New Britain herald., 1917-03-15
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ReT. H. s. Walter to Speak on
 Indid's Var Mystery

v,-tf dresses the Commonwealth club in the Y. M. c. A. banquet hall next Tuesday evening, March 20, he might easily give tho address in the Hindu tongue known as the Urdu, the language of the highest caste of Him. dus living in the region known as Lahore in India. But while this would tA great novelty t4 the members of the club, 1t would scarcely serve to convey to. them the most interesting message which hs has td stvs con- cerning the Eastern viewpoint of the
 war. which is his subject.
 The exciting discovery of the Hindu plot in the United States during tho past week focuses moro attention on the Hindu view or tho present Eai-, ropean struggle and adds . point to what MT. wAlter has to my. 1t has seemed to the members Of tho club as If the Eastern view in this struggle had been greatly neglected and the lecture committee feels that 1t has been extremely fortunate in secur- inr MT. walters services for explain ing this phase. For a New Britain audience. there is no one else who could do this 50 well as New Brit ain man, especially ono with Mir. Wal- ter's experience.
 The mobilization of the Hindu troops, tho arrangements for moving the India regiments into the var zone. the influence of the war on the re- lieious institutions of India, the req sons why the Indian Mohammedans have remained loyal to the Allies in spite of the pressure brought to bear unon them, all present a fascinating array of material.
 Rev. MT. Walter is a New Britain boy. son of Mir. and Mrs. H. s. Wal ter of Lexington street. He was raduate from the local High school and was . member of the Princeton class of 1905. He has an alphabetical assortment of degrees such as B. A.. M. A. and D. D. which he uses only or rare occasions. To New Britain reople. he Is best known as Howard Arnold Walter, . brilliant student and . flne orator, and the author of many poems which have appeared from time to time in the Connecticut Mag azine, The Outlook and various other periodicals.
 After leaving Princeton Mir. Walter spent one year in Japan .as profes- sor of English at Waseda university. which was founded by Count Okma. 1I0tuTulu8 tV x1AIG4OAA AVA ANA SAASA
 study, he was also assistant pastor of the Asylum Hill Congregational
 church and, although urged to be- come pastor of this large and infiuen- tial parish, he decided to remain loy- al to his earlier plan. Accordingly, about four years ago. he went to In-
 dia as . representative of the Interna-
 tiunaI Y. M. c. A. committee to spe-
 c;alize in work among the high caste
 profoundly educated Mohammedan
 leaders. His work lies mainly in
 the district around Lahore where he
 came in contract with hundreds of
 men, high officials, students and
 teachers.
 MT. Walter was in India when the
 war broke out and should be able to
 tell his New Britain audience many
 interesting facts. Perhaps he can
 explain, why. in spite of the strong
 influence brought on the Hindu MO
 l.ammedan leaders. by the head or
 the Mohammedan sect fin Turkey, the
 Eindus. nevertheless, did not enter
 into the Holy War declared by the
 Turks, but remained loyal to the
 Allies.
 While in India, MT. Walters ofncial
 title was Mohammedan Literary Sec
 rctary for India. He haQ not oniy
 full charge of the Mohammedan lit-
 erary work in India but was also chief
 editor of a paper called the "Young
 Men of India," warden of the Hostel,
 correspondent of the "Moslem World"
 published in Cairo ,and student secre-
 tary of the Y. M. c. A. Following the
 outbreak of the war, the general sec
 retary of the Y. M. c. A. was called
 to the front with the troops and so,