El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-02

! Yes, they are far better off than
they were when 1 came They gel
| higher wages They have more TO eat
and more comforts. Their homes are
better When 1 first came most of them
were rooted with thatch. Many now
! have roofs of tiles Altogether the
people are much better off.
| About how many are here in the
province you govern?' I asked.
something like $4,000 900"
| What is their condition as to m
| rest? Bengal is supposed to be the
! place in which the most trouble lies"
[ We have had considerable discon-
tent and some attempts at assassina-
ton They tried to blow up train
about two years ago upon which sir
! Andrew Frazer, then lieutenant gov
ernor Of Bengal. his staff and number
| of police were travelling They made
other attempts to assassinate sir An
! drew Fraser. They also threw bomb
at carriage containing a Calcutta
magistrate. who had imprisoned the
printers of two native journals for
sed1tious utterances. and other bombs
have been thrown. Some were thrown
at the viceroy in Agra a few months
ago.
And then there was the bomb throw
ing in which Mr.. and Mrs Kennedy
were killed. I think however. that we
have largely controlled these anarch-
lists and are gradually breaking up
their organization. During one of our
police raids we found papers which
showed that an anarchist college ex-
listed and that the anarchists had as
sociates at Paris and also in the west
ern part Of your country We have
reason ~ heIieva
the Nihilists of Russia and that their
society is based upon that organiza-
ton"
ITO what classes do the anarchists
belong?"
They are mostly students and edu-
Gated men out of work. Some are re-
ligious fanatics, who would like to dis
pense with us as a religious duty"
Are you not afraid of Assassina-
tion?"
No. l believe that this class Of agi-
tators will soon disappear 1 have al
ready given UP the additional police
allotted for the protection of the lieu
tenant governor. and I frequently
travel about with no guards at alr I
have been touring the country in an
automobile. and one cannot well carry
guards with a car"
mas the new reform policy neI6Te0
native conditions"
Il think so The people realize that
We are doing all we can TO give them
a share in the government. They ap-
preciate the changes made in their
favor and most Of them are loyal
to u.s."
Natives and the Government.
Notwithstanding the above statement
of sir Edward Baker. the unrest and
discomfort are growing The repre-
sentation given in the new reform
is not satisfactory to the
revolutionary elements. and they say
that the natives should have a far
greater share in the government. They
claim that the English now hold all
the high offices and receive all big
salaries. and in this they are right.
According to lord Curzon. there are
a bout 1000 government places. each Of
which pays $4,000 and upward 4 vNar.
OF these all but 100 are filed by Brit
ish. OF the lower offices. the salaries
of which range from $500 to $4,000 a
year. about 5000 are held by Euro
peans and 5000 by Eurasians while |
more than $4,000 are held by the na-
tives. AS to the offices lower than !
these they are held by the natives and /
their ges fall to rate exceedingly |
small Take tho teachers in the pri /
mary schools I am told that they get !
like SO a month. and in GER |
tain places not more than 50. 1t is said /
that If all the teachers Of India could !
have their salaries raised II s. per !
month they would esteem themselves /
happy.
A Literary Awakening.
This new movement is largely intel I
ectual. Said one of the officials to !
ne this week
The unrest is the rousing of the
soul of the Indian people. You can see
signs of 1t everywhere. One is in the |
increased desire for educa ton and an
,ther in the native newspapers. The
after have been springing up all over
ndia and although usually of small
circulation. they are having great in
iuence. Already more than 1000 ma
i've journals have been established
There are more than 1850 printing
presses at work. and something like
900 different books in the various
ialects are produced every year. The |
are published in % diff
erent languages and dialects. includ-
ng Essamese, Bengal. Hindi, Sanscrit,
Arabic Tamil and others. Some of
hese papers are in the native states.
where they are subject to the rajahs.
Who suspend them and Danish their
ditors at will. Others are in the
PROVINCES under the British rule. There
hey are practically free from censor
hip"
What kind of books do the natives
I asked.
Every kind" was the reply. They
re writing books on religion. on
'oetry and the drama. They are turn
ng out histories and biographies. and
Iso treaties on medicine. mechanics.
philosophy and law They issue po-
ticaI pamphlets and books on public
uestions of various kinds. Many Of
heir books are we'll written and some
f them have a considerable sale"
Frank G. Carpenter.
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