ANGER IN INDIA

Grey River Argus, 30 June 1932, Page 5

ANGER IN INDIA

NEW BRITISH POLICY Regarded as Betrayal (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn). (Received June 29 at 11.35 p.m.) CALCUTTA, June 29. A wave of indignation in India, even among those of moderate opinion, has greeted Sir S- Hoare’s statement of the British policy towards India. The main criticism is. directed at the scrapping of the Round Table Conference, which the Indians had hoped would be the leading instrument in framing a new Constitution. There is no support for the sugges tion for Indian representation on a Joint Parliamentary Committee, as it is felt that the representatives of India would have little voice in the final work. As an instance of the public feeling Sir Phiroze Sethna, a. prominent Liberal. declared in an interview that < i r S. Hoare’s statement has depart. p d from the original programme, which will tend to accentuate the distrust and resentment. He added that the British Government has gone back on its promises, which had rallied forces throughout the country in support nt the Conference procedure. The temper of the country at the moment is similar to the anger that wa* created by the appointment of the Simon Commission, with nn Indian representation.