New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-29
Hindus Denoted to Allies,
Knowing German Methods
Secretary of State for India estes to Personal Sense OF
Loyalty on Part of Natives Toward British Ruler
Offers of Service and Financial Aid Pour In.

verest critic OF our administration. But
last December Sir c. 7. Sinha, the dis
tnguished Bengali President, said in
his opening address to the congress-:
The supreme feeling which arises in
our minds is one of deep admiration
for the self-imposed burden which
England Is bearing in the struggle for
liberty and freedom, and feeling OF
profound pride that India has not
fallen behind the other portions OF the
British Empire, but has stood shoulder
TO shoulder with them by the side OF
the Imperial Mother in her sorest trial
Real Aid from India.
What has been the result OF all
this? Simply that India, instead OF
being a cause of anxiety, has been
great and substantial help to us. Her
troops came to our aid in those critical
days during the battle of Ypres. They
have fought in Egypt, Gallipoli, East
Africa, Mesopotamia, Persia and emma;
Twenty-one regiments OF cavalry and
eighty-six battalions Of infantry have
helped to fight our battles; and these
numbers do not include the troops
placed at our disposal by the rulers OF
the Indian native states.
81 know of one Indian soldier who
has now fought in practically every
theatre of war. He started in the night
at Alden on November IL, 1914. Then
he was in the fighting near the Suez
Canal Next he went through the CAL
lipoi campaign, receiving gunshot
wound IN the neck, and on his recovery
was sent to France at his own request
lie was invalided home with dysentery
from there, but, not having had enough
of fighting, he has managed TO make
his way TO the scene of operations IN
Mesopotamia. Such record can be
edualled only by that of the veteran
Sir Pertab Singh Seventy years OF
age. he refused TO be denied the right
of service on account of his years, and
insisted on spending many months IN
the trenches of France; invaded home,
he is now on his way back to the front
once more.
Face to Face with Ruler.
"The personal aspect Of loyalty APP
peals to them, perhaps, more strongly
than the Western mind can conceive:
Th.re were striking manifestations OF
this on the Kings visits to the front:
Nothing could exceed the profound
satisfaction expressed by Indian ON
GERS and soldiers in having actually
come face to face with their ruler.
| have seen this myself when ! have
had the honor of accompanying the
King ir visits to the Indian hospitals
when asked what impressed them
most the reply was always the same,
we have seen the King-Emperor. All
the suiferings and trials they had un-
dergone were as nothing. Nothing
else counted. This devotion to the
ruler il actually a part Of their re-
ligion.
Naturally, this spontaneous out
burst of goodwill has been of the ut
most qualification to US. We feel that
our method of rule in India has been
justified Our endeavor has been TO
raise India steadily TO higher condi-
tions of political liberty. AS she fits
herself for it so are we ready to be-
stow il.
"This is the real reason underlying
Indian loyalty and the failure of Ger
man sedition propaganda. The Indian
has a great sense of justice and OF
right and wrong, and, apart from the
fact that he knows we are fighting for
right and liberty, he knows the diff
ference in our methods and those Of
Germany toward native races.
"The British Empire hangs very
loosely together. There is little CEN
tralized control. We try to admins
ter these great scattered communities
on the principles Of justice and free
dom. And India has indorsed our sys-
TEN. For what we have tried TO do
for them they have repaid US with
absolutely Oriental generosity"