The evening times., 1899-09-04
s House g Hermann, 901-903 Seventh St H9nS . ST.

little-I sometimes think much more-to
help to promote dislike for the English
in the Indian mind. The educated Indian
who claims an equality with the English
man, which he not rarely fails TO deserve,
is also responsible, inasmuch as he fails
TO interpret the Englishman to his unedu-
Gated countrymen and vice versa. He
sometimes forgets that if not in birth and
race. at least in thought and by education,
he is as much an alien to his Ignorant
countryman as the Englishman, and acts
(more accurately talks) as il India were
peopled entirely by men like himself
The educated Indian also forgets that
the double life that he leads, the variance
between his public and domestic life, is
something which leads many Englishmen
to think him honestly to be a great hum
bug and treat him accordingly. Again,
the dislike toward Englishmen is due 10
their 'deprayity' tan unnecessarily strong
word, l admit, and not merely to the fact
that they are rulers, as you would have
US believe. II the uneducated Indian dis
likes an Englishman, il is only where he
fails to satisfy his ideal of ruler. The
old company's officials approached their
ideal nearer and were loved accordingly.
The present day officials, who come to
rule and not to reconcile the Indian people
to their rule as their predecessors had to
do. treat the Indians with a contempt
which, if the Indian dare not resent, you
may be sure he does not like. In India
the present day officials have not time
enough to understand the Indians. OPP
portunities to understand the Indian char
acter correctly. and appreciate it properly.
could be afforded to some extent even now
If the educated Indian did his duty by in
yiting the EngliShman TO mis- home and
treating him there, at his home, as he
would have the Englishman treat him else
whereas an equal. Thus both by the
fault OF the Englishmen and the Indians
and of circumstances, the feelings between
the English and Indians are strained.
Surprisingly enough, the mutual dislike
between Englishmen and educated Indians
is even greater. The old companys OFF,
cials came to patronize the Indian, and the
Indian was content to be patroniZed. The
present day official, too, would faln play
the kind patron, but the educated Indian,
who claims an equality with him, resents
it. Half a century ago our forefathers felt
it great honor, though, no doubt, an in
convenient one Ton account of the bathing
and change of sacred string il entailed),
to shake hands with an Englishman. To
the Indian of today to shake hands with
an Englishman is but an act of common
courtesy. In the twenties if an English
collector allowed his native subordinate to
see him when dining, the native duly val
ued it as great condescension. An Indian
similarly admitted now would resent not
being asked to partake of the meal, though
| perhaps in most cases the Englishman does
not do Ii only from regard to the caste
Of the native. In short, the Englishmen
and Indians now meet on different foot
ing and neither party does fully realize
the responsibilities and duties this altered
state of things requires of them. The Eng
lishman naturally feels unwilling to sur
render the vantage ground he has long
held in this country. BY and by he will
learn to do it with good grace. Time alone
will work wonders. The educated Indian,
by allowing education to do fully its work,
can materially assist time. But this feel
ing Of unrest or dislike of Englishmen is
neither so great nor SO unnatural and dan
gerous as to justify Englishmen regretting
their past generosity to India in giving her
education and other privileges"
Summer Meeting at Oxford.
The main work of the Oxford University
Extension League is of course the series
of lectures on all kinds of subjects given
by its lecturers in different places all ever
| the country, But one of it's prominent
| features is the summer meeting held in
! Oxford. For three weeks during the long
vacation Oxford entertains a number of
students. who without being members of
the university In any way, live in her
colleges, attend lectures In her halls, and
| in general pass their time in much the
same fashion as the ordinary undergrad
uate, only. perhaps, with a higher average
Of earnestness. This year about a thou
sand students took advantage of the Cp-
portunity of three weeks in Oxford. Among
them were $50 foreigners, Spain and Tur-
key alone of European nations being un-
represented. There was strong contin-
gent from the United States and the British
| Colonies and the Far East was represented
by a gentleman from Japan. Though gar
den parties, excursions by road and river,
picnics, and so forth, were not forgotten,
the students had full course of work.