The Daily News. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1905. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7963, 28 October 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1905. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Yi'..- CllMr message iv<vi\i J r>|] ■ ri'.ui sday in the effect t hit ■ (in* nil-; chi. is. in:,!;:li'> , an I in 1 India an making iucrea'-'d vhmamls ih.'t a pi inct of the Uritish Uo\al il< 'isc shall t u\e ihe c»Mint r\ as I; .j\-i I. a. ra I villi tin ad\in- of ,«i i'« Unci I composed hi tin- l»-a<lin*; ' h'ris, Is t-h, mi! waul ami \isihlc i u m ' lit- u 'tv.'ii.'nt that has hivn Li i' I! 11 *ri 11 sti'-iiiitli •h.rin:;' lib' last two decades. Practically lln ti-n ha- i'ii its «-li.i<rt I h<- raising oi ihi mil si inn ''Should I i M lia i ■ \.rn her-eii That ihe nati\e chiefs should ask ft-r a llriii.-h Prince as (.n\i'i i)'h <it'lH-ral jis rasii\ uinlerslihul. hut ihe uu i 'ii iln ir 1 .irkini: i>»- in this demand the creation of a fV.jtiril it! liwdin;, - chiefs c|ear|\ p-iints tu 1 l;v conclusion ihat 1 he\ <■> i!vj»|. r tun'- acd circumsiances ha\o pia.\<".l into tli' if haii.ls. ami ihat ihi' \ i-i 1 '■ f thi' IVitire »Wales af.i \«t\ i'a\ ''lirahit- opport unity «>. nl i,lining th-jr de.-ne for s<»l j'~ u««\ei nni'-nl . ami colour to iV.'-ir \n\ali\ l\ placin:r <>'ne of Ihe Ifi.yal I'lMic.-s a 1 their head 'lhe whoh Mihiii't of India's dMiny is oif thai has !.■•< n much discussed oi j .-. i-ii' ;.riir> Sir Hum I **»t t»»n. ir. a »i-tit nlao i»»n to in,* \orih American Ueva-w. points out ihat twenty \."irs I.on! Cioai.'r ftt!l\ r..n\i* r. d ihat li.i;a was In ? o I aliie to wa Ik alone. I.ut (hat 1 1 r piooh-m was h'»w !>• t'a a! wit), ■h" n.-v. i/orn spirit -of progress so as to din-ci il in'o the rirlit *•<.urs«*. and l" ik , ri\'- from il all the Kvncliis which its development was capable »it* upon ihecounm. •tid at thi- saiiio ti i: :«* to pro'.tut it from .'through l.!iiul indnlfi. tu or stupid r« prossion. a. sourer of s.-rious poMi-iral - tw»Mit> \i»ars ihat haw rlapsi vl siiK'i' these sent itiients \vr»! rxpt'essi d. 11. sI ia ii progress has \„' \i continuous. >.l a authorit \- has recpirllv, darlarnl 1 h«it hi^ ii .ii Id not o.ticoive of a time as rp-

tiiot< , !\ p« ssihl'* when 'ilea' Britain could take her hand from the Indian plough. I*A i'ti So - I lenrv i'oi(on. who disseti's from this view, admits thai many \«*are must elapse I,l'iyrc we can eXp'-c' Hie consuniuiat i<.n oi a rccotisl ruct ivc polk\. U\st 1\ • ccnsievs thai hvdiau patriots look track upon their past. Willi a just M'nse of pride, knowing thai India "ill a-rain take hrr own rank the nations of, t he I-'.ast. It,- claims thai iusl as autonomy is the keynote of Knj.-lan.rs relations Willi ii.-r rolnii'M's. il is equally the ke\ noi e of In lta s 'd.'st in\ . aivd that i< 'will l,e found I In* appropriate an-d natural pri/e. as wf-i! as flv n;.\le p>al for Indian aspirations. This was ihf dr. an. of .John Tri-ht. who 'prophesied that India woiiW lullil hx-r uliimaU' destinies hy a proofs of evolution, out of which sin* would etnei-re. not 111 force \iolenco as an inlep.-i,'lent Stale, or 1 orn from (Iriat 1 I'irii.in. »n" at'aieh .ii-d lo .in m'e-. Imi as a fcderai'-d poj I i.ni <ii Ihe •dominion rit the tJn.it llriiish Kmpjre. \ddii ional is lent to the advocar\ of ka* J,.,|ia h> liie alile pen of Mr C. U. Foresi . who in I In- course of tin art;rh- 111 111 ackwo o• I" s sp, a!• hopefully "I i I'e elecloral S\slem; s.. tar as it> has In, n introduc.d ml" India, of ih- improv.-d ellicien< \ nf !th • fmiiet-ial Council. iif tit., i.'ird •I'. d l»y tl>e ua- • jve tl'i'tu! .I'l's who , ha\e 'done tfood ... T\ii t» m la\ in-- 1.. l'«»re the Council, Hi sji hj» s of marked alriliM. <-er,ai4i. doul.ts w hi. h fiuiiiliarii;. with j Urn ni at .•p'mo.n .mil preiudice raiis,.,l ih' in '■' I' resp.-ci I o par , t:. ill,' Is| ,| I , "I I is. Sa\ S , th. uriii'r. "I » pur-.uin-; ihe same o'l' ami lofi\ ; polie;, . • I.\ v. t tiin j wii h iup.li h\ . ant h«>rit \ . ii'.d iijsllland l.\ making. ■!»> slow.! Mfadind. -Hid caiiii«>us d.-eiv. s. the| i.a t i'• rs -hai.'r- in the toil, the^joty. 111! knliOllr •'! ' lie l-'nipll'e. I hal We j ca», hope p■' sr l'\ e lite aU-Ust I fabric I 'lilt I v heroes ami stali-s-| Ml i his is v. r\ plausible, j ;tm | , (1 il:.- lie h 1 of ail i.e.nl. mil- dis- , ciis-iuii ha« i'lH \a I ue. Imt I hen- are mam «'id'<up pii'iih-ms '<> sohe ere Ihe v, a> I'm- atitononiv )n India is < I'M!-. l-'ew Will 'jUrs! ioil the, ad\i-a'di tn sv con-al lh-- d.n . ;;MI | |, |- a Ho\al Vi« f ll' LV ni . a I !h< .U_h e\. Il this <'« I! IC e«•s i i 11| would need 'ol>r SI f< L;Uii I dell } t !l" pn • \ i-in'i Oi i«II i'd.v 11 1 11"- lirsi rank i|Ml l ~I p' 11\ i d al.ili'v . I'ai! lo hand ~\el' tile nio.-l precious jewel ol t lie I Imperial Cr.iW n to t he t. n-der na-rcies ] • if'those ufins,. manners. cast«>ms. «

tradii ions, racial, r.'!i;rion. atul man% oih.-r Impuriani it-ins differ so widely from our own w.nhl |, ( . ;i si, jiida I polic\. I k itilit less India has a de.stinv low ■ »rk out. hut we cannot shut our cy«'s i<» the hisimi y o i !)< past, and Ihe I n« TnVnl et s if the present regime. To I'd ••vvdl' iHuiK ii uunv politic ttaVto

try I'Xpi'rinwnls which may enUvil consoviiH'nces lrauglvl with ilangx-r to the Empire.