To the British observer it seems that the Government's case
has been made so clear that it cannot be misunder- stood. Even so it is important to remember that India is not England. We wonder whether it has occurred to the Indian malcontents that to declare that the Govern- ment are not pioposing what in fact has been proposed is equivalent to accusing themselves of a lack of intelligence and consequently of a lack of that very capacity for self- government which the members of the Commission sincerely hope to discover in India. However that may be, it is not too late for the Government to go on explaining and underlining. It is idle to argue about the unreason- ableness or reasonableness of Indian indignation while it is still necessary to deal with the important fact that the indignation is there. If elucidation and assurances constantly repeated can remove the misgivings, the Government ought not to grow weary in saying what is necessary.
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