News of the Week
India
rilHE Viceroy's important speech on Wednesday to -IL both Houses of the Indian Legislature was a very moving performance. It was a strong and noble bid for co-operation between friends in place of the present rancour and negation. Lord Irwin was, above all, careful to recognize that Indian sensitiveness and pride, though they may be called imponderable things, need to be honoured. He sees that without satisfying them there will be no enthusiastic aid from India. No Viceroy has spoken with more understanding. The speech had an instantaneous effect, and the Party leaders after- wards adopted a resolution urging participation in the Round Table Conference. An appeal to the Govern- Ment in the' resolutionto withdraw emergency measures and amnesty prisoners was balanced by an appeal to the Congress leaders to end the civil disobedience campaign.
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