The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-01
THANKS OF HINDOOS
MIR BRYAN RECEIVES DELEGATION
 OF INDIANS.
Their Spokesman wished, to Express Qualification of Americanixed Countrymen on Exposes of
 Nebraskan on Brit fMh RuIc.

New York, Aug. s1.--William J. Bryan. despite the fatigue and strain of yesterday and last night. rose early this morning He was up and about shortly after ! o'clock.
 Though he said he felt fine and was smiling when the newspaper men vis- tied him he could not dispel the look of weariness on his face brought by the strain of his reception and the many incidents connected with 1t.
 Mr. Bryan was in his shirt sleeves when he received the reporters.
 He was asked to give some expres- sion of opinion regarding last nights meeting, but he said he preferred not to talk of 1t. It had filled his heart with emotion, he said, and was mat ter so personal and dear to him that 1t was difficult for. him to express an opinion in words
 Pressed for some word to the people regarding the, reception. Mir. Bryan finally said:
 Tt would be the big event in the life of any man to face what I faced last night. I was more than pleased with the reception accorded me, but these words cannot convey my mean ing--any words are insufficient. don't know how grateful feel for the welcome received last night said so to that sea of faces in the garden last night and really meant 1t.
 Mir. Bryan said he would make no formal statement today on any subject, political or otherwise.
 While Mir. Bryan was talking to his early morning callers and opening his mail. Mrs. Bryan came in for a few minutes and was introduced to those present.
 Among the callers was a delegation of natives of India headed by the Tun- dit (professor) Moharnmed Darapatul- lah. They presented an address to Mir. Bryan, in which they thanked him for his reference. in his speech last night. to British rule in India.
 Thanked by HindoOs.
 Mir. Barakatullah in his address to Mir. Bryan said:
 we, the children of Hindustan. re- siding in New York respectfully ap- proach your noble presence to offer our sincere and hearty thanks on behalf of 800, ,000.0 of India for the service you have rendered to that country by ex- posing the falsehood and hypocrisy which characterizes the British rule in the Indian empire.
 That you took trouble of paying a visit 10 our afflicted fatherland, made a thorough investigation of the causes of poverty, famine and plague. the nor mai conditions of the present India on the spot, made genuine effort to penetrate the surface of outward glamor of British administration, broke the veil of well organized system of subtle tyranny rapine and plunder and having discovered the truth about the ingenious methods of British bureau- cracy at Calcutta. gave 1t out with im- partiality to the world at large, has greatly touched all the Indians in this country and millions at home, across the continents and oceans" Mir. Bryan thanked the committee and said that at another time he prob ably would again refer to the subject in his public utterances. Just before MT. Bryan left the Hotel Victoria at 9:45 a. m., he was pre- vailed upon to give expression to his views on certain subjects. His re- marks were brought out by a question in which he was asked If he would cooperate with Governor Folk of Mis- souri In a set of propaganda of Demo- cratic doctrines for the next two years.
 wants to Cooperate.
 'T have not co-operated with any bodv thus far" MT. Bryan replied. ssRut T want to cooperate with every bodv who holds the same views I hold and who wishes to cooperate with me"
 After a moment Mfr. Bryan continued, 'the popular Idea in the East is that much good results from two or three men getting together and arranging things for the masses. believe now as I have always believed in the past that the people are capable Of think inc for themselves. Tn that way they get the best results"
 The trip from the Hotel Victoria to the Grand Central depot was made in earrIaees. MT. Bryan boarded a spe- cial parlor car attached to the 1O:O2 o'cIoct train for New Haven over the New York, New Haven and Hartford road. MT. Bryan stood on the rear platform of the car and greeted crowd numbering several hundred on the station platform. The train left at 10:06 p. m.