The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13

qualities which. perhaps, he does not
possess himself"
One has to have all his furniture
made here; there are no shops of
ready-made furniture. One has to
find what he wants; tell how TO make
it; and curse the maker to the point
of his manufacture.
It takes "a hours to get to Calcut-
ia from any of his agencies. He
was TO go over there at Christmas.
A tone of optimism prevades his
letters which he assures his family
is not contentment, but aspiration.
He has servant who does every
thing for him. Travels with him;
hardly out of sight; looks after his
clothes; cooks for him when re-
quired to do SO; tells him what to
wear, and the servant requires no
care except thai he does not get too
much money-whieh would make him
useless and require his discharge.
Such is life. The servant has wife.
She came to Lucknow where they
then were. After a day or SO Tay-
lor has transfer orders. lie adj
vised his servant to take day off
and take his wife thru the bazaars.
mo" said he. "if I take her thru
the bazaars, she will say, Buy this!
buy that! 1t will cost too much mon
ey. Nothing doing l reckon all
people are alike.
Where Taylor is located in Gho-
rakhpur, he can go out any time and
get buck deer and he had been in
vited by a brother of the Maharajah
to go on a tiger-shoot. There were
panthers, leopards, bear, duck and
deer.
In January, Taylor was at Fyza-
bad. He had arrived at Azamgarh,
the previous morning and had ridden
to Oak Bungalow, three miles by train
in his pajamas. 1t is getting hot
ter. Spring begins about mid-Feb
ruary. Leaves will fall and two
weeks later trees will bud. Sales
have been poor; he must start them
going.
This territory is the "puca"
(meaning "real'O non-cooperators
country. 1t is here that Ghandi re-
ceiyed such ollowing-Ghandi,
whom native Indian people call their
savior. Ghandi has been in prison
for year. He has five more years
of it. yet, let me tell you" writes
Mr.. Taylor, that the spirit of Chan
di still lives and will continue to
live. There is no doubt that the
Indians believe that India should be
for them and should be under their
rule. In every town and place that
visit, there are organizations to
keep the Ghand movement alive.
There are committees to implant the
spirit in all. Ghandi is reverenced
by all. He is considered to be one
the worlds greatest of men. And be-
sides there are some $1,000 other men
of the same thought as he. All rich
and influential who are also in Jail,
showing martyrdom to the cause of
India.
"The non-co-o perator-Ghandi-
plain and blunt. as a rule; not open
to conviction. " They answer to no
arguments They believe that India
can rule herself The well-educat-
ed men of India are capable; but in
my opinion. they will never make In
dia a progressive country under home
rule. They detest western ideas.
They are content to go along in easy
fashion. The masses are draw
back-absolutely ignorant and often
superstitious. The average East In
dian hates to THINK. They enjoy
life of routine, free from worry.
"But there is glow of unrest and
sometime it will ignite and then will
be the time, when we shall see what
comes of 1t. Ghandi taught non-yiol-
ence., He opposed blood-shed. The
Indians are peace-loving; I do not
believe that there will ever be revolu-
ton and war. Chiefly a determine
ton to show England that they can
govern themselves.
Personally I do not know If they
can carry on. The climate is against
our western activity and quickstep.
They have no notion of cleanliness.
OF course | mean the class of illt-
crate and mass | have wondered
how the u s. A. would police such
a crowd. Turkey is all thru this
land also-with Mohammedans and
Khalifats or organizations that work
for support moral and political for
the Turk One best watch the Turk,
This is a curious world and the more
see the less | have hope of settling
things on any other basis than race
and nationalism; much as we might
wish for International and Universal
Brotherhood