The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-19
INDIAN REBEL
RECANTS VIEWS
Remarkable Effect of Forced So.
journ In Berlin.
WANTS NO new MASTERS

Sees the IndoIent Oriental Unable to
Stand Alone at Present-Hc Seeks
Autonomy Within the Empire
Needs Britain's Strong Arm for Safe
~ and Progress-conversion Of Har
DayaI Considered Important Event.
Har Dayal. for years n of the
most influential of the agitators who
have sought to foment revolution In
India with the object of severing the
great Indian empire from British rule,
who founded the powerful Indian rev.
dictionary party ON the Pacific coast,
and was publisher and editor of the
paper known as Ghadr tRevolution)
and subsequently In Berlin was the
official guest of the German govern
ment and was put In charge of the
German-inspired plans for an Indian
i~nsurrection, has undergone a change
Of heart. In his own words he now be-
lieves shat the consolidation of the
British empire in the East is neces-
sary In the best interests of the peo-
pie Of India. Burma, Egypt and
Mesopotamia."
In the opinion Of many Englishmen
the conversion of Har Dayal is n OF
the important rel OF the last few
months, as affecting the peace of the
British empire. He was not only prob
ably the brainiest man In the Indian
revolutionary party, but also the most
highly cultured. He is an honor grad
uate of Punjab university. and a post
graduate Of Oxford, where he won a
scholarship. 1t was while there that
he became a revolutionist. his senti-
ments becoming so radical that he sur
rendered the last installment OF his
Oxford emoluments.
That was IL years ago. After leav-
ing Oxford he came to the United
States and toured the Pacific coast, and
subsequently British Columbia. While
on the Pacific coast he organized the
Indian revolutionary party. with head
quarters In San Francisco, and In 1919
he began at San Francisco the publ
cation of Ghadr. In their written ar.
tfcles and speeches Har Dayal and his
followers advocated armed revolt In
India. Long before the war started in
1914 rumors were current that he and
his followers had a secret understand.
ing with Germany.
In 1914 the German government, re-
alizing the possibilities there were In
Har Dayal's movement, invited him to
Berlin, and for the twelve months that
followed he was In charge of the Ber-
Unmatched Indian plots. From Ber-
lin he went to Constantinople as the
representative of the Berlin-India
committee. His particular mission to
Constantinople was to precipitate q
holy war" of the Mohammedans
against Great Britain. and by any 9TH
er possible means to stir up discon.
tent. mutiny and trouble generally
among the British India troops then
operating In Palestine and other parts
Of the near East.
Why He Changed.
Har Dayal's present change of front
30 to speak, Is mainly due, 1t Is said
to the first-hand views he had of Ger
man methods, particularly in Turkey
Palestine and other neal Eastern
lands. The Germans became cogni
xant of his change in attitude and III
was practically interned In German,
until October last, when he was per
mitted to go to Stockholm. He Is still
there. In Stockholm he wrote over hi
own signature two articles which hav'
appeared In recent issues of the New
Statesman of London. In these h
tells why his attitude changed iron
that Of one of Great Britain's bitteres
enemies to a supporter Of British con
troll In India and other Eastern coun
tries under the British flag.
II PROPOSE" says Har Dayal In tn
New Statesman, ito offer some sue
gestions and reflections with regard t
the future OF the British empire 4
Asia, from the standpoint of a patriot
ic Indian, who has been, during man
years, q convinced and consistent or
ponent OF British Imperialism, but VIII
has been led to modify his views o
account OF the tremendous events Q
the great world war. No thinking ma
can be the same after this wal Is h
was before It.
II now believe that the consolidation
OF the British empire in the East |
necessary in the best interests of tn
people OF India, Burma, Egypt an
Mesopotamia. These countries cor
tain more than one-fifth Of the popu
lation Of the whole world. The prog
ress and welfare of these ancient an
gifted peoples must be an object of 81
licitude for all lovers OF humanit.
Our attitude toward the British en-
pire as q political institution. there
fore, Involves moral principles Of tn
highest order. II the empire Is base
On mere tyranny, exploitation, rae
hatred, brute force and fraud, and
ii cannot be mended In any way, VIII
then We must end II and say: Dow
with this Abomination Of abomins
lions. I myself maintained this att
tude for i long time. II, on the col
fr0pv n n2n h nhntxyn that the prunfT