New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-09


He arrived yesterday on his second visit to
New York.
seated near by drew their skirts away
from any possible contact
The women of the party. including the
Maharanee and the princess. wore modi-
f1cation of the native Indian costume. the
most conspicuous part of which was a
flowing headdress not unlike widows
bonnet, but lined with bright coors- This
naturally heightened the gypsy effect The
Gaekwar. his son and the other men. how
ever. were attired entirely in Western
garb. The Gaekwar is always dressed in
conventional European costume, even in
India, where he is known as the most pro-
gressive as we'll as one of the richest Of
native rulers.
His highness and his party landed in San
Francisco on June II, after leisurely tour
through China and Japan, beginning in
March From San Francisco he travelled
north visiting Portland and Seattle, and
then crossed the Rockies the Canadian
Pacific. II is not his first visit to America,
he having been in this city in 1906, but il
was his first view of the continents back
bone. In BanfT his son, Prince Jaisinh,
who is a junior at Harvard. joined them
They proceeded through Canada to the St
Lawrence. taking in Niagara: visited the
Thousand Islands. and then traversed Lake
ChampIain and Lake George by steamer.
Thursday night was spent in the Hotel Ten
Eyck in Albany. and yesterday the trip
was made down the Hudson on the day
liner Hendrick Hudson. 70 42d street
His 7ooseveltian Manner.
The Gaekwar is Rooseveltian in manner
and easily approschable, in spite Of the
fact that his children must always address
him as your highness." He hopes 10 see
and talk with Mr.. Roosevelt while on his
short stay in this city. having met him in
Washington on his last tourney to these
shores
Among the passengers with whom he con-
versed on the trip from Albany were F. f
Olcott, president of the Hudson River Day
Line: DR. William J. Chamberlain, score
tary of the Board of Foreign Missions of |
the Reformed Church in India. who got on
at Poughkeepsie and reporters who swung
board at t29th street. He was greatly i'm
pressed with the beauty Of Miss Helen NJ.
Ciould's home which was passed at irving
ton. and spoke of Grants tomb as one of
the finest things of its kind ne had ever
seen. When he vas here before. he sail.
NJ idea of working out great reforms
in India, said the Ciaekvar, easily shifting
from the beauties of scenery to the prob
lens OF civic life. lis first. to give the peo-
pie good government and then to dffuse
education among them: give them the ca
pacity for developing themselves along
certain lines. | am great believer in in
dustrial education. 7 would have the men
learn carpentry and kindred subjects. or I
would develop them UP TO the point OF
studying medicine and such things.
The Gaekwar practises what he breaches |
Already he has establishes over three thou
sand schools in Baroda among a popuIa-
ton of two million and a half. He has
made it his missirn not only 10 educate the
men. but also 10 enlighten the women and
ameliorate their lot. For one thing he has
forbidden child marriages. placing the age
limit at fourteen years. He Is strict
monogamist himself. and though poIygamy
is still permitted in his priucinality. he has
sought TO discourage 1t by. his example
A Tour Of Observation.
.erhe principal object of this trip" he
continued, was to study the educational
system OF Japan. especially that OF the
masses / looked over the primsry and
high schools there, and found that Japan
was tremendously ahead OF India in the
education of the masses What IS hinder
ing us in India is the fact that many |
elements are represented in our population /
In Japan the population is more homo !
geneous. and 1t rs far easier to bring the
people together. The caste system has de-
veloped in India for many ages that one
finds it almost a stone wall. at least so |
II seemed 10 us for some time. but we are !
gradually making inroads against it,
Have you personally encountered much /
opposition in advancing youE ideasy ne
was asked.
Yes That is to be expected. was the /
answer. And. as you can easily realize, I
one must work with extreme tact ~ah /
assure you that | have used every biz OF /
tact at my command.
His highness said that in his recent en- /
beavers NJ promoting progress in his do
mains he has been striving especially 10 1
develop irrigation Also. he has been woI ~
ing hard to make his people familiar with 4
the use OF the English plough
The whole party talks English f1uently. |
and the Maharanee is almost as conmdai- I
catfve as her lord With one of the passer.
gers she spoke OF Mr.. Roosevelt's speech /
in Egypt. expressing her surprise at it's
tenor. She gave II as her opinion that tie I
former President was speaking of MIA.
ne had CHANGED TO see in his short stay
there She spoke too. somewhat radically /
of English rule in India. and later the |
Gaekwar remarked that her hishness neld /
radical views
The Maharajah said that he had read |
Rocker T. Washmgton's book. Up FROM /
Slavery. and had been greatly impressed |