INDIAN PARTIES

Evening Star, Issue 18808, 5 December 1924, Page 2

INDIAN PARTIES

MOVEMENT FOR CO-OPERATION. BOMBAY, November 22. At the “All-Party Conference,” which was opened to-day, tho Moderates were headed by Mr V. S. Sastri and Mrs Besant, the Swarajists (Homo Rulers) by Mr C. R. Das, and the extreme _ Non-co-operators by Mr Gandhi. The object of tho conference is to unite all political parties for a preliminary national congress • to be held, on December 26, and it is in reply to tho policy inaugurated by the Government of Bengal, i The conference this evening, on the motion of Mr Gandhi, decided to appoint > a representative committee to draw up a resolution dealing with the policy of the I Governracut of Belgal. Mrs Besant, in the cnnr.se of the debate, > maintained that the existence of a dangeri' <pus revolutionary conspiracy in India had > been proved. She urged the conference 1 to repudiate tho Third International. s Tho committee appointed by tho conference adopted a resolution which, while 5 most emphatic in condemning anarebial organisations, “if there are any,” dei nouncea the measures applied by the Goi ; vernment in Bengal as a direct invasion of - individual liberty, and demands their withdrawal. It is stated that the present political situation in India is due to the denial to the people of their just rights, for which Uie speedy establishment of Home ) Rule is the only remedy. Mrs Besant L stoutly opposed the resolution. 51 In the course of a debate on tho ordi--1 nance resolution an extreme Nou-co-J operator alleged that there were people 5 in the hall who secretly helped the revolu--1 tionaries, though outside they condemned - their activities. This evoked cries of 3 “Name them!” from the audience. The speaker declined to do so, whereupon ho was called a coward. He retorted; “ Cowardice is sometimes better than courage.” (Loud laughter.) Pundit Motilal Nehru, the Swarajist leader, in supporting the resolution, said that they were a subject race, and as such had a constitutional right to rebel. 1 Mr C. 11. Das declared: “ I feel sure 3 it is a revolutionary and not an anarebial 3 movement in Bengal.” He added: “The revolution is still going on, and it will j continue as long as the bureaucracy goes s on. Thera are young men prepared to give f up their lives for freedom. I will not. have j the revolutionaiy party condemned without s condemning the revolutionary tactics of the . | Government.” j The conference dissolved after appointj! ing a committee to consider the best way . I to reunite all politicals in the congress, { to prepare a scheme of Home Rule, ins eluding tho solution of the Hindu-Moslem , question, and to report not later than f March 51. s The conference will meet again on April