Indian Constitution

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19455, 20 December 1934, Page 9

Indian Constitution

LESSON OF THE DEBATE.

CLEAR MANDATE TO PROCEED. ATTITUDE OF LABOURITES. (Official Wireless.! (Received Dec. 20, 1.45 p.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 19. With the acceptance by the House of Lords of the Government’s policy on the new constitution for India, the way now Is clear for the introduction of the Government’s Indian Bill by Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for India. One peculiarity of the voting was that, in the House of Commons the members of the Labour Party were included in the minority of 127, whereas in the House of Lords the Labour Peers abstained from voting.

Regarding the Labour Party’s attitude the Times remarks that there is no reason to suppose they will' obstruct - the reforms, and recalls the speeches by Labour members, including Major C. R. Attlee, who signed the Simon report, and Mr. F. Seymour ■Cooks who last week made an eloquent appeal to India to work the scheme. The Liberals it is pointed out, were united in supporting the Government and of the Conservatives in the House of Commons 334 voted, for the policy of the report and 77 against, the latter figure being insufficient to encourage them in their opposition to the •Government Bill.

The conclusion of the Times Is that the “ Two exhaustive debates, following seven years’ hard Investigation, have Invested the Government polloy at last with an unlmpeaohable mandate from the Imperial Parliament.”

BILL INTRODUCED. FIRST READING CARRIED. (Omcinl Wireless.) (Received Dec. 20, 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 19. Sir Samuel . Hoare, Secretary of State for India, formally introduced in the House of Commons a hill to make further provision for the government of India and the hill was read a first time.