We hear so much about the relationships between the natives of India and the European, Looking back twenty or thirty years, it seems to us that time has not succeeded in bringing the two nations on a more intimate footing,—in fact, thirty years ago the natives seemed to look upon us not only as masters but also as friends. This feeling of friendliness seems to be dying out more and more, and now we are looked upon as taskmasters, and a feeling of discontent is taking the place of the old friendly feeling. Some put this down to the fact that we are over-educa ing the people and making them disco tented; but it seems rather one-sided to blame the people of India for this entirely. It is true the people in general are educated to a higher standard than they were thirty years ago. The exigent cies of the present moment require more and for this very reason should we not on our part realise that as their ideas become broader they expect to have more deference shown to their feelings? In the old days, when they were practically children in mind and in mental culture, they had to he treated as such; but now they are gradually, so to speak, growing up, and are Iearning to think for themselves, ought we not to make allowances for them? As in the case of our own children we alter our treatment of them as they grow up, 50 ought not we to take consideration in the same way on the people of India? England has taken it upon her to adopt India as her child; she is teaching her and educating her, and, asx parent, should she not show her the consideration she has a right to expect? Take for example a young civilian,—he comes out from home between the age of 22 and 25. In his own iden he is a man, with a wide experience of the world and with a very fair opinion of his own abilities and himself in general. Imbued with the usual idea of youth that his opinions—because they are his—must be right, he comes to this country entrusted with a post which entails considerable responsibility and personal tact—he comes with the idea that he is "boss of the show"—the master come to rule his people—practically (according to his ideas) a little better than the savages—at all events a people a thousand ties his inferior. With those ideas he starts his career. The glamour of his position probably turns his head somewhat, and when he is received most courteously by natives of high rank, old enough generally to be is father—when he sees them salaam and kowtow to him—his personal vanity is flattered and ho takes it as a first tribute to himself, often thinking it more dignitied to scarcely recognise their courtesy, or if he does 80, it is by an off-hand nod or by a few words spoken to them in a condes-conding manner. He docs not realise he is new to the land and its customs, but treats his subordinates not as he would wish to be treated by his superiors, by showing them consideration and_ putting himself at once on a kindly footing with ther He thinks, on the contrary, that his nity is more upheld by ordering about his subordinates very much as he would his "boy" or his syce." It is this feeling, or absolute want of feeling, which tends to bring the nations more apart than together. ame FUTURE OF INDIA ies in the hands of the generation now growing up and unless they are made to understand not only the error of their ways, but the ways and means of rectifying it, as pointed out to them, there can onl; be one result. The old feeling of friend-mess will be completely lost between us, we shall lose prestige amongst the people of India, and a feeling of discontent such fas preceded the Indian mutiny will reign supreme. It is not only to civilians we refer but to all European officials in general the hold posts which require continual intercourse and contact with natives. We may have a Viceroy such as could not be surpassed, but unless he is aided by all his minor officials, -he alone is unable to root out this feeling of discontent. To give an incident, we have seen young men, government servants and others, only too happy to partake of some Rajah's hospitality, but they yo to his house as if they were conferring some favour on their host, and do not consider it necessary to treat him or his hospitality with the same respect they would show one of their own class. They think nothing very often of using his horses and carriages, but they also consider they owe him nothing, scarcely a "thank you," nor do they consider themselves under any obligation to him. In fact in their eyes it is only a right due to them.
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