Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22
H|NDO0 revolt move
Students In America Banded To-
gether to End English Rule.
MANY NOW IN OUR COLLEGES

MANY NOW IN OUR COLLEGES
Periodical to Keep Alive Spirit Of
Patriotism Started by Hundred
Young Natives Of India-Every stu-l
dent Must Return and Advance Free.
dom Of His Country.
Hindoo revolutionists are at work In
New York. A hundred young Hindo0s
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. 1t is devoted to the inter-
ests Of the new revolutionary move.
ment.
More than 200 Hindoo students are
now 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-
sentatives 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, 141 cok
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.
ly published 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 diJ
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
they are preparing themselves to ele-
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 M. Khar of 155 East Twenty,
second street. an engineering student,
who took 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 f25,OOO,OOO annually is
drained from the country for England.
Taxes are higher than in any other
civilized country.
'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 muz-
zled. The secrets bill passed by Lord
Curzon has gagged our publications"
Nafar Das Ray, another student, said3
The whole weight OF the British gov.
is grinding the nation and en-
'laving the spirit Of progress. Even,
iere we are haunted and followed by
British detectives. We are here to get
IN education. Why don't they let IN
lone?
Yes, | am revolutionist. I feef
Ike your forefathers and have Within
ne the spirit Of '76. They say that
Egypt has improved immensely since
England took possession OF II and civ
lization has far advanced there, 40
yell as in India, compared with former
iohammedan rule. Why don't you
onsider the misery Of natives in In
la? We are treated worse than dogs,
Under the title of Free Hindustan"
! quotation from Herbert Spencer,
Every man is free to do that which
e wills. provided he infripges not the
quail freedom Of any other man" The
I'm OF the new publication is TO
lrow OF the foreign yoke, to unfold.
ave and hoist our own national Tag,
nd thus assert our Indian manhood.
ct selhshness 60. let US toll ever and
'rever for our country's release In
piance Of despot devil and death.
or US there is no dread. Pleasure
: pain. profit or loss. victory or do
at will be all the same to us. So
inded, we are 'girded' for lIfe's bat
E."