The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-06
UNDER THE BRITISH HEEL.
EEGBlND'B BLACK AND YELLOW
SUBJECTS ARE CRUSHED 10 DEATH.
In the West Indica. In the Rnut indies. ana in
Africa Her Duaky subjects Are FORCED to
Make Bricks without straw, nnd They
Rufer a. DID TIN I...nlI... In ola EnHnt.

ana becomes daZ2led by the freedom from cor
tain social restraints that oxist In the United
States, based upon color prejudice and cohdi-
ton, and no invariably returns weighted down
with comparisons that are anything but hatter-
ing to our national pride. But invariably he
stays In the United States.
In the same category arc thousands OF West
Indians In the United States; 1hAve talked with
many OF them in oil sections of the country,
from Florida to Maino and from New York to
Iexas, and 1 havo found them Overlooking with
loyalty TO the British crown. end admiration for
British colonial rule, and love OF the dear
islands ruled and taxed to death by EnBlishmen
from England; but in an experience covering
twenty years 1 do not know of one such
VIII has turned his back on tho United States
and returned for good to the West Indies. They
denounce the United States and rail at Its preju-
dice against color, and all the rest OF 1t; but they
do not return to the elories of British rule in the
West Indies. Whyi
NJ A.. b. Walker, barrister-atlaw," OF st.
John. New Brunswick, explains why very fully
In q remarkable article published In the st.
John Globe under the caption. British Rule in
India and Africa" He bases hls observations
on the statements Of Mr.. NJ. X. Gandhi. n Hindu
barrister, on the inhuman treatment Of his race
in South Africa by the British. As the treat
mcnt Of British Hindus In South Africa Is better
in some respects than that OF the native blacks.
as I have seen 1t described in the newspapers
published in English colonies in Africa, tho
statement of tho treatment Of the Hindus as
made by Mr.. Gandhi makes very interesting
reading. He says:
1.-THE general feeling throughout South Africa
Is that Of hatred toward tho Indians, encour-
aged by the newspapers and connived and even
S WitboSt eNespt ~ an Is i 4 ssooIie in the Mye Estimation
OF the general body OF the Europeans. Naturally
Wealth and abilities in an Indian count for
naught in that country, except to serve
Inc most inseFT Ssrts Of Of '9 South huF HlRTisa Ss n msy
not stir out of our houses after 0 r. NJ,
our onre emp 10y sf0 Ho Stmes Shut their d dooGsI against
u.s., We cannot make, use Of the tram cars, UNI
molested. Public baths are not for the Indians
The high schools are not for the Indians. Even
Indians. An Indian missionary schoolmaster
lam. a small village in Natal. such Is the gen.
eral feeling against the Indian In South Africa,
s speePsd 'h and dd0fhs as no GafieFianr,sS s pnrtG from nS a' the he,
how difficult 1t must be for a respectable Indian
to exist in such a country. Ours Is one contin.
ual struggle against degradation sought to be
inflicted upon us by the Europeans"
Africa, where he is q stranger, differ from his
condition in India. where he is native to the
death since Lord Give and Warren Hastings
shouldered the British yoke upon tho peoplef
War and famine have gone hand in hand With
ish Government for q hundred years and more.
and are likely TO do SO to the end Of the chapter.
Africa Il tie Il Hindu ~ does ''T not Change ''f his
master or the color Of his skin. Heis still
in South Africa. who in many places is not al:
lowed to. walk on The sidewalks. The, blacks Of
South ssS I, Africa fri have no more place ace in nt the British insh
have the colored hordes OF British India. They
are kept down with vigor and brutality. Neither
gro in Africa and the West Indies is allowed
to rise in the civil or military service beyond a
forget FOR ram a moment that he IS a slave Of Great At
Britain. whose main purpose In life is to raise
fe L shop Ia seo b aS%e f IL MIND that. the native
population OF British India is estimated to be
the se; eoIOnies OF w1 ars sae Britain Britain Ss are ostim n"tedg at
SS;SSo,a oo. r %nsIp Sg the e0 sMor elas Snd "n rsa S e I'd
the utmost degradation for the purpose of rails
But let US return to Mr.. A. Z. Walker of New
Canada canas@i and tho west 1 SHHss as Mr. re Ga an@in1 can a
for the Hindus and the negroesof South Africa.
~ can personally sympathize with Mr.
Gandhi. l know too we'll what It's to be boy.
cotted and ostracizod, The suffering of an
pared with what have undergone in the past
Canada. the land OF my birth, and cannot and u
single negro, a man Of my race. occupying or
h hoanoF I feel eS'i like asking asking Divine Providen ee
to curse this. country because OF Its utter
iong.suffering Canadian negroes. The Cana.
dian white people ought to be ashamed Of them
selves for their cowardly md unchiyalrous
50. Yes. New Brunswick. for vicious and
coin a new word to stand for the white peoples
Unborn hatred Of black, people, o%utstrips Texas
black MeG sn %G soior eST people 5as0 n the rel British Ahd I'm Ire
in every quarter OF the globe have the same
S sS%5p G2sp ts to lod 4fo% nF f { I. tho A Taiss a %sn tr whS
the the Vest indies to Canada. MI. Walker eru under.
stands this thoroughly, and protests against 1t,
i "@a. %H the sisD Shooter Gaf but H' t t P dGss not a di.t @sSB
has not disturbed the British Elephant
at any, time in Its conquest and tyranny
s ss Sa&Se End Ensl fG10r raie Phs ss Sli sStias tho the west Rsst
Indies and tho East Indies. What reason is
there to suppose that 1t viii not blight, such
Cecil john Rhodes d OF Of Cape Colony. the stronsest
E rsGsnsly dee T a hs that "pR'aF ws. II bis AfJ pSe:
pose to, make Africa south OF the Fam;
this Is and has been the, handspring OF British
conquest and colonization in all parts Of the
globe; Where 81 th e mat nStiy gsepp 9 ysSn1aS &c could , ddI net
tion OF dependence but a shade better than nc
tual slavery.
Mr.. Walker docs not believe that the Chris
tian religion ie a universal religion and that It
Is best adapted TO the genius OF the black and
colored races. ITO be frank" he says, modern
Christianity Is the religion Of the white race
whole, human race" was severely taken to
task by some of the prominent newspapers
Of the country for saying, in a. recent
article in TIE SUN. substantially the
which Or. Edward W. Blyden of West Al.
RIGA said. substantially. several. years ago.
Mr.. Walker very naturally thinks that each
race must develop its own religion, and, l might
add, because all religion 70 an evolution and not
an inspiration. The British colonist has used
his religion to degrade rather than elevate
| conquered races.
Mr.. Walker also believes that tho white
race. especially the English speaking branch OF
| II, Ia doing it's best to root out Of existence and
completely annihilate all the dark races" This
Is a very sweeping statement and requires some
thing more than mere assertion to enforce belief
North American Indians. the South Pacific
Islanders, the Australians, by contact with
s.atsment. However this may be-, Mr..
der 10 heal Off the Englishmen in their mad