“PIEBALD EMPIRE”

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12211, 8 August 1925, Page 4

“PIEBALD EMPIRE”

FUTURE OF COLOURED RACES “OUTSIDE THE CHARMED CIRCLE” THE PROBLEM STATED • By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Published in “The Times." LONDON, August 5. In a letter to “The Times,” commenting on the posthumous publication of Lord. Milner’s profession of faith in the destiny of the British Empire, the Aga Khan says: “Lord Milner has declared himself a British race patriot. If the Empire consisted only or mainly of the portions peopled by the British race, something might be said for such a view, hut in the modern post-war world it is impossible permanently to rule a vast and populous land like India as a second-class portion, because it is outside the charmed circle comprising the parte which are dominantly. British in administration and colonisation and outlook. It is equally impossible for India to be content with a junior partnership.” The Aga Khan proceeds to state that various attempts at assimilation have failed, and that assimilation remains to-day equally unacceptable to both sides. ■He concludes: ‘ ‘ln my humble judgment, the ultimate solution of the problem' of England’s piebald Empire lies in consistent leadership along the paths of international peace ana culture, in conformity with the traditional forbearance and magnanimity of the British race.” The Aga Khan is the head of a large section of the Mohammedan population of India, Central Asia, and East Africa. His home is in Bombay, but he spends a great deal of time in Europe, and is a prominent and successful patron of the Turf.