The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05

lie has been proven more than once. A few
years ago one Kanai, II young man, shot to
death a comrmtriot who turned states witness
in II conspiracy ease. Kanai WAS hanged in the
Alipmr Jail, where the act had been committed.
and one of he.longc>t professions in the histcr,
Of Calcutta followed the body to the crema-
torium. After cremation the ashes were retanei
at an cxorl,itant price.
Another young man was hanged in the same
prison within Il short time. hut the Government
did not allow the body To- he taken out. 1t was
crenated within the prison walls. But people
gathered in thousands around the walls to watch
just the smoke in the air. The police find it
exceedingly difficult To- obtain witnesses. even
in crowded streets, parks and hazaarS. AGAINST
Your. nihili>t>.
The victory Of Japan over Russia focus>ci the
divergent movements Of discomfort in India into
II definite plata strong work Of propaganda.
which has resulted in the hanging or impriSon-
ment Of hundreds. The present European war
also has given impetus to the revolutionary ac-
tivities. Newspapers from home are filled with
accounts Of arrests for political offences.
The British authorities have been obliged L"
pass II martial law under the provisions If
which hundreds of young men are being arrested
llnI WI NuNI"'Ill i''i lI VI l'U''
trial. :. Vrriad thu - rotc in the Ncr iOc
Uondon) OF June II:
so serious is the situation In and around
Lahore that European women there Gas ] am
privately informed) have been warned 10y the
authorities to he prepared at n moments notice
(" flee for shelter to specified points on hearing
certain signals"
Within a comparatively short time there have
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passengers. who had returned from Canada
riots in Ceylon, where 2,Wm have hrn I'M.
prisonci and many shot the mutiny at Sinsa.
pore, which brought 10 Light n widespread in
ternationaI conspiracy for the overthrow Of the
British rule in India; The conT dracy cases Of
Multan, Lahore, Barisal and other places, and
also the conspiracy ease in M""rur district. in
connection with wlicl, four Indian soldiers were
court mar'iaiIri ami >h"l Ia death for their re-
fu>ll Ia give Information to he Ioiirr.
In the runjal, T.Wu Sikh> inN" l-cn impriS-
onri in a group for cou>'irinr to o>crrhrow III"
i;riIi>h rulers. IN another c,~r about thir'.
men have l-ru Condemned lo death Among
these men ar" many college graduates and tro-
fcsI,r>.
In n court II r,ill proceeding at 1Mg>iiai
seventeen soldiers were condemned to death for
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Several others have been dcport'l. In III" IrIhi
fnrIS several soldiers wrr, caught IN the act If
destroying canuou>. Ia Madras there WAS n
serious riot hetwcen mutlnous soldiers AMI the
police.
There is II report that the .Aneer of Afglani>-
tan Is planning to cast his lot with HE Sultan
If Turkey, In that case his first move would he
to try To take RelucliHan ana then march
toward India when the r"volurionis,S at home
give enough trouble la The british liai. And
have been Informed that the Nizlm Of llydrrllHrl
has t"sm dcIoApi by the British for carrying
ON secret communications with the Nmrrr Of
AfghaniSinn and the Sultan If Turkey. As a
Mohnmmrian the Nizam was Of c"nrS" in sym
Imihy with the Muiammclan rulers. Nipoo
Sultan couSpirrl win Napoleon against III"
British,
The Mohannn,lans of India will he highly IN.
censed az the reported deposition OF the Nizim.
And il is certain that other princes have been
or are soon Ia lee d"IoS"d.
With nll her complaints against the British
method of administration India has responded
Nplendidly to fhc danger call " the British en-
pirc, shall England return the courtesy by the
insults of n military rule in lmliu; If ther" is
terrorism it will he met by terrorism.