The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-19
lNDIA'S FIGHT
FOR FREEDOM
Former Home-Rule Agi-
tator Now Exile in
New York.
REFORMS INADEQUATE
S3oy Rebellion Started Ball
Rolling and Amritsar
Provoked Crisis.

Raj, ono of the leading native
lawyers Of India. who is tp pr'ndo
at tho Indian national cuuRr'Hs lu
Calcutta this month, was % political
exile lu New York fpr -FOUR years
During this Time, 1915 TO 1920. he
was the foremost figure in many
local movements for ludi1's freedom.
Around RAT who iH the Idol of tho
Iiindus aud Muslrma united in the
movement having for fs object the
spif-govorumcut of india ns on
autonomous dominion of the British
cmpirc. there clusters tho memories
NJ many battles for homo rulD.
IN 1907. the nuioth anniversary
~ the indian Wutiny. when rio,iuG
hy 1000 DlcoitR iu eastern Bengal
WIS tultpu ag the precursor uf ua.
ton wide uprising sir Dcnzil lbbc'-
son, Lieutenant governor OF IN"
puninhk declared martial law in
Lahore and arrested 36 alleged rndi-
Gals OF whom RAJ was the rinGl"hdor
RAT. finaucior, intellectual and
formerly q prominent member qt
the Lahore bar. was dcporicd 90
Mandany In Burmah, whore he re-
maiued Tor several months until the
excitement suhsidcd, Upon being
released Raj was acclaimed by u
crowd Of admirers in Lahore and
carried IN triumph upon mons
shoulders through tho streets.
For the next 10 years Raj advo-
cnted. with voice ana pen, SELF gov
ernmcnt for India but not by armed
revolt, lie favored passive resistance
20 tho British government. Tho
present widespread boycott OF every
thing Irfitlsh Is due in measure 10
his Influence. Raj lecturcd In the
La, Inlg
the Indian nationalist cause and
showed its correlation 70 the re-
liglons OF India.
Accordit., 90 Dr. n s. 1ardikcr.
who succeeded Raj as director, ~
tho India information bureau here,
the modern nationalist movement
dates from the unsuccessful war OF
independence or scpoy rebellion Of
1887 It's successive stages, he says,
have been partly as follows:
iS5s--Queen Victoria assured tho
Indians OF "justlce under the
British crown"
iS61-ImperlRl legislative coun-
ellis increased ana additional pro-
vlucial councils formed.
is71-The First Indian national
organization known ms tho Indian
association, formed for political
propagnnda among the IIindus.
Nationalist press curhed by
passage OF press act.
fSSi--FlrRt national assembly, the
Indian National union. formed by
Calcutta students
1ssb--Flrst Indian national con
gresa convcnes IN bombay.
1ss7-British ~~recognize indian
congress M an Opposition" force.
fsg7--Flrsr assassination Of british
U.au - o. "a "a
of terrorist movement"
laO1-Indlan troops fight for
England In Boer war,
1902 - Hlndus protest against
British expeditions 20 Tibet,
1gOi--Lord Curson, vic"roy ~ In
dla, holds durhar at Delhi against
wishes OF maRg Indians,
19OA-Pn&agc Of universities
act deprlvcs indian colleges Of In
dependence. result Of Russo-Jap-
aNse war gives impetus to all-lndla
movement.
teO6-Division df province or Bon-
raj and revision Of taxation rogula- 70
ions I'm effect since the days or
Lord CORVALLIS.
1g06-Indian national congress
meets at Calcutta and demands self
government
1907 Propaganda ccnters cstnh'
lshcd IN foreign countries to lginto
Indian Independence, radical and
liberal natioualists in India split.
lgO8-M l.. Dhingra assasslnates
Sir Curzun Wyllie, q member OF the
indian house, and "A cumpapion III
London; from l9OS to 1890 uumor'
ous other homb-throWing and as7nSNi
nations and the Imprisonment OF In
dian leaders, including Il, q. Iiihk
editor Of KCsari t"rhe Lon'p az
Indian veruucular newspaper an,
the nationalist leader OF India, "A
addition 2.637 cases of plundornf
OF rich men by Dacoits, 10 gatho
revolu' Imnry funds, have been re
ported from 1915 TO 1920.
19OA-Mprley- Mimic Untircvolutoi
government rcforms introduced
under the vicoruyal,y of Lord Minto
Wholesale arrests, dcporta
tions, imprisouments and hangin"
of Indian students for bomb throw
inr pud conspiracy IN Manlktom
Alsrare, Bcnarcs, Mask, Molhapu
and other places.
1912-Attempt on lie of Lor,
Hnrdingc, viCcrov OF India, am
woundiug OF Lady llardinge
.10l4 to Numerous socla
political and industrial movement
started az follows /, An-indi
social movement for the roform1uo
Of social customs and traditions;
Au-India depressed classes move
mcnt. for the alienation of the con
dinons of the poorest elements /
India; g. The one language move
mont for. the adoption Of Hindu
s'auee ~ the language OF India,
The Industrial movement, Tor IN
organization OF the vast masses +
indian farmers and factory worker
lg15-Threo hundred SiShs tnr
tivcs OF the PuniahD sailed froi
Calcutta 'op Japanese ship Kou
Gata Maru forsdCuadn 90 test amt
Indian Immigration lws. Torhiair
10 land nj Vancouver, u. c., and 70
turned Ia India, more than h1
were killed and many arrested
riors which eusued> upon their lau'
ing
19l6-Homc-rul leagues we
started under the leadership OF MI
Annie Desant and the late B.
TilaksTilak previously had inaug
rated religo- patriotic festivals
Gnnpatl and Shaivaii. Tho Campo
festival was a celebration In hon
OF Gancsh, "the god OF success" m
shivajl commcmorGtcd the found
l.. HaHs