द इण्डियन स्ट्रगल / भारतीय स्वाधीनता संग्राम (नेताजी सुभाष चन्द्र बोस - ऐतिहासिक विश्लेषण)

340 THE INDIAN STRUGGLE
future depends largely on the personality of the present
Governor of Bengal, Sir John Anderson. Before he went out
to India, he made statements to the effect that he was going
out not merely to suppress the revolutionary movement but
with a view to understanding the deeper causes of it in order
to effect a reconciliation. Unfortunately since his arrival in
Bengal, he has hardly done anything towards a genuine
reconciliation. Nor has he given any proof of his desire to
understand the deeper causes of the movement, though in the
meantime he has done everything that a zealous police-officer
could hope to do. Sir John Anderson has the reputation of
being a strong man and that reputation is not without founda-
tion. Only a strong man can tackle a problem of this sort
which has baffled so many people. The diehards in the
Indian Civil Service and in the Indian Police Service are not-
the people who would welcome an understanding with any
party in the country—much less with the revolutionary party.
Therefore it is not unfortunate that the Governor of Bengal
is a strong man. It is only to be hoped that he will show his
strength of mind and firmness of resolve to better purpose
than in the past during the remaining years of his office.