Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

direct and first hand knowledge OF
what the people want, If the men ap-
pointed are indeed men OF the rlsnt
Sort To the people it would meap
again assuming the condition just mem
toned were satisfied, a relative hu-
manizing of the conditions under Whlch
tbe struggle between the bureaucracy
and the people is to be waged. But the
struggle will be there all the same
and it is the struggle that matters.
Marwaree Forges to Front
"rhe conditions of the struggle may
INDEED differ I'm the two cases, but there
Is no difference, so far as the struggle
itself is concerned, even between Il
nurelv INDIGENOUS autocracy like that
from which the English people nave
had to win their constltutlonal noeTty
and a bureaucracy like ours imposed
upon the country by another halloil' l'li
from which we must eventually WIN
o1,rs That is a truth which is abso-
lutelv patent to the nationalist; ne Is,
therefore. not the man to be deceived
bv concessions or killed by hndness'
The knowledge on one side ana tile
confidence on the other would make ti'e
struggle itself as humane as IL coula pe
in the circumstances of the case l ms
is the meaning of the welcome that was
accorded to the appointment of Mr..
Sinba. 1t is only the superhclaI VINO
can find in that welcome a GROUND lor
the cessation of agitation
one of the most remarkable features
Of the modern trade of Calcutta Is the
advent of the Marwaree ana lne 'e-
tirement of the Bengali in almost every
branch Of trade, but more espeGlaIy
II ose which call for deals on laIsS
scale. Take up any book on Bensal
long ago. or consult a directory of even
twentV-five years ago, and the Bengall
is Aourishing as a banian, most OF the
wealthy families of today owing thelI
means to the industry and talent OF
their ancestors in that capacity, NOW
adavs. with the extension or bahklns
facilities, the banian has gone out Oh
fashion. but the few survivors are
practically all Marwarees. Pernaps 5
the most noticeable usurpation OF the
BengalPs sphere by the Marwaree Is in
the ilte trade-a trade which Is essen
tially of Bengal. as all the world
knows. and yet there are today only
three Bengali baiers who have been
able TO hold their own against the
Marwaree invasion. These invaders
have leased, or brought up, or cut out
most Of the we'll known leading MARKS
and they almost monopolize the loose
iu+e trade. either as dealers or brokers,
TO the complete undoing Of the Ben
gall. who has been no match for the
astute gentleman from the north.
Whether the trade has improved or not
in their hands Is doubtful. but the
statement that price rather than re-
card for any standard is the rule OF the
Marwaree In working to an ORDER
comes pretty near to the truth.
The value of matches imported into
India yearly Is between 100000 and
$3.50 900 and so far no native factories
on a really large scale have been
started to secure this valuable trade.
But in the last report OF the board OF
scientific advice 1t is stated that graf
flying amount Of interest has been
shown by private individuals and hrms
during the year in regard to the expert
ments now on foot in the economic
brareh of the Imperial Forest Research
institute with the object of ascertain
ing the suitability of various Indian
timbers for making match plints and
boxes. 1t appears that thirtY-tiYe spe-
cies Of timber are now being tested IN
Europe, a complete estimate OF profit
and loss on a modern equipped factory
is available. and the official opinion is
expressed that the match industry is
likely to take a firm footing in India.
Football appears to exercise mag
ical fascination on mankind which de-
fes all considerations of race or
climate. The Asian, in describing
two matches played by British teams
in Calcutta, says: Last Saturday
provided a good instance of this zeal
1t had rained hafd, off and on, every
day for nearly a week with short In
t..vals it rained all Saturday. The
s.ound was soft and sloshy; the air
was damp and dreary. Nevertheless,
large crowds assembled around two
football matches, and both were played
to a finish, though the downpour at
times was very heavy. The players
constantly slipped and fell in the mud.
Still, dirty, bedraggled, wet to the skin,
they played on"
The Indian Daily News, which has
recently become pro-native, referring