Dr. Than Tun - General international opinion from all corners of the world

On March 23, 1876, a young boy was born to U San Dun and Daw Ohn in the village of Wa-la, near Pyi Shwe Taung. This boy later became a famous person in Myanmar known as Thakin Hmoing. We first understood that he was born as an Englishman from the time he was born in the village of Aok Pyi Aok, which is called English Burma. There was a risk that he would become an English-speaking person, and that he would become a person of the five thousand rank in the era. That is, if he had gone to the city and studied English in a high school, he would have become a famous person in some way. I don’t think Thakin Hmoing would have become like this.

Why do you do that? Look at the people below who are about the same age as those who speak English. Sappin U Lat and James Hla Kyaw are ten years older than him. Sir J.A. Maung Gyi is five years older than him. President U Chit Hlaing is three years younger than him. U May Aung5 is four years younger than him. Sir Maung Gyi6 is ten years younger than him. U Pe Maung Tin is twelve years younger than him.

If you know English, you are likely to side with the English. Even if you don't become a true English person, you are likely to waver. This means that the Burmese side will not be able to stand alone. In reality, in those days, young people who knew English became presidents and secretaries of the YMBA and GCBA.

But when I was appointed as the leader of the country, I was told that I was not just a person, but a chairman, a person who knew English and was a good person.

1. Sapepin U Lat, 1866 to June 1921

2. James Hla Kyaw, 20 June 1866-17 November 1919

3. Sir J.A. Maung, 12 December 1871 9 March 1955

4. President U Chit Hlaing, 9 June 1879-31 October 1952

5. U May Aung, 1880-1926

6. Sir Maung Gyi, 1086-1926

7. U Pe Maung Tin, 24 April 1888-27 March 1973

As if the demon Htoo were being praised with a drum,

With this desire to be proud, I am a fellow citizen.

They trample on us and break us, speaking in vain.

Write and spread love.

Not bound by a large,

They are far from compassion and disrespectful.

The teacher himself wrote. I think that the teacher himself wrote in the Dog Commentary (1925) that if you know English, you will lose your national spirit. On the other hand, considering that he was only nine years old when he arrived in Mandalay, the national Burmese state, his parents must have wanted him to become a nobleman with Burmese knowledge. He himself wrote in the Monkey Commentary (1922) that “If there is a king, I will also be a great and powerful man.”

I believe that with this basic idea in mind, we can examine his writings and draw conclusions.

I tried to read all of the teacher's commentaries. According to the list -

1. Dog Commentary, Yangon, Nay Soe Shein Publishing, 1969, second printing, page 106

2. Monkey Commentary, Yangon, Dagon Magazine, 1922, page 203

Kartik (1 August 1912)

Dog Commentary (1925)

Garuda Panthika (4 December 1931)

Sondantha Myaingthika (May 1921)

Ten Thousand Commentaries (December 1926)

One Commentary (9 February 1926)

Swaratika (24 August 1920)

New Commentary (March 30, 1920)

Volodymyr (18 February 1913)

Paramattha Vibhadhani Tika (August 1933)

Boycott Commentary (31 January 1921)

Maudhoshin's Bachelor's Degree (1917)

Monkey Commentary (9 June 1922)

Horse Commentary (27 July 1925)

Craftsmanship Commentary (1923)

Thakin Tika (August 1935)

Religious Commentary (9 August 1921)

U Tun Shein's autobiography (25 June 1920)

I found eighteen in total. Some of these eighteen are excerpts from some of the commentaries I have found, as well as summaries and summaries of articles. The paper I am writing now is about political philosophy, so I cannot find some commentaries, so I cannot read them, but I can say whatever I want.