Indian Reforms As we go to press, Lord Irwin is
about to make a statement at Delhi which should put an end in India to the mysterious rumours of the past few weeks. There can, of course, be no " going behind the back" of the Simon Commission, to the constitution of which the Labour Party agreed. Adaptations of policy Will be within the compass of the original plan. The principal adaptation is to be a very desirable extension of the Simon inquiry, which is described in letters between Sir John Simon and the Prime Minister. The Indian States are to be included in the field which the Commission will survey. When representatives of the States come into consultation there will be a fresh opportunity, we hope, for the representatives of British India who have hitherto held back to join in the task of construction. As for any preliminary promises that can be made to India it is obvious that they must be confined to a declaration of the simple truth that Great Britain always has in view the development of self-government in India. There can be no "immediate promise" of Dominion status.
