Mohave County miner., 1917-02-03

LAHORE, India, Dec. 15.-Ponu-
cal matters have taken on an added
prominence in India Of late, due large
", according to the general express
sion Of opinion, to the fact that the
war has shown the people Of this
country their importance to the rest
of the empire, thereby arousing their
aspirations for progress. Naturally
the subject Of ultimate home rule oc-
eupies large place in the thoughts
Of the Indian politician, a few Of the
so-called ultra-radicals even advocat-
ing the immediate granting Of some
form Of self-government.
The questions of what the British
government ought to do and intends
to do toward bestowing further po-
itical powers on the Indian, and Of
how much immediate advance the In
dian himself is capable Of making, are
being generally and eagerly discussed.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press has discussed these questions
with scores of prominent Europeans
and Indians during the past few
months. Some extremely radical views
were encountered, but the majority Of
those who expressed an opinion met on
certain common grounds which are
well summarized in an interview with
the Rev. Dr.. ]. C. R. Ewing, the well
known American educator, who for the
past seven years has occupied the i'm
portant post of vice chancellor, or
president, of the University Of the
Punjab DR.. Ewing is the only Amer
lean who has ever been accorded so
high an honor in India as was be-
slowed upon him when he was made
head of this university to direct the
activities of 81 affiliated colleges in
the province, with their student popu-
lation of some 1900. As a mark Of
appreciation for his services to this
country he was decorated by the king
in 1914, being made companion Of the
Indian empire. He has made deep
study of political questions in India
and not infrequently has been consult
ed by government officials on delicate
matters of policy.
DR.. Ewing expressed the belief that
home rule for India was inevitable,
but declared that the country was not
prepared for it at the moment and
would not be ready for this important
step for many years to come.
''When the British government, at
the time of Lord Macaplay, introduced
western education into India it opened
the door for self government" said
the doctor. "Such a step, involving
the teaching of democratic ideals,
could have no other result. 1t was the
crossing of the Rubicon, and there is
no turning back. To do the British
government, justice, I believe that
they made this move with the full
knowledge of what the outcome must
be, and that they have always had in
mind the ultimate granting Of home
rule to the people of Hindustan.
There are, of course, various
shades Of opinion among both Euro
peans and Indians as to the speed to-
ward which the home rule goal should
be approached. The great bulk of the
people of India are illiterate, some
thing like "a per cent, according to
the latest statistics, but among the
other 6 per cent there are many high
" educated and brilliant men who
could be called upon to play their part
in government. Home rule can never
become an accomplished fact until a
trained body Of Indians has been
raised up. And in order to achieve
this, one Of the most important steps
will be the opening up Of the civil ser
vice to still greater extent to the
educated Indian. Not only must this
be done but Indian and British gov
eminent employees must be placed on
the same footing and must learn to
work in close cooperation.
foreigners in considering home
rule for India often make the mistake