LORD CURZON'S FAREWELL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 276, 18 November 1905, Page 5

LORD CURZON'S FAREWELL.

Two Reasons for Resignation,

BOMBAY, November 17

Lord Curzon, in a. farewell speech yesterday, said he had resigned his position as Viceroy of India, on account of two great principles. Tlie first was that there must be an indestructible subordination of the military to the civil authority. The second was that it was necessary to pay due and becoming regard to Indian authority in the determination of India* needs. In defending these principles lie said: 'T am sacri° fieing my position sooner than sacrifice them. 1 have behind mc the whole Civil Service of India, the unanimous weight of unofficial English opinion of India, an overpowering preponderance of Indian opinion, and, what is more significant, the support of the greater part of the Indian army. These principles have momentarily disappeared, but they will reappear before very long."

[The first of these points explains itself. The second, which has been the keynote of his policy, is concerned with hi' rftwv of the need for increased localisation of the administrative Government. Iv Lord Curzon's view the powers of the India O.Kce in London should be materially reduced.]