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BRITISH PRESS LOOKS FOR RESULTS.

London, Jan 26.

TUESDAY, JANUARY

months ago are very largely met by what has now been tentatively proposed. The measure now an nounced, it says, is in the dubious category of those which can be justified only by success.

The Manchester Guardian be- Ifovea that "the freeing

ing of Gandhi

Mr.

will encourage the moderate ale- The Government of India's' of-ments In the Congress. It is a break Acial communique announcing the gesture of goodwill, and unconditional release of Mr. Gandhi with the unhappy pant. It suggests! and other Congress leaders was that as a result of the Conference, insued last night. The Viceroy's now altuation has arisen. Up mosage stated that, in order tote now, following the wise advice provide

for con of Sir Tej Bahadur Sape. an opportunity sideration of the statement made Sastri and some others, Goitress by the Prime Minister on January has not committed itself with re- 19, the Government, in consultation gard to Mr. MacDonald's state- with the local Governments, havi ment. The present thoughtful thought it right that members of

of Jlence is at least hopeful.” the Working Committee of the All- The Daily News says that "If India Cankreas should enjoy full all the Intelligent well-wishers of liberty of discussion between them India will earnestly hope that selves, and with those who have those released will seize the op- reted as members of the committee portunity offered them, there can Do doubt that * general since January 1, 1930. In accord-be

The

ance with this decision, and with amnesty will follow swiftly.

... object and in order that there bold step already Lake is a gun- may be no legal bar to any meeting rantes of that."-British Wireless. they may wish to hold, any orders declaring the Committee ha an unlawful association under the Criminal Law Amendment Act will

Nehru Relensed.

Allahabad, Jan. 26. Jawablal Nehru, the president

withdrawn by all the local Gov-of the All-India Congress has

ernments.

|been released from jail-Reuter.

A Formidable List.

New Delhi. Inn, 26. Replying to questions in the Assembly, Sir James Crerar. behalf of the Government.

1 is added that this action has) en taken in pursuance of 1 incere desire to nasist in the crea- ion of such peaceable conditions as would enable the Government to mplement the undertaking given by the Prime Minister, that if elv quiet were proclaimed and assures 54,000 persons had been con-

leiad of civil disobedience e Government would not be back-fences between April and Decem

ward in its response.

The Viceroy adds.I am content hope those who will be affected by our decision will art in the same) spirit as insufren it, and I am con- lent that they will recognise the mportance of securing for these grave issues a catre and dispassion- ate examination."

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sald

of.

her lust, of whom 20,000 had been arrested for picketing and intim-

dation.

To the same period. 11.000 per- maw so abareed had been released

when they apologised.

He said that 23.000 were now `nnrisoned,

The casualties among the public awing to firing, between April and Fuly. were 101 killed and 127 sounded. Reuter,

of

In Parliament. Reference will probably be made to Gandhi's release in the House of Commons this evening, when the

All Not Quiet. ark of the Round Table Confer-

Calcutta, Jan. 2. ener will be reviewed. The Oppoxi- tion have not put down any resolu- Chandra Bose, the Mayor tion on the subject, and it will be Calcutta, was arrested while lead- of Contrunn raised on the motion for an ad-ling procession

members In celebration of the journment of the House.

nniversary of "Independence DAY."

The police charged with stoves, and dispersed the demon strators,

Press Comments,

Few of the newspapers have an r commented upon the releases.

On the contrary, it is reported The Daily Mail condemns the from Bombay that apart from Viceroy'a nelion, for which it says Fourteen arrests in on wh there is not a shadow of justifica-

tion in view of the extremely grave the police did not interfere in the conditions in India; and the Morn-city-wide ceremonies of saluting the National fling to colebrate ing Post doubts the wisdom of the

Independence Day: while several experiment.

processions of Congress members carrying fings and shouting slogans were allowed, for the first time since October 16, when the Con- ress "War Council" was declared illegal-Reuter,

The Daily Telegraph says that while there is no assurance what evor that events will take the course hoped for by the Viceroy. nome reliance has no doubt been placed on the favourable recep- tion of the outcome of the Con- forence by the Indian parties and interests, apart from the Con gress; also on the known desire

Indians in Japan.

Tokyo, Jan. 26. Twelve Inillan Nationalists in of a section of the Congress for Tokyo, hended by Rashbehardi aliandonment of non-co-operation, Bose, the well-known Indian politi- and on the fact that the demands cal refuger, have passed a resolu- of Congress as they stood eighteen ( (Continued on Page 11.)

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