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INDIA'S ELECTIONS

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forcing their rights in similar circumstances.

American assistance will also be needed to secure the making

The All-India Congress will of this low-tariff group, and it find itself in a quandary when may be hoped, therefore, that it meets to discuss the election Mr. Runciman and Mr. Roosevelt situation next week. Although found time to discuss the matter the full results of the elections during their meeting at Wash- to the Indian Provincial Legisla-ington. Moreover, Britain has a tures have not been made known heavy responsibility for the pre- to Hong Kong it is clear that sent restrictive system in Den- the predicted difficulties in mark because of the unnecessary handling 201 electorate of quotas imposed by us on her 35,000,000 have not been realis-bacon and dairy products. There ed. Everywhere the electors fore, if the blessings of freeing have shown both interest and trade which are now so frequent- enthusiasm. In many provinces, ly praised by our Ministers have the Indian National Congress has any real meaning to them, it be won a majority. In Bengal the hoves the Government on every Mahomedans have an absolute ground to contribute what it can majority, provided that the three to the realisation of this low- groups in the community can tariff group and to follow the find ground on which they can example: combine. Hitherto they have

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shown the capacity of the old Mr. Baldwin English Liberal party for quar-

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relling about programmes and

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persons, and in all probability the have wished a peerage upon Mr. first Ministry will see a coalition anley Baldwin and have of Moslems and Independent resigned him, the decision to Hindus. In the Punjab the take effect in the week following Mahomedans are assured of the Coronation.

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power, as they are in the North- Mr. Baldwin himself has al- West Provinces and Sind. Con-ways declared that he would gress has now to face a dilemma choose his own time and that imposed upon it by its own elec- after repeated predictions in toral tactics. In those provinces strain similar to that unofficially where it has won the day there announced on Wednesday. will be a strong disposition on

There may be some surprises the part of its leaders to take in store yet. office. Whether they are to do Plenty of political precedent so or not will be decided at a exists for delay and recon- conference that Pandit Nehru sideration in this matter of has called for next week. There a distinguished politician's - own he will seek to obtain a national time. The great Mr. Glad- decision binding upon those stone, for example, was al- tempted by the prospect of ways proclaiming, with abun power Should the ruling be dant references to the contiguous against office and be accepted the "tomb," that his time was close Constitution will, not break at hand. He would then return, down. On the contrary there a fiercer fighter than ever, and be the spectacle in India of pro-fight on

vinces mainly Islamic with an It may be so with Mr. Bald- orderly popular Government, and win. Many old hands in politics others, where the Hindus pre hope that it will be so; because, dominate, in which there will when one famous politician de be obstruction and refusal to parts, it by no means follows co-operate. That situation must that his successor will be any speedily bring to an end the more successful than he wrecking tactics of those who Says the cynical old hand: “We claim to stand for a progressive know the worst. Let us be India Insistence on absolute careful not to get somebody non-co-operation is more likely worse than the worst we know.” to split Congress into its diverse

elements than to convince the Patrician Of Basle world that a Constitution that is

a practicable instrument in half Now in Warsaw, introducing the provinces of India cannot be himself to Polish Government worked elsewhere.

A Free Trade Move

Thanks to the initiative of Dr. Colijn,

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leaders, Prof. Carl Jacob Burck- hardt, the new Danzig High Commissioner is well suited for a post that now has a purely decorative characte

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