Evening star., 1925-07-17

Ra)puts, Gurkhas and Mahrattas
ahere would also be a religious con.
met between the Moslems and the
i,ihuuS, IN which the Moslems AL
thoush greatly outnumbered. would
conquer. for they are ADLER. nhvsicaIiy
and mentally.
Inere would be a rapid degeneration
OF modern equipment, such as rail
roads and manufactures. for the In.
tlan Is prejudiced against machinery
After his release from a British prison
Idiionl was urged to take the leader
snip Oh the Nationalist party. He con-
Sented only on condition that every
member~ of his executive conmittee
should spin a certain amount of warn
oally Mrs. Gandhi is personally
teaching the women to weave, and all
lorelgn (meanfng British) cloth 10 bov.
Cited bv the Nationalists.
While Europe has been deveIonino
machinery says Gandhi, India has
peen rearing men'-a boast that has
yet to be proved
Gandhi demands the abolition of pri
mary education, which England forces
on small percentage of Indian
youths-arithmetic, writing and road.
ihg-and in its place he wants only
Industrial training
can any one say on historical or
cultural grounds" asks Gandhi. that
INDIANS are not At for self.govern
ment, while the Abyssinians and tbe
Arabs of Hedjaz are? India is lass In
need or steel weapons 1t has foupbt
with dlVlne weapons. 1t can still do
SO. Other nations have been votaries
u vi ute Iorce. India can win wholly
by soul force" 1'
then Gandhi's influence has waned-
waned in spite of his hunger strike
winch he attempted in the hope of
recaillng the disputing factions back
TO unity. Now Gandhi is no lonpar
the unquestioned leader of NationaI.
ism, and the spirit is becoming more
ana more favorable to militant revolt
battie Tor self-rule and, at least. the
status or dominion within the Rrit-
lsn Empire are demanded, which may
easliy develop into cry for complete
iIlusespenoence and an India for the
lndians,' II not met with liberal con.
cessions and astute diplomacy.
In 1918 a program of partial rerro.
sentatlon or natives in local legisla.
tion was adopted, with provision tha +
the indian selfrule was to he in.
creased in 1929. Agitators are now
seeking to advance the period and oh.
tain the 1929 concession at once.
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Faith is expressed in England In
! the ability of the two statesmen who
are handling the situation. Lord Rirk.
| enhead, the secretary of state for
lndla, and Lord Reading, the India n
Viceroy, are recognized as two of the
most brilliant minds in England. The
viceroy is now in England conferrine
with Lord Birkenhead and urging a
more liberal policy toward the de.
mands and inclinations of the natives
Lord Birkenhead has been in his nres.
ent office only about eight months
hence, except for his notable quick.
ness in reaching conclusions, he ha
had. too little opportunity to appreci.
ate the problem. Lord Reading has
been four years in India, and he is
very thorough as a fact-gatherer. II
is reported that his advice is convert.
| ing the secretary toward liberality of
policy.
A few days ago, in Parliament. q
| member put the question to Secretary
Birkenhead: ''Is India a lost do.
minion?" Lord Birkenhead retorted
vigorously: There is no lost do.
minion. There will be no lost dominion,
until that moment, IL 1t ever comes,
when the whole British Empire, with
all 1t means for civilization, is splin.
tered in DOOM
There are nearly a billion enemies
in unrest-Russian Communists, Chi
nese and Indians-all seeking that
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