THE INDIAN PROBLEM

Evening Star, Issue 20995, 8 January 1932, Page 9

THE INDIAN PROBLEM

MOSLEMS' STAND OPPOSITION TO BOYCOTT Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. DELHI, January 6. Indian Moslems generally are determined not to tolerate a repetition of tjio boycott of traders who sell British goods, which seriously hampered trade in the last civil disobedience movements. Meetings of Moslems at many centres have passed resolutions supporting the Government ordinances and warning the Congress that Moslems will not hesitate to take direct action to suppress disobedience, BOMBAY GOVERNMENT'S PRECAUTIONS DELHI, January .7 The Bombay Government frustrated attempts by Congress organisations to transfer funds in tho banks to individual accounts. Yesterday detectives seized £3,850 in two Bombay banks which, had been transferred to private accounts in order to avoid sequestration under the new ordinances. ASSASSINATION OF EUROPEANS TERRORIST GANG PLOT REVEALED. CALCUTTA, January 7. : (Received January 8, at 10 a.m.) Plans for the wholesale assassination of Europeans have been revealed by tho judicial inquiry into the Patna case. Hazarilal, one of the accused, who turned King’s evidence, stated that a terrorist gang planned to fling five bombs into an English church during the Sunday evening service, but witness’s conscience smote him, and he persuaded the conspirators to abandon the plot. Later they decided to blow np tho European Club with a dozen bombs, but the close police guard defeated the project. Tho conspirators suspected a colleague, Ram Lalit, to bo a detective, and one of tho gang took him to a lonely spot and shot him dead.

The police discovered five live bombs in a first class compartment of the North Bengal-Calcutta express.

NORTH-WEST FRONTIER

FURTHER COMPLICATIONS,

DELHI, January 7. (Received January 8, at 9 a.m.) <

The difficult North-west Frontier situation has been further complicated by the activities of Alangir, a notorious revolutionary tribal leader, who is inciting the wild Mohmand tribesmen to revolt. It is estimated that over 1,000 Air Force aeroplanes are endeavouring to locate the tribesmen, who are reported to be burning tho houses of Mohmands receiving allowances from tho Government for loyal service to the Army and police.

INDIAN LEADERS INVITED TO CONFER WITH VICEROY. (British Official .Wh®!* B *-) RUGBY, January 7. (Received January 8, at noon.) An interesting development in the Indian situation is the invitation extended by the Viceroy to several prominent Indian leaders and statesmen to confer with hi:n at Delhi. The invitation has been accepted, and the meeting vyill take place later in the week.

The invitation followed quickly upon a statement issued by Sir Tej Sapru that tho Viceroy should call a conference of Indian leaders who were prepared to speak freely and fearlessly on constitutional matters.

SITUATION WELL IN HAND CONGRESS LOSING SUPPORT. RUGBY, January 7. (Received January 8, at noon.) Reports from Indian centres indicate that the situation is thoroughly controlled by the authorities. The general impression is that the hold which Congress earlier exercised over the wage section of Indian opinion has considerably diminished. The determination of tho Government not to be deflected from its policy of constitutional reforms, outlined in tho Prime Minister’s speech at the conclusion of the Round Table Conference, is being contrasted with the barren prospect offered by the Congress agitators. At the time of the last civil disobedience campaign Congress was at its maximum strength, but after an eight years’ interval, during which it has recruited volunteers and cash, many who then supported it are now disinclined for a struggle which seems to be particularly pointless compared w ’r the firm prospects of constitutional advance on the lines rndicated by tho Prh c Minister.