The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-20

Asgefaie things. ~ mix up the Poona
murders and the Calcutta riots. a. ~
they we're both caused by the same ped-
pie. No one who has any knowledge
OF India today thinks that there was
any real connection between these
syents Bon were brought abeui by
purely local causes stllt less has the
shooting Of an old sentry or two IN the
roehl valley anything TO DO with the
disturbances in India proper, although
i hAHe seen that .same LoRdon papers
have Jumped them an together ~ ~
they were part'And parcel OF the same
eonsplfAcy. But though the causes Of.
the Calcutta riots and the Pppna MUIR
ders were purely local. there. Was one
point OF resemblAnce between them and
between all the serious breaches OF the
peace that haye'3aken place during re-
cent years. | mean that there IL a
widespread idea that the government.
no matter whether II Is that Of Bengal
or Bombay or any other part OF India.
IL, AFRAID 20 take severe measures In
quelling disturbances. There Ia an
idea that the authorities viii allow
their district ofhcers no sort Of discte-
erection In dealing with riots and the
like, and that II q perfectly safe to
embark In the pronounced Z" dutragas
and breaches Of the peaee. Z. because The
government Ia either unwilling or IN.
able 10 suppress them. The native
press has 10 eneroaeRsd on the tolera.
iion OF the government, 80 freely
passed the line which divides. liberty
ffotn 1isense. has INDUCED with ihbun-
ity,with such outrageous slphaers wand
lihels on the, ofpeers Of the. government.
even The Very highest. that there IL no
WONDER mas belei has spread abroad
that the government Is afraid 90 exsr-,
else be itlispoYtTs'anA ihft Il vllnot
extend .sosAts .bltsafsN Us sort OF pro-
lection Nhen they are assalled with
the abpse AMI TSYiling Of. thn dailve
press, In. fact 10, BenEal.lt has been a
custom d recent FEARS 70 positively en-
courage the attacks OF the native press
on. the Indian elyilia1A who administer
that ptovtolb! Similarly. We have stem.
DOW nothing was dohS TO protect Mr.
Rand from the ISLANDERS OF the Nah
rata press. All this. and many other
things dating from recent years have
resulted In a loss OF prestige which Il
Will take years 10 remedy. On every
side there are rumors Of dlsaffectlon;
u IL said that Brahman emissaries are
attempting TO tamper with the men OF
the native corps containing Hlndoos.
and 30 long a. the government shows
q weak front TO the sedltious attacks OF
disanected persons In the press and
elsewhere. 20 long may We expec, TO
see this spirit Of unrest. which is 30
marked a characteristic OF the India
Of today, increasing and multiplying on
every side. Il IL hardly necessary 10
add that the news OF the frontier dlsas-
tiers and murders Of isolated British
oficers which have been coming In 90
frequently OF late only tend 10 encour-
age and strengthen this spirit OF un-
rest. Already the ignorant peasantry
In various parts Of the country fully
believe that the British raj must sure
" be coming TO an end. Evil disposed
persons 60 freely among them telling
how the famine. the earthquake. the
want Of rain. and every other evil Is
directly attributable 10 the alien rulers
against whom Mr.. Dsdabhai Naorojl
and his followers are 30 fond Of in
Weighing What We want In India now
are strong men. This Is no time for
the dissemination OF radical doctrines
or congress remedies. II We are TO
maintain our position In the country
We must assume a more determined at.
ttude than We have done OF late