The operation of the Press Act

 THE Government of India, we hope, is not unwilling to recognise the public spirit of Indian journalists on the present occasion. Someone will, indeed, say that it is all due to the magical effect of the Press Act or the New Ordinance. Well, that is one view of the matter with which no one need quarrel. It is, however, so ungenerous and unjust that it does not even call for a reply. The Indian section of the press in this country has known by experience the official bent of mind and even personal whims, and has therefore been avoiding everything that is likely to embarrass the officials in the work of administration. Our leading organs have been models of self-restraint in comparison with many home papers, and not a few of their counterparts in India.