Lord Cruzon's Resignation
»:■■! - ' i , His Farewell to India A Touchiliy Speech | P/eis A»oiati«n,—Ctpyriflht. , j ' Bombay, November 17 Lord Cdrzon, Viceroy of India, in his farewell speech, said he had resigned on account of two'great principles. The first' essential must be tho indeetructibld subordination of military to civil authority,' Secondly, it was necessary to pay duo and becoming regard to Indian authority in the determination qf India's neods, He added : " In defending tnese principles I am sacrificing my position sooner ihau sacrifice them. I have behind me the whole Civil Service of India, tho unanimous weight of unofficial English opinion in India, an oveipoworing preponderance of Indian opinion, and, what is moro significant, the Stato the greater pan of tho Indian army. These principles have momentarily disappeared, but wil re-appear beforo very long,"
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1485, 18 November 1905, Page 2
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