India Lord Irwin's policy has achieved in the past few
days even more than could have been hoped. On Monday eight the Congress ratified with great enthusiasm the Delhi Pact—the result of the Irwin-Gandhi converse- tions. Last week, when the members of the Youth League insulted and tried to assault Mr. Gandhi, it seemed possible that the Congress as a whole might yield to intimidation. But once more in the Congress, Mr. Gandhi not only reigned but governed. On Monday he swayed his whole audience and had the triumph of getting a unanimous vote. In addition to that he was appointed the absolute selector of the Congress delegates to the Round Table Conference. It is true that he has threatened that those delegates will demand independence, not Dominion Status, but a policy of independence, after all, will be conditioned by circumstances. The writ of a relatively small minority will not run all through India.
