The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-09

60 up from the more numerous Hindu
community. The Hindus hope to get
the power given by the reforms, and
, then 70 settle the case OF the Mosleras
IN their own way. This very spirit In
the reason the british government hap
insisted upon some method of assIr.
Ing Moslem representation. The Hin
dus are In the majority by about
i've to one, and their hatred of the
Mohammedans. who held them in gov
ernmental bondage for 30 many cen.
turtles. is intense.
II there were no separate represent
| alton. the Hindus would have all the
elective offlces. For q time they Nigh.
be lenient to the Moslems but any day
might bring an explosion. Mohamme-
dams eat beef and therefore kill
cows. Cows are sacred to the Hindus.
but they usually wink at the Mosiem
profanity. But let q Moslem kill a
cow In sight of Hindu community on
Hindu religious festival and there
will be trouble. The Hindus nnd a pig.
an unolean animal 10 the Moslem, they
kill the animal and throw It into the
mosque--thereby defiling the Moham-
medan place of prayer. The next morn
ing, the police find bodies OF dead peo-
pie all about the streets, the news
papers are full Of "Riot" headlines, and
there is schism among the educated
Indians who are fighting for their ma
tive land, for Swadeshi and Swarat.
These quarrels cannot be kept out Of
high places until human nature In its
Indian form is remoulded and shaped
anew.
The grant Of separate representation
| will also bring about constant bickei-
ing and strife Some OF the extreme
Hindus go SO far as to say that this
| provision nullifies the whole scheme so
far as practical good Is concerned.
They declare 1t 10 but another manifes-
tation of the old policy Of '-perfidious
Albion" In seeking to divide. and
rule"
OF equal Importance with the Legis-
lative Councils and their expanded
rights are the Executive Councils to
be created in the Provinces. A Hindu
has been already given a portfolio in
the viceroy's Cabinet In the Provin-
cial Executive Councils which cores
pond exactly with western cabinets
having each member at the head of a
separate administrative department..
native members will share with the
English the honors and responsibilities
of Office. This will effect a reform of
far-reaching Importance. It win put
natives at the head of executive de-
partments where they may be reached
without any trouble by the native pop
ulation. The admin 6trator will under
stand the complaint of the petitioner
nine cases out of ten, and much need
less friction between the government
and the people will be removed. This
provision was bitterly contested by
Lord Curzon in the House of Lords, and
is regarded as full of danger by most
| Conservative Britons The Liberals ia
vor 1t as a matter OF right rather than
of grace. and the Indians insist upon
| II as being the only method of making
the other reforms effective.
A detailed exposition of the Reform
Scheme fills two volumes the size OF
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, SO
| that II Is a waste of time to attempt to
follow the workings of the scheme as
II differs in the various provinces. In
| the main. It 10 merely q plan to give
the Indians a voice in making their
laws. q. share in the administration of
government. lesson in parliamentary
rule. At the same time the essence of
power is carefully reserved to the Brit
ish government at home.
EnGiishmen in ONCE In India. those
who have studied the needs Of the
country and the aspirations OF the Deo-
pie believe that the Reform Scheme
will bring about internal peace and
Mimic. and Sir Herbert Fisiey have
been the "men on the spot" who have
formulated the scheme after taking
stock Of the opinion OF all shades of
men in india. Aative and European.
Lord Morley. In London. has given the
scheme the stamp of his broad minded
Liberal views and has insisted upon
the essential representative principle.
Other Engiishmen in India. the COM
mercial class. are divided in opinion.
hut many of them believe that the Re
! form Scheme will send the country Z"
the demnition bow-wows. They are
opposed to giving the native indians
any rights whatever. they cry out
against education. they oppose any In
dian gaining prominence in affairs and
are generally to be classed as radical
Indophobes. Their attitude is some
thing ike that of the widest anti-ne-
gro agitators of the United States
The Indians receive the Reform
Scheme only as an installment. 1t IL
good. they say. as far as II goes bu'
II stops short The more progressive
leaders say they will decline to quarre'
with the restrictions imposed so long AZ
| the scheme recognizes the lonR-de-
! MED right OF representation as q right.