The difficulties attendant upon any settlement of the Indian problem have been emphasized by the appeal, regarding the political situation in India, addressed to the people of the United States by Sir Abdoola Haroon, a member of the Central Assembly, and chairman of the Foreign Committee of the Al-can be fitted into any new picture which Ind may ultimately present is by no means easy of solution. The Hindu Congress seeks domination of the Hindus over the Mussulmans, and the latter do not now consent to any such thing anc can never be expected to acquiesce in any arrangement which did not enable them te rank pari pass with the Hindus. The British task in this matter is made none the easier by the recalcitrant attitude of the Hindu Con. gress; and they are now faced with two alternatives, either to insist upon the Congress coming to terms with the Mussulmans and other minorities whose combined strength exceeds that of
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