THE AFTERMATH OF WAR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2789, 6 June 1916, Page 5

THE AFTERMATH OF WAR

, (To the Editor.}. • -. ;

Sir,—Even tho most conservative realise that nothing cnii bo tho same after this great conflagration . which will ever . . -. : be referred to as "tho war." Women irill get fairer treatment,.and will take their place on equal terms with men; tho right to live in comfort will bo the sino qua non of every human being.. The freedom of every man to develop in his own way, so long as no obstacle is thereby placed iu the way of others, .will be accorded quite naturally to every individual. The German system of autocracy must cease for all civilised peoples. Our own Empire will undoubtedly be drawn closer in more ways thari that of more sentiment. The cutest brains * will devise means by which'the ideals "of a free Empire shall bo niado strong against the treachery of nations too base or unevolved for magnanimity And in speaking of the Empire it should be borne in mind that India comprises by far tho greater. proportion of. subjects. One feels that ono very notable aftermath of the war will be the granting of self-government to the India which is rapidly realising herself again. To liavo fought side by side with the warriors of India will liavo convinced "Tommy" of the intelligence and capacity of her soldiers. It will be seen'to be but reasonable that no future Council of tho Em- i pire is complete without representation from a self-governed India. The general ignorance that exists as to the people of the great peninsula must disappear if thero is to be a rc-al and miglitj closing of the Empire's rallies for defence and future harmonious progress. Few realise that there are as many educated • Hindus as the total population of Ans : trnlia and New Zealand. Of course, "! India is so big and has so many type? that it is easy to misunderstand thi J facts. It is quite certain that India'f three hundred mililons are profoundly loyal, and it is equally certain that the movement for a greater measure of confidonee is very strong. I trust and believe that one result of tlio great and glorious time that shall' arise when the war is over will be a repetition, for Indian of that wise act of statesmanship that gave South Africa solf-governnient, and thus bound a great ■ people to the British Empire by tier . stronger than the sword.—l am, etc.. "DAVID W. MILLER. Auckland, .Tuno 3.