The New York herald., 1922-03-13

achieving some semblance OF national
unity and Gandhi's sway with the
Indian people following his banner of
complete emancipation from every
thing British.
Nation Not Easy to Rule.
The difficulties of British rule win
be realized when it is seen there are
no less than sixty three petty mon
archs whose territory covers only one
fifth of In,iia; that the population of
India exceeds 300.00O.000: that the
Moslem hates the Hindu and both
Of them are full Of racial and re-
ligious hatred. The British have only
$4,000 white troops in India and $780,
600 native troops at their disposal,
though at the close of the war there
were 100000 natives under the Brit
ish flag who had learned to fire a
rifle.
The cost of this army this year
reaches 41.000,000 pounds. which is
charged to the Indiln budget Ac-
cording to Government officials there
are only 10000 British civil servants
in India, thirteen per cent. of the
filed by natives at present. The white
provincial administration is almost
entirely native The Indians have
slowly eliminated Englishmen from
the government so that the number
of undergraduates leaving Oxford and
Cambridge for India is now so small
that it has aroused much anxiety in
Great Britain. The opportunities, it
is asserted here, are fewer than be-
fore the war and such posts as be-
come vacant are still a family
monopoly.
What percentage of university men
remain in civil service in India is not
known at the India office here, but II
is certainly less than before the war.
Unhappily young men imbued with
modern liberal ideas are badly needed
in India to-day, according to those
who wish to see India secure home
rule. They are needed 10 supplant
those who oppose a progressive move
ment and who still maintain their
social aloofness toward the Indian
which. as in the case of Egypt. strikes
at the foundation of British rule.
1t is believed hat only among
young men fresh from the universi-
ties can be found minds unprejudiced
enough to move in this direction. Un-
til the British can find such men, 1t
| is recognized even in Government
circles here they cannot appeal to the
modera.es in India with sufficient
strength to break the power of
Gandhi.
Home Rule the Goal.
| Happily the majority OF English
men are agreed 'egarding home rule
as tho ultimate goal in Iltdia. The
British still hope to appeal to the
moderates who ire seeking the road
to this end. They believe their CIV
| ilization has conferred benefits on
India which still demands prolonga-
| ton Of their rule in that country, but
liz conversations with prominent
Anglo Indians here afford any true
| indication of the tendencies of the
ing the idea OF holding India merely
as the jewel Of the Empire.
"The future one official says, lies
| in the lap of the gods. The mutiny
died quickly with the removal OF the
grievances and was followed by the
longest period of peace in India's his
| tory, but The present crisis Will not
be solved until home rule is within
sight The iistrust which the Irish
felt and expressed for Great Britain
| has Travelled as far as India and
Great Britain now has to fight down
reputation which still casts sus-
nicion on her most liberal moves.
Whether the attempt to break the
mutiny of Gandhi's party will pro-
woke fresh distrust remains to be
seen, but India's future government
may yet be found in Constantinople.
Among those who have contributed
to the present disorders in India Lord
Curzon's name stands foremost among
the accusers of the Government. Lord
Curzon belongs 20 tie days when the
Viceroy held sceptered sway and ruled
without frown to check equanimity
Welded TO the caste system ana De-
lieying that the British Empire de-
pended for it's glory upon the su-
premacy OF British officials In India,
he has always opposed any move
ment toward political reform WHICH
would confer larger measures OF
power on the natives. His policy as
Foreign Minister has been dominated
by the twin ideas of protecting India
from mythical Russian hordes and
suppresslng all manifestations OF po-
litical independence in the country
itself.
His support OF the Greeks and his
inability to understand the effect upon
the Moslem world Of the treaty of
Sevres were based on tic assumption
that the Gandhi movement was only
temporary alteration not supported
by any real grievance. He has since
found out his mistake, according 20
his political opponents, but there are
rumors that many Cabinet Ministers,
as Montagu showed in his speech.
feel they have been misled by his fail
ure TO understand the new India.
PREMIER WILL ANSWER
MONTACU IN COMMONS