The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-29

In India who are entrusted with the
education OF Indian students have
great and noble work before them, and
can confer lasting benefit upon our
country only IL they would seek to win
the hearts or their; pupils. This can
only be done by giving actual proof,
in their dealings with Iheir pupils,
of that genuine regard for their well
fare and advance which have made the
names of Beck, Arnold, and Morrison
SO dear to the hearts Of the Indian
Mussulmans. An English professor
who wishes to Impress the greatness OF
his nation and country upon his Indian
pupils by means OF reserve and aloof-
ness Is quite unit for the work which
he desires TO accomplish. He should
regard himself as missionary. and
should not betray in his treatment Of
his pupils his consciousness of the fact
that he belongs to the ruling race and
they to tho ruled"
The Indian Nation" comments as
follows: Colonel wyllie's and DR..
Lacara's assassination cannot but
have q disastrous effect on the liberal
policy of Lord Morby and Lord Mimic.
Following as 1t did the meeting of the
imperial Press Conference, when q
most favorable impression had been
created on Indian questions, there Will
be a revulsion of feeling which will
be correspondingly to our disadyant-
age The path Of Indian administra-
tive reform has been arduous enough,
hut these criminal fanatics will APP
parently persist in tying the hands OF
our friends here and at home dead
such as this dastardly double murder
undoes the work OF years and brings
| in its trail consequences which effect
| whole nation. Who can blame Lord
Morley or the Government of India for
| being tired OF wen doing. or Lord Cur
zon and Anglo-Indians for clubbing us
seditionists and traitors? One after
another of us deliberately excite the
Indignation of those In whose hands
our national destinies rest by the
| foulest acts and we are not ashamed to
protest when we are accused of insin-
4 certify and double dealings. We plead
| justification by shifting the ones Of
| responsibility on half-crazy and who'll
| ly criminal youths. adding as an ex-
tenuation that AnarchiSm is of the
| West, not East. That neilher explains
| nor removes our responsibility In the
matter because 1t Is the press, the
platform and the schools that color
and shape political agitation in this
country. The real evil doors are there
fore those who pervert callow youths
| by drawing them from their studies
into the vortex Of political propaganda
ism, firing their Imagination with Grim.
inal ideas under the pretex OF pat
riotism. 1t is these so-called patriots
| and the teachers of such patriotism
that are our most determined enemies
and every true Indians voice should
be raised against them. That they
should be allowed to stand In the way
| of our advancement Is q monstrous
presumption, and 1t. is the people of
India and not the government that
should Insist on their removal"
Had Been Progressing.
The "Amrita Bazaar Patrlka" writes
1--WE were getting on very well, the
rules having forgotten the offences OF
| the few hair-brained assassins and try
ing to introduce reforms and thereby
to make up for past neglect. But the
murders committed in England may
we fear. throw everything topsyturvy
here 1t is. however. believed in India
by those who. ought to know the real
condition of AFFAIRS that the spirit OF
murder which lately disgraced the
country has disappeared fromjt.
1.-THE murder of a peculiarly atroi-
cious character. committed In Fateh.
| pur, Eastern Bengal, affords tragic
proof that the system of terrorism Is
/ cious character committed In Fatehjang-
Gonesh Chandra Chatterji was arrested
still in full operation. Last January
with twenty-one other young men on
1 suspicion Of being concerned In the
Maria dacoity or robbery case. As
he knew that mistakes had been made
in carrying out arrests ne gave GER
tain information In respect Of the da'
coity. He was released and on Apri
10, he had to make deposition In q
Daecao stabbinE ease. From that time
he became o marked man.. and he was
openly threatened with the fate of Cos
sain. On June 2, his house was set fire
to, and when the police appeared to In
vestigate the case his acknowledges
malicioasly circulated a rumor that he
had committed incendiarism in order
| to involve them In trouble.
Some weeks ago he left for Dacca
to attend the magistrates court. Then
in the evening a eband of young men,
| some of whom were armed with re-
volvers appeared at his house. His
| young brother, Pripa, a boy of sixteen
! was also shot at once, and wounded.
| Another brother who came to his as
sistanee was also shot at, but was not
| injured. Priya managed to re-entet
| the house. his assailants following him
| into the inner room. His mother and
| the widow of his, eldest brother plead
ed hard for his 3llfe. aexplaining that
he was, not 7Gope shls7sbpt they were
roughly used. and received some slight
wounds. The boy fought 7pluckily, and
in spite of being stabbed in the scuffie
escaped into the open. He ran towards
a neigh boris house, falling dead as he
reached II. His murderers then de-
ramped. followed by the mother cry
ing out for assistance. There were
many men In the village at the time,
| but not one came forward to render
help 1t Is even stated that they watch
| ed the attack. This village tragedy.
comments the Pioneer" with its pa
| thetic incident of the woman vainly
| trying to save an innocent boy from
death, has a significance that cannot
be mistaken. 1t proves that the spirit
| of assassination is at work In Eastern
Bengal. and that there is no public
opinion strong enough to check It,.
| The attitude of the Bengal Press in
| Calcutta in respect of the murder was
| very strange. The facts were well
known, and yet there was practically
no denunciation of the crime.
|