Marble Hill press., 1914-04-09


ish administrator has brought equality
before the law. inHe1ible though stern
Justice. and answering honesty TO \
land where before he came might
alone made right and the biggest bribe
won every case This result has been
brought about. in large measure. by
men OF the Indian civil service. work.
ing almost alone, In obscure villages
In one district with o territory tho
size OF France and . population Of
700 900 Indians. one white ndan. Hu.
bert Calvert, brother OF Dr Sidney
Calvert OF the University ~ Missouri
is administrator, This is but a single
example The British have done their
good work in India not by force of
numbers nor by rule OF hayone, any
mora than by the music OF the kettle
drum
Schools In Reach Of Majority.
In the work done In education tho
British In India have made many fais-
takes Some Of these mistakes have
been rec,ined by newer educational
p9liey. Others will be rec,ifed The
immense difficulties In education. In
a land where primary education lis no,
wanted by the masses and higher eda.
catsca Of superficial Mind ia often
s5asht merely ss means TO escape
hard work. have rreveated progress
that would otherwise be possible. He.
iiEious antaxoulsms. OF al intensity
which tke western mia3 can scarcely
comprehend. have corr petled the sov.
crnment 10 make its education excia.
slvely secular. Even moral training.
without which any systsm Of edQra-
tion is lame. IL hardly peTsaittes
When all th!s-aHa much else has
been written In criticism the large
fac; remains that British education Es
. transforming lEdta Primary o9uca-
ton ID nc, rvery "a here free Gor la tt
compulsory TAs fees. however. are
SO small as to ae 10 bar and scAools
are In reach ~ n majority cf the ea'
, tire population. Colleges. technical
schools and universities are 9oiaa
better work thaa sasrr ,hc old meth
ods TIE Lew generation ot sagcatsA
Indians will 5c Eaor~ esictsnt. moro
thoroughly prepared for ssrtuas In.
har, and no iess keen o, Intellect ksa
eieysy, Of s,es~sa than the elder gun.
e<ast2as
. Natives Represenses in 6exernrers.
lndiAn presentation la the Iesss,
iHsive conaclis ard raaEIeiEAi covers.
meats has b~ea gradually Increased
II 10 aow sa@sctanity large Ga Tu~rtnts
every seettoa II Tire diverse zat dis
ecFiAat pot iatisa TO hAvs vosew-
This Indian votce Geea NOT. 40 yet, d.
rvctly determine Ire poaicirs VI gov.
srrE2ent bot II In free TO discuss tAess
policies. TO gaestlcg them and 90 AgtnS
them Ee the har of public cpAEIou In
consequence. british rule has b.neoae
rsere responsive 10 native sentiment
TIE British government aleays az
arss;er ard pso1ntsr 0f pesee between
warrinr factions. has, by the naw IT'D.
erai policy os larEwr native reprs~sea'
tation In ssF elzi place, beccEae also. "a
some measure ar Interpreter Of sAs
nAtfve opinion ase an administrator
a lis desire, Tits Is oct seiI,seyera-
Eieut. CT ccar~e- Indeed, /, Is u lcnK
distance fr0tu tt~ehat IL ts step in
that direction. Because sf thts fer
ward STEP an4 fr9Ta the rAGks ns the
educated hut unemployed natives
has cctae much et tie turbulence
among the native scpuistiaE Which
seems st tines TO tarraten hrGttsh
supremacy In India. Itnbaed w.ih lib
no other serious work tha, appealed to
them. given representation IN all
branches ef government. ths natives
90 -. ss.-: .=- 81 ::as~ Ts'isTv Ht::yarcs-ss
are leaaers in a movement of iaasa
for the Indians" That British rule IS
seriously thrsatenri by this unrest.
widespread though Il may be. is doubt
fal Thai British rule will change, i.
changing 10 meet the awakening
spirit OF democracy In the empire Of
iE142. - ceFtlNf.
seme Surface Evils.
The evils cf British rule are on the
surface: exploitation. absentee gev-
erumeut the hill station where off,
cialaorr retires from contact with the
people, q rrvss law which Sarendra-
nath Raneriee. the uncrcwned King
OF Bengal says is possible enly BE-
cause OF the good character of the
administrators: too much whisky and
soda and tco little helpful. personal
Intercourse with the natives. q certain
imperioasness which apparently looks
down On all things non-British II II
chasing nyspecks 70 discuss these and
other smaller evils. TIE American
looks with disappFovai. hut lie reneu-
hers his cvn treatment Of the negro
In the South ard the false Impression