Arizona republican., 1917-03-25
INDIA READY TO DO ALL T0
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GWALIOR, India, March 24.-The l Maharajah Sindhia of Gwalior, one of the swealthiest and most powerful Of the Indian princes, today tOld~a a cor i respondent of the Associated Press that he and the other rulers of India were prepared to pour all their re sources into the common War coffer until Germany was crushed The Ma harajah said that the world conflagra- ton, by furnishing common plat form upon which all India could work, had done much to encourage coopera- ton among the Indian states and also to emphasize the essential unity of aims between them and the govern ment of India
 Gwalior. whose people he rules, un- der the British government, is one of central states Of India, with a popula- tion of between 2,900,0 900 and 3,000, QUO :
 The Maharajah is a major general in the British army and gave his per sonal services with the British eX- peditiouary force to Chna in 1901. Dur ng the present war, affairs of state have precluded his leaving Gwalior, but from the beginning he has been making great contributions to the Bri- tish army. His troops have been in France. are fighting in East Africa and Egypt and are helping guard the Indian frontier from Quetta and Bannu.
 How much he has donated he will not know until the war is over and the final accounts are in, but he has thus far expended somewhere in the neigh borhood cf 5000 pounds (1,5O0,O00 dollars) outside the upkeep of the hos pltal ship Loyalty" To this great contribution, he modestly calls himself I4tt nf fact, during the two years and more the ship has been in commission, he has financed it himself and spent on it nearly 300,0 900 pounds. He is also expendng 1000 pounds a month for the upkeep of d conValeScent home for officers and soldiers which he estab- lished at Nairobi, Africa. at the begin
 ming of the war The aharajah gives where he thinks the need is most pressing. depending on the daily papers
 and on his agents in London for in
 formation. Thus if he learns that war
 material of any sort is wanted badly
 he immediately cables his donation to
 supply or help to supply the deficiency.
 Today's interview took place in the
 palace, and during the conversation his highness talked freely on many subjects. Regarding Germany he was most uncompromising.
 T believe that the war will continue
 for IS months longer he said and hope. for my part, that 1t will go on until Germany has been crushed. am sure that all India feels as I dc [ about this matter; quite the reverse O. the attitude Germany expected from us at the outbreak of hostilities.
 Germany firmly believed that India | would join the central allies that led the Teutons into this error I cannot say. but they certainly misjudged the situation here badly. There never Wa ? q chance that India would tu T Q gains
 Great Britain.
 l T don't mean to say that there < no sedition in India. There is. just as there is sedition to some degree ir America or in any other country, but those who are plotting against the gov
 erament are negligible in number. an6 E they are no more representative of h. ! dia as a whole than were the Nv Yori bomb throwers three or four years ag( representative Of the American public
 But Germany thought, for some reason or other, that We were ready tC
 severe relations with Great Britain anC banked on our support in the struggle
 Long before the war began, Germany 7 was busy trying to stir up sedition ir India. l cannot prove this statement tc n you at this time but I know 1t to be true.
 n, The attempts failed and today Hin- e dustan Is standing Loyalty with the rest T first time an engineer has been em- . pl0yed for the exclusive purpose O