The Hindu Sabha and His Honour

WE have two concrete cases in view. In the first place we learn that at a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the Hindu Sabha it was resolved to present an address to His Honour. The first question that we want to ask is: Has the Hindu Sabha as a Sabha before given a farewell address to a Lieutenant-Governor? If not, why is a distinction going to be made in favour of Sir Michael O’Dwyer? Secondly, is it not a fact that a meeting of the Executive Committee requires a three days’ notice and that on this occasion only twenty-four hours’ notice was given and that, too, only to local members, moffussil members not being invited at all? Is it not a fact that the meeting was attended by only 8 persons, and that though no division was actually taken, it was understood that two or three out of the eight were not in favour of the proposal? Is it anything else than a mockery, is it respectful to the Lieutenant-Governor himself, to call a decision of the Hindu Sabha and an address presented by such a body an address on behalf of the Hindu Sabha or the Hindu community?