New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
HEAT AFFECTS GAEKNAR
"Not Like This in Baroda," Says
the Maharajah.
PROUD OF HIS DOMAIN
Gives Out Typewriter State
ment of Fourteen Pages Show
ing Progress There.

The heat seemed TO be what the Gaekwar
of Baroda wished to talk about most yes
terday. He sat in the royal suite at the
Hotel Plaza and mopped his royal brow.
Captain R. G. NimbaIker. the aide-de-
camp, slowly waved a palm leaf fan.
though its electric counterpart was whirl-
ing merrily on the other side of the room.
Not like this in Baroda," said the
Maharajah by way Of introduction. tits
hot in Baroda, but the heat is so dry. 1t
makes me wish to be in the mountains.
We don't have any mountains in Baroda.
but there are dots of them in other parts of
India. I have been among the high ranges;
once at the headwaters of the Gauges. a
place that 1 think is the most beautiful in
the world. But it's so shockingly hard to
get to. The roads are almost impossible"
What about an airship' suggested some
one
That's it, that's the thing smiled the
Maharajah; its a fine summer place. you
Know, and maybe when we get airships
there Wen have one of your Coney Islands.
"Oh, yes, I'm going to Coney Island if I
have time before 1 leave New York. But.
you see, I'm on such rush here that I
don't know exactly what I'm going TO do.
sit here. It's so hot Not a bit like
Baroda- On Monday I'm going 70 Boston
and back, but that's the only plan I have
ahead 1t all rests with the ladies'
Some one asked the Sena Khas Khel
Samsher Bahadur Farzand-i-Khas-i-Dau
lat-i Englishia G. c. S. l., as he is known
on paper. the old question about New York,
and he said that he thought it was the
4
changed very much since he was here a
few years ago.
why, this very hotel-it was only a
frame then" he said, land now it is q
great house. I see new buildings all over
the city, different from the ones I remen-
bered before I came back New York is
wonderful. I think the subway is far in
advance of the London tube. But I have
not been in it this time: No. not in the
summer months. It is too hot Not a bit
like Baroda."
The prince was very willing 10 talk about
Baroda, which he says is by far the great
est state in India He has been ruler of it
since 1881 and many reforms have been in
stttuted in that time Education is, per-
haps, his hobby, and he has been greatly
interested in manual training schools. In
the primary schools there is now compul-
sorry attendance up to the age of fourteen
years.
This is a recent change, as the age was
twelve years up to a month or two ago
There are training schools for men and
women and the Baroda College is affiliated
with Bombay University. The Maharanee
like her husband, Is an educational advo-
cate and wants industrial training for the
poor women of Baroda. As a result of her
efforts three women are now students il
Baroda College and co-education is work
ing well in the heart of India
\ typewriter statement of some fourteen
pages tells all about the Sayaji Rao Gaek-
war. and some of his reforms are noted or
page thus: Scientific land survey, reve-
nue. system revised. custom taxes lessened
two hundred taxes abolished and income
tax substituted. first cotton mills started
local f-government inaugurated, Aiwa
reservoir begun, city of Baroda improved
pure water and splendid hospitals, military
service greatly improved, government de
centralized and organized and marriage
placed at twelve years.
''Of course, this is next to nothing" say:
the prince. but then it's a start. If
had my way the age would be sixteen OIL
eighteen years. Women at twelve years
are only children. BY the denial of educa-
ton to women we deprive ourselves of one
half the potential force of the nation
The prince talked for some time on ia
pan, and seemed especially interested il
the empire and called it a typical ex-
ample OF assimilation of Western ideas By
an Eastern power
Japan is fascinating to me- he said
why, they are doing everything over
there. 1 was much interested in their engi
neering and railway construction. We are
building many railways in Baroda. No
not by foreign capital. They are state
owned. We have plenty OF money in
money to build railways. Yes, sometimes
we get Americans and Englishnen to build
them, just as we get them to help Us =
our farming, which is proving such a sue
cess"
The prince would not talk about the
Roosevelt Egyptian speech.
II have not read the speech, and I'd
rather not. you know" he said.
Just before Captain Nimbalker bowed
goodby the Roosevelt hunting trip was
mentioned
India" said the Gaekwar, for there
where the real sport is. l have a great
pig sticking every year" Out in the hall
Captain Nimbalker explained that the
Gaekwar is a great sportsman and that his
motto is: ''Jeen chan and jeen TAXI c'Sad-
die the home and saddle the throne').