The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

SNA'So nave 1nduSUTated We h We i
treated an educated class, and this is
Iiiaoe up OF natives who are thinking
iol themselves and who believe that
10y should nave a greater share in
Tie government In the past our ad-
mlnlstratlon was practically autocratic
we must rule the country today, hut
We shall have TO adopt concilatory
methods. We shall have TO use more
u'plomacS and give the natives a
greater share in the administration.
ms cnange is the natural outgrowth
OF movements which we ourselves
nave started, and think it is a
change for the better"
The Awakening of India.
Does this change exist among the
common people, and does it cover all
parts Of India o.
The awakening Of India, if YOU cali
1t by that name, is going on in nearly
every part OF the peninsula, although
II is more pronounced in Rengal than
otherWheres. There are several sec
tons of the country in which the
movement IS quite active. The un-
rest began prvious to the Japan-Rus-
sla war and has grown apidlv since
then. n natives, who are Asiatics,
lfen saw an Asiatic nation victorious
over q European one. They began to
inquire that if this were possible for
the japanese why should it not b.
possible for them. They aSked their
fellows why India should remain
under the rule Of the British and dis
cussed that question here n there
all over the country. / think that
war was, to g considerable extent, the
cause OF the great unrest Of today"
If the British, Left India?
'But, your exceilency, what would
be the result il you should leave In
Ola Suppose tie british rule should
be taken away ?"
II don't think fb4Ta iS 2Dn noSSibjij-
~, or at least any probability. of the
British rule being taken away from
India. We are bound to hold cur
place here as q matter OF national
duty, net only 10 ourselves, bat TO the
East Indians and to the rest Of the
world. If we should leave the result
would be chaos, and GONE other pow
er would have to rush in to queiI {ae
l~nternecine war that NoulQ enSue and
stop the carnage
ON cannot imagine the conditions
which would obtain upon depar-
sure," his csceilency continued. '"There
would De wars or feli5loh'
wars of caste and wars arising
out Of longtime personal grievances.
The Nepalese would rush down upon
the Beagalese and massacre them the
! Mohalnme6ans and iiindus would go
for one another's throats, and the ma
tive raiahs Of certain localities would
wage war upon each other. Inc fe-
suit would be anarchy. The maJor1tt
OF the better classes Of India know
this would be. the case. and 1t IS III
! their fear of such q situation that lies
one OF our elements OF strength. They
realize that, on the ground OF hu-
manity if Tor nothing else, tae great
bowers OF the world would have 20
rush in TO keep order. and that TINS
would result in India having q change
Of masters, and also that the change
- to- ~ lao for tho haFTpT'
Mere Native Officials.
Does your e1ceilency think that
the new policy you have Instituted,
giving the natives q larger ropre8eh
tation in The government, viii be o.
permanent good?'
Most certainly yes. The principle
Of selection which has been adopted
for the new Assem- bles, both nationa
and provincial, means that from nov
on we shall have about the best OF tnt
natives III tho councils. the TaaN'
representatives will be men Of reputa-
ton and Influences among their oHf
people, and also Of men who's proper
tv interests will make them NATURALLY
conservative. These men WANT pcacE
aud good government, and th"y VII
he Backward in advocating anything
that would bring about a revolution
We have many Indians Of ability. w
have some III are conserEallfe ant
many patriots who are anxious 70 H'
all they can for the permanent 5000
of the ~ourtry and people. thlni
they are growing better from year to
wear and that in time they can %
made to take a much larger part j.
public affairs than they do now. =
believe III giving them az much to az
with the government as IS posslpIe
consistent with the good Of a1l/th'
people. / believe that the natives
now appreciate that we are trying t
do The best we can for them, and
consequently look for an increase il
the friendly spirit toward US anu o.
r71Ie The lumber OF offices in th'
hands Of the natives Increases IRON
year TO year, and altogether very Re"
british subjects are employed by thf
government. All OF the sna! place
are held by the natives, ana also NAN
imnortant ones which carry fairlA
good salaries.'