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OMISSION OF PREAMBLE Mi , , J PLEDGES TO INDIANS GOVERNMENT WILL HONOUR PARTY ALLEGIANCE QUESTION By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received January 25, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON. Jan. 25 Comment on the Government of India Bill follows the lines of earlier expressions of opinion. Political writers state that attention is sure to be concentrated in India on the omission of a preamble. The Act of 1919 contained a preamble promising " a progressive realisation of responsible government British India as an integral part of the Empire." It was expected that the new bill would contain a similar pledge. The Daily Telegraph's political correspondent says he understands the Government intends during the debate to announce that it will stand by the pledges to India. Also it will state what it regards as the ultimate aim of Indian development. It will be at least six months before the measure reaches the statute book.
The Morning Post regards the bill as the most elaborate and most complicated structure ever put on paper. It convej's, yet retains, powers in a manner almost impossible to comprehend. "We feel bound to say," adds the paper, " that the Government has strained party allegiance to the breaking point."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22018, 26 January 1935, Page 11
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