The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-22
GREAT BRITAIN FACES DIFFICULT TASK
IN STRENGTHENING INDIAN GRLEVANCl
Irish Question Small Com
pared to Issue in Hindu
Land,
BY MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Writer


British government by reason of it's
huge size and population?
Hindus here in London tell me
yes"
British administrators tell me
No"
And I think the noes" are prob.
ably right because all the keen
London reporters who a little over a
year ago had packed their grips
ready to take tho first boat for In.
dia. have unpackel them long ago
and are pursuing their ordinary
London Jobs
Get a picture Of midas vast size
Ireland is as big as South Carolina
India is three ffths the size of the
| United States. Ireland doesn't con
tain as many people as New York
City India contains three times as
many people as the entire United
States
The main grievance Of the Irish
was that they wanted to be masters
In their own house. they wanted
home rule they didn't want to be
governed and taxed from London
The main grievance of Indians is the
same thing. Only 1t is enhanced by
comparison with the Irish
Race. Greed Differ
Irish and English are both white
races Ihey are both Christian ma
tons The majority Of Indians are
brown men and very few are Chris
ueus The vast majority are Hindus
i'm religion The next sect Is tho
Moslems with over $4,000 600
Tho Irish are one race The In
dams are many races Tn ireland
there were practically only TWO
classes-the gentry and the re3santry.
In India there are a myriad Of classes.
set off I'm iron-bound partitions called
castles. man is born, lives and dies
in his caste
In Ireland during the GEht with
the British many irishmeu We're eX-
ecuted and the iails we're filed with
prisoners. Hiudls here tell mo OF
many executions i'm India and talk Of
over 10000 persons locked up because
Of alleged political offensos inquiry
AZ tho india office here elected the
information that uireteen persons har
been sentenced 20 death and 40 70
life terms for riots at Chauri -Chaura.
which resulted I'm twenty-five police
men being killed. They told me
there are not 20 exceed 3 ono polltj
cal prisoners IN country with 5op-
100000 inhabitants.
causes idSterd
a diarF ~ me causes which almost
'',' iNoI' 70 'he oollins point ana
"n'Gh prouEh, ABOUT Il condition
le''''s ~ 0"IsI mo some ming lar
SO ''a" 'it7 A''ilOu9 oelIoS tFoei
. - me ,'I'S
80. a.. -,,a-,o.,oa - -, -.
~ 49,. A,.,.t,, ,o+o ~. -.
orod nDoc 10 o0o ,,sr,,ad roti,,o,
killing 3-q and wolndine goo on
the ground thar thew u.ara holding an
unlawful assembly.
Second-Tn Nalabar the wild Mo
hammedan Moplahs broke loose in
open rebellion in 1921 killing and
wounding many and destroying mil
lions Of property Three thousand
Moplahs were XII cd by the British
troops And once again India was
Mortified. because seventy unfortunate
prisoners. being shipped away by
train, We're asphyxiated I'M their cars.
9hrines cause i'o"
Ihifd-ln the PunJah there is
constant disorder concerning tho
possession OF inc SIKH shrlnes. Tho
monument priests are supported by
me government The Skins. one or
the most Warlike races IN India and
hitherto staunch supporters Of Brt-
tain. are Ia almost open rebellion.
Their bnttle cry is-"Sat Siri Akal"
God Is immortal
Fourth-The non.cooperative move
ment started by Mahatma Gandh.
He preached that the Indians should
have nothing to do with the foreign.
ers- They were not to send their
children to government schools.
They were not TO buy British goods.
They were not to vote. In many
places his followers refused to pay
taxes
Fifth - The Khilafat movement,
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