White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-03
improved and developed rather than
undermined and destroyed"
Wants No More Change Of Masters.

Wants No More Change Of Masters.
The breaking mp now Of the British
empire in Asia, Han Dayal asserts,
would lead "only to change OF masters
for the peoples Of India and Egypt
These nations, he says In such an
event, would be unable to defend them
selves against other sturdy European
nations that may harbor ambitious de-
signs of world empire.
"They will be too weak" Har Dayal
adds, even TO keep out the Asiatic
barbarians who have overrun and de-
yastated their fertile plains so often
In the past. And the causes Of this
weakness are manifold. These nations
are patriotic In their own way but
their patriotism Is lukewarm and pas
sive. They are not capable of sacri-
fcing much for freedom: II they were
keenly patriotic they could no have
been conquered by England. Their an
Gent history Is indeed noble and inter-
esting, but IL is rather moldy with age
and lacks the inspiring power OF re-
cent achievement. The climate of In
Ola and Egypt Is %enervating and dis
poses mems minds 10 repose and con
temptation rather than to sustained ac-
tivity.
History seems to prove that warm
| countries produce superior intelligence
while cold regions breed strong and
COURAGEOUS races. However that may
be, II is certain that the Indians and
Egyptians cannot prevail In battle
against the Germans, the Russians, the
Kurds. the Afghans and the Japanese,
even IL they are determined to fight
for their countries with the courage
Of desperation. Thus IL Is
foolish for Southern races to imagine
that they can. In the long run. hold
their own against the Northerners IL
It comes to a trial of strength between
them
Berlin 6aodad Awakening.
OF his German experiences, which
led 10 his change Of view regarding
British control in India, Har Dayal
writes:
these reflections suggested them
selves TO me with greater force than
ever before as | watched from Berlin
the course of events In the near East
IL the winter of 1915-16. Serbia was
crushed and occupied about that time,
and the famous 'Balkanzug' began to
run between Berlin and Constantine
pie. Huge placards, with the words
'Hamburg.Bagdad' could be seen In the
windows of the newspaper offices In
Berlin. All this set me thinking.
The Germans were supposed to be
the allies of the Turks against the 9TH
er European powers, but now the
Turks found that they had got task
masters instead of friends. Germany
poured men and material into Turkey.
Bagdad' was the goal Of German am
\ billion. All barriers that had stood be
tween Teutonic imperialism and the
much-eoveted treasures of old Asia had
disappeared. A German empire in
Asia was well.nigh within the range of
practical politics. That spectre fright
ened all thinking Orientals. who had
hitherto looked upon Germany as their
champion against British Imperialism.
The cry Berlin agdad' was ominous
In our ears. Turkey had really been
conquered without a blow. The fool
ish Turks had themselves opened the
doors to their masters.
New Masters for Old.
1T was the story OF the man, the
horse. and the stag over again. ! be-
gan to think of our beloved India and
her northwestern frontier. The Ger
mans intrigued with the Afghans and
other wild tribes In Persia and Turk
estan. The menace Of a German-Turk-
ish-Pathan invasion could no longer
be overlooked. And In that moment I
saw clearly that India would simply
be overwhelmed by her old enemies
and by new one II the German adven-
turers obtained a foothold east OF
Suez. Whatever may happen, no son
Of India will eve consent that foreign
soldiers should be allowed to enter In
dia again from the northwest, wheth-
err they come as friends or foes.
Imperialism Is always an evil, but
British and French Imperialism In its
worst forms Is a thousand times pref
cradle to German or japanese imperi-
alism. The English and the French are
at least gentlemen in personal inter
course. and they have free institu-
tons at home which exercise a liber-
alizing influence on their colonial pol
Icy In spite of themselves. The mean
est English or French lingo cannot
abolish the Magma Charta or blot out
the words, Tiberte. Egalite, Fratern-
ite.' But the Germans have no tradi-
ton Of freedom.
The DetestabIe Prussian.
1.-THE Prussian rules over all the
Germans, and the Prussian Is perhaps
the most detestable biped on earth.
He is selfish, avaricious, heartless, ar
rogant, INSCRIPTIONS and seryile. A
slave and a bully, he Is cruel to the
weak and ~obsequious TO the strong.
He understands only the law Of force,
and worships power and rank. He Is