AN INFORMED ELECTORATE
Sit,—Twice this century Britain, with all in the world more or less depending on her, has been saved by the Committee of Imperial Defence. It is a pity that the public has not the least idea of its opinion about India tcday. Here Parliament, with its disciplined party system con- cerned mainly with home projects, falls down. Personal judgement within a party on hcmc affairs is festered and fortified by full acquain- tance with these affairs in the Members' own lives and those of their constituents. In Indian affairs this only operates in the case of a very few ; otherwise it is second-hand, and often a bad second-hand. It is what the army calls " follow the band," not reasoned faith. It may be that fidelity about " secrets " often is far frcm good for humanity. The Khoja, disliking the trouble of sermons, asked the people, " Do you know what I want to say ? " and, trying to catch him, they said, " Some of us do." Then he said, " Well, those who know can tell those who don't." Scmebcdy should fill the gap.—Yours, &c.,
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