Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-10

India and the World War" was
the subject presented 70 the Augusta
rHrumltes At Inc session SUNDAY eve
. Mn. at IT,. tniverSalISt church. The.
speaker being Bhusiar Panu1lrang
i!iVale. Il brilliant native OF India.
There vas i tine attendance at the
session i'll spite Of the storn-an at
tendancr which was proof that the
open Forum has made good IN his
city ana is appreciated here. The
meeting Was presided over ny q.
Walden Smith, president of the L NJ
versalist Associates.
The speaker Of The evening, iIr.
Hivaie. tu.u the rorumites new
side OF Ike story ct tne World War
and proved With certainty that the
country Of india iiu It's ahar" in
lighting TOY HE right III the conflict.
Mr. iIivale gave a most interesting
uiSrulIrSe in;crSperSud With witty
and humorous tories. He Sneaks -
cnilent English nitn Il Fascinating;
Oriental accent and his tory a.
though i 4 serious nature IS VERY
entertaining. lie VAS educated a. Il
college II Bombay ana IS now taking
post aduatr course at Harvard
University. He appeared betor" MS
audience -lnuaT evening. wearing
upon his head 4 ;ulban. HIS natlv"
heau.,"ar
II opening his discourse. Nj. Hi
vale stated that i Y good 10 pe ai'Te
in thea" Great tIr,"s. lie tnen AID
mai he rad CONE ~ this country
r.ar IrO ana on" of The Kings Wnlrh
yyas new - nun vas snow. Mad III
IL humorous was ne tO.n now the nrS'
snowfall he saw here had impressed
him. The other thing VhiGA was new
TO him was iraniltliters. He aalu
thai the people II India had not .iNea
things maize in GERMANY nr Win 'it;-
man namca for Il long me.
In iai4 he was ltud"lng ut col
logo at BOMBAY. The world WAS n
peace and vet il seemed as Il th"re
,.as some movement n II" All. tn"
spopjr vera vnrr anxious 70 gel me
paper, anu when they arrived theE
contained She news that the Kaiser
had sand that he sword vas thrust
INTO his hands 10 defend his Father
land But soon the tIUih came oh''
that the Kaiser ana ms EaF'T ""I'
trying TO spread German CULTURE
ana secure world dominion.
Tie speaker then described tn" St-a-
;egic position which India occupies.
showing that The VINO holes hat
country can strike n any direction.
Troops rom INDIA we're ne tirsi n tAe
;.ult III the Boer war ana me BoNe" up
llslng Germany spread its prora5an-
da N India anu used every means 20
i,rin, ABOUT fueiin. s u dlStohteAt
anon. the people there. Mr.. lt!Naie
then stated that Inuia IS maize up Oh
man, different crceds anu castles.
There are 30. f1y- people Ill india.
including 70rr. 90 Muhammeians TAtra
was 4 belief that il was the dutJ Oh
every Mouammcdan 10 support {le I'll
An Ut rurhcr nd the Germans piai-
ned 20 make use Of TINS oe!Ief. Jams
w,rn svste!nati,all laid TO win over the
Noslc,ns TO ,ielTn4nT's cause. GUt ne
Aiohanmecians did not rash TO tn" sup
mort OF The Sultan oi Turkey AS the
Germans had hoped Tor. N me pres
,.nve of a common enemy me differences
between England ana iIdia were 4o'
gotten and the people oent thriT exc
yes toward winning lhc war. lhhi"
,.r.ne Forward, ,irSt because the mas e.
af IN. oaop,n YER lovli 70 the BRITISH
rl,.>, a~3,u III The Orient there IS ~"
idea that i promise given must be kent
AMI England could not have Kept on
Il II. war and have Ee"t us o'hiii'9e.
The educated peopie of India werH s'ad
10 come forward and 10 tAe'f 'i'
,;il-e they knew L WAS hSHL so'
righteousness ana democrat"
Mr. Ijvale then spoke %; what Amer
IRA Fad done in he great va and Sald
tI.at n COMPARISON t.lc Things "''NH
india lid would appear small. ''ef3 :"
The United states there IS ABOUT >'"' y
lead Der vear. while N .2dii Il 3 oh
i, ,o,i- so. Md vet the government
r,,,ia wade !, gift OF Sitl0.p1."J0 toWtf'i
he winning OF the va. besides ne
,,t,..nu.:o.,s 70 the Rel Cross. me >
u 4 the 2 ". :. \. and oiAeS
.e,n,zaIi-rs The ARM raised Vas ~
,.oirn,arv enlis-nlu nts ana in the three
oars "A. countrv FURNISHED about =
'ONO soldier The country "'S $50
BADLY threatened. but let tAe Peope
were, glad 20 take part n ne war
India s looking toward The people Oh
ans rountry 70 carr or us pf"h''A5
* oemocracr. an / HE speaker CAV the
warning that thoughts Of m.iiiafis'h
mus, not enter MO the minds OF me
people OF America and that ms fo"n-
~ must not sip n is steps. @or i =
does The entire would vi suffer. Ire
speaEe-- oe:ieved that America Sho'''n
stand behind P~esdent Nl5on IL =
Ylan COR tho League Of Nations NJ
mat America an Great Britain sho1id
work han n 'land
As rs,Ia, he question p"r'on proven
most in,e-evttng part of n" open -
rum SESSION. The spea..fr 4''"''' !
mary Questions. exrla n "a he ;s'o'n
and beliefs 1T The people 81 ms 'o'n =.
The ti-st 1ue-t.on was 9sked ~ Fr7s-
dent Smith nf ,..e Forum. ""ny 10