It is perfectly plain that the chief source of the embarrassments of the mother country in dealing with colonies endowed with responsible government would simply be reproduced if a Federal Council were sitting in Downing Street in the place of the Secretary of State.
Morley argues that a Federal Council would not resolve the existing issues between the mother country and its colonies.
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Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
I would use my best endeavours to make these States independent in matters of administration.
But they were barren of any institutions by which the country could be governed and kept in prosperity for the future.”(166) This is a statement of the case that biographer and historian alike should ponder.
They hope to attract that good will which must, after all, be the real foundation of our prosperity and strength in India.
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