31 MARCH 1933, Page 3

Will history repeat itself, and will Indian policy prove an

indigestible bone of contention between the Govern- ment and its Conservative supporters ? The answer is " not yet, at least." There are forty or fifty who would oppose any Indian policy which came from this Govern- ment ; but the rest of potential critics are more distracted by rival cries than anxious to oppose. It may be remem- bered that the Government of India Act of 1920 went through without a division. The same easy passage may not be in store for the Bill of 1934; but there is not likely to be serious trouble unless some dramatic incident in India itself upsets the balanced mind which this House of Commons is undoubtedly anxious to show.