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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1928 INDIA IS LAND OF ! VEXING PROBLEMS (Continued from p 4 r vfcvexage westerner, yet the Hindus are -only too eager to point out that 'in Europe and America mil lions of creatures are sacrificed eTery month to the great god. bel Iy. The Hindu, howeTer, never commits the sin of eating beef. The cow Is too sacred. They, In their sacredness, must never be killed even if they can hardly stand on their four straggly legs because of the ravages of tuber culosis. They must die a natural death. They wander about the streets and in the mud houses of the natives eating their food and molesting the populace. Eren in the British section cows are every where, and woe to him who beats such a sacred creature. On our return from the temple while we were plodding through the narrow alley ways to the tram way that would take us back to our kind, we noticed women come out of their dirty hovels and scoop uo in their hands some fresh dung of the sacred cow and disappear again indoors, evidently to knead some fuel for the morning meal. AH over India may be seen on stone walls convenient sized cakes of cow duns slapped on the stone to dry with the outlines of hands prominently imprinted on each one. sacred stuff. Benares, the Holy City We left Calcutta Monday night for Benares, the holy city for the Hindus. T'-ere we hired a guide who profiled to be a Brahman, ,he highest caste Hindu. ToVs he actea iov an trie worm like a child, wth a limited intelligence at that. In the first place, he had a desperate quarrel with a Mo hammedan as to his right to be rur guide. It was very annoying to "The Mohammedan is a liar," he told us, "and is not worth a damn." We afterwards found out that hi opinion was not limited to this one man, but that all Mohamme dans were liars and all of them were not worth damns. He did not give us his frank opinion as to the Christians, however. As a guide he was efficient. We were taken in a boat on the Hanaea and from there we could the many temples and bath ing ghats on the river's edge, ruthers were taking their morn ing baths in the sacred waters. Along the terraces which lead down to the water's edge were holy men, some extremely holy with only a gee-strings to attach hem to the things worldly. Oth ers were not quite so holy and consequently they wore robes and their faces wero hideously decor ated with the ashes of human bod ies. These apparently are the of ficial "money getters" of the holy men, for as we secured permis sion to takes one's picture, he in sisted it should be a rupee, and not eight annas for this privilege. As ; a" matter of fact, we should not- have taken his ugly face if we had known it would cost any thing. We visited the monkey temple where not only do monkeys abound but also dogs, constantly threat ening with growls at each other and at the entrants to the "sac red portals." One dog was literal ly being eaten alive by some par asite or disease which was rot ting his baggy carcass as he lay about on the filthy floor a place hardly 4it for a United States dog. Yet it is a sin to kill the miser able creature To take life out side of sacrifice is the basest of Hindu wickedness. Evidently dogs are 'not fit for service. , u Indecency of Worship We visited the cow temple where stalls are maintained for the sacred creatures. Then we wended our way through the narrow alley to a Siva temple. Every time a cow would come to ward us we were required to climb In a door step while her sacred highness passed by. When tfie , male of the specie came we volunteered out of deference for his nature. We could not enter the Siva temple. We looked through the doorway, however, at Hindu wo men worshiping the phallic sym bol, and decking it with flowers. In all the temples are seen these symbols carved in stone. They are the Hindu physical replica of the high idealism of life. The child-like Hindu guide explained all this to us in a matter of fact manner, apparently as incapable of appreciating anything but the base materialism of it all as is a westerner whose sense of decency is insulted. Yet this man was of the highest caste. We were taken to the temple where women are not allowed to enter. There a holy man explained to us the significance of the fine carVings in wood which to us in themselves were the height of ob scenity. That was the end of our boly temple chase in the holy city of Benares. We tried to appreciate the artful carvings in wood and stone, but it was too much like eating a turkey dinner in a chicken house. It was not relished. We endeavored to see the Eastern point of view, but essentially we are Westerners and that could not be altered. Beautiful Bazaars We" visited- the bazaars at Be nares. It is noted for its brass work, and troly it is beautiful. Then the brocade is the finest in the world. We were taken np a rickety little stair to a balcony shop above an alley-like street where the beauty of the work am axed ua. We could hardly re sist buying more than we could afford. "This is the art of India." the proprietor told us. When he dis covered that we were American? he gave ns a card of a certain Fifth avenue firm to whom, from his measly little shop, he exported his brocade. We left Benares the evening of the day we arrived. Our rex stop was Agra, the city of the Moguls. The Moguls were the historic Mohammedan conquer ors of India. They have left many land mark3 of the splendor of their empire. The Taj Mahal Agra fort, and the many vestiges of MSeruI "dominance at Delhi shall forever cast glory on Mo haramedan rule' in India. Saw the Taj Mahal Unrivalled as a monument in all the world is the celebrated Tai Mahal. Forty years did work men struggle to build it. For many years before that did ar tists work with a clear vision in their mind3. A monument un surpassed was created. In it He the sarcophagus of the beloved wife of Achbar, the emperor. Its laced marble, its inlaid jade and precious gems, made into the shape of the iris and locust, it? delicate carvings in marble. an above all its reverberating hollow ness, as though one inside were hidden In the bowels of the earth all this makes it a mystery even to the modern world of architec ture. It is truly one of the sever wonders of the world. It stands by a lovely river, s memorial of the past. Its white surface is a symbol of love. It looks as though It were carved out of solid marble. Itebate at Xagpur Our debate at. Xagpur was very interesting. Two of our oppon ents were Indian students in the University of Nagpur. The third however, was a Ceylonese profes sor of philosophy, educated at Ox ford and trained in Western wavp of thinking. We discussed Demo facy and he attacked its verv principle. He was extremely clever. However we at least made an attempt to answer his Issuer but he absolutely ignored our? We appealed to the "Mr. President Sir." on a philosophical basis. Wr maintained that everything must be determined by an absolut standard or a relative standard mrt that the failure or success of Democracy must be determined ir like manner. Yet Democracy ha not completely broken down. Fur ihermore it is relatively the best f governments. Our stand wa not Questioned. Not all the audience, however discovered this logical flaw, for we lost the decision, 136 to 116 Those in favor of the resolutior passed out one door and those op posed passed out another. Met M ah at ma Ghandi Af Madras we had therlvilegp of meeting Mahatma Ghandi. How iver, since It was his day of sil ence, we could not converse with him. We also attended the 49tl annual Indian congress which I working for swaraJ, or independ ence from Britain. Thirty-five hundred delegate ware seated under an lmmen? thatched roof. They squatted or. the matted ground to hear lonp speeches concerning the freedom of their people. Loud speaker were distributed abundantly about the temporary auditorium. We left Madras for Colombo Ceylon, with a varied opinion of this great country of over three million people. I have made an attempt to enumerate these candid opinions in this letter. I have en deavored to refrain from hear-say or from . repeating what I have read. It is exactly "what I have seen. I respect the opinion of certain observers into social af fairs that there lies in the Hindu religion a wealth of spiritual idealism. They are keener ob servers than I in my observation. However. I confess that I fail to ee anything worthy pf Western consideration. ".Mother India" Then, too, not all has been written by those who praise this philosophy. Many keen observers nresent India as a cesspool of re ligious mockery. Miss Katherine Mayo, an American, has written such a book, and called it "Mo ther India'" It has caused an uoroar among the people of India. The students at Nagpur contin- nally quizzed us about this book, and asked why the American gov ernment did not suppress It. There was an intense fire of ani mosity in their eyes, as in India the book is associated with the whole American nation. Another question they curiously brought up is that of the Ameri can negro. They cited figure after figure that indicated conclusive ly that every negro in America was abused and that every American made it a habit to lynch two or three negroes every year, Evidently they feel akin to the dark races the world over and are ever ready to defend them. AVERY THOMPSON. (Mr. Thompson Is one of the world debaters circling the globe and contesting (with teams In various countries. The other mem bers of the team are Jack Hemp stead of Aurora and Benolt Mc- Croskey of Salem. Mr. Thomp son's home Is in Salem. They are nil Marion county boys. They represent the University of Ore- son. Mr. Thompson writes the above on the steamship Hakozakt Maru, between Colombo and Port Said; dated Jan. S. The present address of the debaters la New York, care Thos. Cook and Son. Mr. Thompson says in a note to rather lengthy article on India. TV WEDNESDAY iThe MAN'S SHOP i 416 State Street - However, this article doe not be gin to cover the subject. Fnrther- morersit is composed of nothing but connections and personal ob servations." The letter was mailed at Por Said, at the entrance of the Suez canaL Ed.) IDAHO YOUTH SEEKS DOGSLED DERBY CUP (Catlam4 freak pajw ) to safety. 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