New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
GOSSIP OF INDIA.
NATIVES WANT \ SHARE IN THE Gov
ERNMENT.
,,.,rsrIGArrNG THE OPIUM TRAFFIc-ARGU
MENTs on BOTH SIDES or THE CASE
DISMISSED FOK \ KISS.
Aimere. Rajpootanal British INDIA jan :

Aimere Rajpootanal British ln0."' Jan -
Your Irish readers WHO may b. enemies ~
the hated Sassonach viii he inieroSie" 10 KNOW
that the President of tho National Iho'"H '""'
cross. which Was hcd in Madras IN ''' 'fSt
r.oo, or rocer,b,r. 1894. was son Of the r,r"r-
MD Isle and Member Of IN" NI''s" ''f'.''"'''
eor tho town Of Waterford THO National con-
.- +, India was started about ten wears
oc, with tho object of securing fov its peoples
~, tho nrivileges enjoyed by Englshmen living
nraer tho British Constitution. Al present all
Mo bieb appointmen:s such rs governors Of
,,.os,aarciee leutenants- governor OF provinces.
,b,ef commissioners NJ Hprnah, Assam, Cen
ira, Provinces: commissioners Il districts. seS-
sion Judges and district maEistratc@ command
prs-in-chief etc. are held nv Erglishmcn, who
ere recruited IN England and come out . india
.under a covenant II serve for a certain peilod
,f time AS the natives cannot comprehensive
10 the great distance Of England from lndia'
md the Introduction of tho Hindoo Scriptures
against foreign travel-With Euglshmen for the
,ivl service of India. all the best ana h'ShF
paid posts are practically held 10y foreigners
aliens in religion and modes and habits OF NE
TO the natives who have shown themselves "
most surprising faCt-sccoHd to no EuroPe'"9
In intellectual capacity. Cor Thousands Oh ''''',
have taken their degrees Of Master OF Aus an"
Bachelor Of Arts in the universities % '"' Co.
Bombay. Madras, Allahabad ana L""oiV'
.rrr,ouu,, If studies Of the Indian unlVeISlI'S
s 30 hard if not harder than that OF 'he UNI
rorsitias Of oxford and Cambridge \'' "''
lhis but the martial prowoSS 81 'h' "'NN'
s,or,. consisting of The Slkhs the fdthahS' 'h'
,,,,ni,bos etc. is so well known that many BE-
,'..a ,ber, to be the best soldiers in the world
1berc Is In existence in India an act called the
Arms act According to its provisions no native
IN Rritish territory may retain in his possession
cun or a sword withou, a permit from English
roaostrates r a gun or a sword is found with
hin, he - imprisoned as q criminal. ana the in
.trun,ent is seized ana forfeited. iadS the
cotives being unarmeG quite AT the mercy
At .he governing race. the English. and arr III
consequence unable to rebel AM have another
,u,inv like the memorable one IN 1851. when Euro
Means in the northern parts of India were lAhcd
wherever they were found. While natives are
forbidden t. retain possession OF III arms ID
t,uronoan or the descendant Of a European Is
,robih;tod from owning any number Of guns. In
.1dition 10 asking for The more eXf -lret en-
,,ovnoent Of natives in the higher rants o. Cow
,rnment service and the repeal of the y ms
not 0he military advisers % the Cow ~1,'ent %.
india believe that the safety &c the Empire ca-
nends or the continuance # this Va 3c1 me
National Congress wants other numerous poii-
,al disabilities under watch their countrymcn
hbor removed
When Mr.. Webb came out to India. in Ne
,ember last all fancied chat being an iT.sh'HaA
sirect from "Ould Orland." and a Parne',iie, h.
would not fail to show up the in'qui"es OF mo
rrspeb regime in India. and that his opening
speech at the Congress sessions AZ Madras would
No bIood-curdling indictment e the British
-.f 1lgf
sisappointed. for his address 10 the assembled
solapates was remarkably moderate in tone and
.r,oun.4d 70 ei!o-v of the free Government ~
England AMI recommendation 10 press WIN
Tho agitation. as the British Parliament was
sura in the long run to grant al tho Congress
mas striving for. one iaci however struck on
t,o1ers as funny snd characteristic OF this land
- romance and adventure. Mr.. webb was com
niotcly taken in 10y the 0attcrY 90 TIE native
gentlemen. who were Engsh-speak.nS H;ndoos
y AL castles and creeds. Mahometans. Parsces
n sect ~ the Magian Firewogshippers OF Persia.
skis etc who received him with an outward
,bow OF cordialty and friendship and encas"d
MS neck with huge garlands Of sweei-scen'ed
nowcrs in the sh+ps Of jasmine ana mafgoh'
This exhibition Of goodwill So affected the mem
Der for Waterford, who was quite new to INDIA
md its wonderful variety If people and phases
mar He was deceived by appearances, for in
,so East aeep salaams ond aGcctonate behavior
60 not mean much. but are the everyday routine
.e social intercourse OF natives with woll-to-do
md influential Europeans. Last week Mr.. Webb
tft Bombay by T. and Q. steamer on his return
/, the United Kingdom. deeply impressed with
what he saw and heard during his months So
ourn in the land which no one after llfe-iong
ttay IN Il can understand.
Do YOU, on your side Of the world, take an
interest in the great opium question when IS
row agitatng the missionary and pubic mihn
IN England? Here the Government Is SIMPLY
alarmed out OF it's wits al the bare idea or nav
Ing to sacrifice the revenue il derives from the
tale Of the opium, which is Government
monopoly. Last year a Royal Commission on
Opium was formed and came out TO india
toured about among the principal cities in the
,orthern parts OF the country. interviewed
Maharajahs (ruling native chiefs) landowners
missionaries, doctors. and all well-tO-dO per
tons who owing to their long residence among
The people of the land. able TO furnish in
formation as to the use OF opium and the
nature of It's injurious effects on the physical
md mental state. The commission gathered
A deal Of valuable knowledge, and returned
home TO digest 1t and frame It's report to Par
lament The report will probably be submitted
within the next month or so. But reference
10 the main facts connected with the opium
question will no doubt BE- Of use, for the
Heather Chnee has invaded your Western
States and is bound 10 develop his fondncss
Tor opium eating and opium smoking. The best
opium in the world is grown in the districts Of
Ecnares Ghazpore, Patna and other places ia
Behar Opium is produced elsewhere. but it
tannot be compared for excellence with that
raised In the nrst-named spots. Opium is
Government monopoly, O.. the native cult
va'ors who SOW the poppy mast secure licenses
from the Government and when the opium is
collected the cultivators must sell tn" opium to
Tho Government only. and At fixed price Tho
sale ana expectation of opium arc entirely in
the hands Of the Government. which has n
(ihaZpOre. where Lord CORVALLIS one of the