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KARMAYOGIN
A WEEKLY REVIEW
OF National Religion, Literature, Science,
Philosophy, &c.,
Vol. I.
3rd Paush 1316.
No. 24.
FACTS AND OPINIONS
Dr Phorozshah's Resignation.
The resignation of Sir Pheruzshah Mehta took all Indin hy surprise. It was a much cause of Astonishnient to his faithful friends and henchmen as to the outside
urld. The speculation and he wil. derment have been increased by the solemn mystery in which the Dietatip of the Convention has shrouded his reasons for a step so Nuddenly and painfully embarrasing to the buy he created and now rules and protects A multitude of reasons have been severally alleged for this sudden Inove in the gameby in geni499 speculators, but they sectu montly to be figments of the imagination. It was an ingenious guess that Sir l'herviashah has been appointod, as * leward for his great services to the (lovernment, on the India Council and could, therefore, take no farther part in party politics. But until the appointtnent, if real, is al bouncer, Much self-denial is not obligatory, and surely lord Morley would be quite willing to give his choice ten daye grace in order that he inight pilot through this crisis in its fortunes a body so useful to the Government 48 the Convention that is wriving this year to meet at Lahore. We ourselves lean to the idea that it in the complications en suring on the unmaking of the Re- burime that are chiefly responsible for
the moves. The Reforms orecas expected. Pailing Sir Phetuhah land perusting to Hindi sentiment, des Mr. Gokhalewbs for about in tructive to popular interests and cannot be put forward MONITOR blow even to the Localist Hindus after the Benar Presidentship, who wert loudest in acelninning the Mr. Madanmohun Malviya was adient of the millennium. The evidently the man, and we find arBombay Irulers cannot necopt thecordingly that he has been devic. Reform without exnsporting the nated for the necession by the people or refuse them without obedient cotere at Bonbony. We offending the Government. They wait with interent the uymhot of are in that einharassing position this very attractive entanglement which in vnlgarly called being in a and the method by which the con cleit tick. It is not surprising invention will try to wriggle out of A tacticinn of Sir Pherozshah's emi. the very difficult hole into which nenon that, nt such critical junc. Lord Morley his thrust it. ture, he shonld prefer to guide the The Council Elections. deliberations of the Lahore Conven
The elections for the Reformed tion from behind the veil mither Councils, we far na they have pre than mand forward and become
ceeded, entirely justify the descrip personally responsible for whatever tion of the new borty which, we he may think it necessary to compel gnve in our article on the Reformas the Convention to do. The Ben- The elections for the United Progal Conventionists are already in vinces give a fhir kumple of the r. danger of drifting away from the sults which are sure to obtain all moorings and the new Regulations over India. With the exception of have, we believe, created the im. two or three gentlemen of the type minence of another dissension song of Panchit Mulan Mohan Malviyn, the remaining faithful. The resie.
there is none on the Council to nation of Sir Pherozshah makes it represent the educated wealthy. easier for the Bengal Moderaten to much less the people at Inrge all attend the Lahore Congress, and the rent are Europeang, Mahothat may not have been absent from medans and grandeen. It is i tho thoughts of the master tacti- Council of Notables, not a reforme cian. But we never thought that Legislative Council representing Sir Pheroeshah would care so much both the Government and the for the co-operation of the Bengalis people. In Bengal two gentlemen as to allow Srijat Surendronath to have been elected who represent be President, as certain sanguine the most lukewarm olernent in the gentlemen in Bengal soon to have popular party, for Sj. Baikuntanath
