INDIAN MENAGE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8611, 23 December 1913, Page 5

INDIAN MENAGE

HOSTILITY TO BRITAIN SEEDS OF DISAFFECTION SPREAD BROADCAST. By Teles ra.ph—Frees Association —Copyrifidil LONDON, December 21. ‘The Times,” in its special article on India, says:—‘‘With accelerating progress of all kinds, hostility to British rule, simultaneously developed with even greater rapidity of propaganda, assumes many forms, obvious and shrouded by secret societies.”

After referring to the attempts on the lives of two Viceroys auu other crimes, “The Times” adds;—“There are districts where British law doe* not now run, where security of hie and property can no longer be guaranteed. Tho undermining of authority is rapidly proceeding. Teeming millions of tho uneducated are taught to hate the handful of British officials and residents. The change is due to the intervention between tho Government and the masses of a small but steadily growing disaffected minority. Western education has produced many valuable Indian officials, but lias also led to tho production yearly of an increasing class devoted to spreading broadcast the seeds of disaffection.” PASSIVE RESISTERS. THREATEN ED~ 11KNE WAL OF ACTIVITIES. DURBAN, December 21. Mr Ghandi (leader of tho passive resistance movement) and tho other loaders have been released on parole. Mr Ghandi, in an interview, strongly criticised tho omission of Indian representatives on the Commission. Unless this was remedied, ho declared, the Indians would renew activities.

GRIEVANCE AT BRITISH COLUMBIA.

MEMORIAL TO VICEROY

DELHI, December 21

A Sikh deputation presented the Viceroy (Lord Hardinge) with the Vancouver memorial praying him to use his influence with the Imperial and Canadian Governments to remove the grievance at British Columbia. Lord Hardinge promised his support, but pointed out that political opinion in Canada was opposed to the relaxation of the restrictions. RELEASE OF RESISTERS DEMANDED. (Received December 23, 0.10 a.m.) CAPETOWN, December 22. Mr Gandhi and ether Indian leaders have written to General Smuts, Minister for Defence, demanding the release of the passive resistors, and promising, in the event of their demands being conceded, to advise the Indians to suspend their resistance. If'refuaed, they threaten to inarch to the Transvaal on New Year’s Day.