Lord Rawlinson has announced a scheme for the Indianization of
army units, which in immediate practice means that eight units of the Indian Army are to be officered entirely by Indians. The scheme is a pre- liminary trial, and if successful will extend to the whole Indian Army. We share the regret, relief and appre- hension expressed by Mr. Moir in his brilliant speech to the Legislative Assembly last week. Our regret is that the long and glorious comradeship in arms of Englishmen and the Indian Army should be approaching its end. Our relief is that some definite scheme should at last be on trial where the entire responsibility for its success or failure should rest upon the Indian. Our apprehension is for the result. Will the units be able to maintain their standard of loyalty and efficiency without the ever-present stimulus of the white man ? We doubt, we fear. But admittedly the time has come for the trial to be made.
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