The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07
az. RRYAN ON b
His stFiCtuFes Have Pleased Neither the
British Nor the Native Press.

To the EDrroR or THE BUN-Siv: About
two months ago you published q letter Of mine
In which l e~ndeavored TO point out not only
the inoorasctness but the unwisdom OF Mr..
Bryan's attack on British rule IN India.
am now In receipt OF my Bombay mall
from which / learn hat Mr.. Rryan's COM
ments have aroused the greatest indignation
among the English officials, His statement
that the Government Of India h ~ arbitrary
and desp0tlc a. that Of Russia ID characterized
by a high Ohicial as a bit Of impertinenoe OF
which no great statesman would nave oeen
guilty. what my correspondent inaulres'
would be thought Of me II ]. as an Anglo
Indian statesman travelled through the
Philippines and then declared in a London
paper that I thought the tyranny Of American
rule in thoae islands was worse than that OF
Russia2 IL would arouse the greatest IN
dignatiOn throughout the United States and
1t would give riss TO great Ill feeling on the
part Of Americans"
The Times Of India. which ie published IN
Bombay. and which is considered one OF the
best Anglo-Indlan papers In the country.
says: MIR. Bryan's article Is made up OF
clustering ignorance, He came TO India,
A. he went to the Philippines, intending 20
condemn what he saw In order to discredit
x military onfcer in the great cantonment
OF Rawul Pindee writes: "Rudyard. Kipling
dealt with such globe ~trotters as Bryan in
p. was q liar: Mr. Bryan saw scarcely any:
thing Of India and did not consider what
might be the effect q his remarks
India, which is not always loyal to British rule,
attacks Mr.. Bryan and says that whatever
In India. TT 4 is Certainly Very far in advance
OF that Of Russia In Turkestan. III Indian
Spectator. which y a paper edited by educated
susse, says that Mr.. Bryan's statements are
simply, trash.
,bss friend friend OF T gI0eitis VINO Q, Is India a maS wishes 1 Ds
to call attention to the fact that while the
lynching Of negroes is a common occurrence
tIves in india IL absolutely unknown; and
civil rights in the United States there e
India. or even In England. with all the rights
grsnted to the natives Of those countries,
an. attention. 70 ths fact that in India ali The
Brahman to the low class shudra, and from
TO the liberal Bengal Of Calcutta.
! consider Mr.. Bryan's remarks most un;
fortunate At the present time. As remarked
in my former letter. you will not md any
An Sio-Indian who cares 70 hold a brief in
defence Of British rule in India. u Is always
had employed his giant intellect in trying 70
solve some OF the problems Of British rule in
Hindustan. and had given some wise sug.
reform, he would have earned the gratitude
Of the British Governm snt. As matters now
stand he has simply injured his own reuuta-
ton. II Ia evident from hs speech in Madi-
son Square Garden that II he were TO become
the Chief Executive Of this country he would
withdraw American rule from the Philippines
and throw a country which was conquered in
the name Of liberty into the utmost confusion.
About three months ago travelled with a
surgeon who had lust arrived from Manila,
and he assured me that as matters now stand
the government Of the Philippines is very
similar TO that Of New York city.
II IL aa{d that the uraaf spr oaidantiaI nOGaf-
bility" il growing fast. And II Ia not i'm
nrobable that since he breathed tho air Of old
England, which he still regards a. the land Of
tvranny, he has grown somewhat: 40 that
there IL really no knowing what his opinions
on imperialism mav he two years hence, Mr..
joseph Chamberlain at one time held pre-
cisely the opinions of Mr.. Bryan. and was a
radical NJ radicals. But At the mature ace
Of seventy he ia an imperiafst 70 the manner
born. There is hope for Mr.. Bryan before
he reaches the seventeen milestone.
BRooKLYN, September S. 7. P. H.