Slowly but surely the Swaraj Party is disintegrating and. there seems to be no one within the ranks Iwith the personality oF genius to stop the rot. The latest resignation is that of Lola Lajpat Rai, Deputy Leader of the Party on the ground that the Party's present policy of boycotting the Legislative Assembly is suicidal. Concerning this resign tion the Simla correspondent to Englishman" sanely remarks, "It 'a pity Lola Lajpat Rai did not take more sensible view last Decemb at Cawnpore(that is, the Congress) {for then with his following he would have turned the seales in favour of the Responsivist point of view." In addition to Lola Lajput Rai whose defection is the greatest blow the Swarajists have suffered so far it jg stated that another member of the party has resigned whilst yet another is reported to be eontemplating resignation,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.