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MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH ON INDIA

“LET US NOT ADD THE TAINT

AND SMEAR OF SHAME”

Mr. A. V. Alexander come mented: Mr. Churchill has made from the viewpoint of language one of the beat phrased speeches of his life. time. will be recorded. It may be that history will de. cide that perhaps his speech this afternoon is the prin. cipal factor preventing the rides from coming together,

of mask

handing ovor of the Govern ment to Mr. Pandit Nehru." "Thin Government of Nehru's has been a completé disaster," declared Mr. Churchill.

an

"Great degeneration and de- already moralisation in weakened departmental mi- chinery in the Government has followed from it.

was

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all responsibility BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

"When the great parties in this country have, for many years, pursued a combined and,; united polley on some Jarge Issue and when for what seem- ed to them to be good reasons, they decide. to. separate not only in debate but by division, it is desirable and even neces sary that the 'causes of anch Meparation and limitations of differences which exist should

"It was a cardinal mistake to entrust the interim Government lie placed on record in regard

to the leader of the caste to the Indian problem.

"We on

this side of the led by Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Indus. Nehru. He had a good;

for some time, Nehru, did their very House have

utmost reason to be must bitter on the) made it clear that the agle to make a revolt intended to subject of any connection be. responsibility for the control paralyse the communications of tween India and the. British of India's affairs: rests of our armies in Burma and to Commonwealth." That, sald course with the Government. help the fortunes of the Japan-Mr. Churchill, must be regard- 1 We have criticised their ese (Opposition cheers).

ed as the third practical ad- actions in various ways, but Therefore the national coali-

mistake, ministrative

apart this is the first time we have tion Government of those days from these large departures in felt it our duty as the officia! made a large series Opposition, to express our din arrests of Indian Congress principle which might be charg BARRATT - THOMPSON: The acat and difference by a formal leaders and the bulk were kepted against the present Govern.

marriage between Mr. vote.

in prison until the end of the ment in this Indian sphere,

"Such was the situation be- Timothy Barratt of "Ley. "Let us first place on record war, field"

Cumberland. the measure, Milloin

of agreement I was not present in Cab. fore the latest plunge which the and Miss Jacqueline Diana

which lies between us and inet when these decistons were Government, has taken Thompson daughter of Mrs.

separate from the differenees taken. I was at Cairo

pre-made. C. J. Church and the late F.G: that now lead us into opposite paring for the operations which "It is this plunge which, Thompson of Hongkong and Singapore, will take place

opened at Alamein, but I high- added to all that has gone be. lobbies." -to-

duty to duy March 8th 1947, at St.

ly opposed the action; taken in fore, makes it our

by the Deputy never ourselves altogether and Mary Abbotts, South Ken-

my absence

to disclaim sington.

Prime Minister, Mr. Attice."

Already Departed for the consequences which will coming Mr. Churchill - continued: darken and rend the "Before this intent announce years, in India."

Dealing with the Viceroy. ment they had already depart-

said: "The ed from the Cripps declaration Mr. Churchill of 1942. The first elemental Viceroy. Lord Wavell, has been Opposition to income tax is

effect was the creation of the dismissed. I hold no brief for sending to became tangled in its

» Long Story

new Indian state with domin- Lord Wayell. He was a will-

where these carbs (HST) meanderings. Discussion

"There was a long story be. ion atatus. associated with the ing or unwilling agent of the WOULD IT FOOL YOU? Rame

dealt. Now note that West leads or A good test to apply to ] - along the lines that dirget taxa fore we got to

yout heurt A. Immediately that. Great dominions and equal to them Government in all errora

place the K us almost surely with This, said mistakes into which they have chol-pical plays which you con- tion would be acceptable if cer Britain had for many years in every respect."

East. taine conditions to be discovered been committed to handing Mr. Churchill, was all changed been led. But I have no idea sider is this would it fool you if

Then note that West leads the juncture. HONG KONG CANTON EXPORT CO., LTD.ly in a fully democratic con- over the responsibility for the by the Prime Minister's Cab. why he has been cast aside at somebody tried evil answer.

The

Prime is of course, not the full answer to the second tick. Are

hobits ago. I thin- stitution were fulfilled, amounts, governing of India. to repeinet mission a year

to give as various players' mental

going ant" floor; French-Landing Telephone No.28690

la cover it with the ue different. Another considero

dummy's Q-Probably not, as-that- in the last atalysis, to a fruitlessentatives of the Indian-pe-was-not-in-the-country-at-that Minister has refused

time or I would have, drawn the slightest indication of the tion, of course, comes up when would only sacrifice it to East's fooling with the academic. We ple

have you are on the defense. Is it more "There was a promise of attention to the serious change. differences which must known full well that the require dominion status, împlicit in the | It might be that my colleagues arisen between the Government likely to do harm by fooling your marked K. You are going to play

partner than it is 13 do good by not satisfied by the

"It is not possible for us to fooling the declarer existing system. We have been icclaration of--August-1917 do not regard it as seriously and the Viceroy.

-státus and as I do. If dominion There was an extension

form an opinion on the many given a blueprint for the future definition of dominion

Involved status procedure bad been which while it assures liberalisa- by the Statute of Westminster. this new Indian dominion aspects of the Indian contro- tion of the constitution going be- There was the Simon Commis- would have been perfectly free verey while this concealment is vond many

expectations, still sion Report of 1530, followed to leave the Commonwealth if

"It is most unusual for falls short of uffering popular, by Lord Linlithgow's reform they wished to do so, but there

would have been an opportuni- this kind to take place in time. A KJT

great political severances

of s. 42 representation of a nature that of 1035. would automatically dispose of

Then the Linlithgow offer ty for the dangers and conse-

of peace without statements DB 64 2 the argument in Government's of 1940, for which, no head of quences to bo surveyed by In.

I take my dia's statesmen and also for being made both by the Gov. 10 the Government, favour. We know, therefore, that

dikmissed erdment and the share of the responsibility- the wishes of the great masses

functionary to justify their the conditions cannot or will not and by this the Viceroy under- of Indian peoples to be express respective positions." he fulfilled, and that it can serve took as soon as possible after ed as they could not how be ex-

useful purpose to base the the war that the Indians them- pressed. anti-tax campaign upon such an aclved should · frame

a fully issue, unless value is to be at, self-governing constitution." to have made proper provision this. It was true that in war

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Mr. Churchill said both sides of the House were bound by the declaration made at the time of the British mission' to India in March, 1942. It was not true to suggest, as was done lately that that declaration marked a decisive change in the policy of the British Parliament towards, India.

this

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North-South

'sald Mr. Churchill tached to red herrings. The reall

in regard to certain safeguards many Ministers were removed North considerations are, in

the preliminary of minorities and any case, statute was

particularly without their wishing to make I'D sufficient to justify a firm resis-, basis upon which the proposals those clements of Indian life, any explanation' to Parliament,, 2 NT P353 tance, at least to direct taxation of the Cripps mission of 1942 notably the depressed clasacs. but if they wished to do so or 3 NT on the high levels threatened. Let not a departure

were set. The proposals were "Agreement would have been if there had been any demand Double-dummy Inspection of I in principle on. the lines of the North in. Parliament or an explana- those hands makes it clear that¦ Government demonstrate that the from what had long been grow-herican Act to which this tion, he would certainly have only three tricks can possibly be tax will not fall as a intolerably ing up and were definite and

duty aa of felt it is

Primest by South one in spades and country and the dominion heavy burden

limited decisive.

two in hearts. upon a

Im- Minister to facilitate such an section of the community, and

But suppose you cover up the If West bids apades, clubs and Asking the House to can- Canada attached so much

explanatory statement. portance."

(Gov- East and West hands now and hearts, and leads the spade Q circumstances opposition will wither away. Let sider the

crnment erics of "Oh!") Government provide convincing which this offer was made, Mr. Pledges Gone

play under the same conditions what is South's beat try to make Before the war such state. or did the declarer in the rubber 3-No Trumps? "The violent Mr. Churchill sold the second proofs that the tax will be evenly Churchill said: borne according to capacity by eruption of Japan on East departure was the total aban-ments and explanations

commonplace. the donment of all responsibility of alf or the vast majority of those Asia, the withdrawal of

Not Wholesome- the Government, by their 14 on in the great city of Lahore, United States feet to the carrying out its pledges to the who would lawfully come within American const, the sinking of minorities and the depressed It was not a wholesome way months time limit,, have put un "These troubles have already the scope of the tax and objec- the Prince of Wales and

the classes. All these were to he of conducting public affairs in end-to-all prospects of Indian broken out and they are pro tion will be difficult to sustain. Repulse, the surrender of left to fend for themselves na ime of peace that Ministers or unity. I have never believed my foundly seated in india,"

Viceroys

dismissed Let Government show that al- Singapore and

or self many other best they could.

that could be preserved į At this point Mr. Churchill ternative methods are impracti- circumstances' left us. with no That, Bald Mr. Churchi resigned and not feel it neces- after the departure of the Bri- pointed to Sir Stafford Cripps. cal and the case for direct taxa-assured means of defending In- with emphants, was

sary to their self-respect to tish raj, hut the last chance "The Right Honourable Gen- grent Invasion tion could become a little more dia from

explain to the nation the rea-has been extinguished by the tleman laughs. He ought not to by the error. We had lost

-ons of their departure.

Government's betion. persuasive. The essential thing Japanese.

The third clause of the

laugh. Although of a fanatical mand of the Bay of Bengal and Cripps Mission declaration was Lord Wavell will be free

"However, I understand that}

"How can you suppose that disposition he has a tender indeed to a large extent the in that there should be agreement soon ho returns

thousand years' gulf which heart and I am sure that the dian Ocean.

to this yawns between the Moslems and horrors which have been going the principal Indian country." between of

communities, namely the

tho Hindus will be bridged in since he put the Nehru Govern- "Is that so7" Mr. Churchill te Moslema and the Hindus, but demanded.

14 months!

mont in power and viewing the

that also had been

"From henceforth thrown No reply was forthcoming will start ataking out their of corpses of men, women and everyone these horrors of the spectacle overboard.

is to keep to the essentials.

•

A BAD PRACTICE

It

Germs

doubtful whether sufficient stress on the undesir ability of the sale of

passage tickets aboard vessels about to leave harbour was made during

"Hiram"

case.

com-

"Whether the provincen Madras and Bengal would pillaged and ravaged by Japanese at that time seemed to hang in the balance,"

Poignant Force

A

were

and Mr. Churchill

DA

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continued:

that

"It is our duty in this Cham- "Certainly it will be expected claim and preparing to defend children littering the ground ber today to say that this Gov. of him to make a statement. it and they will have assurance by the thousands these horrors the Marine Court hearing of the with poignant foreb how beat! drnment has broken away from There is one point, however."; will recognise them if they only wonder that his imagination v.

The problem naturally arose'

the British Governmont would have wrung his heart. I we need to! The practice is to rally all the Indian elements the agreement which had been ha added, "that

not know because it is crucial to make anough nolae, enough de-¡ does not guide him, to)" review doubly to be condemned. In ces to the defence of their native reached and that it is

agreed upon by the Conserva- the issues. Was the Viceroy monstration of their identity thesoins ters searchingly in tain circumstances, it cari 'facili- land.

tive Party.

in favour of the time limit or and their right to a separate his own connclance.” „Aubelj," tate the evasion of shipping re- The offer of the Cripps mla-

To these departures in prin-was he not?"..

existence and consideration. T

A Delusion; bán gulations placing, limitations on sion was substantially this: ..

Mr. Churchill hoped they

"That is not going to lead to Mr. Churchill said that the the numbers of passengers that The British Government un- ciple there seemed to be added

dertook to accept and imple- a formidable list of practical could have some information a melting of the heart which Indian political partide ana may be carried. It is an cn-

will throw them all together. political classes did not repre couragement, if not the direct for Indian union which should be

ment an agreed constitution mistakes in handling the pros on this point.

during the past year? Turning from the dismissed It la inviting them to take sent the Indian masses. It was cause, of such incidents as oc- bo a dominion, framed by an since the Cabinet mission was Churchill said he dis not think left to peg out their claim That was proved in the war. Viceroy "to the now," Mr advantage of the time that is a delusion to believe they did. curred aboard the "Hiram." In elected Constituent

Assembly sent out:

"Some of the mistakes' might viceroy a fair chance and he life itself. point of fact, it is not easy to see and affording,

gave the new which they value more than The Congress Party declared how a charge of illegal boarding the princes, representation to

have been made by the Govern did not know what direction

non-co-operation with the Alle was sustained against the hun- This undertaking was rulment and some by the Viceroy had been given him, fre

lg Incitement ared odd accused, unless the jeet only to the right of not but they were both jointly ream surprised, looking at with cries of "Incitement".The Moslem League adught to this great party of Hindus to This passage was greeted whom all power was to be given. words carry a technical qualifica- acceding provinces, to receive sponsible for all.... tion which differs remarkably separate treatment and to the "First the attempt to for: great maps there are on which Mr. Churchill went on that make a bargain, but "Lalled. from their literal meaning. Com conclusion of the treaty guars mulate a constitution and press there is no information. We no arrangement had been made. Both the iwo great political par

the protection. antooing mander Ryder, held that by going!

of it on the Indians, instead of ure, told very little what is the about all the great common ties in India stood aside, but the into hiding they made it clear racial and religious minorities, leaving it to the Indians as had policy and purpose for which services which had been ex- only great volunteer, ardly In The offer of the Crippamis- been promised that action, he is being sent out. How, is plebied so fully by Sir John the world which, fought up on. that they were avoiding payment sion was not accepted by the however well Intended, had he, to be employed in these Anderson-the questions of either ride. In the struggle was of fore. That may conceivably political classes in India to proved to be devoid of ad- fourteen months. Is he to make foreign affairs, defence, com fornied in India (Couuervative be the answer, but no attempt whom it was addressed. vantage and must be rated as a new effort to restore the munications by road, rail and cheers.)- the NTOUR was made to rebut the statement "On the contrary; Congress) a mistake,"

of the defence, spokesman who

claimed they were attracted

expectations of cheap tickets, and than there are tickets available that some were actually sold some of those on-board must Where they were found in the

find themselves

|ship had no particular relevance, |, to

·far. 'as-

the

charge, of

enkly), wot

No Right

secondly there was

-the so-ca

14 months

the Indian problem, how many

situation or is it to be merely water." "India," he said, is to "More than three and a thai Poperation wecuttle on which be subjected hot, merely to millioncama "forward-

"He afd other distinguished: partslion but ", "to»" haphazard 117 King-Empero

officers have been despatched. fragmentation, and a time limit of Britala The Prime Minister)should tell a time, kuillotinez

which will certain

full and ressonable;

whole thing

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