Mr. W. L. Travers, speaking at an "At Home" given by Sir Regi-naid Spence at Bombay, declared that there was a greater need than ever to-day for ce-operation between Europeans, 'The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, he said, had transformed the political situation of India and with it the position of the European. community, which must now look to its members to fight its case in the Legislatures. Therefore it was' essential that the leaders of the community in the Legislatures should have adequate means to maintain contact with public opin-fon in the community. This was the function of the Association and the more members they had the better they would be able to voice public opinion.
He saw many difficulties ahead, and these could only be surmounted by ce-operation between Indians and Britons. Therefore it behaved members of the British community to help Indians toward self-Government suiting the- conditions of this country.
Referring to the difficulty of securing suitable men in adequate
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