INDIAN PROBLEMS
COMMISSION RETURNS PRELIMINARY SURVEY CONCLUDED STATEMENT BY SIR JOHN SIMON (United Press Assn—By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 11 p.m.) London, April 14. "The chief thing we learned in our preliminary survey of Indian problems is its immensity and complexity/ 4 said Sir John Simon on returning to London with other commissioners. He believed much good had resulted from the visit, as he was satisfied it would have been impossible to undertake the main task without first looking round. He states that their task is not to reach decisions, but to interpret the Indians’ feelings and hopes for the information of Parliament. Undoubtedly the boycott had weakened, and they were now assured of the goodwill and co-operation of important sections of the Indian public. He was confident the sympathy would spread to many Indian politicians, including some supporting the boycott, who knew in their hearts that a boycott was useless as a political instrument.
The commissioners’ offer to work on equal terms with Indian Committees in joint conferences still stands.—Australian Press Association-United Service.
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Southland Times, Issue 20463, 16 April 1928, Page 8
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