The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-25
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THAT THRoBBING HEADACHE

troops and much OF the artillery con-
sisted Of guns manned by nauves, aau
commanded by four or five British ON
GERS. Now every fort IN the country
with the exception of a few mud forts
is garrisoned by British troops ana the
whole artillery force. with the excep-
ton of four or five mule mountain pat
teries, is manned by English gunners
II is quite true that in 1867 the Hin
docs of the central provinces united with
the Moslems under the impression that
the British were destroying the creed OF
the two races with the newly introduced
cartridges which were bitten upon load
ing the muskets-the Hindoo creased with
the fat OF the COW, and the Mohamme-
dan, with the fat OF the pig-but the In
telligence OF the people has made great
progress.
But even then the wariike Stkhs OF
the Punjab and the brave little Goor-
khars OF Nepaul were loyal to the Brit
ish government and their loyalty has
been very much intensified within the
last twenty years. Besides this. the
frequent disturbances which have taken
place between the Hindoos and Moslems.
in several OF the large cities have es-
tranged the two religious creeds more
than ever No one thoroughly 'acQuaint-
ed with the religious conditions OF In
dia at the present time could imagine
the possibility OF a fusion OF these two
creeds.
Since the mutiny Of lss7-ss the admin
istration OF Justice, even in the highest
courts, has been intrusted to natives.
Those who thoroughly understand the
natives of India know full well that the
people of the country do all they pos
sibly can to bring their appeals for JUS
tice before the English judge rather than
yield to the demands for brides among
the native Justices English justice is
popular everywhere.
As tho honorable gentleman OF Canada
remarks IL only needs the union of all
races and creeds TO drive out the Brit
ish. bag and baggage. But this union is
further or than ever. Every intelligent
native win admit that II can be effected
only by the entire conversion of the
country to Christianity or to Mohamme-
danism. Here alone lies the danger.
The danger to India Is TO be found among
the warlike races OF Central Asia, who
may at any time be inspired by the pres
ence OF Mahdi who shall call the le-
gions Of Islam to rally around the stan
dard OF the Prophet and to conquer In
dia in the name of God. The peace OF
India is threatened from without her
borders and not within them. The wis
est policy for Great Britain would be to
effect an alliance with Russia, the in
terests of the nations being Identical,
and In return for certain favors in China
to secure the entire subjugation and dis
armament of Afshantstan. Turkestan,
Yarkand and Thibet
In a word, there probably has been no
period In the history Of India when life
was more secure and the paternal gov
eminent OF Great Britain more thorough
ly appreciated than II Is at the present
moment.
Every globe trotter" who visits India
nnds the mares nest, as has been so
Willingly described in Kipling's WELL
known lines, "Paget. NJ. p. was a Liar"
IL seems almost cruel at a time when
the heart chords of so many families are
unstrung. TO publish anything sensational
which may create alarm among those
thousands of Americans who have given
sons and daughters, relatives and friends
10 missionary work I'm British India.