Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-09
Especial correspondenea)

-EyPoRE, june. i9lo-The native
states OF India are likely 20 become
botbcds 20 unrest. Many ~ the
u rajahs have been educated abroad,
and not a few are bringing modern I'M
novatons. the maharaJah OF Jcypore
has established schools for both boys
and girls He has "a native college cone
tanning "a thousand students, @ female
seminary where sou girls are being edu-
Gated by foreigners. and an industrial
art institute, 90 which, among other
things. IS made a blue and white p"r-
celain which compares favorably with
that OF Japan.
The gaekwar OF Baroda, who has a
territory as big as Massachusctis be-
tween here and Bombay, Is instituiing
all sorts OF factories IIe has appointed
nm American as his economic udv.s.r r..
and this man is suggesting all sorts OF
improvements. a bank has been Oh
ganized and native capital viii bee us''
10 develop the country A cotton m''l
with 5000 spindlcs has already uecn
built. and factories ior the manufacture
cf glass. brick. cement and pottery WI
shortly be started. THO gaeN"ar eN-
pccts to make starch from rice ana ne
will manufacture hIs own cigarettes
and cigars. lie Is teaching HIS iarIn-
ors modern agriculture. dalrying and
stock brecdiug Die has his agricul-
tufal experiment stations, and ne"
-
has largo cotton plantations. upon
which he uses modern gins with ~
drauic pressure. he VIII even, "''S
have weaving mills as wen ~
also eXpsrimeutug iu SILK raising az
,'ou as i'm ratnie and other nbers,
on my way here / was ADVISED 10
.,or al Cyalior and told that the ma
taraiah there would take me over th'
,.o,,nIrv I'm his automobile and show me
his improvements Of various KINDS,
There are other states where ralroau
enterprises and irrigation schemes aie
Wen under way ana altosethet .iI'
supposedly dead part y lndla Is sp''"s-
ing TO life
THE NATIVE STATES.
Few people realize the extent Of the
,,rrlt,ry stui controlled by the Indian
raiahs. they govern about mar OF AZ
Hindustan and more than one-hith OF
the people. The native states are sea-,
tered All over India from kashmr ana
Nepal in the Hlmalayas to Mysore ana
,.ors a, tho extreme southern end OF
he country Raiputana takes great
slice out OF the heart OF the peninsula
ana Hvderabad ruled by the nizam, is
an immense state still turtner south'
Altogether there are six or seven hun
dred Of these states, containing a popu-
iation OF more than 6s,G00.OOO
These are a part OF British lhdle
and vet not OF II. The native princes anu
ra tahs are supposed by the common
,eonl. To have absolute rule, but theY
are all under the control OF the British
and all have British advisers. me
chiefs have no right to make war or
neare or to send ambassadors to cach
other or to outside states. Thvy are
pcrmitted to obtain limited mlhtarS
force, their troops altogether amount
ING TO "A little over 10000 men. II Us pro-
vided that no European shall reside
at any Of their courts without the sane
tion Of the British government, and,
In caso Of outrageous misrule the Brit
isb can come In ard dictate what
shall be done Some or the native
states pay tribute to the British ana
others. | believe, have allowances OF
various kinds 10 help them support
their rank.
THE MONKEY ON THE STICK"
Indeed the rulers Of most OF these
native states are little more than tho
monkey on the stick, which Is held by
John Bull. lie pulls the string and
they dance as he wishes. II they VIII
not obey he merely changes the
monkey. said one Of the highest Of
ncials OF the Indian army to me the
other day:
THE power OF the viceroy Of India
over the rajahs is beyond conception.
Nearly every one OF the native rulers
has an army and some Of them have
forces OF we'll trained men fully equip
ped for active warfare Nevertheless
We can depose them at will. when I
FIRST came here we had y maharajah