Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10


ing more than the outcome of the ad-
ministrative blunder which had driven
the best OF the young men In Bengal
away. II that blunder was not retracted
the great scheme of reform now launched
would not command the success 1t de-
served"
Mr.. Labouchere in London Truth says:
What may happen In India In ages yet
unborn one can foretel1; but to at
tempt to develop parliamentary insttu-
tons In India as 1t Is today would be as
insane as to attempt to grow orchids In
Greenland, and I do not myself perceive
how parliamentary government can ever
be reconcled with the sovereignty or a
foreign power based on military force
But Mr.. Labouchere's opinions do not
seem to be absolutely fixed on this dues-
ton. for in another paragraph alluding to
Lord Morley's new chapter In the his
tory of India" he says:
We have got into the way of talking
glibly Of the unchanging east, hut II is
undeniable that today the east shows real
signs of change. The signs stretch right
across Asia from the Bosphorus via Te-
heran to Picking. They are quite as con-
sp!cuous in the Chinese empire as in the |
Turkish, as any one may see from the |
article on the Social Transformation In |
China In this months Contemporary Re-
view written. it should be noted, by a
Chinese cantab, l suppose the youthful |
Emperor of China will be opening a par
lament shortly. Under the Joint protec- |
ton of Japan and the United States the |
celestials ought to move rapidly.
Mr. La1pat Raj, who was arrested by |
the British government on the charge of
sedtion in 1907 is the
La mat Rats author Of an article in /
the Empire Review for |
AiS uinenI' December entitled 1.-THE |
Administration of India-Government by
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counter argument Of this privileged class
in India He says that Englishmen who
desire TO know the truth about 1t are
hampered thus:
First, they seek It preferably OF Eng |
lish residents, the official class. Outside
of this prejudiced class they encounter
the barrier of language.
The Indian civil service has It's own
code of morals and it's traditions of the |
service" "Woe to the man who joins
issue with the Indian civil service. says
Lajpat Raj ITO an Indian It means utter
ruin. To a member OF the service II
means excommunication. To an out |
slider, whether he be a governor or a
governor general. it means constant
worry, which makes his residence In
India a bed of thorns. for him"
Lord Ripon, says Mr.. Lajpat. felt the |
force of power welded by the civil serv-
ice in India. and Lord Curzon auailed be-
fore 1t. There was no peace for either
until this class was assured protection
and it's authority recognized. Every one
who desires the stability OF the British
empire should realize that all efforts 10
introduce any substantial or far reaching
reforms in the administration In India are
doomed to failure SO long as a privileged
caste dominates the position"
According to Mr.. Lajpat, Anglo-Indian |
efforts
vince Lord Morley and
District the British public that
on what India really lacks is |
sufficient power and au-
| thority In the district official They
would initiate the rule of rajah and for
| them there is nothing which suits an In
dian better than the "one-man rule"
A nation that possesses parliamentary
system rights of free speech and free
press. which would govern in India, must
accord to Indians the full benefit Of like
institutions. and Mr.. Lajpat adds prophet
ically: mo amount Of self-confidence can
make what is unnatural, natural. The
verdict of h story and the judgment of
posterity await the decision of Lord Nor
ley"
Now Lord Morley as we have seen, |
while conceding some things to what he
terms Indian representation. declares
that mo parliamentary system was con- |
templat6Q lOf lHuid, IL IL were slc
would have nothing to do with it. !
It is difficult to conceive that the threat |
ened bloody conf ct between Mohamme-
dan and Hindu is inspired by the secre-
tary for India. 1t may avert the threat |
ened revolt of India, but it is a dangerous
weapon which carries a double edge
NJ Georges Leygues of the French |
chamber of deputies Is the author Of an
interesting article in the Nouvelle Revue, |
1.-The Asiatic Problem" N. Leagues
writes:
AFTER Mukden and Tsoushima all the
peoples of the far east have felt awak- |
ened in them sentiment of solidarity Of
race and interest heretofore unknown. |
Japan appeared to them as the lberator
Of Asia"
England, says NJ. Leagues, since the |
days Of her conquest of India. has had no |
such position. Her race prejudice, d. |
vergence of aspirations and conflict of
interests have prevented any fusion be- |
tween the conqueror and the conquered |
and this lack of fusion has gone on |
widening the breach from year to year |
NJ Leagues manifestly does not under |
stand that the great factor of England's |
strength In her colonies is that she never |
fuses with races she holds in subsection |
and 1t is thus she maintains her suprem-, /
acy.