New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
OF INDIA.
Society Formed in This City for the Purpose
of Awakening Interest Therein.

Sir: I note with much surprise that lile 70
Hon. John Morley. NJ. p. Secretary OF state TOT
India in his article in 1.-The Edinburgh fteVio"
for October has so little say that is encouras-
ing as to the future of India OF the Indian ma
tional congress movement he says Its aims haI
been almost exclusively set upon weakening 'ne
very government which has secured peac7 hi'"
growing prosperity for all India
And in his speech at Arbroath ne seems 10 ~
striving to explain not how to cure India unrest
bv such measures of cooperation ana .,s,,
tion as Burke. Macauay or Johh otu"
,,ond propose but merely to defend policy OF re-
.o-s;on which is daily sinking the H1nhuS io"ei
In misery
Has Englands rule secured growing po
,eritv for all India? This is the great aueS'-
And has the Morley Liberal regime redeemed eve"
one of the imperial pledges with regard 10 hauN
appontments to places of importance IN tne @ oIrii
service7 AS far back 1893 Macaulay SAID we
ro free we are civilized to little purpose IL we
gr1ldge to any portion of the human race a
measure OF freedom and civilization
And what measure of freedom has the brlt'h
ooyernnoent given to the Hindus since in ioo' o.
1tament prornised them just representation III ne
councils or since 1858. when Queen Victoria piV-
claimed that I'VE hold ourselves bound 10 'he na
tfves of our Indian territories by the same ooisa
.,ore Of duty which bind TO all our other SUD-
,ects'o This obligation" said L'rd Lyt'oh III
1871 vren the Queen took the title OF Empress Is
founded in the highest Justice, and is recoshiIeu
hv the government Of India as oihdinE V" 10
honor and consistent with all the ciaih7 VI '' P
icy =
How may ask. have these promises oeeh iui
filled? Is not the present system of governnei i,
In India destructive and despotic to the InoiaiiS
and un- British and suicidal to Britain! 10 tiiiS qu
ton Naoroji. Indias greatest pubicist answers y'
and W. J. Bryan has added to his protest the ioi-
lowing: "The government of india is as arpiIiaiS
and despotic as the government OF Russia ever
was and in two respects II Is worse r"''' IL
administered by allen people whereas 'ne oi
fciaI5 of Russia Russians: secondly II drains
q large part of the taxes out OF the country
ube,ea. the Russian government spends at nome
the money which 1t collects from the people a
third disadvantage the Car has already crea'o
q legislative body whereas England continues 10
deny 10 the Indians any form or represeh'i'i'e "
constitutional government
I wonder how the Hon secretary OF state l"'
India would reply this Indictment
.e 10 taxation and this comparison with Russia
Mr. Naoroif states that the national production OF
Russia is s37 80 a head. while that Of India is
hardly $40 a head. and again. while England pays
only about ST. per cent OF the national income for
the wants of its government, India has 10 pay
some Is per cent of her income for the same pIf
nose Then too this income to head OF
roouIation IS thirteenth part OF that OF England
and insufficient in itself for even the ordlnarF
wants leaving alone the extraordinary pohucai
necessity OF paying foreign country TOT i's 'uie
And so without policy or pity. as 1t seems 10 me-
this mighty English bureaucratic system Keeps on
a
ssro OoO onn. while of this amount only the mere
stipend of few millions goes for the educatloh
a, ths people and an education too which Is not
NJ that technical ard industrial character which
they SO soreIy need Surely we have here before
lis a problem. the most profound ana interesting
In the history of the world
while yet the British people,. says that able
scotcbman. Donald Smeaton. were nation OF
savares India was a busy hive Of civilization a
centre Of high and dgnifed human thought
a
beautiful and romantic literature. and the cradle
of delicate and useful industries. Behold what
india il to-day. nc wonder she gszes In despair
ing wonder upon Japan's phenomenal progress and
In her soul determines to be in time free from the
sbackles which so envelop her. She must regain
ber industries and Americans should De Will
ing 10 open our technical schools and factories 10
such Hindu young men as come TO US 10 learn
.rcb trades as may enable them TO return 10 india
and teach their poor and needy brothers So
cietv has been formed IN this city 20 awaken an
interest In this subject ot the advancement OF
India. and trust 1t may have the support OF Inc
1ribune and Of many Of our leading citizens
JOSIAH c. PUMPELLY.
-Seuy York Sov. I3 1906