Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-27
THE TREE-DAUplsg IN INDIA.


IL viii be- remembered that some
months ago there came from India the
announcement that there had been
mysterious trce.smesfing going on ~
the northwest province Of British In.
Jia, and accompanying It was a state.
ment Of rather alarming nature, OK.
pressing the view that great native
uprising was about 10 take place. In
common effort to break from British
control. Naturally the government
felt uneasy At this situation, AMI set
about ascer,aining the whole facts In
the case, IL has taken some time o
this, but now comes an explanation u
the mystery, which h far from
the one suggested at tho outset.
Instead OF unanimous move.
meat to overthrow the British, II isa
Engagement between tne natives on n
religious question, Ia which the good
G m rs oi Brilish rule will be Invoked
Tor an am.csule settlement.
The troe.smoatlng was part Of
plan In a crusade fJr the protection of
the sacred COW OF tho Hindus. Ia ths
matter Of the slaughter OF those at.
mails, the MohammeIau portion OF tue
population have been pursuiug n policy
70 hur. tho religious feelings ot the
Hindus, ana thus considerable Fiction
has been created. a colossal organ.za.
ton was formed, the people preached
10, anu oa,hs taken by tue Hindus T.
project the animal they hold sacred. The
trse.daubing was tue work Of this or.
gHnization, snd through IT, continuance
from time to timo the government wa
abr 10 unrAyel tbs mystery. By the
work OF detectives aud a garrison of
troops gsngoi trco.smearers was en-.
trapped among tom, freshly-plastered
trre', with the plaster In their posses.
sion. Their aims In the work were
thus discovered, anu now the govern.
meut will taku means to keep the Hin.
dus Ia order by establishing restraints
among the Mohamme ians TO prevent
offensive sets toward the devOtera Of
another religion.
IL appears from this development
that there is no special menace 10 the
governing race IN fniia. True, there
IL much complaint Mt the arrogance
Of many OF tho English officials,
the excessive taxes that are
demanded, ANA "A great many
abuses that exist. hut these things
have gone 80 long that the govern.
ment docs not LOOK upon them a. n
special source OF danger. Efforts are
made TO correct evils, and though the
changes may not improve the condition
Il the natives very much, yet they
keep It better than It would DO ia the
face OF native uprising. For not.
withslnndiug opptessiveness that may
accompany British administration OF
affairs In India, 1t Is not to TO com.
pared with the tendency Ia that line
which Ia shown by native rulers.
II only the religious federation that
Britain has maintained In her Indian
empire be considered Ne against evils
complained OF, the results Of
British rule have been bene-
floial 70 lldia In Protecting
life and property and insurlng
peace. Beyond this there are great
commercial, industrial And political
reforms going on That undeniAbly are
great blessing to the country, which
could not bs conferred under condl.
lions thst would attend native iulu Ia
the present state Of Indian civilization.
There Is some satisfaction, therefore,
IN learning that the mystery which
once was regarded rs iraught with
great danger really il one Ia which
Great Britain may take step that
win establish more firmly native con.
iienco In hCr religious federation.