Village India A short Times telegram from Simla throws an
instruc- tive light on the spirit in which Lord Linlithgow is taking up his responsibilities as Viceroy. He. is. it appears, preparing to launch a national campaign to improve the nutrition both of human beings and of cattle. Nothing could be more important in a country where 85 per cent, of the population lives in the villages, and no one could conceive and direct such a campaign with greater knowledge than the Viceroy, who, as Chairman of the Royal Commission on Indian Agri- culture ten years ago, familiarised himself in every detail of agricultural problems in India. Readers of the articles by Mr. Yeats-Brown now appearing in our columns will have been reminded—if they needed a reminder—of the immense problem created by the existence of millions of superfluous undernourished cattle, coinciding with the tragic inadequacy of the milk supply both in quality and quantity. It is not surprising to find that Lord Linlithgow's proposals are cutting across party divisions. Nothing could be more hopeful than that the edge of political animosities should be turned by concentration on constructive work for the benefit of all sections of the population.
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