THE INDIAN INDUSTRIAL PROBLEM 



{Continued from Vol. IV., p 569) 



By ALFRED CHATTERTON 



Director of Industries, Madras 



In India provision must be made for training the men diverted 

 from literary pursuits to take an active part in the re-establish- 

 ment of the hereditary artisans of their native lands. It would 

 be premature to discuss the details of the training, as that 

 must depend on inquiries and researches not yet made. Certain 

 general principles are of application from the outset. There 

 must be trade schools in which foremen can be trained for 

 the specific industries and these should be furnished with a 

 model equipment the value of which should be clearly demon- 

 strated under strictly practical conditions. In order that hand 

 labour may be developed to its highest possible efficiency, it 

 is essential that the appliances, tools and machinery should 

 be maintained in the best possible order ; mechanical work- 

 shops will be required to train fitters, mechanics and carpenters 

 and to afford instruction in the elements of mechanical 

 engineering which underlie and are necessary to all manu- 

 facturing processes. Lastly, technical colleges and schools of 

 science will be required, in which the best intellects the country 

 can place at the disposal of its industries will be prepared 

 to take up the leadership and carry on the work initiated by 

 those having qualifications acquired abroad who will act as 

 pioneers to the movement. 



India sustains great loss and will continue to suffer so long 

 as the best of her sons devote their energies and abilities 

 almost solely to the legal profession and Government service ; 

 such service, however valuable it may be, does not directly 

 contribute to the material welfare of the community. In any 

 country litigation is a necessary evil but it is ten times worse 

 when it is allowed to absorb such an enormous proportion 

 of the available trained intelligence as is the case in India. 



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