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THE CHINA MÀIL, APRIL 23, 1941

INDIA'S FUTURE: IN

WAR, IN PEACE AND IN FREEDOM

CONTINUOUS R.A.F. RAIDS

INDIA COULD PRODUCE 2,000,000 IN GREECE

FIGHTING MEN, SAID MR. L. S. AMERY, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA, SPEAK-

An R.A.F. communique

ING IN THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COM-states that R.A.F. bom- MONS YESTERDAY ON INDIA.

bers have

made heavy and continuous attacks on enemy-occupied aero- dromes in Northern Greece.

Many fires broke out on the aerodromes at the sides where a

Unfortunately, he added, that was not enough. He pointed out that the Yugoslav army, "a million of the bravest soldiers in the world," was scattered and broken by the arm- oured divisions of German foresight and de number of aircraft were destroy-

ed on the ground.

aerodrome. At another

three termination on war while we, in our self-

large explosions were caused by and our bombers delusion, allowed the locusts to eat precious the bombing

then machine-gunned aircraft on years we were now trying to retrieve for our-

The ground. selves and India.

Was

In these matters 1- dependent upon us And upon! Amencu ala and could inly slowly take good what ought to have been made good in previous! yours

Couries!

for

Motor transport columns neur Veria were also machine-gunned Sóme damage Was caused to has certainly not arisen in any A.F. aerodromes by enemy at- way from the cuspension of pro- There vincial self-government. had been

от no discontinuity abrupt reversal in either admin istrative or legislative policy."

fucks.

It is now confirmed that in air combats on April 20, twenty-two German aircraft were destroyed twenty by our fighters and two by the ground defences -- mak

claimed in the earlier commun

Three Responsibilities ing an increase of six on those

Mi Amery then discus: ed the

..

British Wireless.

of particular Wireless.

Every effort was being made that direction The estabish ment in India of the Eastern Group Supply

und

il action of Congress which he desque. central provision depot

ali, cribed as "complete disregard dis-

policies, Brush theatres of war in liat part i played by the most powerful In the world was important Toy dian party for the i esponsibilities

Referring to the civil disab and might be of mense Cette of self-government.

dience campaign, Mr. Amery sand sequence if the war developed i

The responsibility of Parlamen- that on the whole the movement certain directions which we could

tars government. he continued, had proceeded languidly withou! not foresee.

was threefold first. the genera evoking much popular interest duty of maintaining the substan except in the United Provinces. India's Freedom

trai continuity and efficiency of which in recent months had con

than half of government; second, the responsi-"tributed more India's speedy attainment

Treedom bity of Parliament as institution. offences. of is desired by all parties in Bri. relying upon the authority of the but Chairman or Speaker and upon tain, declared Mr. Aniery,

Indian the rights of minorities which were he emphasised "It is for statesmen to find that measure in his keeping; thirdly, and sub- agreement which is indispensable ject to these other dominating res- make ponsibilities, the responsibility of if we on our side are to our further contribution towards the government to its supporters

in Parliament for the promotion | completion of Jur own Lusk 171 India, a task of joining with them In crowning peace and unity with freedom."

the fullest measure

Mr. Amery was submitting re solutions which were pusardi unarumously, extending for other 12 mo..as the trons issued

U>c[t

AN.

proclama- the Judja

| Act, empowering the governor of a province to assume the powers vested in the provincial authori- ties if he was satisfied a situation had arisen in which parliamen- tary government could not carry on in accordance with the Act.

He recalled that this situa tion arose in October, 1939. owing to the action of the Con.

executive gress

In ordering Congress ministrica to resign.

Frovincial Government

He reminded the Houre that

As- these resolutions concerned sam. Sind and the Punjab, with a population of about 100,000,000 people-one-third of the whole population of British India - provincial self-government con- tinued to work uninterruptedly under composite governments, Including Moslem and Hindu ministers.

"High Command” Turning to the remaining seven provinces which Mr. Amery said had been forbidden to build up a

tradition practice and

in self- government "by the ukase of the the Congress High Command." electors had shown no signs ol distress at the suspension of Par- liamentary government.

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"The change to direct persona government by Governors permanent officials had met with general acquiescence

and indeed goodwill.

Whatever po:lt*col unrest be in India to-day

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