The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
INDIA FOR ENGLAND.
Native PRINCES Oifcr of Men and
treasure VIII Place Great EOWCr
at Kings Command.
New York Herald.

The significance o. The news that
India Will aid England in their war
cannot be ONcr-oStimltcd. it places
at the disposition of Great Britain nm
! told millions Of money. The princcly
| treasures of the rulers of the native
States of India, whose treasure chests
! can provide enough wealth to pay
the bill of world war. Just how
fIch the native princes are no one
| can say, but the aggregate Of their
amasscd fortunes would probably ar
rive at sum too great for the hu-
man mind to grasp.
Hesidos this great war chest the ma
i've States can provide thousands up .
on thousands of fighting men-war-
rlorS to whom the lust of battle has
been the breath of life for genera
ton after generation. Lastly. it will
relieve Britain OF any worry concern
ing the loyalty of her Indian subjects.
and enable her to move to the theatre
ol war without fear all of the greater
part OF the 10000 men Of the British
army at present stationed in India.
lhiS last will give Great britain thc
peheht OF a trained fighting force of
tn&ilshmcn who have been under
ilre and are veteran soldiers. This
without reckoning at all upon tn.
l'j'ooo men of the Indian army it.
self, divisions OF which have already
pceh sent to the front.
Apart from British India. which is
controlled entirely by Great Britain.
the native states form another payt
OF The Indian Empire. These states
whose chicftains are in subordinate
alllance with or under the suZcraintv
o1 the King Emperor. compose two
hilhS ol the area, but only tWo-siXt.e
~ the population. The two-nintha
comprise practically the cream of tho
Indian population, ana it's men are all
lighters. Every indian State has if,
own army, separate and distinct from
the men it provides fer the impcrial
service corps. These forces are drill
ed by British officers and arc armed
Wlth modern weapons. Many of the
states are Obliged according to
treaty, to provide troops upon rcQtIi-
sition by the British government. 70
bring about still more efficiency i'm
military matters, Lord CurZon start
cd several years ago an imperial ca
det corps, composed of the sons o!
Indian rulers.
The administration Of the native
states is not under the direct contru!
OF British officials. but it is subject t.
n" Imperial government. The chiefs
IRE entitled to British protection, but
nave no power of making war or peace
or sending ambassadors to foreign
states. In case of miSrulc the British
government can dcthronc the dclin- ,
Quent chief or suspend him from the |
exercise of his power. Several Of the
states pay tribute. This years tribute |
is approXimated at 10000 pounds. ui
which almost half is from MySorc
The states vary in size and impor-
,anCc. HydCrahad, for instance, the !
leading state, is the size of Italy, and
the NiZam is Immensely rich The
states of first magnitude are iydcr;,-
bad, Mysore. Baruda, Kashmir Japur.
Edalpur, GWallor. Indorc Travancurc
ana Cochin. All these States have su-
JcriOr residents. Some Of them to-
gcthcr with the various states in the
Raiputana and Central India Agencies,
l75 in all. are under the supervision of
the governor general. The remainder
mostly Of minor importance. are un-
der the supervision of various provin-
:al governments.
HyGCrahad. covering an area of S.
500 square miles, has Il population OF
l., 900. 00o. ana It's annual revenue is
100000" pounds. ANsorc. tho next III
Importance with Il pouulation Of moro
than 5,o0".uro. has Il revenue OF l.-I
100000 pounds. Earudn whose G3cl<-'
wan is well known here. is third ON
the list, with a population of 900
900 ana revenue OF I1Uo,Oo pounds.
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