The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

nation without a jury, and there is no ap-
/ peal whatever from its findings. Ihe
same law provided that persons Iurnlsh-
/ ing money or aid Of any kind TO sedltoqs
! persons or societies were 10 be neiu
! equally culpable.
| That measure had the effect Of stop
! ping a great deal Of the trouble. A gang
| of dacoits was apprehended and sent 10
/ swift punishment. That had soothing
effect But the most important part OF
/ the new law was the money provision.
/ Wealthy Bengalese Of the educated
] classes had been advancing money TO the
anarchists, and in other ways encourag-
/ ing the campaign Of violence. When the
/ Law was changed so that their particlpa-
/ ton might send them also to the eaioWs'
| they shut up their purses Now the an
arChists must depend upon their own re-
| sources for funds. or resort 10 the dan
. gerous method Of stealing II Dy da-
coiues. That is extremely PeTllous, tor
even a sympathizer does not wish 70 nave
his house broken into and his valuables
stolen TO aid the cause
Early in this year the police adopted
systematic system Of search. Every man
house is liable to be entered and searched
any day. Almost every day the newspa-
pers publish long lists Of these searches,
nearly always accompanied by a list OF
seizures. Seditious books and literature
are usually the only things found, but oc-
casionally a fiream which has escaped
/ the police register. or a recipe for max
ing bombs. will be discovered In such
cases the occupants Of the house are ar
rested and held for examination.
'SeditiOn'' covers a multitude Of things
when applied by the British police off
Ger to the pages Of an Indian newspaper
or book. Editorials which would be con-
sdered too mild to be worth reading IN
the United States, are here made the war
rant for a suppression Of the paper. One
such editorial, cited as sample OF sedi-
tious writing was defense OF the boy
colt The editorial declared that the boy
colt was not an instrument Of hate, but of
self-defense. II upheld the 'Swadesht'
movement, and declared that a protective
tariff was morally nothing but a boycott
enforced by law, compelling people to
buy only home produced goods on pain
of the penalty Of high prices. There was
nothing else in the editorial, except
/ long appeal to multitude of Hindu pre-
Cedents.
Other editorials. of course, have been
openly seditiOus. Some have advocated
an entire separation from England under
the protection of the Japanese navy. But
the majority have been condemned be
cause they cOndoned ASA ssination as q
means of bringing the English govern
ment to sense Of its duty to India Now
that persons accused of seditiOn may be
tried by English judges without jury
and without appeal. the newspapers have
been much more careful in their utter
ances, and such a thing as a seditiOus
journal does not now exist in India. There
Is an organ In Europe through which tn
Indian extremists promulgate their views.
but it is prohibited from coming into
India.
The British government here is exercis-
ing its right TO open letters I'm the mail.
TO procure evidence Of sedition in any
fashion pleasing to the police, and it is
taking care that no guilty man escapes.
The English politicians have been PROUD
of Ell glands two great gifts to Indian
peace and equitable laws. The Indian for
d time objected to the English law which
was enforced upon him. but now he ap-
peals TO it in vain. II has been set aside.
The inviOlabiity Of private correspond
ence. the principle that mans house is
his castle and is not subject to search
the principle that q man is entitled to a.
trial by jury of his peers-all thes,
things and many more Of their kind haV
been taught to the Indians by English
teachers. Now the English take thesC
things away from them, and they are dis
cOntented- They would protest. but they
are afraid Of going to jail. Only the law
yers in the courtroom are permitted t.
have their say, and it must be admitte
that their speeches are reminiscent of tn /
famous OratiOns Of the reform epOchs o. /
English and American history.
The repressive measures have been
however, more or less successful. Niolen. |
anarchy is on the decrease, and the ranks 1
of the extremists are gaining no recruits 1
The fear Of the law is wholesome 20
teTrent. The popular unrest is being in /
creased by the character Of the repressiv
measures, but at the same time the prom I
Use of immediate relief given in the Nor /
ley reform scheme is helping to quiet tn /
whole country. The situation now is tina;
the official BritOn believes and declare
that the unrest Is at an end. The polio /
officer, on the other hand, says it is likel |
to break out tomorrow i'm d more viruen,
form than ever. The native leaders SAY /
that the unrest will be stlled for a tim
by the reforms, but only for a time. "Mer /
may cry peace. peace. but there is NJ
peace"
Copyright, 1903, by Frederic ]. Haskin
TOmoTrOw-'The Empire Of Tndia)
IV-Causes of the Unrest