EURASIANS FOR AN INDIAN NAVY.
[TO THE EDITOR OF IRE " SPECTATOR:1
Slit,—As the Spectator wisely advocates India's taking her share in providing ships for self-defence, it may be well to consider the possibility of developing a proposal made by Sir Charles Elliott when Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. He suggested a training-ship in the Hooghly for Eurasians ; and though this was only with a view to the mercantile marine, might not the larger question now before us appeal to those who confessedly need a stimulus ? The training for the Navy would foster physical and mental development. Of course Eurasians could only contribute a small contingent at best, but not necessarily a negligible one, and those who are conscious that we owe them something as a class might wel- come the offer of a fresh and noble career.—I am, Sir, &c.,
IMPERIALIST.
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