The Way to Co-operation in India On the eve of
the National Congress at Lahore several of the political leaders in India so far rallied to the concep- tion of a Round-table Conference as to'request an inter- view with Lord Irwin. The leaders in question—all elder statesmen of the Congress party—are Mr. Patel, Pandit Motilal Nehru, Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, Mr. Jiimah, and, most important of all, Mr. Gandhi. We recognize that the " new mental outlook ". in this country for which we plead in a leading article requires its counterpart in India, and here is a step—even if it be no more than a step—in the right direction. The Calcutta _resolution, however, demanding Dominion status by the end of this year, holds the field, and it is all a question of common• sense and good will prevailing over Constitutional niceties and legalism. A vile attempt to kill the Viceroy was made as his train arrived at Delhi. A bomb wrecked the dining car, but only one person, a native attendant, was injured. Of course, this outrage will not deflect by an inch the policy of one of the best Viceroys who have ever ruled over India ; he will neither be intimidated nor will he subtract anything from the concessions which he believes to be right.
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