20 JULY 1918, Page 2

It may be objected that this is much too bad

to be true, but we are afraid the proof of what we say is clear enough. For example, the Times of July 8th published a long statement by Sir S. P. Sinha in support of the Montagu scheme of Home Rule for India. This gentleman is a member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Bengal, and is now a delegate to the Imperial War Cabinet and the Imperial Conference. He is, in fine, a Government official, and wo should have supposed that from every point of view the publi- cation of his opinions would be regarded as very unusual, if not improper. We hope some one will ask in Parliament whether Sir S. P. Sinha had the permission of the Government to make publio statements.