Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-02

police in the matter of surveillance
being well known The Indians prob
ably have sailed for America.
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 or the
Indians. and cared nothing. The act
was the work of handful OF men
on the Tokyo press, backed by hall
dozen political free lances. No ques-
lions of policy were involved There
was, in the official eye, nothing what
ever to make fuss about. Why Gld
the government climb down?
They feared f1are-up. They re-
membered that Is months ago, over
just such a small matter, involving
couple of Chinese students, the d.
rector of the political bureau OF the
foreign office was assassinated by a
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-fde 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 frequent
phrase in the Japanese press these
days.
No Serious Revolution.
Like sentiments are warmly well
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 result "a Indians
were executed and 27 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.
j. 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 it's
headquarters in the United States.
China Is another center for anti-Brit.
ish plotting.
Gaekwar Only Suspect.
AS to the Hindu organization in the
United States, it has been at work
since 1907. 1t 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 a |
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.
If 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, we'll known |
In the United States, who is reported to |
have encouraged Hindus in anti-Brit- |
ish views. The gaekwar is in i'll So
cial repute both in London and in In
dia because he married a dancer.