The Washington times., 1921-09-18

and practices. the Hindus are freely
entering Mohammedan mosques and
Mohammedan temples for taking the
vow Of brotherhood and comrade-
ship to fight for national indepen-
dence to the last.
CASTE SYSTEM DEAD.
The caste system has collapsed
SO completely that in order to
prove their sincerity. the Hindus
and the Mohammedans of all walks
Of life are drinking on special occa.
sions from the same cup and eat.
ing from the same plate. No won.
der that Gandhi IL called the great
miracle worker Of India today.
Mahatma Gandhi 10 q Hindu by
birth. but his right hand men are
the All brothers Mohammed All
and Shaukat Ali-who are NOLAN.
medans. Mohammed All is today
the acknowledged leader OF the
7o.oo0.oo Mohammedans in India.
Quite unlike Gandhi. he is not a
pacifist. for his religion does not
forbid war. Hindu religion, too sano-
tons war for a righteous cause.
READY TO DRAW SWORD.
Mohammedan Ali believes In Civ.
ing non-vioient methods a fair
chance. But II Gandhi-ism fails to
win Justice for India and Turkey he
would not hesitate a moment to
draw the sword in defense Of his
religion and country.
The All brothers were interned
during the World war for the crime
Of patriotism. The government Of
fersd to release them on conditions
that they would not take any part
in politics. Their heroic mother re.
piled:
IF my sons purchase their reieise
with such . degrading condition,
then i would not mind being the
first person to stab them right
through the heart"
Sons of such q mother, the Ali
brothers do not know what fear IL.
Mahommed All was educated at
Alisarh and Oxford. At Oxford he
specialized in modern history. Today
he is engaged in such q titanic task
that he Is helping to make modern
history the most modern. On his re.
turn from England he entered the
service Of the Gaekwar Of Baroda.
Tho Gaekwar inspired him into pa
triotism. He resigned from his posi-.
ton and became an editor Of two dif.
ferent papers-the Comrade Tin Eng.
nsh) and the Hamdard dn Urdu.
His powerful pen rendered a great
service for the upiift Of the coun.
try.
LOVES CHRISTIANS.
His affection for the Christians is
proverbial. During his trip to Eu.
rope last year he was most cordially
received by Pope Benedict XIV at
the Vatican.
Mahommed Ais fearless utter.
ances have brought on him the bless.
inss OF his countrymen and the
curses OF the British. Lord Read
tns's first public work was to try
to muzzle him. Mahommed All re.
sponded to the threat Of the Briton
by making the All.Indian Khilafat
Conference adopt the following reso.
luton last July.
II the British government, al.
rectiy or indirectly. openly or &c.
cretiy, fights the Angora govern
ment, the Moslens Of India will
start civil disobedience and estaA-
lish their complete independence At
the next session Of the Indian Ma.
tional Congress-. to be held at All
medahad. and hoist the national flag
Of the Indian Republic.
FREEDOM OR DEATH.
In . recent speech before q mann.
moth mass meeting Mahommed All
bodily declared:
The Incarceration of each one Of
US means freedom Of the nation.
The death Of each one OF us in the
cause Of the nation means life Of
the nation itself. Rut ~
Lord Reading desires to take us
10 prison or to deprive us of our
lives I can assure him he will be
hatsening the day when the British
empire would end, and the death
kneli Of the British empire would
be heard. am quite content that
my brother and give up our lives,
II at the same time the British
empire should also breathe tn
last" a.... $751;.
This is the spirit that animates
not only the Moplahs Of Molabar,
but also the teeming masses of the
Hindus and Mahommendans all over
that land Of $4,000, 900 people.
SIKH RISING FEARED. v.-
The latest reports from India
claim that the revolutionary upris.
Ing Of Malabar has already spread
to Madras where tho xsrttt-S ,>>,,