Show INDIA 16 ANO TO BRITAIN IN WAR only disturbances are caused by the ever eve restless warlike W border ber tribes TO ASK VOICE IN EMPIRE one ona effect of war will be demand by india for greater degree of autonomy mohammedan edans of india are greatest bulwark of the british rule london all efforts to stir up serious trouble for the british in india have so BO far tailed failed signally the few seditious movements noted lavo have had their origin in hindu organizations which antedate the great war when it to Is considered that tho the population of india la Is more than three times that of tho the united states the relative insignificance of 0 the few outbreaks lit in the last year and a halt half is evident in such a great nation disorders disorder eare are inevitable in either war or peace just as the united states or any other nation la is never quite tree free from labor troubles causing loss of life or property all the information official and otherwise received here shows allows that the indian empire is profoundly quiet except for the ever restless warlike border tribes of the northwest tho the rulers of the great native independent or semi independent states from the nizam of Hyder abad with ills his people down are loyal to their emperor king Geor georgo V of england they have contributed liberally of their public and private means to assist great britain against her enemies many blany of 0 their relatives are active members ot of tho the british army the edans of india far from being an element to bo be distrusted are the greatest bulwark of british rule this minority ot of has always sided with tho the british as its protectors against the mo more ro numerous hindus it Is stated here that no mohammedan linn han ever boon been convicted ot of complicity in t treasonable enterprise in india just quiet farmers it must be remembered that ot of the people in india at least are quiet uneducated gentle agriculturalists quite uninterested in politics asking from their gov a chance albance botill to till their little litlie farms in peace and caring no further as to the character of their rulers it must not be concluded from these facts that the world war to Is without important effect on india the hindu intellectual leaders see the growing prominence of canada south soft africa australia and new zealand in tho empire they know that these british dominions will soon boon ask a place in the councils of tho the empire and a voice in the peace cou congress gress which shall follow tile tho war they believe that the time has come for india to have a voice in III tile the empire too they demand a further degree of autonomy tor for india something approximating the freedom of engi lands white dependencies this was clearly set forth by the indian national congress nt at bombay on oil december 30 which unanimously adopted a i demanding self government tor for india at the same time the delegates to the congress heartily applauded baba Surendra nth Bannor Banner jee when he said In andias indias dias devotion to the throne dur ing the war has been unsurpassed fellow feeling among asiatic india like other eastern nations Is permeated too with the spirit of asia for the despite tile tho long hostility between certain nations notably china and japan there Is developing ve a fellow feeling in asiatic nations against european dictation an illustration was an all incident ft 11 alch ic 11 occurred in tokyo i december two young indiana british subjects received 30 36 hours notice to leave japan the reason being their at lebed complicity in german plots plot s to foment disturbances in india the notice nolice was so timed that the only vessel by which the deportees dep artees could sail was bound for shanghai where they were liable to arrest by the british consul the indians laid their hard caso case before sympathizers in tho the japanese Japa neso press leading independent hilti clans ciana were approached in it a few bauro a formidable agitation was wag afoot A deputation waited on tile the foreign minister and asked that the order should iio be withdrawn or altered so BO as aa to permit tho the indians to board a ship bound for america the minister refused whereupon tho the government was defied A leading ng member t f the diet who delights d at agh to to act the tha part of b h or free fre lanco lance literally a warrior iv without phout a lord took the indians indiana to h his s home and kept them thoro there till t the a time in tho the cajer had expired feared a flare up the tha authorities drew a cordon of police round his bis house but did not risk entering oud aud removing the indians next morning they covered up their capitulation by saying baying the indians had escaped which nobody be loved the tha efficiency of the japanese do police ice in tile tho matter of 0 surveillance Burvell lanco being well known tho the indians obly ably have sailed balled for america the interesting point about this de fiance of tho the japanese government is tho the ludicrously small means by which tile tho groat great engine of government was stopped tho the mass of the jap alliso nation know nothing of the indians and cared nothing the act was tho the work of 0 a handful of men on the tokyo press backed by half a dozen political free lances no ques tlona of policy were involved there was in the official eo nothing g what ever to make a fuss about why did tile tho government climb down they jhc thc feared a flare dare up they remembered that 18 months ago over just such a small matter involving a c couple of chinese students the dl di rector of the political bureau of tile tho foreign office was assassinated by a fanatic as ho he was entering life his house 1 and I nd small but angry armed mobster officialdom the beliefs which inspired tho the imitation were 1 that tho the indians wore not german agents but bonafide bona fide revo lutio narles kind and 2 that tho the japanese Japa neso government was acting at the request of the DrItt british elt and not of its own initiative japan Is len ng glands lands ally and Is bound in terms ot of tho the alliance to assist england it india Is attacked attack edby by a hostile power dut but tho the japanese people aro are deeply jealous of all foreign influences in aea of which they hoy consider themselves leaders japan lord of the orient Is a frequent phrase lit in tho the japanese Japa neso press thelio days no serious li devolution evolution like sentiments are arc warmly welcomed in many parts of india this cannot bo be donled but as tar far as ac live revolution goes BOOB groat great britain BO 80 far has baa seen been nothing which looked formidable mi dable the most extensive outbreak since the beginning of the war occurred near lahore when as a result 24 indians were executed und and 27 others sentenced to imprisonment for life the native press were quite unanimous tn in ascribing the munitions tion to the work of a band ot of conspirators located on the pacific slope ot of america for several years these conspirators spira tors are declared hero here to have sent emissaries to india who tried to stir up antagonism to british rule it Is also known hero that between tho the middle ot of juno and the middle ot of september of last year 17 indian cavalrymen in the punjab and dengal bengal were sentenced to death tor for mutiny making bombs and cutting telegraph wires and 71 others were convicted ot of other offenses J austen chamberlain secretary ot of state for india stated publicly in the house ot of commons that the disloyalty ot of some ot of the native troops in northern india duo ot or an antl anti british association having its headquarters in the united states stated china Is another center tor for antl anti brit ish plotting only suspect As to the blindu organization in tho the uni united led states it has been at work since 1907 it comprises natives of 0 india who are highly educated also members ot of the clan na gael and of 0 late many germans and american pro germans one of the announced alms odthe of the organization Is to start a mutiny in india in fit 1917 to commemorate tho the diamond jubilee ot of the mutiny of 1867 1857 the hindus in america havo have a newspaper devoted to their interest and also a school of instruction tor for the purpose ot of educating natives ot of india in tile the use of arms british agents closely watch these activities they are still of negligible extent it a revolution over does gain headway in india there Is only one important native prince whom tho the british will have causo cause to suspect this Is the of daroda baroda well known in the united states who Is reported to have encouraged hindus in anti brit tali ish views the Is in III social repute both in fit london and in india because ho he married a dancer |