INDIA’S CONSTITUTION

Evening Star, Issue 22799, 6 November 1937, Page 15

INDIA’S CONSTITUTION

WORKING OF THE NEW ACT CHANGING ATTITUDE OF CONGRESS LEADERS (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegrapn—Copyright RUGBY, November 5. (Received November 6, at 11.30 a.m.) Speaking in London, Lord Zetland said the motive in establishing _in India, with its vast spaces and varied polyglot population, a system of 'representative government on a democratic basis had been, despite all accusations to the contrary, the single-minded desire to meet the natural aspirations of her people. He affirmed without hesitation that as the result of the working of the Constitution there was _ not a Minister in any province in India who had not already modified his view of the attitude of the Governor of his province towards his aspirations, nor a Governor who had not acquired a new orientation for his outlook and fresh inspiration in working with his Ministers. To no one was greater credit dne for the improvement which was noticeable in this direction than to Lord and Lady Brabourne for their services to Bombay during the past four years. The people of Bengal would bid farewell to Sir John Anderson with feelings of profound regret. They would welcome with equal warm-heartedness his successor, Lord Brabourne. Lord Brabourne, replying, said experience of the working of the Act was clearing up doubts in the minds of Congress leaders. He was certain that the one hope for India and the new Constitution was more and more close eo-operatiou between Ministers and services. Ho would appeal to Congress leaders not to make their task even more difficult by trying to administer the whole of India as if it were one province.