INDIA: Jam Tin Gesture

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Angry was the babel of shrill voices which rose in the Indian Legislative Assembly in New Delhi last week. Excited, fervent Nationalist Members were denouncing the Government of India for trying to railroad through a bill empowering the police to deport all non-Indian Communists on the sweeping ground that they are a menace to the Public Safety. Passions were up because while the Assembly quarreled 33 prominent Communists were actually on trial in Meerut. charged with "conspiracy to make War against the King." Twice that ardent Nationalist, President Vithalbai Jhaverbhai Patel of...

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