[4] They are collected in England’s Debt to India, by the present author. New York, B. W. Huebsch, 1917.
[5] See Sir D. Hamilton, Calcutta Review, July, 1916.
[6] “Banya” in Hindustan means “trader.”
[7] In this connection the pertinent observations of the Aga Khan in his book India in Transition may be read (Chapter XXV), Putnam, New York.
VI
THE PUBLIC SERVICES IN INDIA
The governing consideration, therefore, in all these cases [speaking of German colonies] must be that the inhabitants should be placed under the control of an administration acceptable to themselves, one of whose main purposes will be to prevent their exploitation for the benefit of European capitalists or Governments.
David Lloyd George
“The War Aims of the Allies.” Speech delivered to delegates of the Trades Unions, at the Central Hall, Westminster, January 5, 1918.