Now what do we find after that? A few days after Mr. Montagu's
departure, a confidential letter over the signature of Babu Satyananda
Bose was circulated and anybody who reads that letter will see that
the attempt is to give up what was decided in the Bengal Provincial
Conference for all Bengal,--to give it up, and to take whatever is
offered to us by the Secretary of State! Why was that circular issued?
Was it only Mr. Satyananda Bose who circulated this or was there a
party behind it? We know Mr. Satyananda Bose is a follower of Mr.
Surendranath Banerjea. Was it the attempt of only Mr. Satyananda
Bose or was it a subtle attempt made in the dark to throw out to the
people the suggestion that they ought to be satisfied with anything
which it may please Mr. Montagu to give, to prepare the ground for the
acceptance of Mr. Montagu's scheme? After that we heard that a special
session of the Congress would be held in Bombay.