THE INDIAN DESPATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18042, 17 March 1922, Page 5

THE INDIAN DESPATCH.

INCONCLUSIVE DEBATE.

RESPONSIBILITY OF CABINET.

MR. ASQUITH POINTS MORAL. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Reciiired 7.30 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON. March 10. The publication of the Indian Government's despatch on the subject of the Turkish peace terms and Mr. E. S. Montagu's resignation of the post of Secretary of State for India, were discussed in tho House of Commons to-day. Mr. T- P. O'Connor (Nationalist), in moving the adjournment, said that Mr. Montagu was fanatical on. the subject of Moslem opinion in India. Aftei' uie motion had been seconded, Mr. Montagu rose and spoke to a full House. Ho complained that Mr. Austen Chamberlain did not include a word of regret when announcing his resignation. Ho repeated the arguments that ho used in his speech to his constituents. Replying to Lord Curzon's speech, Mr. Montagu urged that India was a member of the League of Nations, and it was folly to suggest that a great dependency which was a party to the original treaty should not be allowed to express its views regarding modification of the treaty. It was not tru,. that India was dictating to tho peoplo of Britain or the British Government. India was entitled to a predominant share in making tho treaty with Turkey, because no other country 1 played so great a part in Turkey's do- ; feat.

Mr. Chamberlain said that Mr. Lloyd Georgo knew nothing until ho Raw the document in the London newspapers. He regarded its publication as a national misfortune. There could be no rule regarding what matters should be brought before the Cabinet. That must be left to the discretion of Ministers, who must stand or fall by their uso of that discretion. Mr. H. H. Asquith said that the important thing was that tho Government had now discovered that there was such a thing as Cabinet responsibility. The moral of the incident was that the sooner we returned to the old straight way Mere politicians were divided by real differences and convictions the better. The motion for the adjournment was then withdrawn.

TROUBLE IN RAJPUTANA.

CLASH WITH POLICE PATROL.

20 TRIBESMEN KILLED. A. and N.Z. DELHI, March 15. Tribesmen infected by non-co-operation propaganda in the Rajputana native States borderin on Bombay are causing trouble. A British offioßr with a small police force sent an order to the natives to surrender arms. They refused to comply, and the police were compelled to fire in self-defence, killing 20 and wounding 29 tribesmen.

EFFECT OF PRINCE'S TOUR.

MUCH GOOD DONE BY VISIT.] Times, LONDON, March 15. The Times correspondent, reviewing the Prince' 6 visit to India, states that while the fact of tho Prince's visit, made conditions worse everywhere, he left them better. This was chiefly due to his personality. What evil there was came from sedition-mongere. The Prince did all he could to outweigh this evil. The preponderance of opinion in India is that the visit has done much good, apart from all immediate controversies. The Prince, had gained a knowledge of India which cannot fail to be of value to the Empire finally. It is not the less important that the attention of press, Parliament, and the people of England has been directed to the seriousness of conditions in India.