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religious differences as exist in India, and the claim
of the upper classes to be in sympathy with the masses
will perhaps be more readily conceded in their case
than has been done in the case of Indians. It is no
fault of the Burmans that the Provincial Legislative
Council of Burma, as constituted under the Morley-
Minto scheme has no Burman elected element. As
regards the argument that the application to Burma
of the general principles of throwing open the public
services more widely to Indians, would only mean the
replacement of one alien bureaucracy by another, In¬
dians do not desire to lord it over their brethren of
Burma, and they will have no complaint to make if
it will be laid down that the public services of Burma
shall be recruited from the Burmese alone. If, however,
as I fear, a good proportion of the services will be
reserved for recruitment from non-Burraans, it will not
be violently unreasonable to expect that Indians will be
allowed to compete with Canadians, Australians, New
Zealanders and South Africans for admission to that
portion of the services. But it is unnecessary to dilate
further on this. I hope that the reforms which it may
be decided- to introduce into India will be extended to
Burma, with any reservation which the Burmans them¬
selves may desire to be made.

The Government of India.
37. But as I have said before, no scheme of reform
will meet the requirements of the India of today or satisfy
her national sentiment, which will not admit Indians
to a reasonable share of power in her central Govern¬
ment ; and it is here that the proposals of Mr. Montagu
and Lord Chelmsford are sadly deficient. The Govern¬
ment of India is the centre of power in the Indian
Empire and so it will largely remain even when the
proposed reforms have been introduced. It will conti¬
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