The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-29
THE WORK OF
ASSASSINS
.Anglo-lndian Problem
Complicated.
INDIANS ARE WORRIED
Fear the Progress VIII Be
Retarded.
But The English Have Delicate But
Momentous ProbIem Before
Them In England-At-
tacks ON ofaciai. Com
piicate Matters.
BY A. n. HOWARD.


Calcutta, Aug. 2S.---TAe English
man. and the Statesman warn the
Government OF Bengal of the danger
of allowing boycott demonstrations to
be held in Calcutta, AID the ''Mofussil
Englishman" traces all the unrest in
Bengal to the institution and main
tenar1ce of this boycott, which has en-
listed the active sympathy of the
student element.
The boycott, the Journal continues.
started Is deliberately spiteful move
ment to tnjure European interests. We
are rejecting ali well informed Euro
pean opinion In Bengal when we say
that the boycott must be made Illegal
and such demonstrations as those con-
templated be prohibited by the police.
To the Statesman" 1t seems mex
plicable, that any public meeting to
strengthen the boycott should be toll
Grated under any conditions The
movement Is Intended avowedlv to act
| In restraint of trade, being specifical-
| ly directed against British goods. 1t
| is calculated, and by many Of its ad-
| vocates Is designed to foment anti
| British feeling.
1t cannot be denied that In many
places the agitation has actually pro-
duced hostility to British rule. nor
can 1t be disputed that 1t has led to
lawless picketing, social oppression,
| intimidation, and crime. Yet the Ben
| gal Government proposes to look on
while the anniversary of this mischiev-
| GUS propaganda Is openly celebrated
in the streets of Calcutta. This atti-
tude is scarcely likely to strengthen
the position OF the loyal section of the
educated classes.
The "Statesman's" comment Is signi-
hcant. inasmuch as In the past it has
always fought the battle of the ma
4 kA1 -
blame for the prevailing unrest. disat-
fiction and crime.
At a Swadeshi meeting held the
other day to further the boycott move
ment and celebrations, a speaker laid
stress on the fact that the boycott
benefited India. Why, he said, should
the natives loyalty support the gov
eminent which is imprisonong or de-
porting innocent persons? The only
way to make the Government feel the
power OF the people was vigorously
10 enforce the boycott The partition Of
Bengal would never be modified until
widespread use of this weapon
| against British manufactures and
goods compelled the authorities to
give way
The Dhingra. assassinations In
England continue to- form one
/ of the chief topics of .discusr
| sion throughout India. "A b we'll
4 known, Mohalnmedany Of e. Atgarb
" deals with the topic dn "a iletterst TO the
| press. Events eof the past two years,
he declares, and this Terrible crime In
| particular. clearly show that *along
with the plague, famine, and other
| devastating calamities, our country Is
face to face with this new dahger--a
danger which outweighs ali the others
| In its serious and far-Feaching conse-
quences. Every honest and patriotic
Indian should now be prepared to con-
tribute his share in the work of COM
batting the growing evil, and IL be-
HAYES US all calmly and carefully to
consider its nature and extent and to
devise proper means for protecting our
students from the contaglon Of this
fell disease. The question then Is
What can we do? In my humble judg-
ment the establishment of the bureau
for Indian students, as well as OF the
Advisory Committee in London, is most
opportune, and points us the way In
which we can take care in this i'm
portantr and necessary WORK. Those
who know India and her people and
their present temper must know that
the main objects. in this matter should
be to keep the heads and hearts OF our
students free from those ideas which
tend to poison their minds and dis
tort their Judgment"
Distrust OF English.
OF all this trouble the writer finds
the root cause in the tendency to dis
trust the English, which appears to in
feet the minds of the younger genera
ton. Nothing can be more serious
and unfortunate than this, and 1t
should be our determined object to cor
rect wrong and mischievous notion.
The only effective means OF securing
this end is to bring our students in
"a cit
ward conduct and attitude correspond
with the warmth of their hearts and
the breadth OF their minds, and who
have real sympathy with the growing
aspirations of the Indian people
hrmly believe that those Englishmen