THE INDIAN CRISIS.
[To TEM EDITOR Or THE "'SPECTATOR.")
wish devoutly I could share the satisfaction which you express at Mr. Lloyd George's assurances-that "in no circum- stances do we propose to withdraw from India or to impair the full sovereignty of the King-Emperor." In view of the Coalition's Irish record, -what confidence can' such pledges inspire? Are they not ominous, rather, of an impending surrender to the forces of sedition and violence in India? While Mahatma Gandhi and his lieutenants remain at large, and Mr. Montagu retains his present office, there is little or no hope that law and order can be restored. The Indian Civil Service, as far as its 'British element is concerned, is, so to speak, living on its rapidly dwindling capital. The older men are leaving fast, and hardly any recruits are -forthcoming. Unless the " rot " can be speedily stopped, the -British Empire in India will in a very few years be no longer a " going " but [We merely picked out Mr. Lloyd George's statement as the best sign in a gloomy debate. We quite agree that, as -we have often said, the best thing that could happen would be that Mr. Montagu should resign.—ED. Spectator.]
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