The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-14

/ overthrow the ex4sffnr r0vnrnnoant ~
d meeting at xnard near + ana AZ
July. 1t was announced that the time
for the rebellion had come. The pre,
| diction was made that Great Rrftain
would have to iotn The war ma fIlat
revolutions womb break nnf IA 1Ervrf
ireland, South Africa ana e~lsewhere.
Funds were Collected III this time ana
plans were begun for the ret1Irns The
leaders Immediately started Is beat up
recruits in OREGON and California and
hurried them towards San Franciscn,
On August ii several thousand Indians
from yarions sactinna AIMEE rcd Tor s
meeting IA Sacrannentos ana a. fhat
thine many. Of them agreed IA return "a
Indian for revolt
p,....I
tanfeo INVERSION.
You already know the story 81 the
sailing OF the KomaeatA Maru from,
Vancouver in July. 1914. with the dis
appo1nted and embittered Indians who
had been refused admission to Canada
when they attempted to land for the
purpose of settling there after their
cidental to the main conspiracy. al
though the leader. Of the expeditfon.
Gurdit Singh. who knew all along thaf
Canada never would admit these !nan-
pie. appears to have planned the trim
largely for the purpose OF creating Al
incident which would inaame indian
opinion against the British and thus
divert attention from his own fra i
Out of this ship load of men. most al
whom were duped by Gurdft singh ~
promises of securing them admission
to Canada, several. when their homes
were not realized, did on their return
joint those who migrated 10 Indi foy
the purpose Of revolt.
1T is not necessary to detail the do.
parture of the various bodies Of reyo-
l~htionists from Vancouver and San
Francisco. All told about 5000 or 4 .
600 Were recruited on the. Pacific coo :,
and at Shanghai and Hong Konr and
these men eventually reached India q
considerable time after the war had
knew as s%editionists from past exnerl.
ence, were detained on their arrival 81
port, or in the Puniab hit the. ma ior;fy
OF them, who were snn1osed n ~
peaceful subjects. were allowed r. OF
their way and Travelled to the pnniaf
violent at once proceeded to start tfe
revolt. Their plans were. howeyar
considerahlv aisnraan,a a., uMeaei
that MANY Of thar aaders and haan ta ~
termed on arrival in india =
."The objects Of the sed;tton,sts >.
set forth by copies Of the GhaSr and
were mainly these: Tba a. se5 lne traal .
Indian troons ans ,,i,ian suuclioH-o
sacre of loyai s,lhiec+s "a ais mas.
breaking of iails tbe iantinn ~ ans
uries, union with fore;en asan " iea 49,
Commission of dacnitias 4ha nnaas ane
Of arms. The fo udIaf fsar t nf proeuring
%cieties- and the dae ua.,on 81 secret So
and te1eeranhsa oessi ue'1on u ANYWAY
tns Sir ron Michael referred to a report OF
"K;I, ~. ,M Iiu eoielnueo:
aHere are q faW a , = -
reyolutionists n,,hIics t ia from the
the trials which viii ;nd p ! 1ha q,
frame of mind. eneil
a.DeaI with the E,,ronaan
way that thew mirht rarnanhas q :
across the seaan ,E1eht fnn thu -
try-kill the whites re datarr,insa4 =,
expel the wants. DrinI thairi hined -
your hearts content ana .Tat ne ~. :. ~,
a rebellion-Tha enemy is enta eIed -
difficulties-He is hemmed in BY the
German lion-Let ua ali 90 toeo+ba,.
"A poem which was fo,1nd IN -.
| po~cketbook of one Of the man h,.a,; oh
to trial is also interest,nr .1+bn,sar
rather gruesome. II runs az follouss
"tKill or die. The oyernmsnt a
these tyrants will notSlast anv innrar
The time OF thy darartIre has nnnoa
Let us XIII the whites. Take tha co,,n.
try even at the cost Of yoI,r lives o.
ready for a rebeliian' Xii +ha wio,,oe
and tyrannic European II ia varv
easy to Kill him. Do not ieava any
trace Of him. Do not leave him mil
you have taken his life. Extirnate The
whole nation. Set fire to ali the
churches. Kill all Europeans. mon and
women. show them no mercy. Xii
them to a finish. Sacrifice them or
the altar of the sword. Spare neitha1
parents nor offspring. You shorld
flay Europeans alive, SO that they maS
remember It for asss to come; With
unhappy. Make q rabeiI,n WI ha asWays DC
have not nova tban a raaa 10y. ~.
disnosal XII tho W,,f4 ssaa " YOU
rivers with their cornsas W. LII, lug ae
i'm to England sbo1,tin@ LII LII NJ 81
sThe revolutionists sradia,i w fore
gathered in some gangs and laid nians
for the COMMISSION Of rnhharias pi IAN
other outrages. partly ia terrnrtze a the
loyal population. partly for tha n,,rnnse
Of securing funds to finance Tho 20
volt. IN Noyember and Deeanaber 1914
various murders were committad enf
attempts were mada to loot traes ,,1ia,
and ~arsenals. but through the Watc y:
fitness Of the notice and the co "nern
SO0PSld a.