Omaha daily bee., 1907-08-04
SEDlllON In INDIA
English Residents in Fear of Uprising
Of Natives.
GOVERNMENT SHOWING ENERGY
Authorities Are Moving Against Ma
tive Newspapers.
WARNED TO PROCEED WITH CARE
Language Used by Them Direct In
centive to Violence.
SAMPLES OF THE PUBLICATIONS
Great Commercial Interests Said 10
Oppose TroubIe-AetuaI Posi-
tions of OrientaIs Not
Apparent.
WARNED TO PROCEED WITH CARE
Language Used by Them Direct In
centive to Violence.
SAMPLES OF THE PUBLICATIONS

CALCUTTA, Aug 3-(Special) Fear of
the uprising Of the natives-the dread spec
ter OF the yellow peril. which constantly
hangs over the hearts of all Europeans
residing in India, continues 20 grow daily.
Il might almost be said hourly-the Mad
ras government Is showing considerable
energy in dealing with the disorders
stirred np by incendiary orators. AS re-
suit Of the visit Of Bepin Chandra Pal to
Rajahmundry the students in the college
there became most refractory. They ap-
peared in school with "Bande Mataran"
lockets and when told by Mark Hunter,
the principal, TO remove them, they left
college in a body and subsequently re-
fused TO apologize for their conduct. One
OF the teachers was even implicated.
The authorities are moving not only
against the orators, but against the native
newspapers which have long appeared to
possess immunity. The Calcutta police, for
instance. have Just raided No. Z sanu Ram
Chose street and No. al Cornwallis street
on a search warrant granted by the chief
presidency magistrate empowering them TO
seize any document paper or article con-
nected with the printing Of a periodical
called Sonar Bangla-" At the former
place the police made a discovery. This
was that the paper called Jugantar was be-
ing printed at this place On questioning
the printer the police learned that the
paper had been published from the office
for the last month. AS there was no dec
laration, as required by section S of the
press act 1869. the forms and sheets Of
the printed matter were seized. In the
course of the search they also found that
the swadcshi paper, Navasakt OF Mogran-
Jan Guhi OF Barisal fame, was also printed
here. The police took possession OF the
documents connected with the printing of
this sheet. In the matter OF The Sonar
Bangla" the authorities seized the proof
sheets printers BILL press fle etc
Notice sewed on Newspapers.
Commenting on the raid, the Statesman
says with regard TO the Bande Mataram.
whose exceptionally sensational posters had
excited much comment:
Notice has been served upon the pro-
prietors. editor manager. and printer TO
the effect that proceedings would be
adopted against them under Section lzs,
and other sections dealings with seditious
publications unless they moderated their
tone. Although they had been expecting
this action for a considerable time past its
actual advent caused a great deal of com
motion in the Bande MAtaram Office.
conference was held with the directors.
the paper being the property OF limited
company. after which the manager inter
viewed the legal advisers OF the company
in connection with the notice. In the course
OF a conversation with a member Of the
stan Of the Bande Mataram' II was
stated that other newspapers had been
treated In a similar fashion. Further in
quiries proved that no action has as yet
been taken by the police. but a notice OF
warning under the signature of Mr. Gait,
the chief secretary OF the government Of
Bengal has been served not only on the
'Bande Mataram.' 'sandhya,' 'Mihiro
gudhohau' and 'Jugantar.' The notice OF
warning says that the language used by
these papers is a direct incentive to vio-
lence and lawlessness and that they must
express themselves differently or they will
be prosecuted. slightly less offensive
tone has been noticeable recently"
EnEIishmen Are Pleased.
Commenting upon the subject The Eng
lishman" says:
1T is something TO learn that the Ben
sal government is at last moving in the
matter OF the seditious news sheets that
have done so much mischief. though dis
appointment will be felt that the blow.
which has been delivered Is not of a more
crushing kind. The most pernicious
papers have been left alone. and il Is
question whether the impression may not
grow that the government does not feel
itself strong enough TO deal with those
who have most hsgrantly and impudently
6sned the law"
The following may be taken as samples
- the literature that is constantly being
distributed through the medium OF these
papers:
Many wish to know how many firearms
have been collected. II is not very diff
fcult 10 collect arms. A bomb is being
prepared of a kind which viii revo-
lutioniEe the modern style Of warfare. This
bomb is also very cheap and all can carry
Il about in their hands OF pockets.
People are soundly threshing a Feringhi
whenever they are coming across one And
here whenever Feringhi Is seen the boys
throw brick bats at him they get the
opportunity. And thrashing the European
soldier is continuing, The Feringhis also
are getting threshes. To what pass have
they Gomez
however appear 10 he opposing the agita-
tion-that is II one may dare 20 venture a
guess TO the workings OF the Oriental
mind. At Aligarh. for instance a meeting
OF Hindus has passed the following reso-
lutiOns:
That we. the zamindars. bankers and
merchants OF the city and district Of Ali
earh assembled in this general meeting
presided over by Raja Dutt Pershad
Singh Bahadur OF Mursan do unanimously
regret and condemn the agitation most un-
becomingly and rsshly stirred up in the
provinces OF Punjab and Bengal-an
agitation which has been the cause Of some
little anxiety and trouble 10 our benign
government"
Protest of n Native.
There is pathos under the quaint letter OF
Madhu Sudan saka. a native trader IN the
=arsal district who having found the
Bengan press closed against his COM
plants, turns to the English papers and
protests follows:
We have been selling Manchester cloth
for long time IN the town Of Barisal and
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