Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

arts of rhetoric, were entitled to con-
sideration. The soundness and justice
of their claims in connection with the
reforms had been recognized by an
overwhelming proportion of the lead
ing organs of public opinion.
Loyal to England
The Mussulmans had remained un-
swerving in their devoted loyalty to
the king-emperor They had never
indulged in violent agitation, nor had
they adopted reprehensible methods of
attracting attention to grievances, real
or nominal They had not claimed
self government" whether on the so
called colonial basis" or any other.
They had remained law-ablding when,
in some parts of the country, they
were under strong prOvOcation to re-
sent and resist actively the illegal
pressure put upon them by persons
who seemed bent on undermining Brit
ish authority.
They had asked nothing more than
an equitable share in the constitu-
tional privileges now being granted to
the Indian peoples. Notwithstanding
the pledges given by the viceroy to
the deputation which he had the honor
to introduce nearly three years before,
and Lord MOrley's pledges of the pres
ent year, the Mussulmans We're even
now, when the eleventh hour was far
spent, still called on to press for the
practical recognition Of their rights.
They had still to urge their claims for
simple justice; they had still to press
the arguments and reasons that had
been officially accepted long ago with
out qualifiCation-aCCep that was,
| so far as words went
The measures which the government
Of India were about to take fell far
short Of the promises given At OK
ford the other day Lord Morley
claimed to have fulfilled The pledges
given to the people of India; but un-
happily this could not be said to be
the case. so far as the special pledges
to the Nohammcdans were concerned.
Speaking with a full sense of respOn-
sibility as president of their league.
and after fully weighing his words,
he said unhesitatinglY that if in the
final shaping Of the plans of the gov
ernment those pledges were not car
ried out to the full, in the spirit as
we'll as in the letter, the Indian re-
forms We're doomed to failure.
Budget Opposed
The entire country is ablaze with
budget discussions Both parties are
organizing energetic national cam
paigns. The Unionists intend that
/ every LbNIl ana NllldSf lIlibu5IlOuL NllC
country shall be awakened to the
meaning of the budget. Millions Of
/ leaflets will be issued; thousands Of
CARTOONS win be posted on the walls
Every day 250 speakers will be at
work, and at every meeting signatures
viii be added to a petition praying the
house Of commons not to pass the
/ finance bill, on the grounds that it
will:
Impair the resources of the country
in cases Of emergency.
Disturb commerce and industry.
Diminish employment.
Reduce wages.
Drive capital out of the country.
And place additional taxes on the
comforts of the working classes.
The Budget league, brought into sud-
den existence by the Liberal party
three days ago, proposes to hold 1000
meetings up and down the land. The
most telling orators are to be enrolled.
Ministers will receive their marching
orders to proceed to this place and
that in defense of the finance bill.
They will go chiefly on the days when
the bill is under discussion, for at
those times they are not needed on
the treasury bench, Lloyd-George, the
prime minister, and/a small body of
weIl-instructed assistants directing
the parliamentary fight themselves.
DIR. Henry Norman, M, T., the Secre-
tary of the league, has a staff work
ing night and day. Every Liberal
member has received a circular ask
ing him % whether he approves of a
campaign in his constituency, and CD
whether he is prepared to join in it
himself.
"Socialistic" and predatory" are the
charges brought against the budget by
the resolutions moved by the Duke Of
~. TT1f I i,s A low n
der Henderson and Sir John Rolleston
at the Socialist union in the Hotel
MetrOpOle this week.
Lord Sandwich, addressing his Hunt
ingdonshire tenants, condemned the
budget as a revolution, and said that
he would be happy to offer his tenants
the purchase of any land. He hoped
the house OF lords would not die with-
out a hard fight against the iniquitous
measure.