The sun., 1897-08-29
ENGLAND'SPERIL IN INDIA.
BRITISH RULE THREATENED FROM
TWO SEPARATE CAUSES


v.s,t,ou AmonE the Brahuins In the cities ana
tho Ameer's IntriEues on the Northern From
t,er-French Ducis That Are s,risus--suder-
mauu's Iubibited Play-CarIlst PIots In Spain
-Conditisn OF the Phpnin Park Prisoners
LONDON Aug. 2o.-The alarming reports Of
d'.affecticn and frontier rebellion which arc
coming in rapid succession from India should
mt he confused as part and parcel of the same
plan or conspiracy. EnElishmen arc deceiving
themselves in this matter, and the impression
has become quite general in London that all In.
dia is In fermcnt Of sedition growing from somo
angle cause This cause is variously and
vaguely believed TO be the Sultan, the Ameer.
Russian diplomatic schemers, Sc. As u mat
ter OF fact, there is little or no connection be-
tween the internal discomfort and sedition at
Bombay. Calcutta Poona, and other populous
parts OF India and the tribal rebellions at vari-
Gus points along the northern India frontier.
The former troubles arc among the Brahmins
and other Hindus, the latter among the quasi
Mohammedan tribes in sympathy with the
Ameer. The interior disaffecton is due. in gen.
eral terms to the famine. the plague, and seri.
Gus faults in British administration. The from.
tier and other Mohammedan revolts have
doubtedly been melted by secret conspirators
sympathy IL not directly associated.
The British Government has now adopted
stern policy OF repression against both classes OF
malcontents. The outcome OF the double crisis
cannot by any means be forecast with conf
dence. 1t Is no exaggeration to say that the
situation constitutes q serious menace to Brit
ish rule in India and that 1t il giving grave
anxiety to Lord Salisbury's Government. I
have given In former letter some details of the
-nIaI-- a-LA
the Calcutta riots and tho Poona murders a.
their hrst fruita. 1t 10 almost inconceiva able
that . prudent Government should have per
mitted the open Indictment to murder and re-
bellion which was carried on for months in tho
native press. Assassination was preached with
cut the slightest disguise Hero. for instance
b . fair example OF the Brahmin form Of arKu-
nent 1t il extract from article in the
xssdrt, printed . week before the murder Of
Mr.. Rand and Lieut.. Ayerst, and unquestiona-
bly, intended as an Indictment to those crimes:
There is no need to find out new historical in
formation regarding the assassin1 ton of Afzul
Kahn. Let Us proceed on the assumption that
6hiSah killed Afzul Khan by q preconceived
SoOd % or Ssd"is to Be @ tased. not S from the view
g: ne Penal Code nor from the view OF the
met from the standpoint OF moral principles
enunciated by both the Occidental and Oriental
systems. Laws regarding the regulations Of so
pie. No ono cares to investigate the family
origin of the Rishis, nor does any one attempt
men arc above the common principles of law.
the view Of these principles falls short Of the
Khan did shivsji sin, or what The answer to
this question 10 in the Mahebarata itself: In
the Bhagayatgita. srikrishna has counselled the
assassination OF even ones elders and blood
lations There Is no blame when you do actions
without Wishing for their fruit. Shiyaii did
AfZul Khan with righteous object OF the pub
lie good. thieves enter ones house and ones
wrists have no strength to drive them out. one
burn them standing. God Almighty did not
gtIe = charter % engraved on e copper sheet 70
HSo1e 70 drive them out OF his fatherland. and
contract he range Of your vision like the frog
n u, veal At 70 9th think S Of The s actions OF great
opnos @ SsS. Of the
occasions. ought never 10 hope for better CON
dItlon. In religious and social matters we
bound to fight to death; but on any day In the
963it is desirable that there should be unity on
any one matter. at all events
The weakness or indifference of Government
which tolerates open sedition among the masses
In lnG!a can have, OF course, only ono effect. A
correspondent OF the Standard points it out
clearly in n letter this week, in which he says:
There Is q widesprcad idea that the Govern.
mest, no matter whether it be that OF Bengal or
Bombay, or any other part Of India. is afraid to
take severe measures in quellins disturbances
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seustom OF recent years 10 positively encourage
'ne attacks OF the natiVe press on the Indian
eIfhlars VINO administer that province. SINH
iAFy VIC nave seen now nothing was done to
al n n nj Ia h.