Show ENGLANDS WORK IN INDIA What Has Been Accomplished by Christian llulc in the JLnml of Thugi England did not wrest India from a nation or a national government but from a murderous chaos of warring races I and religions following the downfall of the Mogul Empire It fell to her not because others but she was more rapacious than because she happened to he stronger and more resolute The speaker said that he had little faith in conquest as an instrument instru-ment of civilization but if ever a sincere effort was made to give conquest that character has been made England has made that effort in the case of India especially I es-pecially within the last half century She has given India peace instead of ceaseless I strife and havoc she has made life and pronerty secure to a degree never before i known population has immensely increased in-creased famines no longer lay waste II whole districts railways and works of public utility are built in place imperial palaces and tombs widow burning infanticide I in-fanticide and thuggery have been putdown put-down and a code of law has been introduce intro-duce < l in which the genius of the greatest jurists has been tasked to combine the principles of civilized justice with minute respect for the special ideas customs and interests of the Hindoo The subject race 1 is being gradually associated with the ruling race in the government A free I native press gives loud utterance to native grievances and there is always an appeal I to the free parliament of Great Britain I The administration if foreign is as able in the and pure as any administration world Colleges for the natives have been formed schools are built and agriculture agri-culture and industry are liberally fostered Nor does England monopolize India her ports and trade are open to all nations alike and the American missionary preaches as freely under the British flag as the missionary of the Church of England Eng-land If the British power were to fall the first consequences would be that the old murderous chaos would come again An enemy of England might desire the catastrophe but not any friend of civilization civili-zation |