The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-10

territory still controlled by the 1ndian
rajahs. They govern about half Of all
and moro than one-fifth OF
the people. The native states are scat
tered all over India from Kashmir and
Nepal in the Himalayas to Mysore and
others at the extreme southern end OF
the country. Rajputana takes a great
slice out of the heart Of the peninsula,
and Hyderabad. ruled by the Mizam. is
an immense state still further south.
Altogether there are 600 or 700 of these
states, containing population Of moro
than 6S000,00O.
These are part of British India, and
yet not OF it. The native princes ahu
rajahs are supposed by the common
people to have absolute rule, but they
are all under the control OF the British
and all have British advisers. Tho
chiefs have no right to make war or
peace Or to send ambassadors to each
other or to outside states They are
permitted to obtain limited military
force, their troops altogether amount
ing to little over 10000 men. 1t IS
provided that no European shall reside
at any OF their courts without the sane
ton of the British government. and. in
case of outrageous mtsrule. the British
can come in and dictate what shall be
done. Some OF the native states pay
lieve. have allowances OF various kinds
to help them support their rank.
.sThe Monkey on the Stick"
Indeed, the rulers of most of these
native states are little more than the
monkey on the stick, which is held by
John Bull He pulls the string and they
dance as he wishes II they will not
obey no merely changes the monkey
Said one OF the highest officials OF tho
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"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
equipped for active warfare. Never
theless, we can depose them at will.
When first came here we had q ma
harajah who was making a disturbance.
He would not work with the govern
ment and was always Kicking over the
traces. One day the viceroy said to
me: That man is too much bother.
think shall depose him and put his
son. boy of ten. in his place. Then
we can rule as we please
"'But, said I, in that case you Will
need the army to support your order,
will you not?'
ST think not replied the viceroy.
7 shall Just send word to our resident
there to make the change, and 1t will
be done.
''Indeed!' said i. but the maharajah
has large army, and he may declare
! war
"I think there will be no trouble
| was the reply
well" continued the general, ~
happened to be at the capital OF that
native state when these instructions
from the viceroy came. 1t was at the
time of the durbar, and the rajah sat
in state upon his throne. Then little
man in black clothes entered and hand
ed the gorgeous ruler the viceroy's or
ders to step down and out. He read
them and was greatly surprised. But
he merely salaamed to the little British
resident and walked of to prison.
while his boy took the throne in his
stead. l cannot tell you why it Is.
but the power of our government here
seems supreme. and the native rulers
know that 1t is useless for them to re-
sist."
Educated Rujahs.
Tho most OF these native ra1ahs are
we'll educated The British govern
ment is interested in having them so.
and 1t urges them to visit England
and to send their sons there to col
lege In my travels through China
I made one or two journeys with the
kumar of sikkim, a little native state
in the Himalayas. under the shadows
of Mount Everest and Mount K1nchun-
janga. The kumar, or prince, had just
graduated at Oxford and was coming
home by way of Japan and China. lie
spent some time In Picking, and while
there met the Dalai Lama OF Thibet
who was visiting the Chinese capital
rode with the prince from Peklng tt
Hankow by rail and ohattod with hin
about his little principality. He wa:
glad he was going back homo and Wal
anxious to take part in the government
of his people
The Nlzam OF Hyderabad was edu
Gated In England, and the mahara1ai
who rules this native State OF Jeypor'
has sent his sons there to school. Tit
ma hara1ah has visited Great Britain
and he was chosen by the government
to go there to represent the NATIVE
princes at the time King Edward wa
crowned His many modern improve
mants, his museums and schools, have
been greatly benefited by his travels
and he says he expects TO visit Lon
don again.
Native Colleges.
The government of India has estab
lished colleges for the education O
the native princes and rajahs. There
are four of these, situated at Amer
Lahore, Rajhot and Indore. 1t Is nec
essary to have different schools. be
cause of the laws Of caste by which
the natives are governed. In some
cases tutors and guardians take charg'
OF the young chiefs. and an Imperia
Cadet Corps has been established fol
the military training of the sons O.
noble families.
| 4 The native states altogether have
armies aggregating moro than 100000
men. The more important ones. sucl