Arizona republican., 1917-03-25

,f the British Empire and will con .inue so to stand until the last gun is fired.
 'In ordinary times we princes grouse lnG grumble among ourselves good ieal-an dsometimes, l think. We have lad reason for it-hut when the big crisis came it found us all rushing to ender our support to the klng-em- )eror. That is only natural.
 This war has done India great leal of good. By furnishing q com non platform for us to work upon, it 1as drawn the princes closer together md, I hope, the government of India o them Mind you, there never was thy question of disloyalty among the princes, but they had not been given a nance like this before to show their levotion to the king.
 We worked along our own mdiVldu- Il lines mostly But the great common .ause has changed all this and l hope 'or good The recent conference of 'rinces in Delhi, when forty Of us met discuss matters pertaining to the
 'elfare of our states, was an evidence # this change.
 "The past months of war have done nore to strengthen the feeling Of sym )athy between the states and the gov ernment of India than anything else could have done"
 The correspondent referred to inc act that at the time of the recent con- ference of princes in Delhi thre was som talk that the conference might ultimately develop into a council of princes who should have direct voice m matters of imperial moment.
 Yes, there was some expression of deas along that line" said high high less. We hope council of princes 1T house of lords of some sort may )e the outcome of these conferences. -hink that in few years it should he possible to constitute an assembly of princess who may have a hand in the tdjustment of relations all round. Ana ge princes also look forward to the .ime when British India also snail have ! similar assembly unedr proper safe guards"
 What would happen in Inida, your iighness, if the British government
 uddenly should decide 60 grant abso- ute self-rulc to British India, should
 o2stitute the princes absolute sov-
 reigns, and should withdraw entirely rom the country" the correspondent lsked.
 Who would be king" cOuntered the naharaiah duizzically.
 By that your highness means thai here must be a supreme head"
 Exactly. If you should take away 1ur British sovereign someone est would have to rule. Who would it, be That Is hard to say, but it would be case of the survival of the fittest. If he British were to withdraw from h. II her ha ,. ]lurged into chaos.
 But. of course, the British govern nent will not withdraw and no one, ex- cepting perhaps handful of hair oraincd agitators, wishes it to with draw. We want the British govern ment to stay. for it is the greatest ana pest government in the world. We nave q true devotion for our king -em- peror and for his government and all "e ask Is that we may be allowed to remain part of the empire and do ou. share"
 The query was raised as to what the effect would be Un India if the entente 1liies brought the war to d successful conclusion and Constantinople was al 1 iotted to Russia, as has been suggested. Your question involves the matter Of religious sentiment?' asked his highness.
 Ine correspondent replied in the af firmatVe.
 Such a settlement would have nc effect on Irdia,' said the mahara jah. I myself am not Mohammedan but think I know the feeling of the coun- ny. Many people in India are ex- -remely sorry that Turkey has placed l herself In her present position but no one is likely to exhibit active sympathy for her as she is ranged against the British government and their allies