reasons that they could not be made to understand, their sick were
carried away by Europeans, and put into hospitals with people of every
tribe and caste, all to be treated alike, and forced to eat the food
prepared by foreigners.

They regarded the vigorous means which the Government took to stop the
plague as a personal cruelty to them, and could not be brought to
realize that everything was being done for their benefit.

Many educated Indians, who were perfectly able to understand that the
Government measures were right and proper, pretended to side with the
people, and, for the sake of stirring up the revolt, published articles
in the papers, and circulated handbills denouncing the wickedness and
cruelty of the British Government.

This course is likely to give England a great deal of trouble, for the
people of India do not love the Europeans.

The telegrams say that there is no reason to fear the overthrow of the
British Empire in India, because there are seventy-five thousand white
troops in the peninsula, and they are fully able to keep order there.

It is thought that the discontent will lead to a series of outbreaks
that will have to be put down by the soldiers, and which will increase
the bitterness already existing between the Europeans and the natives.

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The Turkish troubles are approaching a crisis.