Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-04
Assassin of Wy|Iie Drunken
Creature of Malcontents.
POLITICS ONLY MOTIVE
English Public Criticises Tolerance
in India.
10 REPRISALS CONTEMPLATED
Genuine Reforms Will Be Carried
Out Without Regard to
Outrage.
Special Cablegram 70 The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, July 3.-The assassination of
Sir William HUT Curzon Wyllie at the
hands of a young Indian fanatic. it Is
thoroughly established, was crime pure
ly political and instigated by the leaders
of the anarchistic revolutionary party
which has created widespread agitation
in India for the past two years.
The tolerance of the Britishs authori-
ties. both in England and in India, who
have permitted open incitement to out
rage, Is now the subject of the most Sc
we're public reprobation.
Shyamaji krishnavarma is the Lon
don head of the sedit.ous Indian propa-
ganda- He publishes without restraint in
his organ. the Indian Sociologist, such
views as the following, which are taken
from the current issue:
I'VE repeat that political assassination
is not murder. All unprejudlced men treat
political assassins not as criminals in
any way, but often regard them as bene-
factors of their race"
Krishnavarma, in the light Of Thurs
days crime, and speaking fiom the safe
d stance of Paris. reiterates these ideas.
Krishnavarma's headquarters has been
for the two years past the India House.
at Hemstead, where he has been using
his seditious influence to corrupt the In
dian students, of whom there are al
ways about 500 in London.
Dhinagri Fired With Bhong.
A friend Of Dhinagri, assassin of Sir
william, explains their methods and also
the probable origin of the murder of
Wyllie. He says Dhinagri went early on
the evening Of the murder to the resi-
dence of Indian agltators at Westbourne
Park district.
There was a political discussion" say
the friend OF Dhinagri. They talked Of
the wrongs Of India and OF how they
heard 1t often.
"Dhinagri's mind was fertile soil for the
plant Of sedition. 1 can hear what they
said almost as well as If l had been pres
ent They told him that he wou.u be q
hero immortal in the memory of his
downtrodden countrymen and that a
statue would be raised to him on which
free India would hang garlands on every
anniversary of his death.
What is death?' they would say.
Why. every year in India famine and
plague kali millions. You may be one
among them soon and you will die un-
known and undistingmshed- But if you
are one Of the deliverers of InHa from
the foreign yoke you will be famous for
ever.
This Is very attractive language to a
young man like Dhinasri, whose mind is
already In a turmoil.
Then. having poisoned his mind. the
conspirators poisoned his body. When
Dhinagri committed these murders he
was drunk with bhang.
THE effect of that drug Is to make a
man perfectly callous of whatever he does
and outwardly calm and self-possessed
although his brain Is on fire. / know that
Dhinagri had been piled with bhang. be-
cause DR.. Pollen, who is perfectly famil-
lar with its effects, Immediately noted the
symptoms when he saw Dhinagri after
the murder.
when he was drunk. the plotters
crammed an armory of weapons in his
pockets and sent him on his mission
Papers Confirm Views.
A written statement. found in Dhinagri's s
pocket. but not yet published, confirms
the evidence that the motive for the
crime was entirely political The selec-
tion of Sir Wyllie as the victim may
not have been deliberate.
He happened to be the most prominent
man present at the reception representing
British authority in India. He also hap
pened TO be the warmeSt friend the ma
tives ever had in the British Indian serv-
ice. hence the effect of his murder in