BRITAIN MUST FACE FACTS OF THE CASE
SIR JOHN SIMON REVIEWS INDIAN DIFFICULTIES. (United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) . (Received November 28, 11.30 a.m.) RUGBY, November 27. Addressing the English-Speaking Union at a luncheon Sir John Simon said that a detailed plan which faced the indisputable facts was needed in working out the changes in the constitution of India, and not a general phrase. The immense area and population of India, the diversities of race, creed and caste, the overwhelming predominance of the rural population, the high percentage of illiteracy, the standing menace of the North-West Frontier, and the existence of inter-States were facts which must be provided for. He was persuaded that the ultimate form of Indian Constitution would not be a mere imitation of some existing scheme, which had been worked out in perfectly different conditions in another part of the world, but one really suited to the special circumstances of the Indian
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19239, 28 November 1930, Page 1
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