The articles now appearing in the Times on "The Indian
Peril" form a remarkable sequel and supplement to those of Sir Valentine Chirol. That in last Saturday's issue, which deals with the causes and consequences of unrest, points out that, by a strange anomaly, discontent is advancing pan i passu with prosperity. The writer attributes the attempted assas- sination of two Viceroys to the propaganda carried on by the secret societies, and considers it the greatest possible mistake to regard these crimes as the work of isolated and irresponsible madmen. Among the general effects of the propaganda he notes the spread of dacoity in Bengal amongst well-educated youths; the alarming increase of serious crime in the Punjab ; the exhibitions of mob violence in Cawnpore; and, finally, the fact that there are districts where British law does not now run, and where security of life and property can no longer be guaranteed.
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