Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-07

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/ The most conspicuous example 81
The difference between theory uno
/ performance. Il seems Ia me, ia Hin
duism. or The religion Of the peopl,
OF India
Hinduism was originally an elfori
after purity.
Yet In Lord DnlhOusie's time, when
a bill was drawn for the prevention
Of over ohscenty II was necessary "a
insert a clause that the act should NOT
apply To any temple or religious em-
blem.
70 me, the wonder spot Of the world
is india, The people seem To be fools
proud of folly slaves fond Of slavery.
There are 5O,000.00O converts To Mo-
hammcdanism in India. and the
women have been converted more nu-
merously than The men, though the
Hindu woman. in accepting Islam.
loses the nope of heaven and the se-
curlty of her position on earth both
together. You would think anyone
would know enough to be selfish. but
the Hindu women accept "a religion
which offers them nothing but degra-
dation on earth and hereafter The
new religion they accept is no better
than the religion of their fathers. but
for some strange reason which aetu-
ates fools of both sexes. the Hindu
women accept Mohammedanism.
india cannot he accounted for by
any process of reasoning, il is mira
Gle as a floating island OF granite
would be- a miracle, or "a bird of brass
which flew and sang ana lived on In
mid-air The llindus practice system-
attic murder as virtue and they have
other revolving practices but they
VIII not argue about them, or apply
the rules of dccenCN. eXpediencN or
common SENSE
The Hindu Not progt, ssing.
Every occupation existing IN Europe
exists IN lndin. which imports nothing
10 eat or drink. and, but for the Eng
llsh masters of the Indian slaves, In
dia would import nothing whatever.
There are in lnlia princes with for-
tunes IN hard cash double that of the
emperor Of Germany, there are pri-
waite estates that cover a county. and
great firms that do business in every
part of the world. Net It Is subject
nation. and It's people are ruled by
aliens they hate az cordially as the
ltussians hate the Jews. The English
rulers go 70 India, make fortunes by
oppres sing the people. and then make
way for other poor Englishmen who
would profit by the dumb submissive
ness at The llindus. Englishmen live
ON the sultry plains of Australia
Americans are filling up the steam
Ing plains of Florida nutchmcn
dwell IN hot lava, but the English Win
not remain Ia India
II is known and admitted that the
black man win never civilize himself /
lie has never exercised the smallest
Influence over peoples not black He
has never founded stone city, built
a ship, never produced literature.
nor suggested q creed But the brown
man has done some very great things /
lie has built splendid ana original cit |
les Benares, for example without |
the white mans help vic invented !
letters and arithmetic. He has pro-
dueed great conquerors, great law
giVers and grent poets lie has med /
tinted so atrcnuously on the eternal |
problem of the whence and whittier /
that every crecl as vet accepted by |
man, les Asiatlc, and has been |
preached first Of All hy brown man, |
lie has carried many arts -architec- |
lnrC, for example ia high degree;
The Tai Mahal. in the interior Of India. /
IS said 10 he the finest building in OK
lstence. and probably another equally !,
beautiful viii never he built
So the Hindus do not seem to lack I
either intelligence or ability. hut for |
some reason their vitality haze hiram /