INDIAN POSITION BETTER

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1930, Page 9

INDIAN POSITION BETTER

OUTLAWRY OF CONGRESS CAMPAIGN LOSING VIGOUR CASE FOR LONDON PARLEY British Wireless. Rugby, July 7. The weekly review of the Indian situation compiled by the Government of India and. circulated to members of Parliament describes as the chief event of the week in India the declaration of the AU-lndia Congress working committee to be an unlawful association under the Criminal Law Amendment Act. Tho committee consists at full strength of about 15 persons who for a considerable period have been playing a prominent part in organising and directing the civil disobedience movement, Not only had they urged the public to defy the law and refuse the payment of taxe>s, but they had circulated incitements to (he troops and police to fail in their duty in dealing with the civil disobedience movement. Simultaneously the committee’s president, Pandit Nehru, and the secretary were arrested and sentenced to six months’ simple imprisonment each. Hartals in the various towns followed, but manv of them were incomplete and there Have been JIO clashes With the authorities. , , v The popular demonstrations had been most marked in Bombay, where conditions continue unsatisfactory. In spite of the activities of the Congress, the situation shows plain signs of improvement in several directions. The position on the frontier is rapidly returning to normal. In parts of Gujarat there are indications that the movement is losing some of its vigour, and most of the provinces report a slackening of the efforts. The conviction is growing that the civil disobedience movement cannot succeed and commercial and industrial circles arc showing increasing concern regarding trie consequences of its continuance. There is an increase of the constructive effort, towards a constitutional solution of political problems and Mohammedans in particular are devoting much attention to* the presentation of their case at the London conference. While the situation has still many unstable elements, these are not so numerous or so pronounced as a few weeks ago. At the request of the Secretary tor India various questions regarding the composition and terms of reference of the round table conference on Indian affairs have been postponed until Wednesday.