Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-31

her story on the witness stano
Chronicle of December %.
was a detriment to her husbands ca
reer."
The couple were divorced the fol
lowing month. Unabashed by the
dark eyes OF Taraknath Das, which
never left her face, the woman calm
ly detailed the activities Of Hal
Dayal. binding upon all of the Other
defendants IL linked TO the plot BY
the government; told OF translatins
William Jennings Bfyan's article or
British rule in India, published In d
pro-Indian newspaper at Zurich,
Switzerland, at his request; identified
two letters written by Dayal to Alex
ander Berkman, American anarchist
urging the latter to send /. w. W.s
and anarchists to aid the German
Hindu cause, and personal letters
Of the two Hindu leaders to herself.
49,. Subtle AT Praetised
The letters, written to the witness
by Har Dayal urging her to return
and lead the accused plotters to the
accomplishment Of their ends in India
through revolution, that found their
way into the court record. evidently
formed the aftermath OF a series In
which all of the subtle arts of the
Oriental were brought into play to
force her to break her resolve -.
In one letter the Hindu leader
spoke Of sending 5000 to pay her pas
sage back to Switzerland. In others,
evidently firing of his failure, Dayal
asserted that she could @go too -"
and then begged forgiveness and re-
iterated plea that she return. She
answered the letters and received the
money, the witness said.
Letters penned by Taraknath Das,
writer and student, who was dramati.
cally accused by Preston OF seeking 20
embroil the United States with Japan
and China that munitions might be
shipped to India in the confusion, fol
lowed. 4.s.-.....s@ 4.
Excerpts from the letters follow:
Your. work il to instill spirit anc
force in our people, 30 that they win
produce and utilize all that are neces-
sary for building up great nation
and q glorious one. Realize your self.
imposed responsibility. You say you
are ready to die. Indeed, to love-
means TO de- When you feel keenly
the miseries Of the world, It Il not
real heroism to jump against odds
and die. II Is easy to die. but 1t re.
quires strength to endure and strug
gle and, above all, to overcome ob
stables. .-e
You should not only be an ideaiist,
like Mazzini, but you are also to do
that kind Of work which is done by
Bismarck. Try to create sentiments
In German universities and educated
quarters while you devote your time
to studying India. Can you read my
heart through these lines and hope
you VIII not understand me-"
In third letter Das wrote: =. !.
BE goddess, dearsFs you are 70
be tree and to make missions free. So
think OF It, mediate about 1t and
acquire strength for II. Love 10 very
good. Lust Is the most beastly thing,
to be Stunned by all who want to be
great. accuse people for intoler.
ance, but advise you to be intolerant
OF every blessed thing which comes
In the way Of your settled plan. DO
not act like baby and try to set up
every three minutes a new playhouse
Of . life work. Do not be tempted
with high4ounding vocation of a
prophecies, but try to be teacher,
from which you win grow to be q.
teacher Of mankind: be like Confu
ctus rather than Jesus" e~
Denomcing Har Dayal for his at.
tempt to lure the witness back to
Switzerland and to Berlin, Das wrote:
I hope that he will let you alone
or shall publicly bring about dis.
grace on him. am maddened and i
wish / could get an opportunity IN
see him. Many things are left un.
said and some things very strong: ~
said. But about personal relations
with Har Dayal, you are the best
Judge. But do not allow God Almighty
even to kin your own personality. n
Am going to tell you Of what his
weakness and taking for Utopian
deals - -
He accuses Har Dayak OF escaping
rom the United States by forfeiting
Lhe money Of Hindu laborers and Of
preaching anarchism.
Later he says: a.. e..
He once confessed to us that a
man or woman who wants to do
good TO Mother must be with her.
IND today he brags about the emap.
:ipation OF women by trapping you
p his den Of dreamy foolishness
lnder the work OF great magnitude.
ae is now enjoying the sympathy of |
he Hindu world, but he Is q slick
oolitician with great understanding
u psychological moments" r.
Mrs. Das also identified a Iettsr !
written BY Har Dayal to Miss Ethel |
)olsen In care Of n. Slickerman, at. |
orney in the Pacific building, from
stamboul. Turkey. The letter urged |
he young woman to come to Constan.
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