A WARNING. BRITISH RULE IN INDIA. SYMPATHY WITH CONSPIRATORS.
MR. ASQUITH SPEAKS HIS MIND. fly TeleeW&.— Press Association .— Copyright. (Received June 19, 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, 18tb June. Replying in the House of Commons to questions by Messrs. H. F. Lynch (Ripon). J. C. Wedgwood (Ncr rcaslle-under-Tyne), F. C. Mackarness (Newbury), and others, the Piime Mmisiei ! firmly upheld the action of the Govern- j ment of India in connection -jit'i the | recent deportations of Indians for bomb ! outrages and seditious writings. , Mr. Asquith declared that "»he In*;- j perial Government would not rounten- j ance attempts to amend the regulation of 1818. Any effort to mitigate H*s strictness would deprive it of its value as a deterrent, and render it a less effective instrument against anarchial and terrorist conspiracy. The Prime Minister warned the questioners that by constantly raising discussions they were encouraging a revival of the elements of mischief in- India, which the deportation had done so much to abate. Last month a hundred and sixteen Liberal, Labpur, and Irish members of the House memorialised Mr. Asquith 6n I bohalf of the deported Indians. The I Prime Minister replied that the Government of India were the only persons competent to judge the merits of the case.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 144, 19 June 1909, Page 5
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