The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-23
INDIA |S NUT LIN THE VERGE OF
 REVOLT
CBv Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
 SIMLA, India. Jan, 2S. - Many stor- ies have appeared at various times to the effect that India was on the verge of an armed revolt. Though the revo- lution has not materialized. the ques- ton of the real attitude of the people still furnishes material for specula ton abroad To all outward appear arces the traveller today finds India as peaceful as America. but the wat CTS of sedition run deep and to learn the facts a correspondent of the As sociated Press has interviewed many people - American residents, British officials and business men, Indian sub. jccts of varying rank in private life, and conservative and radical Indian politicians, both Mohammedan and Hindu.
 The vast majority of the 3l5,000, GOO inhabitants are peace loving folk who are opposed to all ideas of revo- lutonary boodshed The iliterate class, which forms the bulk of the pop ulation, has little or no interest in po- litics. The educated people of the law abiding section, whether they be ultra radical home rule advocates or not. desire to remain 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, but they all hope to achieve their aims by peaceful methods, and in all events do not desire a total severance from England.
 There is a certain amount of sedi- tious unrest in various sections, but the people who harbOr revolutionary ideas are declared to be negligible in number. The clique are more or less independent of one another and are composed largely of men who have a smattering of European education. The majority have studied with the idn~- ~...~--s"sr .s.- ---~------------. vice. Naturally there are not enough civil service positions to go around. and as these men feel that having ac- quired polish. they are above return ing to the trades of their fathers. they find themselves without means of making a livelihood. For this they blame the government. likeness brings them together for discussion 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 to stay their hunger and 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 and oust the governing power. l In country as vast as India there is always probability that local troubles 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 begin ming of the war, the most pretentiOus attempt having been made in the Pun jab, as the result of conspiracy de- veloped among the Indian emigrants on the Pacific coast of America, large ly in California and Oregon. Between five and six thousand seditionists made their way home and into the Puniab. where for months they vain ly endeavored to cause general dis affection among the Indian troops and the people. There were murders and other outrages, but the attempt failed, largely because the people. having no sympathy with the movement volun- tarily turned to the aid Of the govern ment and helped arrest many of the offenders.
 Aside from internal affairs is the question of the border tribesmen at the north. These are by nature a war like folk, and fighting is their main
 business. There have been a number
 of conflicts between them and the
 government forces since the war be-
 gan, but it is declared sufficient
 troops are maintained in that section
 to deal with any situation.