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glory that were, to come in the way of our abiding by its pru- dential decisions; we should only be the losers for so doing."
"It is said and believed" I said, "that Sir Asmanjah does nothing by himself, that he is solely led by you in every matter that you are the minister de facto. Is this true?"
"It must be admitted that Sir Asmanjah is not a graduate of a University. And it is fortunate that he is not a graduate- otherwise there would have been a sweeping off of all traditions and old associations and families. Sir Asmnanjah is where he is, not so much by right of his intelligence and education as by that of being one of the leading noblemen in the State. such, one cannot expect him to understand, judge and decide everything by himself-and he must needs trust somebody under him."
"Is it true," I asked then, "that a committee has been appointed to find out whether, from a religious point of view, it is advisable for the Government to send Hindu students to England for being educated there?"
"Yes. In accordance with a resolution of the Govern- ment published in the Jareeda (Government Gazette) a committee has been appointed of Raja Shivaraj Bahadur, Bansi Raja, Motilal, Desikachari and others-to find out whether the rules and codes that guide the Hindu Society, allow of Hindus going to England."
"The Government," I said, "has been unfortunate in the men it has selected to be its advisers on this important subject. In the first place, the men you have just now named, are not by education, or association fit to undertake the consideration of the subject of Sea-voyage. In the second place, they are men known to entertain views adverse to Hindus going to England, So then, does not the appointment of these men on the Committee amount to taking away with the one hand what has been given with the other-nullifying the promises held out by the notifi- cation in the Jareeda?"
