Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-12
WILL THERE BE ANOTHER
INDIAN MUTlNY7

The recent assassination az "A dlstin-
| ruished Anelo-lndian civilian and
/ rarsee physician al the Imperial lnst-
I tute has brought homo more forcibly
TO the English people the nature and
character Of the extremist agitation
In India than all the assassinatlons in
| india have done. and N the death OF
Sir Curzon wylBe should awaken the
British public TO a fuller measure OF
their responsibility towards India,
then he win not have died in vain.
a terrible tragedy like that iu the
very heart OF tue empire. makes one
pause and think, whereas the throw
ing OF bombs and the murder 81 iuno-
cent ladies 1900 miles of create but
passing notice. Some people are seri-
uuelv asking. viii there be another
mutinys To this question I desire to
answer emphadcally mol"
There are many excellent reasons
aga such another event In the
first place. the proportion of the
British army 60 the native army Is
much larger today than Ia 1857 when
the old East India company's rule
ceased. and all the artillery Is now
British. Railways and telcgrapns, too
have made enormous strides since
1857. and at the FIRST outbreak Of nos
tilities they would be at the service
OF the military.
LORD KITCHENER AN IDOL.
All the railway guards and drivers
are British or Eurasian. and the same
may be said OF the telegraph clerks
Both departments have their volun-
teer corps, and practically every rail-
wavman of any position Is a volun-
teer Lord Kitchener is a popular
idol with the native army, and under
his regime the Ghurka and Sikh regi-
ments. composed OF fine fighting men,
thoroughly loyal and brave. have been
increased, and the regiments recruit
cd from the Hindus have been re-
duced
The mutiny OF 1851 originated
chiefly through the fakirs working on
the religious susceptibilities Of the
sepoys. while today II would be dim
cult TO conceive a government more
friendly disposed and tolerant to-
wards the various religions Of India
than the British government The
different religions are not intertered
with in any way. and this is great
consideration from the Indians point
Of view.
The poorer people are content IL
YOU leave their religion alone. and
they know that under the British rule
they can worship as they choose.
Educated Indians recognize hat
some white country had 20 come into
India, and for the most part. they
are thankful that Britain accepted that
role Several Indians have told me
that Of all the white races they pre-
fer that Britain should help them to
fulfil their destiny.
bhe vast majority Of educated In
dams know that for many years to
come Britain must remain in India,
and they wish to proceed towards
their objective on sound constitution
al lines. Every year, as result OF
our benefcent rule, more Indians are
qualifying themselves for responsible
positions. and naturally they are clam
oring for a larger share Of the big
appointments.
indians I'm trade and commerce have
no desire TO turn the British out ana
a mutiny would be furthest from thelr
minds. They know that their cap
ital invested in factories. mills ana
other forms of industry would be very
insecure il the British were forced to
leave.
These Indians large and innuen-
tial body-au recognize that India
connection with Britain gives her a
remarkable advantage in the money
markets of the world. She can raise
loans for public works at low rate OF
interest much lower than Japan and
other Asiatic countries All these CIR
cumstances are fully borne In mind BY
the more thoughtful and responsible Of
midas sons
Again. when one talks of British
India. one refers roughly speaking
to about half OF the indian empire. The
other half is governed by independent
Indian princes. who realize that British
rule enables them to govern their ter
ritorv I'm the fun enjoyment OF peace
hptxpNar ~
that the gulf between the rulers and
the ruled is undoubtedly widening
fact which may partly be attributed
TO the SUez canal and the BRITISH
ladies'. In pre-canal days the Britsher
resided In India for years at a time
and lived on far more intimate terms
with the Indians than Is now the case.
The Suez canal has reduced the
journey 10 a fortnight. with the result
that the Brltisher's interest in India
is lessened, he now thinks Of his for
Tough at the end OF three years, and
England Is more largely In his
thoughts The reduction Of the journey
has also meant a large influx Of Brit
ish ladies into India. who have estab-
lished a social system Of their own to
which the male folk have TO conform.
The ladies from home for the most
part regard the Indians as socially in
ferior. and there Is not such inter-
course as OF Oh 1t Is. however uount-
ful whether the present hill-station
ladies are OF the same caliber as those
brave women who went 90 their death
at Cawnpore in the terrible days OF
June. 1851
THE HEART OF THE TROUBLE.
The difficulty is 10 Distinguish be-
tween the different phases of the un-
rest, agitation. or sedltion. by what
ever name II may be called-between
those who are working constitutiOnally
for the closer connection Of Indians
with Indian government and those
who are working for the overthrow
Of British rule.
The agitation. commenced In 1905
over the partition OF Bengal has been
taken up by the student class, and IL
Is evident that some OF the younger
men have thrown reason 10 the winds.
The absolute freedom Of the vernac-
ular press has also been an important
cause.
That n the real heart OF all the
trouble. The sedition is preached by
the native press and the spirit thus
spread has fred the imagination OF
the students. Beyond that India is
loval and has no thought OF mutiny.-
Casselrs Saturday Journal