New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
COMES TO GET BROTHER
4fghan of Fighting Ancestry Here
on an Interesting Mission.
ere can be no revolution IN India.

There can be no revolution in INDIA
So said Gobit Khan. OF Peshavur. India at the
Hotel Imperial yesterday He arrived mere rom
London the steamship Philadelphia last Satur-
day.
Mr. Khan is an Afghan His father. who Is now
living near Peshawur a fighting Afghanistan
chief. and his forefathers for five hundred years
back were fighters As he said fighting was part
OF their work"
Mr. Khan takes pride in their records. although
he has not yet distinguished himself in battle Hs
is a man Of mild manner. polite and small OK
stature But every and then while n CONVEX
sation there crops out spirit OF the fighter Hs
is five feet four inches tall. and his faeia4
characteristics might best be described by eonpar
ing them with those OF Du Maurier's famous char
acter. Svengaii; he has the same shaggy oiacS
beard high forehead and large. piercing eyes HIS
skin Is dark
Mr. Khan after denying the report that he was
an Indian nabob told The Tribune reporter the
interesting mission that brought him 10 the United
States from far away Peshawur. He comes with
the sole purpose Of taking his brother. now living
San Francisco. back 20 India The latter has
been there four years. In telling about this mis-
sion Mr. Khan said:
..My brother Is thfrty-eight years old. six years
my senior He left India four years ago for Amer
lea and has returned He didn't have 20 stay
away. but did so just because he likes the United
States better. although he Is land owner at ROME
But am going take him back
Mr. Khan uttered the last sentence with great
positfveness. emphasizing his purpose by grasplns
hts left wrist firmly with his right hand lndlcaiins
that he would grab his brother that way II was
here that the Afghan fighting spirit came 70 the
surface 1t was the more noticeable because he de-
scribed his brother large. powerful man.
In repudiating all claims 70 rank in the no.
bfity, Mr.. Khan said
I'VE have no nobility in Peshawar; the poor and
the rich are all equal there We recognize only
one DYNASTY for we loyal subjects Of the Brit
ish government The English government Is a
good government he continued. IN discussing the
reports of dissension in india The opposition IS
never be revolution in India. AL The others op-
nose the BengaIese The trouble is that the Eng
Iish authorities do not punish them for their Of
fences The English government in this respect iS
ike a father who does punish his son because
I he loves him He tries TO reform him II there
was any trouble the English government would need
/ onIv 10 call on the Afghan5 Of Peshawar and we
would quiet the Bengalese: we have rifles We
| would do II and without help from the English
| Mr. Khan exhibited great enthusiasm as he de-
ivered these warlike words the bone-bred Afghan
fighting spirit again mastering the quiet Ette man
aeF2ut the BengaIese can do no harm ne ven
On IF the English would replace the BeIsa4eso
police in the province with Afghans there woula
he 4 Quick end 70 the crimes being corarl4lO9N
there
Mr. Khan summed up the situation;
Some would fight England. some are neutra1-
| while still others are fighting among themselves
but the Afghans are loyal TO England
Mr. Khan expects 20 start to-day OF Io-lI'oI.
an his trp across the continent TO get his orothsr
and take him back 10 India He said that ne nad
intended TO visit Niagara Falls Chicago ana oIIer
nIacss on his way TO San Francisco but had oe-
ferred these visits until he had succeeded in nduc-
] ing his brother return with him
He must come with me-" he added