But this wearing out process requires the continual flow of men to the front, and this flow can be possible only if the most populated portion of the Empire continues to supply this want. The numerical strength of India is undoubted. Its efficiency is no doubt lacking, but it is for the master to seo it is supplied. If India is to have the pride of belonging to the Empire, let it there, also have the ide of having to bear ite responsibility. The time has come when every limb of the Empire must exert itself for the welfare of the whole body Imperial. Unusable India ie " burden—equal to ite vastness—on th ire, and if it cannot be used at this critical juncture, ite existence as a jewel in the King's Crown is not apparent. If India boasts of being an_important part of the great British Empire let it prove it by its service to its King to-day. Let the Government ask and see how it responds.
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