Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-25
CONDITIONS BAD
IN INDIA DECLARES
LORD NORTHCL|FFE
Noted Journalist Examine:
Situation On Ten Day
Journey

BOMBAY. Jan. 24.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press Lord Northcliffe.
British newspaper publisher gave
Reuters today an analysis OF tho
situation in India. after an examina-
ton lasting ten days. Returning to
he said. Il am shocked at the change
of demeanor and acts toward the
whites by both Hindus and Moham-
medans, especially those of them who
formerly were most friendly. For the
first time in Indian history they are
acting close combination"
He said one distinguished royal MO-
hammedan. judge told him the most
dangerous sign was then women were
becoming infected with anti-British
poison. Noting the large number of
Indians wearing white caps, denotinS
their adherence to the principles of
NJ. *. Gandhi the Non Co-operationist
leader, he said:
Tho loyal Mohammedans. demand
the instant arrest of Gandhi. saying
this would prevent extremist out
breaks. But peace cannot be assured
until tho Moslem question Is settled.
The Moslems bitterly resent our atti-
tude after having caused Moslem to
fight Moslem in Mesopotamia.
The recent loan to Greece is es-
pecially resented"
He explained tho demands of the
moderate Moslems substantially az
follows:
All Moslem countries intensely re-
sent the British policy regarding
Turkey. They feel most deeply the
slight they consider has been put on
the ca1piphate.
Moderate Moslems told him Lord
Northcliffe said that II the followina
program were instantly carried out II
would heal the wounded sentiments
and restore peace and tranquility IN
India:
The British should again recognize
the Sultan as the head of 1salm and
the warden of the Holy places a,
| Mecca Medina and Bagdad, ano
grant access to them by all Moslems
Adrianopole should be returned te
/ Turkey. =.
The whole of Asia Minor should
be handed over to Turkey not ex-
cepting Smyrna for the Turks re-
gard Asia Minor as their homeland
and resent the splitting up OF the laho
of their birth.
The moderate Mohammedans. he
i continued, admit that two objections
could be raised against this scheme
but both can, according to them, DC
discounted.
The first is that rs Bagdad Is un'
der British occupation, 1t would pe
1nCOmpAtld Dle TO grant tiie sa.'sA'A '-A''
4 influence there: but the Mohamme.
dams say that his wardenship woulG
be purely nominal and would extene
scarcely a quarter Of q mile.
1.-THE second objection Is that great
er Armenia lies within that portion
of Asia. which the Turks regard par
tlcuIarly and heridatarily as their owl
and we cannot allow the Armenian
to fall again under Turkish rule.
The moderate Mohammedans ad
vance two solutions to this last OBJ
lection Tho first and easiest woult
be to create an Armenian Independent
state with a British resident to protcc
It. Tho second solution I gather Il
to invite tho Armenians to leave wha
tho Moslcms call the impoverished
country and migrate southwark around
tho Gulf of Alexandretta whore the!
would be protected from the nortf
and west by the Taurus mountains
and we could protect them from tn
sea-
: In concluding Lord Northcliff'
said:
:. II express no opinions but th'
| Moslem situation Is much uElier thar
the homo press appears to KNOW.