New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
MANY OTHER IRRITANTS,

inns diirerence of opinion between the English
"'''''eN III lhdla and the natives on the sub
I''t OF the plague i only one Of rnanv Thousand
points on which the Orient and the Occident ara
| III hopeless disagreement with one another. and
"heie there is no possibility OF any understand
HS ever taking place. and where matters ara
bound IN the natural order OF things 10 go On
from bad to worse until they culminate in a
'i'Sh- And these irreconcable differences ara
constantly being exploited and fostered bv tho
native press. 10 which is allowed an almost IN =
credible amount OF license and which especially
SINCE the defeat OF Russia by Japan, has never
'"a' an opportunity of pointing out the supe-
'io'lty oil the Asiatics TO the Europeans and
consequently the ability of the people of India
10 put an end to the alleged misrule and tvrsnnv
oi the English. Nor do these utterances fall
on dear ears For there is scarcely an English
man returning from India who does not sneak
with bitterness of the studied insoIence on III,
part even OF the lower classes in India to which
every one in Hindoostan who has white skin
Is now compelled to submit
AS fer the contention on the part OF the author
tiles In India that in the event OF any trouble
with the Hindoos they would be able TO depend
upon the Mahometan element. their Views on thu
subject are disputed by many of the recentlr "a
turned officers and civilians, especially by tbos.
Engiishmen who have been living in MosIen, cor,-
munitles. Though the Asiatics NAV differ in cresa
and be imbued with religious animosities toward
one ahother' they are united Asatics in their
hatred of the white man. Moreover ,tosIoro
restlessness In Northern Africa and In Eg,,nt
"hlch has given Lord Cromer so much concarr
and anxiety. is spreading TO India ,,baro
feeling is slowly gaining ground that Englara
Is no longer the faithful friend and supnortar
VI the Mosiem ruler at Constantinople but tho,
she IS engaged In an attempt to oust him from,
his control over Mecca, and to gain possession
of Arabia
How the Moslems regard the Sultan is films
trated by the remark made some time ago bv
an Egyptian veteran captain in discussing En-
glish rule in the Land of the Nile He readily,
admitted all the benefits conferred by the ad
ministration OF Lord Cromer the safety of life
and property due to English rule and the phe-
nomenh prosperity of his native land. attribut
able to Great Britain. yet when questioned as to
the possibility of reconclng his sense OF graft
tude and friendship for the English with his
devotion to Islam. and the part which the latter
might be expected TO play in the event of any
native rising against the English In Egypt h,
remarked quietly but distinctly "If the Sultan
commanded, we should kill every unbelever be-
tween the rising and the setting of the sun"
And if the 6000O.o00 Moslems in India were for
moment to believe that the interests of
their faith demanded the expulsion of the En- |
glish from the country. or IL they were to re-
ceive directions TO that effect from those whom
they look upon in the light of their spiritual |
superiors. they might be depended upon to kill |
every unbellever between the rising and the
setting of the sun" Under the circumstances IL |
is unwise to depend upon the loyalty of the |
Mahometans of India TO the English in the |
event of Hindoo rebellion. and. prompted bv |
racial prejudice and religious sentiments. they
are much more likely to be found fighting again
under the rebel flag, In the great mutiny of |
1857. OF which England. and perhaps India IS |
now about to celebrate the golden jubilee.
EX-ATTACHE.