The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
Lord Curzon, Former Indian
Viceroy, Takes 1t as
Personal Insult.
HAS NO REASON FOR ANGER
attempt Is Being Made to
Paciiy People and
Avert Strife.
ny PHILLIP EVERETT.


anything Lord Curzon may say. who
sees the present government by q eingle
action undoing all the long work of
discord and division performed by him
self during his Indian viceroyaity.
there can be little doubt that the new
british policy. which was outlined by
King George in his speech at the DeIh,
Dnrbar. will prove worry beneficial to
India and will serve at least TO put on
the day when that great empire tears
Itself loose from British RUE. even II It
does not result in uniting the two
countries permanently.
Inc Kings speech at Delhi came as
great surprise to everybody in Eng
land. and II wac evidently taken aa a
personal Insult by Lord Curzon. But
after all there was no real reason TO Uc
surprised. for the Liberal government
is only going to Try to pacify India.
whose nhabttauts hate everything
British at least as heartily 40 did the
Boers. Once moro the government has
given practical proof OF its faith In
home rule. though home rule for ireland
is preceded b. home rule for India
The government has moved the cap
ital OF India from Calcutta to Delhi a
step which the people OF India have
already greeted with delight. put what
is lar more Important they have re-
Versed Lord curzon's division of BEN
gal, and thus undone tho greatest poliL-
zeal blundcr ever committed By my
British viceroy In modern India. and
following up this. they have foreshad-
owed system OF dcvolution and nu-
ionomy which ~iil In few years prac-
ideally make India discovering
country
When one rop,. n,hns, 49,. M, ,.,
Its 100000. 900 people, hag hitherto been
governed by an almost autocrat;c bu-
rcaucracy. represented by council
mat sits In Calcutta to advise the vice.
roy. and another council that sits in
London to advise tho Secretary for In
dia. :; is small wonder that the people
of India have learned 10 hate g people
who treated tham like ignorant saw
ages.
The people OF India have OF recent
years been deeply stirred By the great
unrest In all parts OF the East They
have seen japan becoming power
fui. independent. civilized state. with
voice that commands respect all over
the world: they have seen Turkey
shake Oft her corrupt desppusm ana
become constitutional state. and they
arc even now seeing China awaken
from her long sleep.
The action Of the present Liberal
government maintain. may have
saved India for the British Empire,
for OF late there has arisen in India a
huge class OF native wealthy merchants
and educated Indian university men.
who are In many respects as proud OF
their position as are the leaders or
wealth and thought in Europe, and who
are not con tent TO be treated as ciphers
Ignored and neglected by the official
government Throughout Lord Curzon's
reign. they organized themselves into
great national congress which rep
rescnts a rival government in the eycI
OF the people Of india. and without
the reforms which have now peen
granted. Il would worry shortly have
become rival government in fact
as well.
The naughty Tories in England arc
silent at present. they say them
selves, 'oecause of the presence OF the
their criticism will break out in full
force. Is not this in itself a proof
that the government has done tho
proper thing to win the people of India
for England. as they have already won
the Botrs?
Nj. Lloyd George is Just now prob
ably one OF the busiest men In England,
and his health appears TO be giving
greater part of the year. Times polNi-
cal correspondent points out, Mr.. Lloyd
Georges working day. seven days a
week. has been fifteen or sixteen hours,
and he did not slacken his efforts dur
ing the period at the beginning OF
the year. when he was suffering from
a throat affection Waking at o'clock
in the morning. ne has heen won't to
begin Work at once on tho bill to which
he has devoted himself Throughout
each day he has been accustomed to
meet the confer with populations lit
tie and big. In few months he has
received more deputation than any 9TH
er minister has probably received In
the course of lifetime,
He is now described as looking
"harassed." and the other day he had
to retire from round of golf after
only playing nine holes
The weeks are Hitting by SO swiftly
that ono may already begin 20 discuss
the plans of Queen Alexandria for the
spring. Her Majesty is not going TO
windsor Castle in January. an she has
been In the habit of ding for several
years past There will be formal
celebration OF the death anniversary Of
the late Queen Victoria at Frogmorc
at the end OF next month. But IL will
not be attended by tho Princs of
wales, on behalf of his august father.
as certain gossips have supposed.
King George Is DESTROYS of concentrat-
ing these family services in memory
OF the departed into the first week In
May, when memorial service will be
held In the Albert Memorial Chanel at
Windsor. not only In remembrance Of
the late King Edward. but also Of his )
Industrious parents. and his lons.sor-
rowed sister, Princess Alice.
Queen Alexandra will remaip 80
and will not accent any
private invitations to country houscs
during the winter. Towards the ena
OF. Fehruary Her Majesty will have ,hs
Victoria and .Albert at her disnosa, ;
Although 1t is commonly assume1 IN
the encourage of the court thn /. u -. -. 7