The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

by an alien people, whereas the off
it drains large part Of the taxes out
of the country, whereas the Russian
government spends at home the money
which it collects from the people. A
third disadvantage might be named,
since the car has already created
legislative body, whereas England con-
tinues to deny to the Indians any form
of representative or constitutional gov
eminent. -. @.i2 ~
The. people of India are taxed, but
have no voice in the amount to be col
lected or in the use to be made Of the
ment nearly 5S5ooo e0 'n year, sVs and
Of this nearly $1OO,OO0,00O is expended
upon an army in which Indians cannot
be officers. It is not necessary to
keep such an army merely to hold the
people. in subsection if the Indians are
really satisfied with English rule, and
from taking India, as is sometimes
claimed, why should not the British
government bear part of the burden?
Would it not be wiser to so attach the
Indian people to the British govern
ment that they would themselves re-
sist annexation to Russia9 ...-,... .
The home charges, as they are called,
absorb practically one-third Of the en-
tire revenues. About $1oo,ooo,ooo go
and over 15,ooo,ooo is paid to Euro c,
pean officials. in the civil employ.
What nation could stand such drain
without impoverishment9 >"f
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Taxation is nearly twice as heavy in
India as in England in proportion to
| Nf ho >1o| roH
with the people Of other countries, the
Indians income is, on an average, one
twentieth Of the average English in
come, one-seventh of the average
Spaniard income, one-sixth of the
average Italians income, one-ffth of
the (European) Russians income, and
one-half Of the income Of the Turk
Sir Henry Cotton shows that the aver
age per capita deposit in banks in Eng.
capita deposit in India $50 cents; but
how can the, Indian be expected to
have q large Bank; account. when the
average yearly income is only $1Q2
have, in, another article, referreds to
the jewelry worn by ;, Indian women
The bracelets and .anklets are silver
except among the poorest, and this was
formerly form of boarding, but the
suspension of the coinage of silver
uepIIVeu IHe peoplo w VIC pilVtleSet VI
converting this boarded silver into
rupees. vi ;: 49, g
1t will. be remembered that the lat.
Senator Walcott, member Of thu
monetary commission . appointed J b.
President Mckinley int1897, on his: re
turn from Europe declared that the ,sus
pension Of the coinage Of silver il
India had reduced the value Of tn,
savings of the people to the amount o:
$500, 900. The suspension was car
ried out for the benefit of Europea,
interests regardless Of the welfare O.
So great has been the drain, the in
4 justice to the people and the tax upol
the resources Of the country, that fam
ines have increased in frequency an,
severity. Mr.. Gokhale, one Of tn
ablest of India g public men. preside,
over the meeting of the last Indial
national congress (held in December
and declared in his opening speed
that the death rate had steadily rise
from "a to the l 1000 in 1924 to 80 i
I have more than once within the las
month heard the plague referred to a
a providential remedy for overpopuls
tion. Think Of it, British rule JUST
fed because e3it keeps the people fro1
; killing each other and the plagu
praised because it removes those who1
the government has saved from slaugt
. ter! s'Ac&cs :':ltr64 go.%.- s'rs"~-- = = ;
The railroads with all their advar
tagess have been charged with addin
; to The weight of famine By carryin
: leaving no residue for the years q
drought. While grain can now be CA
ried back more easily in times 9
scarcity, the people are too Door to bu