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MR. BALDWIN'S INDIA GESTURE.
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on Japans 26-and it was 50, Mr. Benn declared the work on with that decision had been come to, he they had all been engaged would felt he would much rather statement was made.
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These conversations
were private but he notleed that there was Home communication tween that committee of his party and the hostile section of the Press and he preferred that! to the patriotism of the Indian opinion in the slightest.
the action he took should come out authenticated by himself.
You consider, then, that this gentleman made a bad bargain, and the Indy, at the time she ad. Gandhi's Promise.
vanced this money on mortgage, After paying tributes to public also made a bad bargain, as it property? It does not altor my officials, particularly the police, and was more than the value of the delegations to the Round Table
At this point, his Lordship res Conference, he said those delegates marked that there may have been had returned convinced of the good
reasons for the advancement.
Mr. Caer Clark said he would He knew the result might be unfaith of the British Parliament and
that fortunate in its reactions in India.so were able to explain the work of
property at alx and a half per He believed, however, that what the Lonierence to their country-consider an investment in
cent, as a very fair investment. had been said since and during the men,
resent debate might help to re-
As a result the area of co-opera- put it to you that you could not move those misunderstandings.
tion was extended. It was under-get eight per cent. In this Colony Proceeding he expressed the con- stood that Gandhi's policy was to at the moment?--No. fident hope that the Government substitute co-operation for non-co- would not think of effecting any operation, and he had grid he would major changes in the existing constrain every nerve to make the stitution whilst all the great ques-provisions of the settlement per tions discussed at the Conference manent. were still in the process of nego- tiation.
na re-
Mr. Baldwin deprecated very Use of the words strongly the "victory" or "surrender" gards the Irwin-Gandhi canters- Lon
Victory for Commonsense, "I have been told I have sur- Churchill Mr. Les rendered (laughter), but there has been no surrealer and there has been no the victory of victory, except erinonsense,"
The result of the converantions had been received with universal approval in India and had resulted in a marked improvement in irade.
Government Plans
Witness Doubtful.
1
Nor could you do so at the be gliming of last year?—I cannot Any off-hand.
Could you expect fairly to get 17- would not care to say. You are doubtful?--Yes.
to in answer his Lordship, witness said that a few months ago he carried out a valuation in Bonham Strand, the figure rived at being $39,000.
Ar-
certain Is that market valuation
You have given us a price as the site value. valuation merely the valuation, or is it the with reference to a return?--Il in valuation with reference to a return, because the market value) may be anything..
And you consider that eight reasonable return
Mr. Wedgwood Benn then said that the Government had carefully considered a proposal to send a Parliamentary delegation to India tp reconstitute the forthwith Round Table Conference, with the addition of representatives of the Congress Party.
Baldwin, in stating
The advantages of this plan, Mr.
were outwiched by whatever happened in the india however,
raclicat, consklera-cent. in a area, goodwill and co-operation ingortant. hd be preatly enlarged, then tions, including the exigency of laughter. the Parliamentary situation in printed, amid much
necessity for Churchill Brain. and the words of Mr. Winston
in reference
och preliminary work in India iri
hy Indians. Egypt, emphasising the
1920
that
in
phrase: The British way of doing things impiked close and perpetual co- eration with the peoples of the country and this has been nowhere
so surcessful as in India."
Mr. Baldwin aid that there could be no better summing-up of the situation than that speech of Mr. Churchill..
Daily Mail Criticised. He went on to stress the need for the unity of all parties on the subject of rulla, saying he was writings as convinced that such appear in papers like the Daily Mail do mare to lose india than anything.
The Conservative leader said that many people were blind to the alarming rapidity with which the East was changing, and de- clared that the ultimate result of the situation in tudin (and here Mr. Baldwin again referred to the passage from Mr. Churchill that he had quoted) depended not upon force, hit upon goodwill, sympathy und understanding between India and Great Britain.
Tribute to Viceroy.
of
Mr. Ballwin eoncinded with a trikute to the peace elforts Lord Irwin, the Viceroy. saying that such a conclusion as had been reached could have been reached lynn other Englishman.
I was a great tribute to his which had character--charneter
ven him a prestige in India that afforded nothing else could have him. They could not judge the ultimate effect yet. Extremism In India or at home died slowly but whatever happened the settlement had definitely enlarged the area of The question of the goodwill. constitutional Government of India by far the most important must difficult Imperial question we had ever had to face.
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fis great work was that he had bridged the gulf, and his name. would stand dat in history as one of India's greatest Viceroys.
in
Referring to the difficulties confronting many Conservatives, Mr. Bakhwin déctared that if those who ineed the subject of Indin in a niggling grudging spirit were a majority of the Party, in God's name let them choo-e, unuther leader.
ем.
Col. Bird's Figures. Evitience was then given by Lieut. Col. L. 6. Bird, of Messrs. He stated Palmer and Torner. that he made a valuation of the
Immediately the Indian dele- gates, including the representa-
property in question on April 1. dives of the Congress Party, were 1530, and valued it at 30,000. prepared to resume the discus-He took the value of the land at sions, the Government proposed to
$30 per square foot, and the value invite them to come to London to of the building at $3,500. resume the work of the Federal Relation Committee.
They hoped that the whole problem would be ready for final discussion early in the Autumn.high. Meanwhile an expert investiga
of the particular problems tion raised at the Round Table Con- ference would be undertaken.
Mr. Winston Churchill refused to take the hint in the concluding portion of Mr. Baldwin's speech,
hin
Mr. JenkinMr. Caer Clark has given it as his opinion that the land is worth $45 per square foot?--I consider that to be too
much too high. Cross-examined by Mr. Sheldon. witness said he had heard the questions put to Mr. MacKichan.
not alter and they did (witness's) opinion at all.
The taking of evidence was con- eluded and the case was adjourn ed until either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning for argument, his lordship intimating that it would be necessary to take the He declared on rising that the case of the Filipino charged with developments in the past six weeks murder on board the Empress of might be the subject of congrat-Russia at the Criminal Sessions lation among those agreed to before the case could be the establishment of an all-Indian tinued.
with responsible Federation Government at the centre as the precursor of full Dominion Status. SUN YAT-SEN DEATH but less enthusiasm was pardon- able in those who thought that these processes were premature and dangerous and likely to, jeutl.) to confusion and disaster,
More Mischief-Making.
Nevertheless, he said, the fact hat Conservatives would not "epresented in any Round Table Cont rence in Indin made amends for arb.
ANNIVERSARY.
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HUGE ATTENDANCES. AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICES.
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Naoking, Mar. 12. Thousands of Kuomintang ofli- cials and soldiers assembled at the Mausoleum of the late Dr. San Mingover, the chances o an Yat-sen this morning to attend the the commemorative meeting trement that would it section in India and be ratifies anniversary of the death of the by the British Parliament were Kuomintang founder. rence and light, while the pro- wre abilities of a breakalowa
norius.
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and Mesars, Shau Yuan-chung, Vico- President of the Legislative Yuan, and Yu Yu-jen, Chairman of the Censure Yuan, were among those Premier Winds Up.
who spoke to the gathering. The Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, wind speeches were followed by a com- ing-up the delte, said that an in-memorative service at the Central sitation had already gone to the Kuomintang, at which Marshal Viveroy to endeavour to assist in
Chiang presided. arly meeting in 1onlon
Peking messages state that an the Federal Structure Committee, impressive ceremony in connexion and there were hopes that Mr with the commemoration of the Gandhi would be present at such death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen took place
gathering.
record nt Tin An Mun, with
The Round Table Conference. attendance of 20,000 Kuomintang he added, had been very useful citizens and officials of the Govern in laying down the preliminary ment. Mr. Chang Chi presided. conditions of the Federal Struc-The Legation Quarters flew their ure. The work was going on inflags at half-must, Indin. am in Britain.
the minority, We are placing now, he said. If they were in let them epase throwing difculties upon the honour of Great
sp the way of those who Maritain, and not only undertaken an almost superhuman honour, fut upon the capacity of task,
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It is expected to have an impor- Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.,
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He was certain that Mr. Bald- Mr. Baldwin's re-assertion of the win's words would be read with responsible Conservative objective rolier and delight by all sections in regard to Indinn consiitutional that a weak anticyclone is central of opinion in India, while no-one changes is sulrgised by all actions over the Eastern Sea. Moderate would be more encouraged in his of the Press, except the Rother to light monsoon along the S. E. taak than the Viceroy,
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