The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-07

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the superiority Of British arms and war
fare which won India for England-the
| patient and enervated Hindoos simply
thought that they would fare better I'M
| der British rule than under Mohamme-
| dan rule.
The revolution of 1857 showed how
easily tine British power in Indian can
be brought to the verge OF downfall.
ridiculous religious superstittion-the
Z statement that British soldiers used tai
low (the COW being sacred to the Hin
| doos) to grease their cartridges-came
| very near wrestling Indian from Eng
land. This revolution strengthened re-
ligious fanaticism in India immensely.
and the effect is observable yet.
| Mohammedan regiments fought the
Hindoos and English rule was saved.
Since then the English have been very
careful in regard to Indian religious OBJ
servances. But. in quite recent times.
| the English have offended both the Mo-
hammedons and Hindoos by outrageous
exploitation and greediness.
| English avarice and disregard for the
sufferings of the Hindoos, emphasized
| during the still prevailing famine. are
the true causes OF the present fermen.
| in India.
There Is not an Englishman in India
who. like the Frenchman in Aigiers. the
Russian In Siberia, the German, Irish
man, Norwegian and others in this
| country. seeks TO establish a permanent
home in the new world. Each English
| man, be he soldier. official or business
| man, only seeks to make money as quick
| ly as possible in order to live upon his
accumulated riches in Europe. The ma
| tives know this fun well. They make
the bitter plant that the Englishmen
take millions upon millions out of India,
but have not solitary rupee for the Re-
storation OF the wonderful mosque in
Delhi.
Even this much the Hindoos would
bear IL the exploitation on the part OF
the British were confined to existing
conditions. for the natives OF India are
incredibly patient and docile. But the
British have in recent times ruthlessly
overriden old vested rights.
Thus. four years Iago, the arbitrarily
closed all minis Of the native princes
and Of the cities in order to raise the de-
preciated value of silver. This action
threw thousands of people out Of work,
and many prince lost the bigger share
OF his income. Moreover, the English
rules did not make any kind of resttitu-
ton by coinage on their part. For four
years no smaller token than a rupee,
about 80 cents. has been coined, and
this has caused real calamity in a
country where subsidiary coin has al
ways been OF paramount Importance.
To all this came, more recently, the
famine and the plague. In both cases
the English acted very unwise, aside
from all moral obligations. At first they
did not support the starving natives at
all. so as not to injure the Indian trade
by an admission Of the existing wretchej
conditions. Then came the Jealousy be-
tween the Indian government and the
Indian department. insLondon. The for
mer directly refused the proffered assist
ance of the latter IN order to avoid the
official admission Of the miserable sit
uation. When help finally did come. in
jriblets at that, thousands OF poor devils
had died OF actual starvation. In the
central provinces alone it is estimated
that $4,000 natives suffered this horrible
death.
The horrible fate IS shared by Mo-
kommedans and Hindoos alike. Is 1t a
wonder that the common hatred against
the greedy British has even subdued the
religious enmity Of the natives?
Officials OF the British plague commits
sions have made grave mistakes. Com
mon soldiers. for instance, have been de-
tailed to investigate whether certain dis
tricts were plague-stricken or not, and in
these investigations misdeeds and out
RACES were committed which were direct
" responsible for the trouble in Pa0na.
For the present uprising the British
alone are responsible. England now is
in a very difficult position in India. The
native press RACES in the most bitter
terms against England. Should the lat
ter suppress or harass the Iniian news
papers, then the whole agitation would
be thrown into the secret societies, the
most dangerous element in India. In
that case the Yogis. Fskirs and other
fanatics would double their efforts in
making propaganda against English rule
and would probably exaggerate all Eng
iisn mistakes. II the native press is not
disciplined the ferment and unrest viii
grow.
This unres. in India is general now.
Long ago natives have acquired occi-
dental culture and scientific achieve
ments Particularly in medicine and in
engineering native Indians have acquir-
ed a degree OF perfection which in many
cases SURPRISES that % the frequently
very dubious English experts. Sucn
natives contribute materially % 70 de-
stroy the prestige which formerly united
with the English name. Similar defeat
English industry in India is suffering
from the superior competition OF Ameri-
can ana German products
British military arrangements in In
dia are VIGOROUSLY bad In short. & al
most looks as II II requires just one man
some one ike Neua Sshi5 in $50
oyerthroyn British rule in India
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