The sun., 1907-08-13
INDIA.
A Defence Of the British Government of
That Country.

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Defence Of the British Government I"
That Country.
tn rHr ENRON or TBRisrS-Sir. That
there IA dlsoontent in india cannot at this
time be denied, That II may become worse
and snread amoog the nasses ia quite possi-
HE That this discoptent. however, is due
IA tvrannIcsI misqoyernmept on the part OF
the Brit,sh Raj ia not 40, As a weli known
Hindu gentleman explained: The people Of
india suffer rather from the Ignorance than
the unkindness of Enxlisbmen" NJ Darmes-
teter. an able authority on Indian affairs. said. .
in speaking on this question. that the British
are unable TO enter into the hearts Of these
vast multitudes, 40 gentle, 80 weak so ready
10 omen and to give themselves, IL only one
could speak with them" And Sir John
strachey wrote: The ordinary Englisbman
is too rough and vigorous and straightfor-
ward 10 be n very agreeable person to q
majority OF the natives in india
The main cause Of trouble, therefore, IL
a lack Of understanding, Of proper sympathy
between the average British ofriciai and the
natives Of India IL IL that aloofness bet ween
the East and the West But while our rule
may not be perfect, and no one has claimed
that it was, vet the most rabid members of
the Indian National Congress admit that IL is
preferable to that Of the French, Germans,
Russians .r even the Americans
The present unrest has been directly caused
by the rawlings OF the members Of the Indian
National Congress and the lowest section of
the vernacular press The congress, accord
ing to Mr.. r. NJ. Mitra a well known Hindu
editor Of standing. applies meta physical
rights and abstract doct rnes 10 public affairs,
and promises eternal dam nation to those
who have the courage to disagree with II .
The policy OF the congress is seldom rat ional
Instead Of reasoned Judgment. uncont rolled
Mr. Myron n Phelps In his srrsiRnment
cites the act of Parliament Of 1888. making
nroyisIon for the natives of India to eniov
n sharS ~ tha cnvernn,on, nosi,;ons Ne
snare oI tne HoNerhmeht posnlohs' I've
claims that this act, however. has been con-
sistently disresarded. Whatever NAV have
been me condition OF things under Lord Ly'-
Ton regime tnat docs not apply to-dav.
II Is incorrect to state that but few natives
,s7o comnetitiye sx.mina,ion. for tho Indian
ci,.;, sery,cs !, .,s on.nat -, Ind,ons as ,s, as
s., ,n'is r Se werr p, opened 20 ' inuans a. WEI, as
Judges. deputy magistrates. sub-enRineers
are now slmost entirely manned NV Indians
~ ~ - ,s ~. ~ ps ,"u"o' ,
The number OF Enslishmen In the civil service
has thus become quite small During the
last thirty years it has. been reduced by more
man M ~ per cent, lnere are now only about
i'ooo Ensnsnneh employed IN the clVii govern
Inent OF peOple ana IN tne partial
rule of 20 600 900 more Indians now manage
NOS mS ia 'nd dr,Inis.ra,,on' ing 70 .oe a.ss
the greater part OF the magisterial work.
The civil courts, with the exception Of the
annellate courts a,e aImos, entirely mada
w oo s 'o
up OF ihuhh Judges ana an ihuisn Judge Is
appointed to each OF the high courts. Indian
Judges also exercise Jurisdiction in all classe,
m civil ut. over both natives and English
peopIe Eight Indians are in the IesisIstiye
SSoopn,j ~ ~ VINnsns ~ 4, X ~. cnon 20
the Gnvornnr e ~ Wsa en IN ~ alev. oa
Conncil of ths Goyeynnr ~ Rophav WIG
Mr. Pheins oHotes Mr. Donald Sueaton
MP who Re alleges was formerly a membef
OF the Vicerov's Council. TO the eject that
iheiieve though cannot state II sa . fact tbsst
the Mr. Smeston in oyestIon is WITH few
other ex-ciyiIian.. a member az the iondon
branch Of the Indian National Congrsss This
branch airs its Views In n naner which Il owns
called Ird,1 have several TINES s.en IL
fsddists In land Il Isrsslw resnon.ibia To-
The present situstion In Ipdis p''o Ao'
In snite, howeveg' OF what has been said IN
,he contss,v ,hers 4. NJ ciwiI,n.d cc,,r,s - ~
h so Iightiy taYed the taration snnusii,, nar
capita being only about ~ cents wv
prscticaiIv aiI the money rsised is nv
pended in india The only direc, contrihution
Is a psitry Clos. .ooo toward he meintensnne
~ The srii,.h psyy which nrntscts Ind;s ana
her commerce ~ a ,sn 90 ano runs.s M"
n is n,ii,e true thepe h. nnyartv IL rnd,.
great povertv "a we'll a. rreat weaith. n h.
a and of contrasts Tbis IL not Ana 70 ths
imne rial Coyernment. VI. ca~se is nvrs1v %
economic india's great nrobism A. ny, ons