The Washington herald., 1908-07-05
INDIA FACES GRAVE CRISIS
By EX-ATTACHE.
By EX-ATTACHE.

LORD Morley is statesman renowne,
Tor his sobrlety OF speech and judgment
and may be described as the personifica
lion OF Unconditional observation-disclosures.
When, therefore. in his capacity OF sec
retary of state for India. he publicly pro
claims that heavy clouds have suddenl!
arisen on our horizon. and are now sail
ing over our Indian Skies when, more
over. speaking in the presence Of veter
ans OF the great Sepoy mutiny of half
century ago. he declares that 'Englan,
has now 90 deal with conditions such 81
the British in India were never Defor
called upon to face" and adds tina
strong measures are necessary" It MAJ
safely be assumed that the situation o
affairs in King Edwards great Orienta
empire is extremely grave. II is crisis
Lord Morley calls II "an ugly moment
which IS OF absorbing interest to tn
United states. not only because the lat
ter may at any moment be called upol
10 deal with something very similar Il
the Philippines. but also owing to tn,
fact that the conspiracy by which th,
government Is confronted emanates. IL
the words Of the viceroy Of India, large
ly from sources beyond the confines o
india"
Sources I'm America.
These sources. though Lord Minto does
not openly say so. arc not in Russia
nor in Germany. nor yet in Turkey; but
right here In America.
many OF my readers. But several ship
loads OF arms and explosives are known
TO have been secretly dispatched from
American ports 10 points to the north of
Bombay since the beginning Of the year.
while much of the money which the revo-
lutonists In india seem TO havo ct their
disposal, in considerable quantities, also
comes from the United States Some Of it
is contributed by worthy people. who in
nocently believe that their subscriptions
arc destined TO promote the cause OF
native education and enlightenment in
India. Others again have been led by
stories Of British mismanagement and op-
pressiop appearing in certain magazines
here 20 give freely 60 what they under
stand 20 be nationalist movement in IA
vor Of something akin 70 native home rule
Tor India In tho fallaclous belief that the
huge Land Of Hind" with its teeming
population of 3C0.000.0Oo. VIII be happier
and more ably governed by irresponsible.
ill-educlted. and dishonest Bengalee ba-
bus-the worst type OF the modern Indian
than under the honest and sagaclous
administration OF Lord Morley of the
viceroy, and OF the latter's neutenants.
all men OF vast experience and of IN
blemished honor. Still others furnish
funds in the full knowledge that they
are 70 be used for saIguinary revolution
and anarchy by the natives against all
British authority I'm india.
Prompted by EnmIty.
This latter category Of subscribers IS
prompted by bitter enmity for ENGLAND
and for everything English, and is to be
found among the sympathizers Of the
Grammatical Association. In fact. for
some time past the .Clan-na-Gael and GER
tain Of It's kindred organizations here
committed TO hostility against Great Brit
ain have developed a very remarkable In
terest In Indian matters-an interest
% the
English Official world on both sides OF the
Atlantic. especially the association OF
some of the prominent members Of thes,
anti-Brtish organizations with the large
and ever-growing community Of Indian
students living in New York for alleged
purposes Of instruction. Many of these
Hindoos hall from Baroda; some of them
are here at the expense OF the Caekwar
OF Baroda; others are asserted 10 be In
attendance on one OF his sons who Is re
ceiving his education here and IT is a
noteworthy fact that the Gacl1war Of
Baroda' who spent several months in
visiting the United States with the Ma
haranee about two years ago. is. though
outward dly most correct In his attitude to-
ward England, known to be NJ heart i'm
bued with sentiments Of the most intense
animosity toward the British. and re-
garded by those IN a position TO know as
one or the most active factors in the
creation Of the present crisis.
Bomb Factory Discovered.
In this connection it may not be out OF
place to point out that only few weeks
ago bomb factory and an actual COL
lege for giving instruction in the art of
numbering foreigners were discovered IN
suburb OF Calcutta, in the house Of a
Bengalee babu who had graduated at the
University OF Cambridge az the expense
OF tho Gaokwar Of Baroda, and who had
spent several years In his service occupv-
ing position OF rank and confidence IN
HIS household. before establishing him
self two years ago at Calcutta, Only a
e. hnfo~n fo
upon this babu's house, with the arrest
OF its owner and the seizure Of explosives
and large quantity OF arms and all
sorts OF discriminating correspondence and
literature, bomb was thrown at n car
rlage In which Mrs. and Miss Pringle
Kennedy, the wife and the daughter of
an English official Of rank, were driving
at Muzafarpur, both of the ladies and
their coachman succumbing TO the shock
ing Injuries received. while the lieuten-
ant governor OF Bengal Sir Andrew Fra
ser, escaped by mere miracle from the
attempt 10 assassinate him by blowing up
the special railroad train in which he was
travelling, pieces Of the rails and sleepers
shattered by the bomb being subsequently
sold quite openly for hundreds Of rupees
10 native sympathizers with tie con-
spirators.
Attacks on Europeans ere indeed the
order Of the day. Almost every disnatch
from India brings the account of some
new outrage perpetrated by natives on
europeans OF Englishmen beaten TO
death In bazaars. Of Englshwomen in
suited and pelted with stones and with
ohai while riding through the streets.
Natives Attack EnEIishmen.
Only last Sunday many of the Ameri-
can daily papers published pictures ~
Englishmen being attacked by natives in
one OF tho most frequented thoroughfares
OF Benares; while cable dispatches print
ed the same day under an Indian date