The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-15

the British Rule.
London.-All efforts to stir up seri
GUS trouble for the British in India
have so far failed signally. The few
seditious movements noted have had
their origin in Hindu organizations
which antedate the great war.
When it is considered that the pop
ulation OF India-s15. 900, ,00-is more
/ than three times that OF the United
I States. the relative insignifcance OF
the few outbreaks in the last year and
a half is evident.
In such a great nation disorders are
inevitable. in either war or peace. just
[ as the United States or any other ma
tion is never quite free from labor
troubles causing loss OF life or prop
erty- All the information, official and
otherwise, received here, shows that
the Indian empire is profoundly quiet,
except for the eyer-restless, warlike
border tribes of the Northwest.
The rulers OF the great native inde-
pendent or semi-independent states.
from the nizam OF Hyderabad with his
100000 people down, are loyal to
their emperor, King George Y of Eng
land. They have contributed liber-
ally Of their public and private means
to assist Great Britain against her
enemies. Many of their relatives are
active members of the British army.
The Mohammedans of India. far
from being an element to be distrust-
ed, are the greatest bulwark of Brit
Ish rule. This minority of $4,000 900
aas always sided with the British as
its protectors against the more numer-
ous Hindus. 1t is stated here that no
Mohammedan has ever been convicted
Of completely in a reasonable enter.
prise in India.
Just Quiet Farmers.
1t must be remembered that Of the
100000 people in India at least
250000;0O0 are quiet, uneducated, gen
lie agriculturalists, quite uninterest-
I'd in politics, asking from their gov
srnment only chance to till their lit
lie farms in peace and caring no fur
her as to the character of their
rulers
1t must not be concluded from these
.acts that the world war is without
important effect on India The Hindu
Intellectual leaders see the grow.
ng prominence OF Canada, South AT.
.rica. Australia and New Zealand in
The empire. They know that these
British dominions viii soon ask a
place in the councils Of the empire,
and voice in the peace congress
which shall follow the war.
They believe that the time has come
or India to have a voice in the en-
pire, too. They demand a further de-
gree of autonomy for India, something
lpproximating the freedom of Eng
and's white dependencies.
This was clearly set forth by the
indian National congress at Bombay
IN December 80, which unanimously
adopted a resolution demanding self
government for India.
At the same time the delegates to
he congress heartily applauded Baba
Surendranth Bannerjee when he said:
India's devotion to the throne dur.
ng the war has been unsurpassed.
Fellow Feeling Among Asiatics.
India, like other eastern nations, is
permeated, too, with the spirit Of
Asia for the Asiatics.p Despite the
long hostility between certain nations,
notably China and Japan, there is de-
veloping a fellow feeling in Asiatic
nations against European dictation.
An illustration was an incident which
in Tokyo in December.
Two young Indians, British sub
iects, received SO hours notice to
leave Japan, the reason being their al
legged completely in German plots to
ioment disturbances in India. The no.
Iice was so timed that the only vessel !
by which the departees could sail
was bound for Shanghai, where they |
we're liable to arrest by the British
consul.
The Indians laid their hard case /
before sympathizers in the Japanese /
press. Leading independent politi- /
clans were approached. In few hours
a formidable agitation was afoot. A /
ieputation waited on the foreign min
ster and asked that the order should
be withdrawn or altered so as to per-
nit the Indians to board a ship bound
Tor America.
The minister refused, whereupon
he government was dehed. A lead
ng merber OF the diet who delights
70 act the part Of "ronin," or free
ance literally a warrior without a
ord, took the Indians to his home
and kept them there till the time
specified in the order had expired.
Feared Fiare-Up.
The authorities drew a Gordon OF
police round his house but did not
risk entering and removing the In
Hans. Next morning they covered up
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