The Washington herald., 1911-01-30

| informant has cause to know, will 90
TO any length in their stupid measures to
prevent news being telegraphed out of
the country for fear that il may be
construed in a light unfavorable too the
present republic. Their Ignorance and
urtir!Cd zeal often lead the censors to
commit ridiculous blunders. as they are
but poorly educated and scarcely know
any foreign language
There was. for instance, the experience
OF the correspondent for a London paper
This man IN on" of his dispatches. refer
! in finding positions for the largs army
of claimants. made use of this express
sion: The distribution OF the loaves and
fishes" His telegram was refused trans
mission, lin the interest of public order
and security" Next day. in a some
what angry mood, he hurried to the min
istry for foreign affairs. demanding an
explanation. His visit had been expected
and he found awaiting him the minister.
his secretary, and two of the army chiefs.
Before the correspondent had had a
chance 10 say anything. the minister read
him severe homily on the unfairness of
his pen picture. concerning army ra-
tons.''
The correspondent protested. but the
minister insisted and f1ourished in his
face copy of the fatefui message.
You say here" he exclaimed, the army
is kept alive on bread and fish. This
is not correct. Here is copy of to-day's
menu for the dinner of the men. and you
will see that ii includes meat" In spite
of further protest and explana ton, the
Iant h1a 90 "a
minister that the words had no refer
ence to the food of the army.
Newspaper correspondents generally.
having found it impossible to- get their
messages sent from Lisbon, have left
the city and have established themselves
on the frontier. Here they interview pas
sensers coming from the capital. and If
perhaps the stories that are the result
are highly colored accounts of actual oc-
currences at Lisbon. the authorities have
to thank only themselves.
Great interest has been aroused by the
offer of the Agha Khan to contribute
G6,OD0 to a Moslem memorial in honor
of the King of, England's forthcoming
trip to India.
young prince is a remarkable man, who
occupies a pOSltlOiI WI tiiS VI thC ihuSAt-
abused term. unique" Directly de-
scended from Ali, the nephew Of the
Prophet Mohammed, he is the pope, or
spiritual head Of an important section Of
Islam. and is held in awe and reverence
by the influential races over whom he
holds religious sway.
Perhaps there is no leader Of British
India whose good will is Of greater value
to England. Immensely wealthy. and
counting his followers by the hundred
thousand, the Agha Kahn is held in very
high official esteem in India His posi-
tion is unparalleled, inasmuch as there
is no more powerful potentate in the
Moslem world. in spite Of the fact that
he rules no territory of his own. Most
OF the very large and numerous body of
men who are ready to obey his slightest
wish are wealthy, educated, and influen-
tial.
The full title of this interesting gentle
mar Of India is: His Highness. Agha Sir
Sultan MAhammad Shah, Agha Khan.
He uses his enormous riches. II Is said.
wisely. He has founded more than one
great philanthropic institution for the
benefit of his coreligionista. and has con-
tributcd largely to charities Of every de-
scription In India. 1EAANDuA
tonuriGhk, M, - Me0D Neu1 o6u1ln1n1