India The work of the second session of the Round
Table Conference was formally begun on Monday, when the Federal Structure Committee met at St. James's Palace in an atmosphere of hopeful cordiality. From the speeches of the Chairman, Lord Sankey, the Prime Minister, and the other British delegates it was made clear once more that the change of Government would in no way affect our attitude towards the Conference ; and the Indian delegates, in their turn, welcomed this assurance. Mr.- Gandhi's progress towards these shores is being heralded by a series of statements, the most remarkable of which is to the effect that he wants a constitution for India which will give her " the right, if need be, to. sin." It now appears that his custom of observing a day of complete silence on Mondays will clash with the opening sittings, for actual business, of the Federal Structure Committee.
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