THE INDIAN UNREST

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 1 September 1909, Page 27

THE INDIAN UNREST

SOCIALIST PAPER PROHIBITED. LONDON, August 26. Guy Aldred, printer, of London, and a eelf-described Anarchist, who recommenced the publication of the Indian Sociologist, has been arrested. In the House of Commons the Master of Elibstok (Umder-secretary for India) in-; formed Mi W. Thome that at the instance of the Indian Government the entry into India of the Socialist newspaper Justice •had -been prohibited, owing to its inflammatory and mischievous articles directed against British rule. Mar Thome inquired why Justice liad been singled out when similar articles appeared in other papers. Th« Master of Elibank asked Mr Thome to mention them. Mr Thopne replied: "Surely the hon. member does not think me quite so foolish. " — (Laughter. ) August 29. Aldred, the printer of the Indian Sociologist, was committed for trial. An attempt to wreck the East Indian mail train at Jamalpur by removing the metals failed, owing to a workmen's slow train unexpectedly preceding it. The workmen's train was derailed, but the loss of life, if any, is unknown. Although no connection may be established between the murderer of Sir William Curzon Wyllie and the anti-British party in India, it cannot be denied (says the Daily Ma.il) that a conspiracy exists. In Em-ope the centres of the conspiracy are London, Paris, and Berlin. . In India the conspirators may be found wherever the Mahratta Brahmins are influential and numerous, as at Poona, aaid wherever Hindus who have 'been educated in Europe enjoy neither place nor pension under vernment.Mr Krishnayarma. who preaches from Paris the doctrine that killing is not murder" but patriotism, is a rich man. There are others — women as well as men—the bearers of historic names, and occasional guests in London, who do not scruple to ally themselves with treason and to lend the conspirators tlieir aid. In one or two notorious cases the association is not concealed, and the treason is looked upon as nothing more than " a pose.'' There are others, even of princely family, who have been trapped into the conspiracy and held there by fear of exposure. Instances are known and 1 names might be given of princes who. having been per suaded to give a small subscription to a "political propaganda," 6iibmit, under threats of exposure or of violence, to fill the coffers or the conspirators with lakli3 of rupees. Though they complain secretly to Simla, they continue to give secretly to thn apostles of murder. It was after ha visit to Krishnavarma that Dhingra. wa-ote a letter to his victim. The document found upon the murderer, and withheld from the coioner's jury, was headed with the shibboleth, "Bande Mataram— Hail Mother!"' and &et forth m the usual ternift the aims of the conspiracy against British rule in India. This document is in itself a proof of the influence fov e^l exercised by speakers and writeis who seek to hide treason under the cloak of politics, and even of art. At the India House these doctrines were preached without reserve, and found among youny; and inexperienced rr-en — amazed and intoxicated by the license allowed them — eager acceptance. i Among the most ae.i%e anil dangerous of the conspirators is an Tn'Haii woman, Her wealth and influence aro u-ed_ to do stroy the lives of youths «mt io Britain to complete their education, and to overthrow the Brifiteh raj. There are in Great Britain r.o fewor than 1200 young Indian-.s, of whom 700 aro known to the authorities. Five associations are devoted to their welfare, but in

recent years young Indians Save shown a decreasiaor desire to avail themselves cf their assistance.