The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
H|NDO0 REVOLT MOVE
Students In America Banded To.
gether to End English Rule.
MANY NOW IN OUR COLLEGES

Periodical to Keep Alive Spirit Of
Patriotism Started by 4 Hundred
Young Natives Of lndia-Every STU
dent Must Return and Advance Free.
dom Of His Country.
Hindoo revolutionists are at work in
New York. A hundred young Hindoos
have organized a movement there
against British rule in India. A period
ical called Free Hindustan made its
first appearance in New York city the
other day. It is devoted to the inter-
ests Of the new revolutionary move
ment.
More than 200 Hindoo students are
nov residing temporarily in the United
States to obtain the benefits Of its uni
versities and colleges, says the New
York World. They mostly are repre-
s~entatives Of the higher caste Of India
and call themselves the future citi-
zens'' Of the Indian empire.
Since the partition Of Bengal in 1905.
which caused much discomfort among
the Indians with the British govern
ment, the Hindoo movement toward in
dependence has taken strength. The
Hindustan association, which has head
quarters in Calcutta, Bombay and
Madras, has raised money enough to
educate several hundred Indian young
men In foreign universities, especially
In Japan and the United States.
There are 5 universities, al COL
leges and 5.461 high schools in India.
A competitive examination is open for
all the students in these institutions
for the foreign scholarships. Out Of
several thousand applicants only 200
are sent every year to foreign coun-
tries. Every student sent abroad must
pledge himself to return to his country
and devote himself to the advancement
and freedom of India.
The Hindustani association recent
~ published a pamphlet giving de-
tailed information about American col.
leges and universities. Every student
is supplied with one of these pam
phlets before departing to the United
States. And here, after consulting at
the associations branch headquarters
in New York city, the pupils are d.
rected to various institutions.
One Of the rules is that the students
mingle with the American pupils, OBJ
tain American ideas and study the so
cial and economic conditions here.
But they must always keep in mind
fhov oro nrono 3p~ %hoynco1~,1c ko 11o
vate and help their countrymen to
gain their freedom. To crush the
British yoke is the dream of every
Hindoo student In the United States.
Lalit NJ. Khar Of 155 East Twenty
second street, an engineering student,
who took a prominent part in the
Madras demonstrations at the time of
the Bengal partition, said:
THE people of India have no votes
and are not even represented in the
executive councils Of India. They
have no voice in taxation nor expendi-
lures. About EOS, 10000 annually is
drained from the country for England.
Taxes are higher than in any other
civilized country.
1.-THE natives Of India are determin-
ed to stand on their own feet, but it is
a hard problem for an enslaved nation
to raise its head while the sword of a
powerful alien government is held
close to Its neck. Our press is mug
zled. The secrets bill passed by Lord
Curzon has gagged our publications"
Nafar Das Ray, another student. said:
1.-THE whole weight of the British gov
eminent Is grinding the nation and en-
shaving the spirit Of progress. Even
here We ore haunted and followed by
British detectives. We are here to get
an education. Why don't they let US
alone?
"Yes, l am a revolutionist. l feel
like your %forefathers and have within
me the spirit Of '76. They say that
Egypt has improved immensely since
England took possession Of it and CIV
ilization has far advanced there, as
we'll as in India, compared With former
M~ohammedan rule. Why don't you
consider the misery Of natives in In
dia? We are treated worse than dogs"
Under the title Of Free Hlndustan''
is a quotation from Herbert Spencer,
"Every man IS free to do that which
he wills, provided he infringes not the
equal freedom Of any other man." The
aim Of the new publication is ito
throw of the foreign yoke, to unfold.
wave and hoist our own national flag
and thus assert our Indian manhood.
Let sel1shness 60. let US toll ever and
forever for our country's release In
defiance Of despot, devil and death.
For US there Is no dread. Pleasure
or pain. profit or loss, victory or de-
feat, will be all the same to US. So
minded, we are 'girded' for life's bat
tle."
New Arrangement For Stars In Flag.
A man with q %natri0tic. mafhemat.