Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-29

Bengal. Innumerabie clashes with
the police, Mohammcdans and iso-
lated Europeans have occurred, and
as each event is Landed and eulo-
gized In the columns OF the vernac-
ular press, the situation is fast be-
coming unbearable.
Bengali journalism has of late
been very active Not only has the
partition of Bengal stirred up the
yernacular press. but the lawless be-
havior of the National Volunteers
In conjunction with the Swadeshi
and SwaraI movements, coupled with
tno farclcal meetings of the now dis.
gruntled National Indian Congress-
have caused tremendous increase
in the number of such papers. That
the masses should have to be de-
pendent upon and subjected to such
drivcl as emanatcs from the pens of
these half-educated. disappointed and
;nischieyous native scribes is indeed
TO be deplored.
The "Yugantar" Is perhaps the
must NiultHN VI an, having idlclg
published most scurrilous articles at
lacking the government and Moham-
medans in general. So iniiamma-
I tory have some OF these editions
been that the printer and publisher,
Baikunta Chundra Acharjya, has
been sentenced in the Calcutta Po-
: lice Court TO two years rigorous inn
( prisonment, plus fine OF one thou
, sand rupees, In default of which Ia
suffer an additional six months in
Jail. No sooner had sentence been
passed, when the pleader defending
the case handed In written appli-
cation from one Atul Chunder Cha
krayarti, a mere boy, to act MS pub
fisher and printer OF this sheet. This
the CHIEF Presidency Magistrate re-
fused to agree to, on the grounds
that the prospe publisher was a
minor.
The real culprits are too coward
ly to run the risk of Imprisonment
and heavy fine. so induce boys tC
accept these positions. stating thai
by so doing they were not only serv
ing their country, but that they
would be amply rewarded in III,
hereafter. Sympathizcrs and we'll
wishers OF these contemplate sheet
supply the necessary ink, paper anC
use OF the machines free of charge
and It is a most difficult matter L
stop their issue. No sooner has I
raid been made upon the Offices %
these publications, the property con
fiscated, and the hired boys arrest
ed, when other youths are so In
stalled, the fines paid by voluntar!
subscriptions and the issue appear
as II nothing unusual had happeEed
The "Sandhya," "Bengabasee" an,
"Navasakti," equally seditious as re
CARDS their publications, have sew
eral times been raided by the police
Loyal Bengalis, acting under in
structions from the government, ar
employed to interpret seditious arti
Giles which appear from time to tim
in the vernacular press, and so sue
cessful have these men been In eN
posing the disgraceful state OF al
fairs that, when known, they hay
been subjected to the grossest in
suits from their fellow countrymer
II articles of an inhammatory ma
ture are allowed TO be printed an
circulated broadcast, the ryots, VIII
are for the most part loyai hu
wholly illiterate, will sooner or =, Z
be made to realize that the govern
ment lacks courage, and when one
, that feeling has been fostered the
will lend their aid and sympathy
0 swell the already large number {
Y discontents, when nothing short {
v a call to arms will quell this ayi
[ lanche Of fanatics,