Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-20
INDIA'S 315,000,000 HARDLY KNOW THERE
 IS ANY WAR, SAID
Local Troubles Occasionally Occur, But Bulk of People Worry Over Stomach's s More Than Over Sedition.
(By Review Leased Wire).

to the effect that India was on verge of an armed revolt. Though the re volution has not materialized, the question of the real attitude of the
 people still furnishes material for
 speculation abroad. To all outward
 appearance the traveller today finds
 India as peaceful as America, but the
 waters of sedition run down and to
 learn the facts a correspondent of The Associated Press has interviewed many people-American residents, British officials and business men. In. dian subjects of varying rank in pri. vate life, and conservative and radical Indian politicians, both Mohammedan and Hindu.
 The vast majority of the 315.000, ,000 inhabitants are peace-loving folk who are opposed to all ideas of revolution ary bloodshed. The illiterate class, which forms the bulk of the popula- tion, have little or no interest in pol; itics. The educated people of the law-abiding section, whether they be ultra-radical home rule advocates or not, desire to remain a part of the British Empire, feeling that .the pro lection of Great Britain is essential to the welfare of India Most of them look forward to the time when India will occupy a position similar to that of Canada and Australia; many assert India is ready for the change now, hrrt fhau a11 bana f< aol,;ax,o tbo;r ,;r,,,e by peaceful methods, and in all events do not desire a total severance from England
 There is certain amount of sedi- tious unrest in various sections but the people who harbor revolutionary ideas are declared to be negligible in number. The cliques are more or less independent of one another, and are composed largely of men who have received a smattering of European education. The majority have studied with the idea of entering the govern men service. Naturally, there are not enough civil service positions to go around, and as these men feel that having acquired polish, they are above returning to the trades of their fathers, they find themselves without means of making livelihood. For this they blame the government likeness brings them together for discussions of their alleged wrongs and they prove fertile ground for the really educated professional agitator to work upon.
 Of the totally illiterate people great numbers are still in the primitive state and their minds operate along the same lines as did those of their ancestors centuries ago. Their thoughts mainly concern their stom- achs. If they have enough food b stay their hunger and a place in the sun they are content The question of who is ruling them does not bother in the least. Many of them undoubt- edly never heard of England, or any other place outside their own little sphere, and it would be difficult to convince them that they ought to rise in arms to oust the governing power
 In country as vast as India there is always probability that local trou- bles may occur. Things are quiet at the moment but it would be unsafe to predict that seditionists might not stir up feeling which would result in local disturbances tomorrow. Such events have occurred since the beginning of the war. and most pretentions attempt having been made in the Punjab as the result of conspiracy developed among the Indian emigrants on the Pacific coast of America, largely in California and Oregon. Between fivel and six thousand seditionists mad their way home and into the Punjab where for months they vainly endea- vored to cause general dissatisfaction among the Indian troops and the pe0 | pie. There were murders and otne- outrages but the attempt failed. large [ ly because the people, having no sym | pathy with the movement, voluntarily ! turned to the aid of the government | and helped arrest many of the of lenders.
 Aside from internal affairs is the question of the border tribesmen al the north. These are by nature a warlike folk and fighting is their main business. There have been a number of conflicts between them and the gov ernment forces since the war began, but it is declared sufficient troops are maintained in that section to deal with any situation