INDIAN REFORMS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21411, 1 March 1935, Page 13

INDIAN REFORMS

j pEBATK OX BILL ] CONTINUED I CARRIED '■>, ''( ~,.. ■■ ri f'.rc'i rue > .■■:-0> Lt -' *'.'„".:,". ';'•;:-•"-: ' i ~,,:red February 23. 7.10 p.m.) : " [ON'MON. February 28. j "„ , returned in the J '■' : ' i f' Cr ,^.\r :i> r. s on the It* to clause •*)>%>&-"' D;]L doling with the )'■ "' r \'-.i states to the federation. Hoare (Secretary of "" /^V-Mia' cxp i:i nCfi l! - i!t ,he: " e

'". '.'.', e en-'.?, r.or v/( - TC ' they thc : *i."rer S \>f amendments designed the whole structure of '"•'ere moved entire)" ".loir merits. '"~~'~-rg tc the point; raised by Churchill, Sir Samuel '4re could be no question of ui the states to the -Ltjuon on a limited iiab.hty sys- '''?"•"*& contemplated tiiat items "'"•; r.o'.v appearing m the list of •/'.-■b-ects reserved to the federal Z '7-'u:t by the seventh schedule 'tXd'to 'the bill, would be the "td field over which the states : ""-; c-Tender their powers. Those a very wide field of -r~-T.e"t if a stale attempted rt&e terms which would make '•'e-trv of little or no value to Z t fe'ae'-atior) there must be a TV of refusing entry for that r-'/r-e states would be invited „ r K . e r','« the first 45 items in the C£d r Ust, but would be free to :„r~ -he remaining subjects it -n'riihed. There would inevitably Z'v"i variation in the number of -tcts accepted, er qualifications tu acceptances, within the TTf 45 subjects, such as would the varying local con-"-"-s in a state. It would, how-,-7'rest v.-ith the Crown to accept the proposals for accession. ■•-" the House of Commons, in due *'l'se."'.vou!d be in full possession )"il facts on which acceptance or iiKiion had been based. the amendments were carried i.iout a divisien.

I POSITION OF THE [ PRINCES ST.INCIPI.I-: OF FEDERATION .. : ;-r%-:ved February 23. 7.30 p.m.) LONDON. February 28. 7:.t Bombay correspondent of ":..<-. Times" learns that thougn ■t:\.i'i the Princes nor the Min:s- ---■: v.-jJJ commit themselves, tlr; •:.:.'.•'»:;' resojutun does not eou- '.:.-. ai\ intention or desire to re- :-:.-. from the principle of a federn:r. The proposed amendment.- :._: be incorporated in the b;J! '.::/.u! jtfectmg the structure. Sir :;.:.utj Hoare's speech rightly <n i'preted the Princes' position. ~:.i Delhi correspondent of "The • -«" says it is still not clear why '■'* Princes considered it necessary '■'■ refer to the bili as unacceptable '•-si they desired only satisfaction '■■ particular points. They have '-rrred a private arrangement into * V-blic controversy. —-The Times"

STORIES OF PANIC DENIED STATfcIIENT BY SIR SAMUEL HOARE LONDON, February 27. /-' Samuel Hoare (Secretary of •** tor India), speaking in the ~ j: -« of Commons, said he had that an organ of the ex--y& Left and another of the ex--aoe Right had declared that he •f spent a sleepless night composes recantation of .he federal -~*se for India, and that he had .*"> a good part of vesterdav in ■f. Tf\ e with the Maharajah '.'. o ]a and had invited the Inf' Ces t0 come l 0 England to discuss amendments. ./•«e was not a vestige of truth "-Jf y ,°* tiiesc fantastical state- .,;;'■ " e had not spoken by tele- ".'."* l 0 * R dia since the service -'opened tv.- 0 years ago. --J"",, Uo "SJjt it would be better ■ :i r;? Government of India and •A;Jl ICeroy to manage their own ' out his constant inter- >■ t/\ oulfj bt most inipro- .• m to cn Sage in panickv •'-in n° ns with onc of the great .;■« Princes behind the Vice- ■ » tacit.

"APPREHENSIONS MUST fi E REMOVED" BY "THE TIMES" RUGBY, February 27. 1j\l" " nes >" referring to the In4. :^ !0n to-day. considers that Slo ns of the Princes. '"''iadf-d' y lirovc ' l 0 be wel] '"*.' vi^ USI be ''W"oved and that M l 0 the 'lifting of Udied b «*>"' it takes its N^y?^ c v uite unneccs- *** Hill mod|fical ">ns or elucidaany fundamental S *%bill Etructur f or intention ° f the federal sche ««« ***» thX f®* , Btill stand exactl y j»*y stood before they ac*m ajL 0 " condition that thei" *Wrei *° verei «nty would not be N» £ v ii rnment is read y and b S h r P e T^ t0 | afeguard ni the Indian States."

LABOUR CONDITIONS IN NATIVE STATES AMENDMENT DEFEATED (Received February 28, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 27. In the House of Commons, Mr Rhys Davies (Labour) moved an amendment to the India Bill, empowering the Federal legislature to legislate on all questions of labour conditions for native states. Colonel J. C. Wedgwood (Ind.), supporting the amendment, said that without such a provision reactionary employers in British India would refuse industrial amelioration by the threat to remove their factories to native states. Sir Samuel Hoare said the amendment would not improve the conditions of the people in the native states, and would make a federation impossible, as the Princes were only willing to accent federal authority over certain subjects. The amendment was defeated by 234 votes to 75.