The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-01-28

police in the matter of surveillance
being we'll known. Tho Indians prob
ably have sailed for America. 81.
The interesting point about this de-,
fiance Of the Japanese government
is the ludicrously small means by
which the great engine Of government
was stopped. The mass of the Jap.
anese nation knew nothing OF the
Indians, and cared nothing. The act
was the work of handful Of men
on the Tokyo press, backed by half
a dozen political free lances. No ques-
lions Of policy were involved. There
was, in the official eye, nothing what
ever to make a fuss about. Why did
the government climb down?
They feared a fare-up. They re.
membered that Is months ago, over
Just such a small matter, involving a
couple of Chinese students, the d..
rector Of the political bureau Of the
foreign Office was assassinated by
fanatic as he was entering his house,
and small but angry armed mobs ter.
rorized officialdom.
The beliefs which inspired the agi-
tation were % that the Indians were
not German agents, but bona-fide revo-
lutionaries, and (2) that the Japanese
government was acting at the request
of the British and not of its own ini-
tiative. Japan is England's ally, and
is bound in terms of the alliance to
assist England If India is attacked by
a hostile power. But the Japanese
people are deeply Jealous OF all for.
eign influences in Asia, of which they
consider themselves leaders. Japan,
lord of the Orient" is a frequent
phrase in the Japanese press these
days.
No Serious revolution.
Like sentiments are warmly wei.
coined in many parts of India. This
cannot be denied. But as far as &C.
tive revolution goes, Great Britain SO
far has seen nothing which looked for
midable.
The most extensive outbreak since
the beginning Of the war occurred near
Lahore, when as a result "a Indians
were executed and ~ others sentenced
to Imprisonment for life.
The Native press were quite unani-
nous in ascribing the munitions agita
ton to the work Of band Of conspira.
tors located on the Pacific slope OF
America for several years. These con.
spirators are declared here to have
sent emissaries to India who tried to
stir up antagonism to British rule.
1t is also known here that between
the middle of June and the middle of
September of last year II Indian cav.
alrymen in the Punjab and Bengal
were sentenced to death for mutiny,
making bombs, and cutting telegraph
wires, and II others were convicted
of other offenses.
]. Austen Chamberlain, secretary of
state for India, stated publicly In the
house OF commons that the disloyalty
of some of the native troops in north
ern India was due to the activities Of
an anti-British association having its
headquarters in the United States.
China is another center for anti-Brit.
ish plotting. - x $3.50 80 ........
Gaekwar Only Suspect.
AS to the Hindu organization in the
United States, it has been at work
since 1907. It comprises natives of
India who are highly educated: also
members of the Clan-Na- Gael, and Of
late many Germans and American pro.
Germans. One of the announced aims
Of the organization is to start mutiny
in India in 1917 to commemorate the
Diamond Jubilee Of the Mutiny of
1857"
The Hindus in America have q
newspaper devoted to their interest
and also school Of instruction for the
purpose of educating natives Of India
in the use of arms. British agents
closely watch these activities. They
are still of negligible extent.
II revolution ever does gain head.
way in INDIA, there is only one i'm
portant native prince whom the Brit
ish will have cause to suspect. This
is the gaekwar of Baroda, well known
in the United States, who is reported to
have encouraged Hindus in anti-Brit-
ish views. The gaekwar is in Ill So
cial repute both in London and In In
dia because he married dancer.