Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-21
The Indian ReUOIt

Lord Northcffe, who has completed tour of the world
reports systematic propaganda extending from the FIJI Is
lands in the to the west coast of Africa against
white dominion and predicts epocha changes pending from
the awakening of natonasm and racial concousnesS fol
lowing the world and result of the extension OF
knowledge through the printing press The dark-hued
peoples adopting the ideas and methods OF their 1alr
skinned over-lords
trouble throughout the Mahammedan world in the isles of
the Pacific in Central Asia in Persia in Arabia IN Pales
tine in the Balkans in French Syria in Greek Smyrna in
British Egypt in Italian Lbya in French Agers and in
Spanish Morocco. There 3OO,OOO,OOO MoslenS
uniting with purpose-the end of white rule
Egyptians have already wrested from Britain larger
share of home than enjoyed for centuries
and India seething with revolt There is question
whether Britain can much longer rule India despite liberal
concessions for home rule 1t is significant that North
cliffe talks in the following vein:
possessions in India is an ad-
Great Britain is question much debated whether
British Scotch mostly who go there in considerable era
wealth of Australia subject which and
Empire and merely part Up this time the welfare of
wadng off of famine throughout the country the u
ne Engshman at home India Is & hGa @ na tS o d
out in moment if India were united which al very
India has population of hundreds of millions vast
congomeraton of diverse races tribes and religions OF
these only 10000 Europeans Previous to the advent
of the British the country divided into many Warrlne
kingdoms and frequently the prey of invaders from the
north who despoiled the land Few of the inhabitants
are of military disposition of these latter Mo-
hamedans and it is because of their discomfort over the
treatment accorded Turkey whose Sultan is head of the
church, that British residents of India have appealed to
London revision of the treaty of Sees The request
indicates the seriousness of the Indian situation
The Indian revolt led by the Mahama Ghandi high
cast Hindu educated in England who has preached the
doctrine of incorporation while uniting the diseordant
elem in
there nothing to indicate but that if the British with
drew anarchy would not again rule nda as 1t did before
their entry The Indians have demonstrated capa.
city for segovernment since the first white rulers were
absorbed by the aborgnes despite the caste system the
instituted to preserve racial purity.
The inspiration of Imperialism is the rule and explota-
ton of distant peoples for profnot the profit OF the
people of the ruling nation, but of special classes who
fasen the whe-mans burden upon the rank and file The
people of America proted by our seizure OF the
Philippines They have been expensive burden to the
people But certain interested persons and parties have
profited immensely and still profting India probably
does not profit the average British taxpayer but does
certain British interests for the East India Company has
been of much wealth to those interested and
the foundation OF many fortunes
India is not exploited today in the days of Hast
ngs when wholesale robbery the rule but useful as
a source of materials and market for British
manufacturers and quite important to British commerce
British rule has been blessing to India Under 1t the
country has prospered industry expanded production In
creased famines eliminated and law and order replaced
anarchy This fine long as the east thought as the
east, but now it is thinking on western lines ana Wants
self-determination.
There question but that eastern and western civi
cations are entering upon period of readjustmen such
as has not experienced since the Turk first invaded
Europe and Islam, with its hundreds of millions united in
fanatcism has an advantage over discordan and pros
trae Chrstendom exhausted by civil There are
indications that western Imperialism is doomed and that
sooner later the white must surrender ITS oVeord
shin and permit the coored to rule themselves or lace
a world wide revolution in exploited lands.
7T-: Eooo,,+ Ition since 1919 when he