The root of the unrest, discontent, and sedition, so far as I can make out after constant communication with those who have better chances of knowing the problem at first hand, than I could have had--the root of the matter is racial and social not political.
Morley identifies the underlying causes of unrest in India as being rooted in racial and social issues rather than political ones.
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