GLADSTONE AND CIVIL SERVICE 129 



The Civil Servants of India have a cruel lesson 

 yet to learn. It is the lesson taught the Civil 

 Service of England by Mr. Gladstone. They 

 have to learn that the public servant is the servant 

 of the public, and it will be a distasteful lesson. 

 But they will be the better for it and will emerge 

 from the transformation better officials, better 

 citizens, and in all respects bigger men individually 

 and collectively. I believe that before many 

 years have elapsed they will have to face far- 

 reaching and distasteful changes, but that they will 

 survive the ordeal, and with honour, I am as 

 confident as I am of anything. As India advances 

 so will they advance with advantage to the 

 country and credit to their service. 



