THE STATUS OF INDIA
LABOUR PARTY'S OBJECTIVE. STATEMENT BY' EARL RUSSELL. (Brltlsb Official Wireless.) (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) RUGBY, January 5. Earf Russell (Under-Secretary for India), speaking at a Labour Party meeting yesterday, referred to the situation in India, and stated that no one knew better than the- Indians themselves how very foolish was the talk of complete independence. He said dominion status was not possible at the moment, und would not be for a long time. Great Britain had been guiding India along the road towards democracy, and to let go suddenly would be a calamity for India. The Labour Party would not allow itself to be turned aside from its objective by foolish resolutions or other forms of propaganda. It was perfectly honest in saying that its objective was self-govern-ment for India. For that it was work ing, but it was hindered by these foolish resolutions, which had been deplored by all friends of India in Britain.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20918, 7 January 1930, Page 7
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