The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
SEPTEMBER 4, 1921.
BRITISH PRESTIGE IS SECURE IN INDIA

tenn among who worship gods and fear
devils, according to the Hindu faith.
Again there many in India filled with
religious hatred for each other Only the rule of a
dominant keeps India safe from continual blood
shed and anarchy. In its history there have been
many dominant races, but not until the British came
did India get peace and justice fair to the peasant
as to the prince and administration which in spite
Of all human faults has made good roads watered
great deserts and has brought health and security
to a vast population. .'a ~. = 2
HUR India civil service great school Of
~ administration and produced fine types Of men
who did big jobs, without fame or much reward eff
ciently and devotedy as a kind of vocation think
they best type in many ways and one cause
Of the trouble in India today is the replacement OF
Indian civil servants who knew the people and their
language by younger inexperienced men of lower
grade. - -. -..,"~,- Z" II f' > =, ~: @'@ ~
OF course all agitaors and real lovers Of liberty"
refer the Amrtsar mas sacre as typical Of British
rule in India and of British character everywhere
1t was black episode but isolated in Indian his.
tory and an act of i'll judgment and unnecessary
harshness by general since degraded. %Tt >
My object n writing this is mot to euiogize Brit
ish rule in India but 10 point out that fails Or is
overthrown there is substitute but frghtful an
archy and another source of danger and weakness to
white prestige throughout the world: (, G1, 81
want also to give warning to political speakers, /
especially the Sim Fein, that in using India as an
example of British tyranny" they are only prove
ing themselves guilty of gross ignorance of Oriental
conditions and mentality; but, playing into the
hands of revolutionary agtators who don't care one
rap for India, farmers human liberty but desire
to unloose devils throughout a-.world in which all
men of good will striving for universal peace.
- 1t is far cry from India to Ireland though both
names are used together as reproaches against Brit
ish rule but cannot let this article go without a ,
reference to the chances for Irish peace. b.,
Like most English people who have set their
hearts liberty for Ireland within the federation of
British peoples, I was profoundly depressed by the
rreconclabe attitude of Eamon de Valera and the
Dali Eireann to the British offer of dominion home
rule subject to certain conditions capable of expana-
ton and enlargement. = "'
1t seems to me that the Irish leaders are reveal
ing medieval minds, still looking backward to old
traditions and thought and failing woefully to ad-
to the ideals of world peace and eoopera-
ton Intense nationalism which sees liberty only in
absolute isolation is old fashioned and retrograde II
though certain States in the United States were
to repudate their allegiance to American unity. De
Valera rejects liberty by his refusal Il obedience to
the generous loyates which safeguah all British
peoples. 49, ..r -, l,.,f.
l told that secretly Irish leaders express .
themselves as being willing to accept dominion home
rule with certain alterations to the British offer IL
the British government will bring pressure to bear
on Ulster to acknowledge the supremacy of the Dali
Ereann. That is impossible without treachery to
Ulster, and much as deplore the Ulster dog in the
manger policy dislike treachery still more. -. =
There is still time to bring persuasion to bear on
the Irish leaders both sides, and American opinion
above all is of value in this direction. profoundly
hope that will be expressed still strongly in
favor Of compromise.
Churches also should raise voice on behalf of
peace, reminding men of Christian faith, like the
Catholic leaders in Ireland, that there is higher
law than that Of liberty and that those who
draw the sword shah perish by the sword "a ...