tie size OF your
handkerchief. with q cotton sheet TO wrap about
them in cold weather. The rain Is so Light that
scarcely any house 10 needed. snd food 10 cheap.
For 10 cents day MAJ can live and appear
well enough TO occupy Official position. You
can get ali the iacofsfs you vast for and
cents q day. and il COSTS the average man but
or csnis: and 30 his wants are few. Generally
speaking be il happy. But the educated ones
want Office. ss hsye said. OF course they can't
al get IL, ami they restless and discootented-
Their education does lend to make them IN
happy. But think That ia time taey viii be
trained 10 sometning OF the ssne ideas held BY
Europeans. that education Il an end In itself,
not mere me aus TO GET an Office. DO not be-
iieye tbs native Indians will go down as the
American soo.zines have done before q supe-
rior race; but rather that they will hold their
own and De advanced % the plane OF European
civilization. That viii take generations, but
think IL will come In time, for the Indian has
the blood. the bone AMI the brain 70 eusbIe
him 70 survive