The Marquis of Linlithgow has arrived to take on his shoulders the heavy burden of the Viceroyally of lia, He is comparatively young. He has already a personal acquaint ance with the country which he toured as Chairman of the Royal Commission on Agriculture—its ro-port was a masterly document, He exceptionally well-informed on the constitutional issues arising from the new regime which will be inaugurated during his term of ofo, for he was sri assiduous and compel ent chairman of the Joint Parliamentary. Committee on the Government of India Bill, now passed into law. Lord Linlithgow also brings to his. {ask a good reputation for statesmanlike vision. He will find that, in his high office, the experience already gained will have its drawbacks as Well as its undoubted advantages. The Viceroy, unlike a parliamentary com-(ec or a travelling commission, has to take into account the traditions of administration and the principles fof government which, in pursuance fof the settled policy of the British ai, moans so much in maintaining, the fabric of India's solidarity and cohesion. In particular he Is charged with special responsibility for ensure ing the welfare of the masses of the people, while assisting political aspirations to find their togitimate expression, In that task he will be Foquired to give the weight of his Support to the services which, by the teamwork of British and" Indian coffers, have done and will continue to do so much for the good governtance, peace and order of a vast and complex congeries of races and creeds,
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