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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1947.

COMMONS DEBATE COMMONS

ON INDIA

Attempt To Hand Over Power Without Resort To Force, Says Sir Stafford

Sir John Anderson

Disagrees

London, Mar. 5. Britain's policy in India was a "tremendous ex-

periment in matters of peaceful progress in ~ attempting to hand over power in a continent- - of over 400,000,000 people without resorting to force," sald Sir Stafford Cripps, öpening the debate on India in the House of Commons today.

Sir Stafford offered a motion for approval of the decision to hand over power in India by June 1948, which? he said, "constitutes honest and frank acceptance of the fact that it was im- possible to continue our responsibility inde- finitely when we had no power to carry it out." He said the only alternative; mude towards a satisfactory to numing a definite date for constitutional settlement. withdrawal was for Britain to bad challenged the Government

oa thin point last December. 15 to 20 years longer. The second, and even greater. which would be""politically im blunder was being made now practible".

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Sir Job Auterson.. former Governor of Bengal, followed Sir Stafford and said he "harply disagreed with Goy-definite prospect ernment's policy of fixing the

final date for banding over our respinsillities,"

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"This," Sir John declared to a packed House, "holds " no

to a party

JAPAN NEVER INDIA'S ENEMY

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New Delhi, Mar. 6.

Sri Prakasa, prominent Congress Party lender from the United Provinces, told India's Legistative Assembly today that India would never regard Japan as an enemy and 'referred to Germany as one of the few European natione "who kad din- covered the beauties of our literature- and philosophy."

Sri Prokaan defended the former Azle partners during a debate on India's Trading-with-the-Enemy Act. He said, "It was Japan that vindicated the right of Asiatic peoples in this world, which was merelivaniy divided among European in- perialists .. today Japin in lying low under the blows of the atom bomb and under the hoof of American Imperialism, But we, in India do not regard her as an enemy and never will regard her as such.”—United Prenn.

Court Bedlam Over

"Black Panther

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Rome, Mar. 5. shrieking, walling crowd of 150 blackgarbed women of the ghetto turned Rome's assizės into bedlam today för 20 minutes and forced the postponement of Italian Jewry's accused traitress, Celeste di Porto, called the "Black Panther.

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The women shouted "assassin" and "kill her." They were relatives of men whom the Black Panther is accused of betraying to the Nazis and Fascists.

that if they can only dig the toes in, stand. fast and endure patiently the point of time Sir John said he "could not will be reached at which they understand, Sew anyone, how-will be free to pursue their own Опе hundred rifle-carrying with the session although only ever much inspired, could at.

courses."

Carabinieri guarded the court | eight of 14 defendants were tempt to carry out in satisfac

Another objection. he said. entrance and formed a barrier present,, He called them one by tory fashion any series of

was that by fixing the date of across the spectators' section one to answer to the indict- „„procendes by any fixed_date,

Britain's-withdrawal-shewanand-ringed-the- defendant's meit_and_unother outburst wan Last December I said

when the throwing away shor- bargaining bench where the black-haired precipitated

Luigi Government was making # power. "We need that bar. pale Celeste hung her head and { Liverotti, nervously, jumping to giave blunder......now

it is gaining power for the discharge; twisted her hands in her lap. his feet, gave a Fascist salute. my duty to say think they

of ceripin, solemn obligations. There were less than 40 men Berni declared that the trial gre, making an even grenter

It may well be that it is going present when the session open- was adjourned until March lunder-United Press.

to-be more difficult than weed. The women were weeping] 14th. have ever thought before to and muttering before the de- The prosecutor made a final mike our pledges, effective." fendants appcared. When the address to the women who re- Muslims and Sikha could look | still attractive Celente entereilmained to jeer and shout again but there with seven other accused the as the defondants. left the after themselves,

Court. Were the oppressed classes, who had been gives very definite pledges, any other minorities desired and had been given to understand that they would rective, protection-preferential treatment.

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Two Blunders

London, Mar. 5. The first blunder, Sir John anid, was in handing over for practical

executive

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"Have To Take Risks"

Sir Stafford Cripps, declar- in that fixing of the time limit would give Indian parties opportunities to Rink their differences, suid: "We have now reached the final and most ritical stage. We will have to

take risks as to the effect our action

One velled widow broka through the guards at the rail- ing dividing court and shriek. ed. "I lost 10 chlidren bacauan of the spying, of this woman!" The Carabinieri ushered her bark behind the railing.

The of

upon our own

"We fully share your sorrow which is ours." he said, "but you must realise that If you continue this demonstration we will not be able to proceed with justice and you will force U to remove you from the The Public Prosecutor, Ugo court room."!

vainly to Charges against Celeste al- Guarnera, appealed the women to cease their re-lege that 26 of the persons she monstrations. "You must atop betrayed were executed by the this," he shouted, "because if Nazis without trial in the Ar

It was you continue we cannot have deatine caves massacre.

charged that the others, de- justice!".

steady pounding of nounced to the Nazis for 5,000 court President Francesco Ber- to 60,000 lire rewards. were al's gavel was almost lost in sent to German concentration the noise. The "Black Pan-camps and never ther, once one of Rome's most again-United Press. beautiful Jewesses, whose al eged betrayal of relatives and friends to the Nazis has be- come Italian Jewry's most In famous traitor ators of the war, appeared to lose her calm as the shouting went on excopt for quick glances from her large dark eyes. She appeared, however, to Ignore the scream- ing women.

country, upon. India and upon the rest of the world. We must not let fear of differen- cea prevent By from doing what we believe to be right. We must not fait either our selves of India through lack of decision at the critical time.

"We are convinced that If Indian partics at once set themselves to the task they can arrive at a decision upon their new constitution by the date comed. The only true baals for our future friendship la. absolute freedom of choice on both sides. We shall continuo during the time we remain in Indin to do all we can to assist. and we believe that this latest statement we make of our in themacives onmeshed in a tan-

Fascist Salute

heard

of

How About

HongKong?

Colombo, Mar. 5. Ceylon will

become a major civil aviation cen-. tre when the leading in- The demonstration gradually subsided and Beral proceeded ternational air compan- ies complete their plans

to use the island as a

tentions will do something to gled skein of their own historicalling point, Colonel help to bring the Indian com- cal development and it was only J. L. Kotalawala, Minis- munities and their leaders face by acts of real statesmanship ter of Communications. to face with realitica."

that they could face themselves disclosed to the House of Concluding, Sir Stafford from Internal antagonisms.

sak: "Our whole policy has Their problems cannot, Assembly here today.

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been based upon the acceptance am convinced, be solved by, the of the Indian claim that they use of force. I would, there- are worthy and fit for self.fore, urge upon them with all xovernment and anyone who the force and sincerity at my has the privilege of knowing command that they should thely leaders could not for the seize this last and greatest op moment doubt that claim." portunity for supreme states

They, too,, he said, found manship."—Reuter.

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