The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
LATEST UPRISING IN INDIA
Little Fear That Scenes of
1857 Will Be Repeated.

The uprising of trihesmen on the ncrth
eastern border of British India looks
formidable 20 persons thousands of miles
away, beariEg as IL Goes the frequent
suggestion that the fare of warymby CX-
90 southerly aud westerly and bring
iDto action 30O, 0)0 wcil-armed and bravo
men. Tho ever living memories of The
Uprising Of 1884 known "a the Indian
lnutiny. Indicate tho horrible IuassIcres
70 be looked fer II the native Indian
soldiers should rise in successful n.utiny
and rereat the bloody history Of Meerut
Chwnpore, Delhi and Lucknow. Inc
crimes that appalled, oil civilization in
1857 are not, however. likely To no dupli-
Gated in British India and tho most 10
bo feared is an inSurrection that may
spread in the upper Punjah country and
extend from tho western border of Al
ghanistau to the easterly limit of kashmr.
Ihs conditions existing In 1857 are so
WI lely different from those which now
obtain that comparison will be valuatle
ana will serve 10 show that while there
may be long period OF skirmish 1ig' ting
in the mountain passes that border
Afgbanistan or In tho territory facing
Russia-Asia on the lire tu Kashnir
pitcbod battles are unlikely, aud the
slaughter of defenceless women ana
children in garrison towns imprub ne.
The British policy Cf Gridironing II dia
with railroad and telegraph lines. e
building magnificent roads and Necessary
canals. of uecren sing the Indian truOrs,
while increasing the white regiments. is
the test guarantee" of general safety for
the Ieople in tle 80 OF any uprising.
The growth OF education, the increased
pay in the army and the discipline mnde
almost perfect ny Gen. Rohtrt uHse
against tho theory that any UuIsiu, ihnie
number OF Indian soldiers in the Br.ti In
service will mutiny and join TIE several
Narlike hands OF tritesmOu IN the north
erin country.
TIE INDIAN MUIINY.
When northwestern India was anniro i'm
iS51. Lord Canning was beginning the
work on tho railroad ana telegraph sys-
tenn OF India planned by his predecessor,
the Earl Of Dnlhousie. Up TO that period
the getting of wealth out of India by
commercial trading companies controlled
the policy Of govetnmennt officers. anu
20 adequate systcm OF communication
between the sever i provinces had been
attempted. The q re Of the native pou-
ulation from sanitary and educational
standpOints had been suhOrdinatec To
tie rapid race for trade. and the formal
garrisuning of towns held for com
mercia purposes and for ultimate
sovereignty seemed 10 10 tho chief func-
tiOrs Of government. The decrease OF the
English army caused by the Crimean
var and the increase OF the native
Indian soldiers In the British ranks ted
tn forebofings bv n wise few that were
laughed at hy tbs In command. Tlen,
llso huls from a clear SKY. came the
mptiny IN the northwest territory. that
found tho government without means of
rnpid trausit or telegraph system and
With the native RnC EDglish troops ia the
relation that ia to
Ih' race and religious divisions shat
then AMI now divide the Indian p0pu-
lation, and which stepped general
nhtiDv of native soldiers in 1857. were
The tottunctc causes that prevented iu
so iein india "a repetition of tho mas
s'ori 90 CawBUore An1 tho slaughter at
Lucknow. Sir Henry Lawrence. sir
colin Camph2ll and ths htro. Con.
havl0Ck, would have been powerless 10 |