The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-26
rRE FUTURk OF INDIA.


COuId Home RuIe Ne hnsFodaosd INTO Bens
gal and Uho PunJabS
To mn RpgxpR or The sUH-Sk: Pro-
fsasor 0OldNih Smith predicts that ultimately
the British empire In India must sAd. simply
because no race can forever hold and 'rufe q
land In which IL cannot rear lts children. OF
this every Angio-IndlAn has had personal
expegisncs. and many an sAicient caicsF o.
the Government service has retired simply
becAue he woUid not separate from nv
family. II n wen known. however. that me
distisce separation Of the ruling ctaas from
the natives On their social life 10 oRsr Of the
many reasons why less han 100 1000 BrttlsherS
keep In check 300. OOO. 900 natives.
10 b impossible 20 say what vii DO me
fate Of India IN the distaDt future: and u
statesmen like Mr., Bryan and eminent scholars
GyaEena whereby the Kin Uf~EnKlAnd I'm
council could give sops hind Of homo rule
20 epsclal ~nAtionAlities within the hmiea Of
india they would not only be- heard but
very patiently heard on the Bublepts 9uch
sweepAng gsneralities - those In which
both Nj. Bryan and Professor Smith indulge
are Get aside - absolute nonssnss By Anglo
Indians Of education and expsricnce.
1 am convinced that At present there are
only two provinces which could make any
attempt ct hsms legislasion. These are
Bengal and the Punlab. Bengal has o popu-
1ation probably equal to Mat OF the United
States, but only s per oent. OF the population
live In towns; consequently. while the Ben
galiB residing In ara Intelligent. and
capable Of self-sovernment. the VILLAGE popu-
lation b comparatively ignorant. The Ben
gals are Q peace loving people. There are
several Bengal regiments. both Of cavalry
and Of infantry. but I believe l am correct In
stating that there b not q single Bengal In any
one Of these rsgSments. In the muttny an
eminent Bengal was shut up In q fort and
fought bis way out. n he 10 said TO have
written hfty pages Of ofscial fooscap to az
plain 70 the Government why he did not run
away Ths Bsngali wiSds hAs pen but not his
sword. There arsmany Beugalis who OCCUPY
high positions as Judges Ia the Supreme
Court and are addressed my Lord just a.
my English Judge. The majority Of MEM
bers Of the 0ovsrnor-oenerals council for
making laws are Dengalis. 1t would perhaps
be possible for the Britain Government to
attempt the formation Of q Bensah psrlis-
ment very much or the lines Of that given
20 the Transvasl.
The other province which would seem TO
be ready for some kind Of home rule 10 the
Puntab. It has q population Of probably
2S.OOO. OOO. OF these about 5000. 900 or 100000
are Sikhs. who are q warlike and religious
race. founded by Bahia Nanak In the middle
OF the sixteenth century. They have al
ways been loyal TO the British Government.
Even at tho present time the PunJab has q
legislative council OF nine nominated MEM
bers and four non-on1cial members. who are
usually natives. The time seems TO have
arrived for some effort 10 be made on the
part Of the British Government to give to
these two provinces some kind Of home rule.
With reference to the British giving up
India: This could only take place under one
OF two conditions. II the natives Of India
were converted to Christianity or TO any
other religion. Mohammsdantsm for ex-
ample, they would be able TO umite and turn
out the British conQueror. Or II English
education spread 30 ~ 20 give the people
one language, then Q combination could be
effected which would eventually compel
the British TO retire.
This question or education IL most i'm
p~ortsnt. know q very dIstin guished physi-
clan who was born IN Afghan and is a full
blooded Afghan without any Admixture Of
race. He was sent to England as IN infant
and was educated and brought up q Scotch
man. This man II In every respect equal TO
the best type Of Englishmen. knew an
offoer Of a Scotch regiment who fell In action
in Egypt who was the son Of q native woman
and an English ofhcew. He left India a. an
infant. He took his place a. IN 0licer in
one Of the finest Scotch regiments. also
know q Hindu. OF Brahman birth on both his
fathers and his mother 3 side, who was taken
10 England a. q child and who Is now one Of
the most eminent lawyers In London. Such
cases could be multiplied, all going to show
that h English education has done for
japan IL can do for certain provinces In
India. IL must be rem rendered that India,
which b the area of Europe without Russia,
10 . continent OF many nationallties, Ian
RuaRes and religions and Of many standards
In ethnology. Some OF these peoples are
much below the standard Of the American
negro. Some are very much OF the standard
Of the Chinese. hile Others take their place
beside the most cultivated and educated
japanese. l think the British Government
would be wise II Il made some effort 10 intro
ducs some kind Of home rule in the two prov
inces which l have named. because the won
derful development OF japan during the last
half century has done much to create In the
Oriental q feeling that all he wants IL q good
start in his national life. Hence the general
feeling OF unrest In the Oriental world at the
present time. AN ANoLo-INDIAN.
BROOKLYN. September Is. 4