AN' INDIAN ON THE ENGLISH.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 20, 18 October 1907, Page 11

AN' INDIAN ON THE ENGLISH.

ALLECED POLICY. ! TO MAKE INDIA POOR AND WEAK. The German newspaper "Tageblatt fur Kord i'China" :has published a remarkablo article : uiider the heading '-'The Awakening of •India;"'. ;"'As' exemplifying'tlio manner in which -thq.indiati .Nationalist propaganda is being spread in-.the Far East and illustrating the' character; of Hhe' picture of British rule in *liidia:' : 'which " is ' being portrayed in the columns; of. '.Seraian) French, 'and even Engi : lisfi;'newspapers;in;Furijher 'Asia,. tho article is worthy of reproduction. - The article says: ;'The-^subjoined'is;from'* the, pen. of an Indian who is staying for the present at Tiontsin and is on'jhis way ; to' Europe. ;Ho : belongs,' as may ;easily, be seen from .his article, to the grbup-'of those who are''discontented with British 'rule' iri; India. ,' He regards it as his duty ,tb enlighten the.'world'respecting what hei'considers .tOibe'the itfue position in India. The.author,ofthe,articlei''is* a'young man of education, full of. patriotism and lovo for his. India,.'which he hopes, with his comrades of the same mind; to win back for,the Indians. 1 The'defeflt of the Russian's, by the Japanese has ~ given": a .' fresh stimulus :to ,/tlib Indian national movement.' In all 1 places whero the young: Indian has visited he has left traces of his> journalistic activity. ; Thushis .article on "The Awakening of India" appeared" in : the''Neiioste Nachrichten" of Tsingtail. On Jiirie "19 the "Echo de 'Chine" published an, article under the heailing.'"Le Revolution aux . Indis,"'.arid, the ;ri6xt'daiy;a,leader .on'"The Hindoo Question."/The|Shanghai "Mercury" . of June 24 had'a long : article Entitled "The' Unrest in, India:" All.these'were from'the peri*;of! the' sariio Indian, who, mqrqover, : is thfe" ; correspondent;' of the three ;; principal Indian ; national . newspapers, i [Here are his views, to'which 'we. propose to,'recur'later. "SWADESHI." ,"Tho present political' situation in India has latterly , become so , serious . that all. welllntentibried .ffidian . patriots, -of . both sexes;: alike;; find, it .increasingly, difficult, to eriaure.i the himiliating; treatment they receive' from. Englishmen. One'. iiijlft. ra.te the question of how, England, with its |>-i.'ilation. of ,-.40,000,000, can at all .subj a people.of over 300,000,000.; Truly the., English are a cunning race. The first .work they performed ; after, settling in; India was to cripple/the home i ITMs ;was: done by ; forcing British wares, and ton.: goods, .upon the/Indians and. by taxing the:products of Indian industry, until finally India,; reduced to agriculture, Siegan to grow poor.ln .1905 . (he continues) began the Swadeshi': movement, which . amounts,: to a revival ,of. Indian industry. ...The Movement, rapidly spread.- Societies were formed, and. English .goods were boycotted everywhere. Alt the native'papers throughout ; India: have adopted Swadeshi) as part ofHheir programmo withiri,the:kst two years.' They devote whole columns'to'the'discussion' of questions. ..The' motto-'lndia for-the Indians! is, preached-to the people again and-again! -The people' are i shown that' the English educational system is worthless, aiiidi success , is already!; apparent 1 iri ; the preliminary work for'the- erection'of national' -schools in the ' towns; '■ Teachers h'aVe left the schools of the English Government,: and cooperate in'the establishment; 'of''native -universities" and educational establishments. Ah unusual,.in-' 1 ; terest'ife 'msiriifest. in 'all that' goes on, and every: possible bfanch'l of industry-js callod into 'life. r Greater' attention 'is again directed towards /the'- cotton';'industry! Insurance societies;'and; banking " institutions under the conttol of Indians spring up like .mushrooms. ■ In the, past, two years a wonderful change for the betterlias come, over India. This is the ' 'position^of 'the .'industrial ; development of .' India, '■ .■■ ';

, ' , POLITICAL SITUATION.' The>political/situation of India might also . interest; 1 -'the 'reader. Theright; .of' the Indians/is- disregarded. l • Persons' who havo -■ worked' in',"the ' various'''departments of tho. Administration receive' 'pay '• whichis' : absolutely, niggardly. The Indian Government examination, which opens the door to appointments in'the service of the Indian Administration, is held in England. Lord Cnrzori, thV former Viceroy of India, has'reduced the' prospects for 'the; poorer .Indiaris by : introducing age limits, for; appointments in; the higher'educational ' institutions. Further- . more, the public"instruction, which: is ac- • corded 'it'o. the' Indians. is valueless . to. them. Nothing' practical,' nothing.useful,, only a' little rubbishy,; book learning is stuffed into their 1 heacls, 'arid..this"is' : then*'called public.;instruction'; mondial'!; As/regards freedom :of tho'jpress'it' is still/.worse.,lndian newspapers facts . and figures with t'no : siiicero; intention 1 of. giving. the English, hints for tlie administration are • looked . upon as / seditious,.' and,"are,; treated / . accordingly. Indians; are; forbidden ..to,' hold public meetings.,., .'/Every.year;hundreds of poor Indians are done •to , death by [English, soldiers, and yet-the law, does not overtake-.them. -The English .Government does not: punish them at all. • / Hunger/.;and .plague. ;are .actually; fostered., by the English Government, so that the .people,;are always: kept poor and weak, and are unable fto-offer opposition to the : of tho Government. The Arms Law is so extraordinary that no Indian is allowed to carry a penknife' without the permission of the British officials; : The English have entirely set .at. nought the .feelings and. senti- • ments ;'/which'' Nature' has given to every civilised man.: They have'crushod the exist-: ence of the-Indians ,destroyed their.,youth, viblated'.'th'eir, rights/to . life' arid ,■ property, and' persecuted' and. executed their, leaders, 'l'hey are forbidding the Indians to .speak; thoir own'language, and are suppressing their newspapers./ "With; a 'view to putting an end to. theie labuses/ the Indian people has dur- . ing;'the last fifty, years, continually addressed i petitions to - the English Government, tho result of which, however, was nil. -7/'; j EXTREME MEASURES! ; ./ "/,/'. •Now the Indians have resorted to extreme measures, and the party of Radicals is growing daily; Theso wish to have nothing more ■ to do- with English- rule] The National COll- - last year, accordingly resolved, in the presence of IOjOOO persons ,to take the administration of' vthescountry into its own' liandsi Thousands' of popular' speakers are travelling throughout the various ; Indian districts.': preaching among the' people revolt against' English/law; and refusal to pay taxes' to the authorities. /Millions of pamphlets in the "vernacular are being distributed; calling upotvtho people to take up the fight for the fatherland: ■ Utter 'dissatisfaction with the English Government prevails in the Indian army.' The' troops arc only waiting for the Tight .moment.. _ Renter's correspondent, is continually sending false news to Europe for the English authorities, thero.. Hindoos and Mahometans, however, are uniting in brotherhood. .The Indians . nre no v.' .only 'awaiting the, proper moment. The question has been takeniri hand, and, so far as.it lies in human power,, they will achieve thoir liberty without bloodshed. ; 'If. by a higher will tlioy are forced to resort to. extreme measures, thpy will'assumo responsibility for their action. . Indians wiH'.show the world whether, a nation can . hold another everlastingly in subjection or'ivhether,the : unquenchable'tbirst for freedom and independence which fills young and old, man and woman, : in India cannot rely on the support of the Almighty God."