New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
TSL1U AND TIE HINDOOS.

The undermurmur of Pan-Islamism Is heard
more and more in the war news from lnda.
For war news II has now become with me
most warlike tribe in the IIindoO kOosh aneEi
in n battlc-line a mile and half long capturing
British forts the situation is As serious rs The
best alarInist would picture it, Responsibility
is now shifted from the Amer of Afghanlstan
70 the Sultan of Turkey. The former has
strashforwarllv denied completely in the up
rising and has denounced it in vigorous terms.
His denial NAV be insinccrc. but there is no
convincing reason for so regarding it. Hitherto
he has been rcckOned truthful man. ana II IS
perfectly notorious that the tribes now in revolt
have never been fully subject to his sway 1ha'
they have gone on the warpath without his
nrompting and even against his wish, i en-
tircy credible
But about the Sultan of Turkey. That he Is
The instigator of the woudbe Ichad is far more
probable Through all his reign he has been
fostering a Pan-ISamc propaganda. lie Is not
n descendant of the Prophet. and he knows lh''
for that reason the Arabs and large proportion
Of The Turks themselves refuse TO acknowledge
him aS the rightful Caliph of Islam For That
deficiency in his qualifications he has tried To
atone by special manifestations of zeal Tor me
Faith WITH it must he confessed. some sue
cess. He Is known TO the Moslem world as the
one Snltan of modern times vino has dared 10 90
battle with the GiaOur for ISlams sake Known
tno os u conoueror for Asian tribes are easily
narsuoded that in crushing the ArmenanS ana
the Greeks he has vanquiShcd all Europe. He
has today greater prestige than any othrr sui
tim has had for a hundred years. and word
from him might well sci all Moslem lands
afamc
He has. moreover no love for Great Britain,
but rather cause 10 hate her. IL was she VINO
most reused Europe and the world against the
Armenian atrocities 1t was she alone VINO
baked the crushing of Crete. 1t is she alone
to-day who prevents the spoaton ana par
tjtioning Of Greece. Small wonder. then. II ne
should strive to stir mp trouble FOR her IN her
most vulnerable quarter, partly out OF revenge.
partlv so TO distract her attention That she VIII
no longer be able TO thwart his plans in Europe
and Asia Minor He may do so with impunty.
for no matter how bad affairs may become IN
India and how clearly his responsibility Tor
them nav be shown Great Britain cannot at
TACK him He is secure against her wrath.
Nevertheless, 1t is not improbable that he has
ovcrreachcd himself and by his own machina-
few weeks ago, in the Poonah and Calcutta
riots. the Moslcms and Hndoos fraternlZed. That
was the most ominous symptom since the Mu-
tiny. But now. in these border risings. the
Moscms are acting alone Not only that but
in their excess Of Pan-Islamic zeal they are max
ing themselves offensive TO the Hlndoos. The
other day they pillaged and burned a Sikh tenn
pie and destroyed the sacred books. That has
Infatuated the Sikhs, who are the best lighters
in all India. 1t is by no means Improbable that
the IIndoOs generally will. therefore, remain
loyal to the British and the revolt be confined
10 the Mosen,s If such shall be the case. the
speedy triumph Of British authority may he
confidently expected. The HindCos outnumber
the Moslems four to one and Outclass them in
the qualities that give mastery. More than once
before the playing of llindoo against Moslem
has won the game for Britain, and in the pres
cnt issue history may well be repeated