INDIANS LOYAL TO BR9TIAN
IN WAR DESPITE FEARS
ALLAHABAD, India.—In view of the
mauy evidences of political unrest in
India in recent years it has been freely
predicted that once England were en
caged in a general European conflict
her great Asian empire would make a
bold stroke to secure Its Independence.
The active propaganda of Indian of
11 enlists, conducted from the various
centers in France, Switzerland, and the
United States, has created an impres
sion that India is on the verge of a
great revolt and ready to begin a strug
gle for her freedom at the earliest
opportune moment.
The attempted assassination of the
viceroy in Delhi In December. 1913. and
the subsequent “Delhi conspiracy case"
irial which still drags on, with its re
velations of organized groups of se
dltionlsts in various cities who had em
barked on a course of political assas
sination “In order to awaken the mus
es who are wrapped In sleep to a
strong desire for open revolution”; the
lemarkable outburst of national spirit
which followed the repressive measures
cgainst Indians in South Africa, and
the frank expression of resentment at
' 'anadn's refusal to admit Hindu imml
grants— -these and many other stgnifl
i ant events have shown In varying
manner and degree the working of a
consciousness of Indian national dlgnl
tv so strong that it contains possiblll
lies fraught with the most far reaching
consequences for the British empire
Widespread restlessness and discon
tent there may he among the 313,000.000
» that make up India’s population, hut
the 'violent preachmenis of educational
Indians domiciled abroad scarcely rep
i "sent the true nature of the opposition
to British rule In India or the alms of
i he most influential Indian leaders
The goal of the national movement, as
freely expressed for years from plat
form and press by the men who com
mand the widest respect. Is selfgov
'i-nment within the empire India
"ants the same privileges that are en
joyed by the autonammis dominions of
'treat Brltian at the present time the
eat portion of her citizens appear to
l " looking no further.
Thus Instead of there being anv wild
jtbreak of rebellion In the hour of
llritian’s trial in the west there has
i'oen a noteworthj demonstration of
loyalty throughout the peninsula
' Brltian’s war is our war" is the cry
ihut has echoed from the huge mass
meetings that have been held in every
.inportant town and city in the course
of the Inst week. Instead of the war's
being a signal for choas. it appears to
be regarded as an opportunity for India
L> show that she is worthy of the place
tri the empire that she has been deman
ding .
One of the most feared and most res
pected of the opponents of the govern
ment Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, phrased
i ho idea in a ringing sentence that was
greeted with tremendous enthusiasm at
a mass meeting in the Bombay town hall
when ho said: ‘‘Wo have often met in
this hall to assert our rights as citi
:ons of the empire; we are now proud
to meet and accept our duties and ob
ligations."
Though the motive behind the pre
ent attitude of India be self-interest,
llrltlan may feel proud that her work
m India has been of such quality that
its benefits are widely reconized and
hat Its continuity is wanted; and she
! may be thankful fur loyalty based on
such grounds when there is no basis on
for it in race or tradition
An outstanding Hindu leader, speak
ing in Allahabad, stated it openly when
tie said that he hoped the day might
i come when under the aegis of the
crown of Great Brltian and Irland the
Indian people might receive the status
of self-government on the lines of the
other British dominions and that it was
because they believed India was cap
able of rising to that height under the
British government that they weie de
voted and loyal to British rule.
It is not only from astute leaders
who grasp the political significance of
the position in which India now finds
herself that present manifestations of
loyalty are coming The war is the
absorbing topic of every gossiping
groups in the bazaars, and millions of
simple folk whose hearts are Incapable
of any feeling more mixed than that of
simple devotion to the king-emperor
are hoping and praying for the success
of his forces. Him they know. He
came to them to assume hie Indian
realm in the most gorgeous durbar of
recent centuries. He is their personal
sovereign.
A grizzled old hazzur merchant
came into one of our college buildings
the other day and on seeing a picture j
of the king-emperor raised his hands
devoutly saying: "He is our king. We
eat his brand We pray God to give
victory to Ills arms.”
It Is entirely beside I he question, but
it was interesting to ari American that
he next turned to a potrait of 1’resident
Woodrow Wilson arid on being inform
ed who it was mused, with a nod of
approval: "Ah the king of America!
Yes his forehead shows that lie is a
king."
Almost immediately after the nerve
wrecking period of suspenee over
England's decision was ended by the
declaration of war against Germany,
the ruling chiefs offered their armies
for use whether the English should
need them. Ten of the chiefs proposed
a gift of a hospital ship, the Loyalty,
which lias now been accepted by the
viceroy. Everywhere funds are being
raised for the care of wounded and tlie
relief of distressed Even Indian ladies
whose freedom of gathering is so ser
iously hindered by the system of se
clusion to which they are subjected,
have formed Loyalty leagues, that have
expressed "their readiness to place
their services at the feet of the king
emperor in such manner as may be
found suitable.” and have begun to
raise money for relief measures.
Everywhere huge sums for general
support of the war for the mainten
ance of hospitals and medical work
have been subscribed. Not only English
churches have mdde prayer for British
victory; in mosque and temple as well
special prayers have been held. A
great gathering of Hindus in western
India, on the occasion of a total eclipse
of the sun, Included in their ceremonies
prayers for the same object.
The viceroy’s recent announcement
that two divisions, including some regi
ments of Indian regulars, would be
sent ns an expeditionary force has been
met with great enthusiasm. Their
destination is, of course, unknown, hut
tho general hope is that it is Europe
On the part of European and Anglo
Indlan residents, of course, tliero has
been much volunteering, and the local
companies of militia In every city have
j been much strengthened.
in a country so divided by social and
I religious differences as India, it would
! be strange if there were unanimity in
such whole hearted expressions of loy
alty as the foregoing There is a see
tlon of educated India which gives a
very tempered expression of Its en
thusiasm for the cause of the empire
It is Inclined to sympathize with Aus
tria In Its vigorous stroke to end the
plotting of the Serbs against the dual
monarchy, and to honor Germany for
her complete loyalty to her ally when
Russia took up the cause of Servta. The
Idea of England fighting on the same
side with Russia Is highly displeasing
Vague rumors of renewed fraterniz
ing of Germans and Turks have filtered
through the one strictly censored cable
open to Europe, which have made tin
Intentions of Turkey a vital issue to
India. If Turkey throws her German
Htoffed and German equipped army in
with her Teutonic friends, thus forcing
the Rritlsh empire, with more Moham
medan subjects than any other govern
ment, to oppose her, there would be at
the least be uncertainty about the at
titude the Moslem leaders of India
would assume At present, however
the Moslem press Is affirming the loy
alty of its community In ca-efully
chosen terms
The Comrade of Delphi, their leading
paper, after bringing in question the
consistency of Great Britain's pre
vious relationships with Turkey. Persia
and Morocco, the fairness of the treat
ment accorded Indians in other parts
of the empire, and the efforts of Lon
don to secure Justice for them, the sin
eeretv of the government of India's
promises of greater privilege- to its
subteets, the necessity for the sacri
fice of Mohammedan shrines and
tombs in public works projects, and
after airing various other grievances,
sums up its position as follows
"We say that, irrespective of am or
all these considerations, or rather tie- 1
cause we huve carefully weighed them
against the one supreme consideration,
our need of England and her tutelage!
at the present stage of our national and
communal growth, and found her good
exceeding by a. very’ great deal her evil,
we shall remain loyal to her as only
free men cun remain loyal, with a sin
cere devotion and an unbought sub
mission, and this whether she crushes
the naval power of Germany and be
comes a dictator to Europe, o- the last
ship of her mighty armada sinks in the j
North sea and her last soldier falls i
down and dies around Liege or Lon- |
don.”
As lor the economic effects of the ;
xvar India is suffering with the rest of ;
the world. Thanks to the prompt
measures of government, the banking
situation is sound and the value of
money is being wall maintained, even
though the issue of gold hns been stop
, ped. For all that India is Great Bri
tain's, a very considerable portion of
! the trade with the west has been car
| rled on by German and Austrian
steamers. Enemy's vessels have been
seized in Bombay, Calcutta, Rangoon
and Colombo, and sailings of many
English ships have been cancelled. A
rise of prices In foreign goods has thus
been natural, but them have been en
tirely unwarranted advances in the
prices of locally grown foodstuffs that
have caused needless distress among
the poverty stricken masses of tho
country.
The Ignorance and credulity of tho
people, together with the scarcity of
reliable Information about the course
of the war, make a rank soil for rumor
\n absurd report that a German fleet
is about to bombard Bombay or that
some European monarch is dead
sweep* through the bazaars and up go
the prices of the food of the millions
who live in the most extreme hand t >
mouth fashion Government has also1
been in some measure sur < i ssfiil in
checking ibis menace.
Ah for the commercial relations with
America, there are none. A sudden and
inexplicable drop in the exchange rate
fmm 805 rupea for $100 to 204. and then
on down to 250, has paralyzed what
trade there Is between the two coun
tries. Americans are anxiously won
dering what has happened at home
Only iwii or three short telegrams or
iginating front Hu* I'nited states have
found their way over the heavily . .in
gested cable from England this month,
but they contained no reference t.. . i
flnanlcal depression The American
missionary bodies and branch ... j
of American Arms In India ire thus i
feeling the effects ,,f the war in an ,
entirely tinforsoen way
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