The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-14
PAMRERED REBELS OF BENGAL
Well tod Bandits Are Dis
missed by Court at Re
quest of Prosecutor.

by Specla! cable 10 The Tribune.
II OMBAY. May 13.-After two years
~ or more OF the utmost severity
against BcnSali agtators and
- wrongdoers. the Indian govern
ment has suddenly turned round
and dismissed band OF we'll to do
bandits with caution. India could
hardly believe the news. for already there
were compare lively mild newspaper edi-
tors in jail or exile. while this gang Of
robbers. though belonging to the superior
classes. had held up and murdered Off
cials with a braZcn cruelty that left no
room for palliation.
BlIt the prosecuting lawyer rose in
court and said the government desired
Uicm 10 be dealt with lenicntly. where
upon the chief justice gave them Il little
lecture and let the whole JOYFUL bunch
60 on entering into a bond 10 come up
for Judgment ii called for. And now Il
is freely said in official circles that this
judicial somersault has come about be-
cause India is desired 10 he loyal when
King George and Queen Mary come along
in the faIl,
Policy of Kindness.
Anarchsm is 10 be killed by Kindness
that loyalty may be Created-that ap-
parently is the government view. Most
British observers consider the experiment
"A bold and dangerous one. calculated TO
breed more unrest Others hail the step
government in India and the recognition
of the national feeling among the people,
Neither side Conccals the fact that the
outcome viii be critical. one way or the
other and II Is certainly doubtful IL the
Bcngali will get the right Interpretation
of the cemency.
But India is. for all that kcenly inter-
estcd in the coming OF the emperor. The
native princes are having their matchlcss
gems reset. Not only in India but in
Paris. London and Antwerp. millions oil
doll. ,A{ lptlEn tS he
Furnished up for the great event There
is some regret expressed IN the tendency
OF the native rulers 10 abandon oriental
settings and adopt European models.
One of the uueercst coronation presents
to the king is that Of the mabarajah OF
Patiaa. He ordered an aeropane out
he nor any Of his people would mount
in it, though he had told how he would
use IL for duck shooting. So; hndntg II
on his hands, he has given IL to The KING
for use with the army in India.
King Will Be Weighed.
\ picturesque feature of the durhar
programme will be the weighing OF The
king when he arrives in Calcutta. Till
the scale is moved against his weight
the local authorities vii pile gold INTO
so used win be devoted TO Indian char
ities. II is all old Indian custom Tor
great events. such as royal marriages
the birth OF an heir. or the accomplish
4 new gold coinage VIII be struck 10
celebrate the visit AZ present there is
only one gold coin in India. the mohur,
which dates back for centuries ana is
worth s5. IL is now proposed 10 nave
d new coin worth So
For the accommodation nf The royal
party there will be special tram run
! by the Eastern Bengal state railway,
| With tie most luxurious equipment yet
| invented. II was redecorated only lew
| weeks ago for the tour of the German
| crown Drince but now the best crat ttSmel
| az India the most sklliul in the world.
| have been called In TO so elaborate the
! fittings as 10 make the train "A marvei
! of luxury.