The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-22
ALL INDIA AFLAME,
SAYS HINDU EDITOR
Director Of San Francisco Pub.
LEGATION Tells Of Wide
spread Revolt.
LEADS REBEL FACTION

A report of wholesale executions ir
India in an attempt to put down revo.
lutionary activities Ia contained In the
following despatch to THE u from Sar
Francisco, signed "Ramchandra, editor
Hindustan Gddar."
R~amchandra is the head OF a radica'
party In India whose w~atchword l,
india for the Indians" His paper
published In San francisco, has a large
| circulation In the Far East. It's circula'
ton Is prohibited in India by the British
Government.
"Ramchandra has been an exile from
India since 1911 and there Is a charge
OF treason against him." said Srinivas r
Waeel, a graduate OF tho University Of
Madras, who Is now In this city. last
night. II have heard Of him M a
sincere man who is working wholeheart.
eddy for the benefit of his people.
~ know that there have been many
executions. including some college pro-
fessors. and that Thousands have been
informed. Also I know Of my own knowl.
edge that many of the patriotic news
papers have been c~onfecated."
Ramchandra's despatch follows:
The statement of Chamberlain. Sec
rotary of State for India. denying
/ TtNOlutlonHTy unrest III lnuld Is Ut
terry false. The British Government
has proclaimed martial law and insti-
tuted special tribunals. before which
trials are held in camera, and appeals
denied. This year some 200 revolu-
tionists rave been hanged and shot at
Lahore. Ambala. Meerut, Delhi. CAL
cutta. Orissa, Jpansi. &c. Five hun
dred have been transported for life
n five thousand informed without
trial. including professors. physicians.
priests. editors. social reformers, stu
deut. peasants. laborers. soldiers.
Scores OF newspapers have been sup
pressed, and h presses c~onfscated.
and hundreds have been heavily fined.
All this 10 apart from Singapore. Bal
bal. Burma and Afghan uprisings. I
dare Chamberlain to challenge these
facts.
India. like Russia in 1905. is throb-
bling with revolution. AS the organized
spokesman for millions OF Hirdus and
knowing the rest intimately. ! declare
erphatically that India detests British
rule and the British Government. and
It's fiunkeys like Rus,omjee. who spoke
before the Canadian Club Of New York
and who made misstatements to mis-
lead neutrals. RAMcHANDRA,
Editor Hindustan Gaddr.
Reports of unrest in India which
einanated from Washington were printed
In THE SuS ~ November 10. II wal
said at the time that German agents were
believed to have been In great part re.
sponsible for the reports. They were
later denied by Rustom Rustomjee. edi.
tor OF the oriental Rerieto OF Bombay
| who said he could answer for the loyalty
Of his countryren.
San Francisco il said by British OH.
Gals to have been for some time the
centre Of Hindu revolutionary activity
carried on with the aid Of German
agents.
The idea of revolt is spread to the
east and west. with a view to stirring
up India mad influencing neutral opinion,
SO far these efforts mSe failed. 1t was
said, conditions in India not being nearly
Ss alarming As they are painted.
Rustom Itustoinjee has been for years
a pronounced supporter OF British rule
In India. His first visit 10 this country
Wits in 1871. when he came armed with
letters TO Ambassador Bryce from proml-
nent Englishmen and Anglo-Indians
His paper is the organ OF the progress
sive party in western India. lie is q
Parsee, of the sect which was the first
To take advantage of English educationa
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