16 FEBRUARY 1924, Page 9

I believe that Labour's policy will be found to be

cautious, but at the same time sympathetic, with India's aspirations for a further instalment of self-government. Labour will, I believe, uphold the Montagu-Chehnsford reforms and endeavour to meet India's further demands as the country is ready for them ; but Labour has no intention of being dragooned by the extremists.. I notice that a special correspondent of the Observer, holds similar views. He points out that if there is evidence of a real demand from India for further reforms, the Labour Cabinet might quite conceivably appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the whole subject. Anyhow, those persons who imagined that the Labour Government would throw discretion to the winds and permit India to become a second Russia are destined to disappointment.