SITUATION IN INDIA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 446, 11 December 1930, Page 8

SITUATION IN INDIA

HOPE AND ANXIETY HOUND TABLE CONFERENCE. [ British Official Wireless. ] RUGBY. Dee. 9. The Government of India’s weekly review of the situation in India says that hope alternates with anxiety as the outcome of the Round-Table Conference. but the feeling is growing that it represents a very important constructive effort meriting the goodwill of all with the interests of India at heart. Regarding events in India the review savs: In the United Provinces the agitation is more or less normal, and in tokens and meetings the processions have lost much of their previous attraction. In the countryside the people a-e friendly but anxious, as in most other provinces, about the difficulties in se'l ing produce. In Bihar and Orissa the civil disobedience movement seems to be less popular, hut several violent incidents have occurred. Assam has reported an improvement in the political situation. Clashes haie occurred at Bombay. Karachi, and during terrorist outrages at Ghandpur, in Bengal. H is believed that the wrecking of a mail train in Burma some weeks ago was the work of the Bengal revolu tionarv party, and several arrests have been made. \-.ain verv satisfactory progress has been made bv the sub committees of the Round-Talde Conference. The Burma sub-committee has now authorLed Chairman Russell to embody its conclusions in a report for presentation to the main committee nest week. The sub committee to-day expressed an ooinion favouring a resolution asking that the British Government should make a puldie announcement regarding rhe acceptance of the principle of separation. an I stating that the prospects of constitutional advance m Burma as part of British-India towards responsible Government will not lie prejudiced hv the separation of the two countries. It should be explained in this connection that the Government preserves an open mind mgarding the nature of Birina’s future constitution, and the atier will be considered by the RoundTable Conference, which it has been -nwwested should meet in London for i> purpose at a later date, and at which it is contemplated representalives of all classes and interests hi Burma would ha- e a chance to express ireelv tlwir opinions on the tonsil’aissue. Minority Interests. Th** committee confirmed the concla--lon • -ovisionally adopted at an earli -r uii.’in 1 ' on the protection of minority nteie-Us ill the financial settlement be-t-eeii India and Burma. Burmese def.uu- the administration by Burma of .übj.-ct< not classed as central in the d.-volutiou rules, the continued use by Iturma of certain scientific services rd the Government of India, and the dr- - s abilitv of a trade convention between th.- two countries in the federal strucTb • sub committee for the greater milt of the time was occupied by an ' .luortaut discussion on federal leg'.-- • Tile princes further explained : ir 1 lews, emphasising that they, like , ir fellow Indians, had only one idea', . ~|v a united India, with the Gov- . ■•■nnei.t of India by Indians. Hitherto State, sad shown preference for a ■ .-ue-a 7 federal legislature. They now announced that if one House was un- ... otnble to British India they would

ni -pare.l to accept rhe nrinc ple of Houses and British India could I-p, choice. On the assumption there would be two Houses the s-tat-'s would come into both, but as ... co-pariners. desiring an equal -... fu the event of a dispute and a . o.i r-quent joint session between the twr Houses, the States asked that t'l--i lie settled bv a majority of not bv, than if. per eent. Although th-: states were not prepared to part will ih.ir sovereignty, they did not exp-* - the provinces to pait with unifortn’iy in legislation without damaging the Marts’ severe go right. Powers of the States. Hi--est.-a bv the Princes was that Jaws passed by the Federal body should be ratified bv the respective States Legislatures. ' The States had been enacting their own laws. It was therefore a mtater for settlement whether thev should have a chani-e of passing legislation themselves. What amounted 10 a pledge was given that these Federal laws would, in fact, be passed by Wfatcs Such procedure has not. howeve- appealed to the British Indian delegates. The matter was left open. In the view of the suh-eouimittee the Federal Legislature should be considered the primarv Legislature, Indian eon--trusted and consti uted in relation to the federated units. The opinion was expressed that policy and legislation were the main directions in which the utmost power should be given the Federal Government regarding the Admin istration. The States look the view that the Federal Government should be confine*; to the exercise of genera] supervision, and the hope was expressed that there should be no residual subjects in the sense of their being central British Indian subjects as distinct from Federal subjects. -Il The sub committee is now virtually icadv to begin a discussion on the difficult question of constitution, the character of the powers and responsibilities of the Executive, and will probably take up this subject early next week. Satisfactory Progress. it was generally agreed that the progress made was highly satisfactory, and bemnd the expectations of delegates a week ago. The Provincial Constitutional Subcommittee during to-day’s meeting discussed whethe: the second Chamber be set up bv statute or left to the individual choice of the provinces, and the general view was in favour of the latter course. . The committee adjourned till Friday, when a draft report will be considered picparatorv to presentation to a general meeting of the conference next week. WIPE OUT THE FIEND RHEUMA TISM AND HIS ALLIES. There is a whole army of trouble in Rheumatism and its allies. Rheumatism. Sciatica, Gout, and Lumbago all perish before the onslaught of EHEUMO. RHEUMO dispels excess uric acid from the blood and rejuvenates the muscles. RHEUMO 2s 6d and 4s 6d all chemists.—Advt. BARR AC LOUGH’S MAGIC NERVINE stops toothache. Keep it by you. Is 6»l.—Advt.

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