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6 th April, 1916 No. 5575 Sir, With reference to the letter you addressed to
the Private Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant, I have
to inform you that your representations with regard
to attacks made upon Indian students in articles
headed 'The Black Peril' contained in a newspaper
called 'The Eye-Opener' were laid before the Lord
Lieutenant who greatly regretted that Indian subjects
of His Majesty should have been subjected to the
annoyance complained of. His Excellency directed the police to warn
the owners, printers, and publishers of the period- ical
in question that if they persisted in making
scurrilous attacks upon any class of the King's
loyal subjects, action of a serious kind would be
taken. I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant, D. R. Kalia, Esq. 21, Synge Street, Dublin.
A letter to an Indian student Daulat Ram Kalia. The letter is both an apology and
a promise that action will take place in Kalia's favour. The incident that merited
a letter is an article that was published in a newspaper in Dublin called the 'Eye-Opener'.
The paper printed an article with the heading 'Black Peril' which attacked Indian
students and indeed all people of dark skin. The letter says that the lord lieutenant,
Lord Wimborne (1873–1939), has told police to warn the people responsible that if
any more insulting and offensive articles are published serious action will be taken.Ivor
Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne (1873-1939) was appointed the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland in 1915. Guest worked closely alongside Sir Matthew Nathan (1862-1939)
in the administration of Ireland. Following the suppression of the Rising, Guest,
under pressure, was forced to resign as Lord Lieutenant. A later inquiry into the
Rising exonerated Guest and held Augustine Birrell (1850-1933) chiefly responsible
for the events that occurred. Guest would continue to serve as Lord Lieutenant until
1918.