The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-17

BY Ere DE RlC u HHSN'lN, s.
WASHINGTON. u. c, Aug Sc
Asia at all they think OF II AS @IsS,
law. unorganized country, when -
sAeing and always has been cNplntlep
and developed by the nations OF Europe.
The United states is now urged TO e.,
into the game, too, In WORD ASIA
Is an oyster to be opened by the
Western world. IT..
The opening Of the oyster, ana the car
Ing az mart of its substance, is a hnnM
tn,ha nyster II cannot be denied that
a great deal Of Chinese wealth mas ae-
nsrted westward through the open
door" but at the same time hibles'
railroads, missionaries, smoking 'onav-
co. plumbing and grrat mahS ouie,
the sane route. L.ikewise the hgutes
seen, 10 prove conclusively that Great
Britain has been taking wealth out ~,
India ever since the days OF Inc t"N
India company and carrying II 10 Hri a. a,
have supplied India with railroads, IT,
rigation works, and many olh"
accessories OF industrial clFli2auon. -.
a third assumption which seems 70
Lsiatics are satisfied with this order
~ tpinrs are grateful for tho Cnlieht-
eminent the machinery ana Vh' Sdpl,
tai which the Western naticns nave
brought 10 them. ...
This last assumption does not en-
TO stand up as well as IL useu 10 ~ ~
great many recent expressions can pe
found by Asiatics, and some by EURO
means, indicating that the Asiatlcs are
not grateful to the Europeans Iot VIVA
they have done, and that ASA Tor Tue
Asiatlcs" Is a slogan Which Is C|t
Yied in many hearts and may YET pc
heard on many tongues, inc 9uestiippn u
IL being raised, in word. whetner the
Western nations ought not TO take lhe
Aslatlc viewpoint more into account,
Ought we not find out wnother 'npS
swing them, and II they do not, should
not we calculate how much 1t nhy COS.
US in blood and treasure to make them
This point OF view Is ably expressed
by II. NJ, Hyndman, a British Journ",, l.,
ist, who has had much experience III
the Orient His book amounts 70 an
expression OF the belief that while the
great powers are calmly dlNldihs All"
into spheres Of Influence and MANDATES
getting ready to exploit her a'ural re-
sources, growing resentment against
this course is filling the minds OF the
Asiatics themselves They" are. ne IN.
Inmates in the mood tn demand that
We live up to our pretensionS abou'
assuring to all peoples the right OF sell
determination, ~.
India. lie asserts that the Indians DO
mot generally believe that they nave
heen benefited By British rule. Ever
since the DAYS Of the East India com
pany, Great Britain has drained wealth
iron, India She has brought 10 India
the appliances OF Industrial civiliSa-
tion in return, but these have not made
the Indians richer They have made
the Indians poorer. They have not
served to avert number OF severe
faIuInes. And the Indians In general
do not cherish or adapt themselves to
the British brand OF civilization. They
prefer their own, which Is much old
n one, and In some respects perhaps
superior Hyndman presents a great
deal Of evidence 70 show that benghI
and the Punjah, the two provinces IN
which English prestige Is supposed 70
have been most firmly established, are
at heart almost as badly disattected
as ireland In Bengal there have been
assassinatlons OF officials by natives
who took this desperate method OF eN-
pressing their resentment. and VINO ac-
cepted the resultant nIartyrdom with
great stoicism.
Plenty OF other evidence can he found
that in India and in other parts Of
Asia the natives are opposed 10 rule
and exploitation by Europeans. That
evidence cannot be set forth In detail
here. Neither can the question be dis.
cussed whether this exploitation and
lule is justifiable The significant cues
ton is whether the Western nations
can get away with It"
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