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is ever present all day and every day and, alas ! 

 many nights. 



I can see but two solutions in the future either 

 complete self-government or the breaking up of 

 British India into Native States with the retention 

 of a large enclave in each presidency, the whole 

 under a member of the Royal Family as Vice- 

 Emperor. 



The latter alternative strikes one as a startling 

 proposition, but is the alternative none the less. 

 It would be quite impossible to maintain the 

 present practically autocratic rule of a Viceroy 

 and at the same time give India self-government. 

 The Viceroyalty would have to become a head- 

 ship and no more in either case. 



The attachment of all Indians to our Royal 

 Family is traditional and touchingly genuine. 

 A " royal " Vice-Emperor would be more than 

 welcome in India. He would become an in- 

 valuable asset to us and a treasured possession 

 to Indians. 



In allusion to European unrest the remark has 

 often been made to me by educated Indians of 

 every class: "If there is trouble in England, tell 

 the King-Emperor to come to India, where he 

 shall be a loved and powerful Sovereign." 



The exaggeratedly high standard of efficiency 

 which we have set up would no doubt become 

 somewhat attenuated under either alternative, but 

 it is quite an open question whether we are not 

 imposing on India a standard of efficiency in excess 

 of her actual requirements. 



In any case the human equation is a factor 

 which cannot be ignored, and it is but human to 



