Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
BRYAN RAPED
BY INDIA EDITOR
Russian Rustamjee Flays
Former Secretary of State
in Lecture at u. of p.
CALLS HIM POLITICIAN
Asserts He Attempted to Stir
Up Revolt by Dominion
Against Great Britain

william Jennings Bryan today was
accused of preaching revolt by India
against Great Britain.
The accusation was made by Russian
Rustamjee, a Parsee, former editor of
the Oriental News Of Bombay, in an
address at Logan Hall, OF the University
OF Pennsylvania.
America was not wanting IN prophets
who foresaw revolution in India"
Rustamjee declared.
This apprehension here was due 10
the efforts of an American statesman
beg your pardon, I mean politician
who, with no knowledge Of Indian af-
fairs. preached revolt by India against
Great Britain. l will not name this
man except to say that he once preached
peace at any price and is now preaching
prohibition at a guaranteed fee of $3.50
lecture"
Names Bryan as the Man
!, Following his address, the Tarsee
editor was asked to specifically name
The man he meant.
II mean William Jennings Bryan
he answered In his addresses and
!. lectures he has done more than any
other man in the United States to Gre
ate a false impression Of Inda's loyalty
TO Great Britain"
In his address on the theme Of lndia's
loyalty to Great Britain, Russian Rus
tamjee branded as lies statements that
Englands government OF India was
tyranny based on force OF arms.
india is seeking the principle Of self
determination" he said. with view to
ui snate self government through polit-
ical education and evolution. OF Inda's
Sz2,000,000 people only about $1,000
now want self government. They are
called the Sim Feiners Of India
The speaker pointed to the condition
that arose when England withdrew her
troops from India at the outbreak Of
the world war. He said an excellent
opportunity for revolt then existed, but
that midas zoo ruling Princes. 1OO,-
100000 agriculturists and 10000 900
Moslems united in their loyalty to Great
Britain.
Parsees Peace-Loving Sect
"The Parsees, of whom I am one"
.1e continued, ARE peace-loving sect.
They had not fought since the year 6l7,
but when war was declared the Parsees
were among the first to organize for
war against Germany.
India furnished $4,000 troops.
gave two million of dollars. and sent
$1,000 men to help sorely pressed Eng
land in September, 1914, within five
weeks after war was declared
Rustamjee deplored some existing an
stagonisms to Great Britain.
THE British empire he said, 'is the
greatest force for Justice, righteousness
( and democracy that exists today. Amer
& lea must not think OF the England OF
4 ITS. when a damned German king was
I on the English throne"
4 Germany Fostered Revolt
y Referring to efforts by German agents
to foment revolt in India, Rustamjee
said thousands of photographs of tht
Kaiser were distributed among the Mo
hammedans of India. The picture,
showed the Kaiser is Moslem dress, aim
hing cannon at Christian churches.
But that this and other propagands
Jailed utterly is shown by the facts.
the speaker concluded. "Of the 70i
princes. 12o fought side by side with tbs
English. These princes had incomes
ranging from $4,000 900 10 s6o,ooo,O0O a
year. Their ages ran from sixteen year!
to seventy-five years"