INDIA'S PLACE IN THE EMPIRE.
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(BY ICONOCLAST.) Unwounded prisoners of war have been The Indian National Congress-which is
woefully neglected by international agree mente befittingly called India's lombay ass think he had done anything particular utterly ignored them. Even the Conven, The Geneva Convention of 1884 Yament-how meeting in Bombay. It was only when he warmed up over the tion of 1900 failed to consider their sad rightly paid a tribute to Lord Harding exciting part of the story, the rousing case. While, in fact, the last half-century for accepting the resolution recently pro-
of the house after they had crept into it, has witnessed a notable approach to Je seemed to dwell upon the exploit humanitarian ideals in the treatment of recommending that India should be off-
incidents. wounded cially represented in the Imperial Con-
Yet what be described was
prisoners of war, little has been ference. Indian publicists-ten thousand most daring adventure which has been tives, of whom, belonging to various relivions indulged in during the war. To pene and races, are attending the Congres have considered for long that the Imperial Conference was defective body so long ne it exended from its deliberations the portion of the Empire that is the most populous and has the oldest civilisation,
Such approval of the action taken by the Viceroy as has been expressed in journals published in the Dominions Overseas is making | Indians who are alive to what is going on in the world
pased in the Imperial Legislative Council pleasure in recalling cally the done to mitigate the lot of unwounded cap.
that they belong to the Imperial fami)roup just as much as do the Colonials who are of British descent.
In considering the prospect of Ledia entering into the conseils, of the Empire, it is necessary to remember that India will gain the privilege of serving the Empire rather than an advantage for her
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It was mentioned in the official bulletin. of other armies for days past. The way It has been the talk of the -the Army and of its happening was this.
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were in every way satisfied with the course One would imagine that the Bulgarians
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he grandisement. This point needs to sign generaj commanding, the 82nd Divi-and to those in Germany enforce the same dare to express themselves in the sense
Little effort is required to convince any intelligent person that if India is to do Her To by the Empire. sen must be -treated as a full-fledged member of the Imperial group, and that she must b taken into full confidence. Sentiment no is than experience demands this, -
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correspondent at Sofia of the existence of Confirmation is to hand from a neutral discontent in Bulgaria, of the drastic authorities in this regard, and to precautionary measures taken by the strong judisposition fait in that country to fight what are regarded as Germany's and Austria's battles by tackling the Franco- British forces. Though the message was written while the Sorbian army wae still. on its own soil, the line of thought in- trate thirteen miles deep into the enemy's prisoners of wax are to remain in the the question-sms-even then to have been⚫ TJILIWONG..
According to The Hague regulations, Serbia Bulgaria's job will be done, and dicated is that, with the over-running of lines, to attack the headquarters of a charge of the hostile Governments. We asked why Bulgaria is flooded (may one divisional staff, and to carry off the gene-know too well what that means in the say overawed) with German and Aus rat with several of his officers, clear away again, prisoners and all case of Germany. On the authority of the trian soldiers while to the Bulgarians
official dietary of the is the kind of raid with which we are all learn, by adding up the daily allowances, read in the following passages in the camp at Giessen we left the bulk of the fighting. This may be familiar in fiction of the
Three Musket-that each British soldier there is allowed letter of the correspondent of the Nieuwve type, But here it actually hap-only 14oz of meat for an entire week. A Rotterdamache Courant, if due allowance German prisoner in England receives in is made for the inclination he usually Of that there is no manner of doubt-
the same period ath. Buz! The beef" No piolable, possible ahadow of doubt-
exhibits towards the cause of the Central No possible doubt whatever..
supplied to our men in Germany is either Powers: when a day's complete dietary of German of the worst quality or horse-flesh. Arain. that of our men in Germany, it is seen prisoners in England is contrasted with that with every article of food the ad- vnutage in the side of enemy. The importia reports quality and quantity is all on town called Nevel. Near this the Prus of neutral visitors to our prisoners' caraps sion he made himself as comfortable es moral-namely, that the German treatment he could in a substantial country house. is brutal to the extreme, The house stands in a garden. There are no other houses
Such regulations as exist quile
Of course Dear.
were based the staff of the Russian division which pan olsolete conditions of warfare and lay to the eastward knew all about it, cedents of that charactor are of no earthly a presumption of international faith Pre- They had local eyes and ears at their use.
Take, service. But it was to avone upon the numbers. In previous wars there were no for example, the question of stuff who conceived the bold idea of raid-overwhelming, totals of prisoners. They In measuring the effect of the gram to in the Prussian general's headquarters, India of an equal status in the Imperial It was to the ambitious imagination of were not numerous enough to warrant an Conference, the reader must remember that young officer in charge of a scouting embarrasing borden. Eesides, previous excuse for bad treatment owing to their Indians are divided into two distinctive party that the thought of this triumph wars were fought in a spirit of chivalry schools of political thought. Those be presented itself. He knew the country instead of a white-heat passion of blind longing to one of these groups have never Among the swamps a small number of men hatred. wavered in their belle in the sincerity might pass by paths known only to the of Britain's expressed intention to fulfil peasants, with such a weerst movement as the various pledges that she has made to would escape the notice of any German Indians, from time to time, through her outpost. The house, he learned was not liable to forget that there are already far In the matter of more numbers we are Sovereign and statesmen, guaranteeing to closely guarded; it would be some few them their inalienable rights, and promis-minute, before help could arrive. Are prisoners of war than there were ing them full opportunities for politica! kidnapping expedition would be risky the rival armies under Napoleon and Wel troops engaged at Waterloo. All toll, growth.
Its success must depend upon the swiftlington amounted to Those belonging to the other sabua) have, and ruthless energy with which the at-Soveral armies of that size could be some 352,000 men. 10 A great or less extent,
lost tack was mande. Any delay would mean formed from the prisoners of this war. In their faith in Britain's good inten- certain failure. It would be."touch and the Balkan venture alone Berlin claims tions, through a series of events that go in deadly earnest, tank place during the last decade, jo He resolve however, to risk it. Others 100,000 prisoners. In a month of the Ga'i. which reference need not be made here. were easily found to share the peril and can offensive Russia, took 50.000 prisoners The concession made by Lord Hard- the hoped for glory. Preparations were
From 1st May to August Germany claim. inge will justify the faith Indians of the Grst-mentioned section if such plans are talked about they have available; but it is beyond question that that sparesly needed. This was fortunate, for ed more than 1,000,000 captives. Accurate figures for the various arenas are not reposed in Britain's honour and inspire a way of beccanine known to outsiders; in Russia, France or Germany separately them to redouble their efforts to aid the the enemy's gold can often buy the scerct, there are far more prisoners than the total Empire during the crisis, and will make All that had to be done was to secure of fighting men commanded by Napoleon them give their help with a lighter heart guide knowing every track across the than ever before. It will show the other marshes who could be grustel, and to wait and Wellington at Waterloo. school their political short-sightedness and for a dark night.
That fact alone is a strong argument make them rally round the British Nög,
against all precedents, But there is It had, however, been clearly expected that CONFIDENCE IN BRITAIN,
The night came, solidly black, with a
another of far greater weight If Ger-the national goal of the Bulgarian race. tends to increase the conlowsky from which wattered snow@akes would have been no cause for complaint quickly, and with smaller sacrifices. This Anything that
many had kept international faith there would have been obtained more easily,. fidence of Indians in Britain's sincerity fell. The scouting party was paraded Neither would there have been any need applies to the people who have not gone and good-will towards them must neecs- Without being told that anything apccial sarily have the effect of diminishing was their night's work, they started off, for a new system. Germany's perfidy, to the front, the public. They, however, political crime in India. Such crime was Scouts generally put some food into their tailed' heavy responsibility and much palities, who make public feeling.
however, is patent to the world. unknown in Great Britain's Oriental Dehaversacks, for they never know how long hard work for the American Embassy in
It has are just the people who take part in pendency until about
decade ago. It they may be away. Sometimes they have Berlin. It should not have been necessary
On the different fronts there is nothing- has been traced by competent authority to hide for days before they get a chance for the representative of the United States On the contrary, real enthusiasm obtains of any depressed feeling to be observed. return with their information, picked up literally under the enemy's nose to make such frequent examinations of They were wall provided this time, and ports about the conditions prevailing the field, regard the expedition of the
thera at the present subment. prisoners' camps and write so many re The Bulgarians, and especially those in when their guide joined them they were there. Garmary has not kept faith with French and British in Macedonia as an in- Only a small percentage of Indians, how told to ant something and to make tea auch regulations as are already recognised. tereference with matters which do not ever, came under the influence of the
before they set off on their fifteen-mile She has betrayed the cause of the prisoner concern them, and this fills them with deep Terrorist doctrines, and, considering all tramp across the bitter bogland. They eircumstances, very few tragedies have were also taken wow into their officers and captive, and has gone on record as indignation, even with rage been perpetrated by Indian nihilists. I confidense,
& decadent nation which wars upon many in this country take the view that call prominent attention to this fat bo At last, after hours of tramping through prisoners when they are helpless to defend the fighting of the French and British is cause a writer in a morning paper redesolation, they saw lights for away themselves and beyond the reach of even really not the task of the Bulgarian; that
neutral relief...... cently made the ex-grated statement These were the lights of the little town,
they have only advanced--- against "Conspiracies in India since the
AMERICA'S GLORIOUS OPPORTUNITY Again they took a bite, while the officer
Bulgaria because she has allied herself As civilised nations do not make war on bounteous reign of Lord Morley have in command explained to them what carh
with the Central Powers. Therefore, been
ns thick by gooseberries.'
must do. They had crossed one river prisoners, nothing farthe need be urgel At one time it had become quite the already. They had another to ford of such captives. Why not have them inkan Peninsula ought really to be left in favour of a drastic innovation on behalf Franco-British expedition from the Bal reason such people, the driving out of the fashion in India to deery the political they would be close to the house notivity of those Indians who sent peti- which they had come to raid, the house and in neutral lands? In Europe to the Germang, Austriae, and Hun- tions and resolutions to the Government where the general and his staff were prob
Scandinavia, Holland, Denmark and praying for concesions. It was said that ably asleep, unsuspicuous, little think Spain are available. Several thousands garians. After Bulgaria has bad to take such tactics had been pursued for yearsing that before morning they would be land: There are no complaints as to them. Central Powers and the Turks the safe such an active part in the subjection of of our men are already interned in Hol- Serbia, in order thereby to ensure to the on end, but had failed to accomplish any prisoners in the Russian lines, substantial good. It was declared that Now they moved more carefully than The camp at Groningen is described as had free communications necessary for the Britain did not consider India to be a
Beyond
having the appearance of the Stokhod River
a garden village
success of their plans, and has had to cap- meinbor of the Imperial group, but treated they were among the enemy's detachments, and the men have nothing to rumble about
ture Macedonia for herself, her partici- her is an alien, to whom he was not bound They had pierced deep into the country neutral countries are the solution of the complete, and the question is more and save their absence from home. Camps in pation in the war might be regarded as by any ties of kinship.
occupied by the "Niente (Russian for problem. They could be placed under the more heard what all the German and "Gorman, literally the dumb ones." bemuse long ago the first Germans who direction of retired officere of the nation Austro-Hungarian military, who have for
belonged, The some days been literally flooding the coun not speak Russian and to them were there charges would be fors dumb'). Here it is impossible to
Clovernments,
destined to take over from the Bulgarians. hold a continuous front. The marshes
Will not America take the lead in pro the driving out of the Entente invaders, prevent it. This marsh which our scouts curing this innovation? Despite his high if not entirely, at any rate for the larger raroan No.212 had crossed seemed to the enemy to he sounding phrases, President Wilson's re-part. uncrossable, and therefore a secure bar-neutral State is barren of practical re-and Hungarian military of all arms and as the head of the most powerful There are so many German, Austrian rier. Very soon they were to be roughly suite. The and case of the prisoners of corps here in the city that one sees far undeceived.
war affords him a golden opportunity to more uniforms of the Central Powers than make good," as his compatriots say Bulgarian în the streets and public places, What a proud boost for the American
A PHYSICAN'S REMEDY noticed. Sentries back and front kept bondage and their removal to havens of people that their share in the Great War was the release of prisoners from lands of
FOR ANEMIA. guard, unfearing. Suddenly death took rest in neutral care! What
glad thought
to the series of events that made a section of Indians lose faith in Britain's inten-
tion to provide them with the opportunity bo advance politically.
A NEW EPUOR.
It was claimed that her attitude towards
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pulation has everywhere, without the The capital is perfectly quiet and also everywhere else in the country,
The po tightest constraint answered the call to arms. Every man has gone out, not with excessive enthusiasm but with the convic tion that it is a campaign that will decide the life or death of
Bulgaria
But
India was that of a slave-holder towards were seen by the Russian peasants could to which the Pn by their respective try, aro_really.com to do if they are not
her chattel, and that she was bent upon exploiting her bond-servant in every pos- sible manner. Such retorts have been often flung at Indians who were well disposed toward Britain, and who sought to show their embittered countrymen the folly of their ways. When Lord Hardinge accept ed the resolution moved by an Indian | member of the Indian Legislative Cou cil he shattered the case of the croaking malcontents.
There were no sentries outside the gar den. The raiders got into it and had surrounded the house before they were
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of the Empire will mark a new epceh for The admission of India into the councils India, full of promise for her internal development and for the Empire as them in the darkness. Before the life when in due time they war with a Great greatest stress when writing or speaking The point upon which physicians Jay was out of the the Russians were in the Power (as every nation of the world has whole. In the past too much stress hos been laid upon the best points in which house, the interests of Britain and of India The teller of the story entered a room
and must) that, Banks to thely own merciof Dr. William's Pink Pills is their clash and too little attention has been where a soldier sat with receivers over fu intervention in 1916, there shall heeney in cases of Anaemia, and it is paid to the many interests that they have his cars sleepily waiting for a telephone no suffering for their citizens taken in common Racial and colour prejudices message This room was lighed up. The prisoner -Daily Graphic have been allowed to create artificial rest of the house seemed to be dark. The differences between India and the Don-soldier did not look round. He heard with the telephone sat. Our scouts run- inions, Indian problems and aspirations somatone enter, but evidently thought it andreaed, just as he had lain down on
ning in a man no longer young, There was a pause of half a minute. the bed. Half-asloep still, but sufficiently The house was so still that those who had awake to be furiously angry and very
must be viewed from a wide angle by comrade British and by the other members of the Empire.
I am confident that any Indians who may be appointed to serve on Imperial Commissions will be found to be men of berge intellectual outlook and of generous impulses. It would be their duty to safe guard Indian interests; and they are hound to exert sternal vigilance to ensure that object Poli-Mall Gazette:
Their hearts fired by a patriotism which
defied wind and wave and spurred on by a supreme desire to reach the European battle front, Karl Mjevitz, an interned
pecially for this grave malady and the disorders arising therefrom that they pre- scribe them.
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Chlorosis, and Dr. Reynaud, of Villeloin, adys--I look upon Dr. Williams Pink Pills a perfect remedy for Aniemis and who prior to his retirement was, senior physician of the Paris Hospitals, says :——— sufferers and of week, sickly young gir's
got into the telephone-room felt doubtful much mattled" at the same time, I have known a great number of anemic what to do next. Death stood by the Gerbattle is one thing. To be kidnapped is man soldier's elbow. Then a voies in the quite another. A pitiable plight for one next room oried out sharply “Wer da?" no longer young."
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