Young Monks Causing Unrest; Press Also Responsible London, Apr. 20.
Increasing political mischief-making by the younger Buddhist priests is exposed in the final report of the Burma Riot Inquiry Committee as a conspicuous cause of "the disturbed political condition in Burma after two years of self-government."
The Committee strongly emphasizes the consequent degeneration of the Sangha, that is, the Buddhist Church, from its former high spiritual and educational influence for good.
Other causes of unrest named in the reports are:—
1, The Burmese press, which actively encouraged disorders by dangerous and intemperate prejudice against Indian trading communities in Burma; 2. "he elected representatives of the Legislative Assembly who were "in far too many instances on the side of law-Jessness and disorder; 3. The Thakin Association's "poison ous anti-social creed of domestic and industrial unrest and of individual indiscipline," which. was' assiduously Spread among the people.
The Committee urges that the whole question must be carefully reviewed with a view to ascertaining how far Indian and Burmese racial interests actually conflict, and assuring the Indians that their status as British subjects will be upheld, and the Burmese that their economic growth and interests will not be stifled.
Reasonable restriction of undesirable immigrants is also recommended. The Committee specially dwells on the vital necessity of defining once and for all the relations of Sangha and the State, to allow no doubt that the monks are as much subject to the rule of law as any of His Majesty's subjects.
The Sangha is urged to restore internal discipline, and to enforce rule of its own religious doctrine against monks turned political agitators.—Reuter.
To meet requirements for new facilities brought about by increasing railway traffic between Shanghai Nanking and Hangchow the Japanese Army Railway Bureau expanded the service between these cities starting yesterday, the "Tairiku Shimpo" reported.
Schedules for the Shanghai-Nanking route were announced as follows Passenger departures from Shanghai at 7.30, 830 (express) and 11.10 in the morning; passenger and freight departures at 12.40 p.m.; arrivals in Nanking: 3.46, 2.25 (express), 6.41 in the afternoon, with the passenger and freight train arriving in Changchow at 7.16 p.m. stopping over night and reaching Nanking at 1205 p.m. the following day; departures from Nanking for Shanghai: 745, 9 (express) and 12 noon, with a combination freight and passenger train leaving at 1255 p.m.; arrivals in Shanghai: 3.58, 3 (express) and 6.29, the passenger and freight train arriving at 1230 p.m. the following day after a stop over night at Changchow.
On the Shanghai-Hangchow line the schedule is as follows: trains leaving Shanghai at 7.20 a.m. arrive in Hangchow at 12.05 p.m.; leaving at 1.20 p.m. they arrive in Hangchow the following day, stopping overnight at 6.40 pin. at Kashing; trains leaving Hangchow at 7.25 am. arrive in Shanghai at 12.10 p.m.; those leaving at 125 pin. arrive in Shanghai at 6.10 p.m. while trains departing from Hangchow at 3.30 p.m. arrive in Kashing at 650 pin. stop overnight, and arrive at Shanghai at 1020 a.m. the next day.
On the Soochow-Kashing line trains leave Soochow at 7 a.m. and 1.25 p.m, arriving in Kashing at 9.25 a.m. a 335 p.m. Trains to Soochow leave Kashing at 10.10 am. and 4.14 p.m. and arrive at 1220 and 640 p.m.
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