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fanaticism. If Hindus did not quarrel with Mehomedans and Sikhs and Pathans treated each other as brothers they would not to-day be destined to a life of subjection under British rule. It is a pity that even now the majority of the people influenced by prejudice that British occupation of India is a good thing for the country. If they went away who would rule Incia ? Mahomedans are jealous of Hindu ascendancy and will not obey Hindus.
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Well, brothers, the real reason of your poverty if your own disunion. This the British know full well.
Therefore you see to what an extent Hindus, Mahomedans, Sikhs, etc., are nowadays alisnatod.
Brethren! Cease from disunion! Put aside religious differences, at least for a few years.
Union is one means by which you may free your necks from this yoke of slavery. You are not indebted to British bene- volence. The British have all enjoyed the benefit of your wealth. If any one of you brave soldiers proves to me that he lives by the British on British capital from England, I will send him a reward of a hundrai
rupees in cash.
May God enlighten your minds to consider your condition, who you were, what status you formerly held, what has come upon you and where you are now. Anen. I will write again. Sympathy to the Indian Army from
an ex-frontier soldier in America.
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