BRITAIN AND INDIA.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19160, 17 November 1927, Page 9

BRITAIN AND INDIA.

RELATIONS IMPROVING.

BIG CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM. (BT CABL«—FBXBS AMOOATIOX—COFIMOKT.) (.APSTEALIAS AND K.Z. ASD StTS CABLE.) (Received November 16th, 7.30 P-m.) LONDON, November 16. In the House of Lords, Lord Birkenhead, in moving a second reading or the Bill for the appointment of a newStatutory Commission for India, requested postponement of a full discussion till the House had considered the personnel of the Commission. Fortunately, he said, within the past two or three years there had been a change of tone and temper in India in the direction of improved relationship with Britain. He thought all British Parties, therefore, should agree that the time had come to approach the greatest constitutional problem which had faced British statesmen for many generations. Lord Birkenhead asked the House to pass the Bill, promising a general debate later. Lord Reading approved the decision to antedate the appointment of the Commission, but said everything had conspired to give it an unfavourable reception in India. Lord Arnold supported the Bill on behalf of Labour, reserving his comments till the Bill was read a second time.