FUTURE OF INDIA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18580, 14 December 1934, Page 15

FUTURE OF INDIA

DEBATE IN THU LO&DS ARCHBISHOP'S VIEW (E)ec. Tel. Copyright—United Tress Assn.) (Received Dec. 14, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 13. In the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury resumed the debate on India. He expressed the opinion that it was time wo got rid of life misleading phrase, “Dominion, status tor India.". It was inconceivable that she should ho given a, constitution idenlicol with the Dominions, but (surely a great all-India federation would increasingly have a- place of honor in the Empire, as distinct ns any Dominion. Alter all the months of consideration of the path, further delay was the path of danger, not safety. The great mass of Indian Christians desired further self-govern-ment.

Lord Rankeiilour, opposing the Government's scheme, voiced 1 the opinion that’ the Select. Committee’s report was not. a. judicial finding of unbiased minds, as a majority were “up fo the neck” in Government policy before the inquiry began. Lord Strabolgi said that the Labor peers would support neither the Government's .motion nor Lord Salisbury’s amendment. The primate's reference to Dominion status was most unfortunate. Britain Was pledged to give India Dominion status, and must keep her word. The debate was adjourned.