Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-22
NO UNUSUAL UNREST
IN INDIAN EMPIRE
Revolution Easily Started, but
Most Trouble With Disap-
pointed Place-Scekers.

Correspondence Of Tho Associated Press
SlNLA, India, Dec ~. - Many
| stories have appeared ut various times
to the effect that India was ON the
verge of an armed revolt Tho tho
revolution has not matorlaliEcd, tho
question of the real attitude of tho
people sUll furnishes material fp'
speculation abroad. To all outward
Appearances the traveller today finds
| India a. peaceful as America, but
| the waters Of scditiou ran deep and
10 learn the facts "a correspondent ol
the Associated Press has interviewed
mayn people American residents,
British officials and business mon.
Indian subjects of varying rank lu
private lifc, ana conservative aud tadl
cal Indian politicians, both Moham-
mcdou and Hindu.
The vast majority Of the $4,000
0OO inhabitants are peacc-loving folk
who are opposed 10 all ideas of rcNo-
flutionary bloodshcd. The illitcrate
class. which forms the bulk of the
population, have little or no Interest
In politics. Tho educated people OF
the laW-abiding section. whether they
bo ultra-radical home rule advocates
or not, desire 10 remain part Of the
British empire, feeling that the pro.
lection of Great Britain * essential to
the welfare Of India. Most OF them
look forward 90 the time when India
viii occupy 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 i'm all
events do not desire a total severance
from England.
The Question of Patronage.
There Is certain amount OF so-
ditiOus unrest In various sections but
the people who harbor revolutionary
ideas are declared to be negligible iu
number The cliQucs are more or
less Independent OF one another and
arc composed largely OF men who have
received a smattering Of European
education. The majority have studied
with the idea of entering the govern
mont service. Naturally. there are not
enough civil service positions TO EoI
around, and as these men feel that
having acquired polish, they are
above returning 10 the trades of their
they find themselves without
means Of making a livelihood. For
this they blame the government.
ldlenoss brings them together for
discussions of their alleged wrongs
and they prove fertile i~ound FOR the !
really educated professional agitator
10 work upon.
OF the totally nliterato people great |
are still In the primitive |
state, and their minds operate along |
the same lines as did those of their
lnsectors centuries ago. Their thots /
mainly concern their stomachs. If
they have enough food to stay their
hunger and a place in the sun they |
are content. The question of who is
ruling them does not bother in tho |
least. Many of them undoubtedly |
never heard Of England, or any other
place outside their own little sphere, |
and IL would be difficult to convince |
them that they ought to rise in arms |
to oust the governing power.
Started la America.
in a country as vast as India there
Is always a probability that local trou-
lles may occur. Things are quiet at
the moment but il would be unsafe
.o predict that scditiouists might not
stir up feeling which would result I'm
local disturbances tomorrow. Such
events have occurred since the begin
ming of-ihe war, the most pretontious
attempt having been made in the
Punjab as the result Of a conspiracy
cNcluped among the Indian cmiErants
on the Pacific coast Of America.
wcen five and six thousand sedition-
lists made their way home and into
The PunJah whore for months they
'uinly endeavored TO cause general
iisaffoction among the Indian troops
md the people There were murders
md other outragos but the attempt
'ailed, largely because the people,
laving no sympathy with the move
ncEt. voluntarily turned to tho aid
VI the government and helped arrest
many of the offenders.
Aside from internal affairs is the
question of the border tribesmen at /
he north. These are by nature a war.
Ike folk and fighting is their main
business. There have been a number
II conflicts between them and the
government forces since the war be-
AN, but 1t is declared sufficient
roops are maintained in that section '
o deJl with any situation.