The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
THE ANTI-ENGLISH FEELING IN
PARTS OF INDIA DEMANDS
DRASTIC MEASURES.
NEWSPAPERS |NC|T|NG FANAT|c|SM
Violent Attacks ON English Rule In
the Native Press-Agitation' for a
General Revival of Islamism
Ii Evident.

| gal and Bombay for some months past
hos had the outcome which might have
49,, o,,oo.od i, tho o,trooes ot poonab
oeeh eApee.eu III 'ne ou'i"s.s ~ -,
and the rIoting at Chhpore. though there
is no doubt that the immediate cause of
the outbreak is the energy with which
the local authorities have been stamping
out the bubonic plague, sometimes necessi-
| tating interference with the social rela-
lions, customs and traditions of the ma
tives, the disaffectiOn would not have be,
come acute except for the activity ana
malicious accusations of INSCRIPTIONS
| agitators, who melted fanatic to ven
geance against individuals and to revolt
against the government. One of these
newspapers, fair sample of the others,
said:
! 1.-The plague authorities are simply
butchers who are tortuing and harrasslng
the people of POonah in the name OF san
itary science. II matters are not put
right soon, the scenes of 1857 are likely
| to be rewitnessed there, as nelther the
Tindus nor the Mohammedans will toer,
at the persecution of their wives ana
| children for any length OF time. 1T Is the
misfortune of the people that the honor,
religion and modesty of women, safe even
| underm ogul rule, should be violated undcf
the enlightened English government. we
wonder why no notice IS taken OF tne
shameful dolngs of the soldiers IN PoOnah.
| Ihey are perhaps. urged by the govern
ment to do these things in retaliation tor
the fortunes once inflicted upon the Eu-
ropeans by the Tantia Topi, and to pun
lsh the capital OF the Deccan for taxing
the lead in all public agitations. Let us
| hope that the government VIII take heed
| and mend It's ways, lest disastrous conse-
quenccs ensue.'
Other newspapers of India openly advo-
| cate armed resistance. The search par
| ties who volunteered for the dangerous
plague, duty, have been under the strictest
control and have always been accom-
panied by officers of tried ability.
The death OF Commissioner Rand, who
was shot by concealed natives while
leaving the governors residence on Jubi-
lee evening, at the time Lieut.. Ayres of
the commissariat corps was killed, has
added to the bitterness of the feeling In
PoOnah.
There is no reason to believe the wave
of MOhammedan reaction is caused by
! the successful and unpublished atrocities
! in Armenia spreading to the Mussulmans
| of India There is no reason to fear for
| the empire. as the white garrison is
strong numbering $4,000 men, but there
| is reason to fear u succession of local out
| breaks demanding sanguinary repression.
| The situation seems to call for vigorous
action, and the prompt measure of the
Bombay government in proclaiming
PoOnah disaffccted and occupying the
city by a police force, the cost of which,
amounting to lac and half of rupees
| for year, will be levied on certain
section of the native community meets
with general approval
Replying to question today in the
house of commons, Lord George Ham
mond. secretary of state for India. said
the government was fully alive to the
gravity of the case The whole question
of the incubation of sedition through the
vernacular press will be revived.
In connection with this serious news
from India comes the disturbing informa-
ton from Afghanistan to the effect that
| the ameer has hastily summoned all the
influential mollahs throughout the country
| to a meeting at Cabal. as he wishes to
consult them on matters concerning Is
| lam This is believed to be connected
with the recent announcement that the
sultan has sent a special envoy to Cabal
with instructions TO agitate for n general
revival of Islanism.
| The Spectator takes pessimistic view
of the demand of American farmers for
a bounty on wheat grown for exnort. II
saws:
"As the fairness of the claim mist no
conceded by every logical nr0tcctionist
/ and as the farmers hold the balance of
power between the goldites and the silver
| ties. their demand will nroho bIv no Grant
ed, in which case the value of wheat in
| England will sink like the value of sugar
| in Eng,nnd noSs;hly 70 * eb;II;nos =,