New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
NOT REFOLUTTONISTS.
4Aiesnbers OF Indian Society Here
RidicuIe tic Tden.

: Members Of the advisory council Of the Society
For the Advancement o. India. formerly al No r142
PARK avenue, were very positive yesterday in their
assertion that the society had never contributed N
s--y way 70 the fo1nen1ing Of discord II India
Eugeae 9. KTenne-. John Dc Wifi Warner and I
Collins Purupelly. members Of tie advisory council
gsie thai the society interested only ia helping
Indian Students 70 come this country. study 81
the universities learn the methods Of American i,-
d0str1es zad 80 haeN 20 India 10 carry OF; indus
trial reforms
Mr Pumpelly said that The society was Incorpo-
rated IN November, 1897. largely through the in
Euenoe Of the late Bishop Potter and TIE late Rev
DR. Charles CuthJert Hall The society he said
raised about s2.eeo last wear, all Of which was
spent for run sg expenses Of India Houss. in Park
sSsnue. and ia helping INDECENT Indian students III
This count-3- India House Is closed al present
He rz6iculed the assertion money had been
raised IN New York and used for advancing revo-
tutioneTy propaganda and IN the purchase Of arms.
No money ot fhe society was ever sent 10 India
for any purpose.7 ne said. and never knew OF
-rczeF beng rsised ny anybody In New York ex-
cept the missionary societies. used in India.
7 ne purpose Of cur society," ne continued is
purely industrial We have had no political IN
'ssTeets, ana have lot any time favored revou-
7zio7sFy Inefhc6s Furthermore. none Of the Indian
students that have come 70 Us have expressed
themselves on revolutionary lines They believe
7Vfth tEat the greatest boon that could be ron
1eTree upon India would bc the RESTORATION Of her
sndust-1es-
have neTe- known o. any organization Of
9ndisn st1deDts or Indian merchants in this CITY
e~hose object has been The PRONUNCIATION OF revo-
1utioflsIy doctrines. last summer an Indian woman
with revolutionary ideas came 70 ne but ~. re-
fused 70 have anything to do with her.
Last year ] leaned that Scotland Yard detec-
lives Lsd been over here T1sy came 10 India
HOUSE. : believe. Such things worried Myron II
ThelpE or president. very much Mr. Phelps, you
know. was excluded from . London hotel the
ether dsy-s most absurd and unjust thing. Nj
Phelps IS entirely PRO English in his views. and
zlsthins IS further freua his mind than the
xcuraseEnent cf revolutionists.
n speaking ef the assassination Of Sir Curzon
TTIlie Mr. Pumpelly said:
I greatly oeplcre and look with horror upsn the
late assassination IN London Of one who stood so
sisA and one Of those whose very hands
cie-- has been supporting
John De Witt Warner said the idea vas abroad
-hst training school fer ssssssins existed IN
Ion6en Es thought that the murder Of Sir Curzon
willie the Of lunaflc.
Eugene .. Krener said that India House had ali
81 could do TO raise funds for fits ovn running ex-
Tensss. 70 say nothing OF supporting the revoIu-
tienzrv movement in Indis.
d.. Hsrncn c. BUnpus. whose ward IS the son
of the Gaek~sr Of Bsroda, Of the most influ-
en-tsl native rulers IN India. also emphatic in
zeng1ng that Indian students in America were
sn Interested n revolutionary propaganda Dr.
1Sunspus's ward a student Harvard University
srd Is now In london on his way home TO India.