The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-26

The letter insists that 10 assehf as
The President dld, that India ls 80.
capable herself il 10 "liy IN lhe face
of hlslory India governed herself
for thousands Of years IN ihe hie.
lcfy. Of India we find empires as \.
luslri0us and wen ofderel as any IN
Europe The same objections N,fe
nude by the supporters Of Lord
Norih's government regarding The
American colOnlea~1hAt "if ioft 10
their own direction they would speed.
lly fall into mutual strife. anarchy and
ruin IN like manner when Japan
began her modern career II was gen.
orally predicted that she could not
cgrry @ government under modern con
dinlOns Al the time England fret
entered india. three hundred years
ago, ihe old Moeul empire was broak.
ug 40. new political and military al
leatmenls WeRe lormlag and thc coun.
Try was in state Of 'nusuai lur-
|mol. Which gave the English their OH
p0rutnlly. hut this Waa temporary
condition aud should have plesed as
similar periods IN other countries
have passed For two thousand years
India has been far more peaceful than
Europe There is no record Of indian
wars wufse than Che Wars Of the
Roaee IN England or SO bad az the
Thirty Years War IN Germany and
none that eompsre at all IN loss Of hie
with the wars Of Napoleon, neither
does Indian history show anyla'Hg
that IN anarchy and violence equals
tie 6riga nf Terrur IN France" AS
lo disturbances between illniua aud
Mohammeduus these have lived side
hy slide without conflict Tor hundreds
ol year8. Il d time. lt Is asserted. un.
dcr both Hindu and Mohammcdau
rulers. and there has al NO time oecn
ny sfv4teF hostility between lhem
Than between Roman Catholics nal
proiesiunts n Europe
The Bflutlsh are "Hlrda o. Prey
The letter goes on to laily contra.
iict fha Presidents claims tina, Eng.
land does not draw penny FROM ln
dla FOR English purpuaes, nnd iiiseas
The presence OF Eaglshmen Ia India
10 thN Fl the carpei.baggera' n the
south Engiishmbn IN India often
speak ol themselves as birds Of pass.
age Ednund Burke. lhe great ana
just lsngilahmap called them birds Of
passage aud Of prey The pe0pe
thus plundered aud deprived " tile
rights which TO Justice bolOng 70 Nd
civilized men afe nor 5arbailans, Oh.
scula people wlihou, past They
NJ one ii the great uati0na Of hls
oy MANY 81 them are Aryans. 0f the
ame rare with Greeks and Romans,
1hrmHns aud Enellshmeu Their civ
ixallon is one nf The most ancient
IN the world They have given 20
the world two ui Che great historic
religions and philosophers as profound
a. aus thai have proceeded from the
nina 0i man They heye created a
literature which funks sllh the itefa'
iu4es IL Greece aul Nome England
and Germany A. Lord gur2on him.
salf said Powerful empires flourish
cd IN India while Engllshmcn were
I'm wandering painted VI the woods.
Hdn hh lefl j deeper mark np0n
the history philosophy and rrllgoh
1T mnnklna than any other territorial
lnil ii fhe unlYeisc
lmpavsrieHmsnt BY England.
These are the people who year after
Year ere forced 70 contribute Ol lheli
poverty 70 lsnRlands wealth hvenues
through which ihla tribute N drained
are enumerated as til Rlch pensions
received by retired english oiiielaA
tel Salaries II English officials IN ln
ala. the highest paid Ia The world
| lfsi fnalneah profits sent 10 England
by EnalIshmen n ludla i'ngllshmet
who are chafged with having aellb
erhtaiy destroyed indign pnterprlaes
TOR ghH pufpuses ni aupplantln1 them
ll4l Large femlllances 70 England By
lfhe indian government for military
stores. equipment ana arms used IA
India partly fof purposes Of defense
laaInes possible foes, bni much more
to hold the indian people themselves
SURELY ii zuhiecllun l5l Interest ol
/ t'HeIHh Investments made IA Innia