New-York tribune., 1900-04-30

lumbia University. who was the presiding Of
fcer Of the meeting, ended his speech by saying
we are here to help and not to criticise"
half suppressed cheer went up.
MIR. LOWS SPEECH.
The Rev. l. B. Woolf secretary of the Fam
inc Committee, called the meeting to order He
then introduced Mr.. Low. who said:
We are here tonight to be told about the famine
in India TO do something to make that famine
0r for people 6 in j PrGipeTt the
densely than is our own country.
Mr.. Low then related facts about the popuIa
ton. and said it dependent on the Govern
ment for aid. He contrasted the population of
the United States. 100000. with Inda's $50
100000 and said that the United States were II
as thickly populated India, would have a pop
ulation Of 15000O00O.
The Rev. DR.. John Henry Barrows explained
the reasons why the suffering of starving India
terrible
India" he said. lis suffering for one reason
because her manufacturing interests have been
neglected. The great mass of the people are
bound down to the products of the soil the rice
and millet of their own raising When the rain
fails, there is no work, there is no money. no
food.
Awful anguish results also from the severe
caste lines of HinGoo society. There is no such
thought in the minds OF these people as one caste
giving TO another. Some of them would prefer
to die rather than eat food touched by one of
another social rank One-fourth of the popula-
ton is on the verge of starvation even in pros-
porous times They live on one meal day even
if no famine is sweeping over the land
Great harm has been done in India by GER
tain bullying, wine drinking foreigners whose
nationality I need not disclose. Indeed the
Hindoo begins to long for the meek Buddha in
preference to the Christ which these strangers
speak about. There is need among them of the
Christian standards of truth. justice and kind
ness.
Il would not criticise those governments who
are equipping vast armaments for defence on the
ocean, but / would say that if we would give
only one-half what we are spending In a
foreign war in food. both material and spiritual
to starving India this century would end IN a
blaze OF glory
CAUSES OF FAMINES.
The Rev l. B. Wolf. of India. spoke on the
subject. What Causes Lead to Famines In
India" He said that the causes OF famine had
been sometimes ascribed to England. He de-
clared that England had nothing to do with the
famine in India, either directly or indirectly
The taxation nothing compared to what it
used to be under the Mogul emperors Under
their rule it was from 80 to 60 per cent of the
y
per cent
Although l American" he continued
I will say that England has lifted up the
Indians and advanced their institutions The
natural causes of famine the failures of the
southeast monsoon winds from the north"
He declared that England had paid heed 10 the
condition of the lowest coolie and was doing II
with intelligence and humanity.
The Rev. DR. Downe. Of Delagoa India was
indian Government do anything to prevent
famlne?" He answered the question by saving
that it did all in its power to prevent famine
He illustrated 1t by saying that tremendous irri-
cation plants had been established by the Gov
ernment.
DIR. Downie pointed out that in the famine OF
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE
Between New-York and all the great cities Of the
South West and Southwest is maintained by the