IN INDIA
VICEROY’S ADDRESS (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). SIMLA, September 13. The Viceroy (the Marquess oi Linlithgow), delivering his speech from the gplden throne at a joint session of the Central Legislature, said .there" were distinct signs oi settlement in Waziristan. The tribesmen wei’e accepting the moderate terms imposed. Re said the British Government was considering the reorganisation and re-equipment of the Indian Army. Turning to constitutional problems, the Viceroy emphasised the necessity for a strong Central Government, capable of formulating economic policies affecting the interests of India as a whole. He was confident that the achievement of a federation of British India and the native stakes would modify disparate economic conditions. The Congress Party boycotted the speech and failed to attend Parliament.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1937, Page 5
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