New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-09
IN these matters among the younger

Hindus.
ITO make long story short. some
suhrersiye speeches and wrote in
-Leir own language books, pamphlets
and Newspaper articles in which they
demanded in vague but ardent terms
e thing called liberty. When they
were brought before his tribunal
John HEREFORD always punished them
severely. always in the interest of
the empire. He did this all the more
sincerely because his interpreters
translation of their writings inspired
him with very mediocre opinion of
this sort of literature. II was gran
diloquent, and confused, cited few
sive expressions, Of which the judge
himself had Little comprehension
beyond that they were in bad taste
and had m unpleasant nativist faint.
He didn't know that at the begin
ming OF popular movement phrases
which are worn, commonplace or
vulgar may conceal genuine feeling"
The Indian government is not una
have given such strength to the Caliph
ate and the "non-cooperation" Gandhi
movements. The British government
recently set up an Indian legislative
assembly, chosen by very restricted
electorate. In his address to this body
a few weeks ago Lord Reading, the
Viceroy, referred to "the differences in
the legal procedure applicable to Eu-
ropeans and Indians" and promised to
have them eliminated. The Legislative
assembly has been considering bill
ITO remove all racial distinctions be-
tween Europeans and Indians in the
matter Of trial or punishment for Grim
inal offenses." Its Committee on Re
pressive Laws has recommended the re-
peal Of the stringent Rowlatt act limit
ing freedom Of speech, of the press and
OF assemblage. 1t has also recon-
mended the repeal of the defense Of
India act, imposing other wartime re-
strictions.
These are, Of course, only first steps
toward substitution of milder rep
resentative system for the old order of
practically unlimited authority. Lord
Reading was sent TO India as q pacfi-
Gator. And there was dire need Of
such q mission, in view of the plumbers
OF the preceding regime, eliminating
in the massacre at Amritsar.
IN this Punjab city, after riotous dem
onstrations against the government,
500 unarmed Indians were killed and
1000 wounded by troops under the
command Of General Dyer. The Row
lstt act was then applied and thousands
of Punyabis were arrested and held
without trial. The British officers also
inflicted humiinting punishments on
this northern fighting race. compelling
those suspected Of sediticn to crawl
before their captors. After an investi-
cation General Dyer was retired on
half pay. But London newspaper
raised a fund Of $4,000 for him and
his drastic measures were approved by
large section of the English public
Gandhi, whose full name is Mohan-
das karamchand Gandhi, thus found
the field for his agitation fully prepared
for him. He Is true Hindu. with the
qualities Of leadership which appeal
most potcnty t. "a Hindu magma
tion. He is . md pacifist in
tcnsely religios sanctifci in the
public mind b. h'- hscetisism and his
capacity for personal renunciatiof.
These arc the great Hindu virtues.
Gandhi is conducting II political
movement. But he is not politician
In the Western sense. He has no per.
sonaI ambitions, according to those VINO
have been thrown with him. lie can
not be approached with ordinary polit