Bann Or Our Afghan Frontier
Bann Or Our Afghan Frontier
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l|n>orancc of EnKlishraen in India about India.
world-centre of thought and action, all combine to render his mind more or less indifferent to matters which do not directly concern him. The House of Commons, nay the all-powerful British Public itself, are proverbially callous on Indian subjects, and perhaps it is well they should be 80 ; for when their interest is roused in any special case^ they, with the omniscience of ignorance, have the effrontery to dictate what ought of" ought not to be d...one, and always cause mischief. Such pernicious interference was attempted during the late Bengal famine, and again in the Baroda poisoning inquiry. In the former case the home press caused the expenditure of two or three millions more than was absolutely necessary ; and in the latter the issue of fact was prejudged, the Viceroy's action condemned, and the Gaek war's reinstatement demanded ; and all this whilst the Commission was still sitting. If home interest in Indian affairs is to give rise to a system of hasty, unfair, and presumptuous criticism, such as we have just had specimens of in certain journals whilst the charges against the Gaekwar were being investigated, total unconcern would be preferable, and certainly less mischievous.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
l|n>orancc of EnKlishraen in India about India.
world-centre of thought and action, all combine to render his mind more or less indifferent to matters which do not directly concern him. The House of Commons, nay the all-powerful British Public itself, are proverbially callous on Indian subjects, and perhaps it is well they should be 80 ; for when their interest is roused in any special case^ they, with the omniscience of ignorance, have the effrontery to dictate what ought of" ought not to be d...one, and always cause mischief. Such pernicious interference was attempted during the late Bengal famine, and again in the Baroda poisoning inquiry. In the former case the home press caused the expenditure of two or three millions more than was absolutely necessary ; and in the latter the issue of fact was prejudged, the Viceroy's action condemned, and the Gaek war's reinstatement demanded ; and all this whilst the Commission was still sitting. If home interest in Indian affairs is to give rise to a system of hasty, unfair, and presumptuous criticism, such as we have just had specimens of in certain journals whilst the charges against the Gaekwar were being investigated, total unconcern would be preferable, and certainly less mischievous.
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