And this is what every true Briton will feel is India's
Right the moment India claims it for herself, as she is claiming it
now. When this right is gained, then will the tie between India and
Great Britain become a golden link of mutual love and service, and the
iron chain of a foreign yoke will fall away. We shall live and work side
by side, with no sense of distrust and dislike, working as brothers for
common ends. And from that union shall arise the mightiest Empire, or
rather Commonwealth, that the world has ever known, a Commonwealth that,
in God's good time, shall put an end to War.
II. THE SECONDARY REASONS.
Tests of Efficiency.
The Secondary Reasons for the present demand for Home Rule may be summed
up in the blunt statement: "The present rule, while efficient in less
important matters and in those which concern British interests, is
inefficient in the greater matters on which the healthy life and
happiness of the people depend." Looking at outer things, such as
external order, posts and telegraphs--except where political agitators
are concerned--main roads, railways, etc.
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