THE ASIATIC INFLUX.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 166, 16 July 1920, Page 6

THE ASIATIC INFLUX.

AN INDIAN DOCTOR'S OPINION,

Some opinions from the Hindu point of view regarding the Asiatic question were expressed in an interview with a press representative at Auckland by Dr B. S. Share, who arrived from India last week. He is a high-caste Sikh, born in Lahore and educated there and in Europe, being the possessor of medical degrees from the Universities of Brussels and Edinburgh. He is accompanied by his mother,.who for many years was a teacher in the Indian colleges for women; his wife, who is a teacher and a qualified nurse; and their small son. It is. their intention to make their home in New Zealand. Dr Share has been for some time medical superintendent of a body of Imperial service troops, and was at the same time sanitary commissioner of Patna, capital of Behar. His work has of necessity brought him into touch with people of prominence, and he speaks enthusiastically of the_ loyalty of the Hindus to the British Government. "Believe me," he said, "there is but a discontented few dissatisfied with British rule; the vast majority would not change for all the world. But we must remember that Hindus are an intensely faithful, sentimental, and emotional race, and they cling very much to the sentimental attributes of the Government; the affection of the retainer for his master and confidence- of master in the retainer. The masses of India crave for a deeper trust to be placed in them by the authorities, and I feel suro that it would not be misplaced.' 1 On the subject of the Asiatic influx Dr Share had no hesitation in speaking. "See that the Hindus whom you allow into your country are of the decent <md law-abiding class, and of a class that will remain here and eventually become reputable citizens. I have no sympathy with those who make the land a mere treasure ground, and return to India to spend your money. As for me I have com© here to stay. All my dependants have como to New Zealand with me, and I have now no ties in India. I should like to send ray son _ to a European school, where h© will have the benefits of a sound European education. After all. we are all members of the Aryan family, in spite of the fact that the Hindus como after tho general classification of Asiatics, bit wo vro not akin to the Mongolian, Chinese, and Japanese, who infuse an entirely alien strain of blood into the countries in which they settle."