White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-03

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Autonomy Within the Empire
Needs eritain's Strong Arm for Safe
~ and ProoresIconverslon Of Har
DayaI Considered important Event.
Hsr Dayal, for years one Of the
most influential Of the ~sgitators 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 (Revolution)
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
Instruction, has undergone a change
Of heart. In his own words he now be-
lieves that 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 10 n Of
the important events of the last few
months, as affecting the peace of the
British empire. He vas 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 a he organized the
Indian revolutionary party. with head
quarters in San Francisco, and In 1913
he began at San Francisco the publi-
cation of Ghadr. In their written ar
ticles 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
Ear 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
committee. His particular mission to
Constantinople was 10 precipitate a
holy war of the Mohammedans
against Great Britain, and by any 9TH
er possible lei 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,
80 TO speak. is mainly due, 1t is said,
70 the frst-hand views he had Of Ger
man methods, particularly in Turkey.
Palestine and other ear Eastern
lands. The Germans became cogni-
xant OF his change In attitude and he
was practically interned In Germany
until October last, when he was per
mitted to go to Stockholm. He is still
there. In Stockholm he wrote over his
own signature two articles which have
appeared In recent issues Of the New
Statesman of London. In these he
tells why his attitude changed from
that Of one Of Great Britain's bitterest
enemies TO a supporter of British con-
troll In India and other Eastern coun-
tries under the British flag.
81 PROPOSE" says Har Dayal in the
New Statesman, ito offer some sug-
gestions and reflections with regard to
the future of the British empire In
Asia, from the standpoint of a patriot
ic Indian, who has been, during many
years, q convinced and consistent OPP
ponent Of British Imperialism, but who
has been led TO modify his views on
account Of the tremendous events of
the great world war. No thinking man
can be the same after this war as he
was before 1t.
al now believe that the consolidation
of the British empire In the East is
necessary in the best interests of the
people OF India, Burma, Egypt and
Mesopotamia. These countries con-
tain more than one-ffth of the popu-
lation of the whole world. The prog
ress and welfare of these ancient and
gifted peoples must be an object of so
licitude for all lovers of humanity.
Our attitude toward the British EN-.
pire as n political institution, there
fore, involves moral principles of the
highest order. If the empire Is based
on mere tyranny. exploitation. race
hatred. brute force and fraud. and II
1t cannot be mended I'm any way. why
then we must end 1t and say: Down
with this nbomination of abomina.
tons l myself maintained this atti.