Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-23

SlMLA, lndla, Jan. Io'-r lon
time early in the war right up to the
present moment Germany has never
esased attempt to stir the Indian En-
asre to revolt, according to Sir
Charles Cleveland, Director of Grim
lnal Intelligence in this country, VINO
made this statement to a correspond
ent of the Associated Press. Sir
Charles characterizes the plots as
clumsy, belated. too theoretical, ana
based on misunderstanding OF Indian
character" and declared that the
scheme failed chiefly because of the
sanity of the great Indian public which
has withheld its support"
Sir Charles is reputed to know more
about those in whom the Secretary
naturally would be interested than any
other man in India. For years he has
made study of that class which fay-
0rs the darkness of night for its COM
ings and it's goings, and now as head
OF the Secret Service, the government
relies upon him to check untoward
occurrences in any section before
they have grown into a serious men
ace
There has been some trouble in
India" said Sir Charles, "but it has
I'll co. of tho niPfllrp
drawn in enemy publications and OF
the enemy's desire. The state of India
all through the war seems to have
expoused very big miscalculation on
the part of the Germans.
at would be interesting to examine
how far this miscalculation was due
TO a misunderstanding of normal Ind
ian affairs and how far to a miscar-
Eiage of plans for causing trouble in
India and among Indians outside India
auring the war. My own impression
IS that Germany thought India would
Reed very little eXtraneous prompting
and assistance to rise against the
British if the latter were in serious
embarrassment owing to big con-
tinental war, and that therefore not
very much attention was paid by the
German government to instigation in
India before the war. Where and how
did the German government get that
idea? Was it conveyed to them by
secret unknown agents or by their
consular officers in India or by some
over confident Indian Extremist or
by British panic managers 1t is diff
kcult to say for certain but l remem-
her that some years ago an Indian Ex-
tremist leader used the following
words to me:
Attitude of Indian Extremists.
"'we shall certainly try to en-
Rarass you actively in India if you
have war with a Continental power
or with Afghanistian. Our feelings are
firm on that point unless, indeed, self
interest or some special reason die
Sates a passive attitude to some or all
of US. But never again will you find
such positive assistance as we gave you
at the time of the Boer War
my Extremist friend went on to-
Sell me that we were foolish to think
we could count on the Indian army.
At the time / though my friends atti-
tade was pathetic in its self-delusion
and time has shown that was right.
after the war broke out the Ger
man government showed willingness
to spend money lavishly on Indian
trouble but there was no sign of fin
ancing' of troublesome schemes or
individuals before the war. In 1913
and 1914 a German viewing the situa-
ton in India with patriotic anti-Brtt- !!
ish eyes would have observed the fol-
lowing phenomena. A reapproach-
ment between a section of Indian
Mohamedians and the Young-Turk
party in Europe; an anarcnlcal rev.
olutionary move in Bengal with some
notifications in the north of India; a