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VIII. xxxix How Letters to the People of India came to be written,

xxxix-Interviews with Lord Chelmsford and Mr. Montagu, xl-

Patiala Conference, xl - My relations with authors of Joint report, xli

IX. xlii Introduction to the English edition, a plea for parliamentary

inquiry, xlii.

X. xlii — Letter to The Times urging appointment of franchise and

functions committees, xliii- Scheme of decentralization achieved by

functions committee, xliii.

XI. xliii- The Joint Select Committee, xliv - My reasons for writing

my evidence at length, xliv - Inconsistency of Montagu-Chelmsford report

xlv - Reserved powers safeguarded by Selborne Committee, xlv -Com-

mittee's amendment criticized, xlv - How governors might improve on

the procedure prescribed, xlvii - Danger of governors failing to exert

their powers, xlvii — Need for better social relations, xlix - Examples of

overbearing conduct, xlix- The roots of anarchy, 1 Social as well as

constitutional reform essential, li — Attitude of the English to coloured

races, li-Caste, lii- Anti-European feeling, liii — Case for expulsion of

Europeans guilty of offensive conduct, liii-Conditions under the Company

liv Company's powers should be revived, lv - How the advent of full

responsible government may be hastened, lv - Effect of responsible
government in Italy, Ivii - Responsibility of leaders in a democratic state,
Iviii
Dyarchy on its trial, lviii How the Indian reform question was

handled in England, lix - India's opportunity of wider service, lx.

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Charges based on a private letter, 38 - Round Table movement, 38-

Connexion with Sir J. Meston and Mr. Marris in South Africa, 39-South

African Union, 40 Position of British citizens in South Africa, 40-

Extension of movement to Canada, 41 -Indian question discussed with

Mr. Marris, 41 Visit to Canada, 42 Round Table founded, 43 - The

Dominion groups and their work, 43- First results, 43-The Agra

group, 44 - Growth of Canadian groups, 44 - Imperial problem analysed,

45 Character of movement, 45- Conclusions accelerated by war, 46-

'The Problem of the Commonwealth,' 46 - The Dominions revisited 1916,

47 Foreword to Australian edition, 48 Indian problem excluded, 48-

Visit to India advised, 49 — Arrival in India, 49 - Rearrangement of

plans, 50-Text of letter which occasioned the charges, 51 Why the

letter was printed for private circulation, 57 - Why Sir J. Meston and

Mr. Marris never saw it, 58 - Its private character, 59 - A misstatement

explained, 59-Answer to charges contained in the letter, 59-Two

points emphasized, 62- Relations with officials, 62 Press attacks at

Lucknow, 63- Circulation of the letter at Lucknow, 64- Its publication,

64-Some Indian opinions on the letter, 66-Its effect on Hindu-

Moslem relations, 66 An English opinion, 67 The ethics of privacy,

67 The language difficulty, 68-Question of Round Table groups in

India, 69 Value of group methods, 70- Creation of Indian groups and

its failure, 71- Attacks on the Round Table and Mr. Kerr, 72 Attitude

of Nationalists towards British sympathizers, 75 — Attitude of Dominions

towards Indian reform, 76 — The Indian and Imperial problems inseparable

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Prefatory note, 96 - Inter-relation of Indian with Imperial problem, 97

Value of direct inquiries by Parliament, 98 Result of congestion of

business, 98 - Failure of Parliament to instruct its agents, 99 The cure

a separate Imperial Parliament, 99- Appropriate place for India's

Charter, 100-British objection to declaration of principles, 100-e. g.

Asiatic emigration to Dominions, 101-This analogy disputed, 101

Reasons for defining goal, 102—Federalized countries to be imitated

rather than United Kingdom, 102-Reform must begin in provincial

governments, 103 — Indian and Federalized systems contrasted, 103 —

Hence the need of dyarchy, 105 — Division of functions between popular

and paternal governments, 105 Failure to distinguish central from

provincial functions in India, 106-Peculiar position of the I. C. S., 107 -

Need for vertical as well as horizontal divisions, 108- Each province must

advance at its own pace, 108 No element of responsible government in

Congress-League scheme, 108 - Importance of working theories out in

schemes, 109 - Mischievous results of official vote, 109-Value of real

party-government, 110- Retention of official speakers, 110- Tax on

time of official members, 111 - Legislative council to advise on but not

control all functions, 111 - Importance of direct election, 111 - List of

powers for transfer to exclusive control of elected councils, 113 - Dual

capacity of councils, 114 - Elasticity of plan proposed, 114 - Creation of

ministry described, 115- Increase of transferred powers by special

legislation, 118—e. g. in social reform, 119 — Progress by results, 119–

Difficulties of dyarchy. Dualism, 120- Financial friction, 120 - Advan-

tages of dyarchy, 121 - Progressive results. Education in responsibility,

121 — Eventual application of responsible government to central authority

at one step, 122 Advantage to India of a true Imperial government,

122 Importance of Parliamentary inquiries, 122-These suggestions

sketched to elicit criticism, 123.

Appended criticisms, 124 Prefatory note, 125.

Comments by Indian Non-officials

No. 1. From an advocate, 126-Objections to official majority, 126

Inter-relation of functions, 126-Transfer of primary education advised,

127 Personal character of Indian elections, 127 -Governments with

fixed terms advised, 127 — Friction over taxation feared, 128 — Propa-

ganda by officials 129 A modification of dyarchy suggested, 129-

Franchise qualifications, 130.

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Comments by Non-official Europeans

No. 5. From a teacher, 141. Position of commentator described, 141

Makeshift policy of Indian Government, 141 - I. C. S. criticized, 141

Scheme approved in outline, 142 Education should be transferred, 142

Imperial reform approved, 142 — Indian representation must be genuine,

142 Asiatic migration question discussed, 143 - Colonial officials in

India, 144 — Inherent disunity of India, 144 - Dyarchy discussed, 145 —

Imperial civil service suggested, 145- Definition of sphere of central

government essential, 145 - The District Officer, 145 - Official vote must

be eliminated, 147 — Difficulties of party government in India, 148

Questions of representation, 149-Disturbing effect of elections on

colleges, 150 Transferred functions discussed, 150 Indian control of

education, 151 Ministerial control of officials, 152 Period of experi-

ment, 152-Taxation difficulties, 153 Military questions, 153-

Extension or withdrawal of transferred powers, 153.

No. 6. From missionaries, 153. Backwardness of native states, 154

Elementary education recommended for transfer, 154 - Importance of

a wide electorate, 154 — University representation, minority representa-

tion, 155.

No. 7. From a teacher. 155. Difficulties of Imperial reform, 155 Need

for a declaration of Indian policy, 156 Difficulty of abolishing official

vote, 156 — Difficulties inherent in dyarchy, 157 - Especially in provincial

governments, 157 Taxation difficulty, 158 - Gradual association pre-

ferred, 158.

No. 8. From a European engaged in commerce. 158. Objections to scheme

of British Community, 158 - Importance of British Community, 158 -

Must be protected by sufficient representation, 161-Difficulty of pro-

viding such protection, 161-Objections to electoral government in

Bengal, 162 Methods of gradually educating an electorate, 163

Responsible ministries premature, 163- Alternatives suggested, 163

Need for decentralization, 164 Dangers of over haste, 164.

No. 9. From a missionary teacher, 165. Opium and factory control, 165

- Importance of rural vote. Caste difficulties, 166.

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