JAPANESE AND INDIA

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11999, 27 July 1907, Page 1 (Supplement)

JAPANESE AND INDIA

Mr P. .A. McKenzie in his recent book og Japan, states: "Various Japanese publicists visited India. Some were lecturing upon the accomplishments of New Japan : others met Indian leaders in conference and asked them why other Asiatic peoples could not emulate Japan's example. . . The speeches of some of these Japanese visitors were frankly anti-British. They urged on the Hindus, publicly and privately, to recreate their nationality and to obtain thsir independence. Thus Mr Harada Tasuku, a wellknown religious leader, wrote to a number of educated Indians with whom he came in contact during his Indian visit: "Wo cannot but deeply sympathise with you," said he. "in the trying politic;;! sit ation in which ycu are now placed. It is my oonstant hope than the day will come when India will occupy a pnminent place in i.je .Eastern world as an independent and self - governing country." f .