Asquith's speech this year was the first time a reigning Bri-their voyage to In worthy of the occasion. "It was at once a terse and comprehensive retish sovereign will set foot in his view of the events of the year, a Indian dominions and the event year which in many ways has well mark an epoch in the history of an anxious one for British states-the Empire. With the extremists, the apostles of bomb and revely men, and a clear and dignified tatement of Great Bri atti-it is to be feared that even this! tude in regard to thieo great great event will have little effect. crises which within recent months Bat these are fortunately but a have threatened a terrible distur-small minority. There are others, bance of the world's peace. the hundreds of millions of the Charged with electricity as the in. population of India, to whom the ternational atmosphere has been for visit should speak with unmistaksome time past, Mr. Asquith's able meaning. It should bring to words deserve the widest publicity them a new sense of their oneness and the closest consideration that in the great Empire whose sover-may be afforded them, as the ex-leaves the centre of his dom-pression of the policy not of a fotoasi to. ome among them. It party but of the people. should show them convincingly Situated, as re here, on the how near their interests lie to King' threshold of China, we must yet George's heart, how closely the wel-share Mr. Asquith's uncertainty as fare of Indi: bound ith to the ultimate outcome of the that of the British system Outwardly the Durbar will be a erned with all the gorgeous trappings calculated to appeal to a colour-loving people. But it is upon the inward significance that the emphasis must be laid, and the best wish for their Majesties' yoy-age is that the appeal for loyalty and oneness, which are the basis of Indian and of all prosperity, shall not be made in vain.
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