NO MESSAGE OF CHEER

Chronicle (Levin), 16 December 1946, Page 5

NO MESSAGE OF CHEER

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Indian Leader Disappointed PROBLEMS OF LONDON TALKS

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NEW J)ELI11, Dec. 13. Hoving the Indian Republic resolution in tlie Constituent As sembly, Pandit Nehru, leader oi' Ihe Intei'im Government, said he returned iVom London with'out anv message oi' cheer and with a large measure oi' disappointment. The dilfieull ies had arisen mainly beeause oi' the I > rit ish Govern-, ment 's statement issued at'ter the London talks. It was a l)low that, just when they were beginning to slrive to get aliead, obstructions had beon plaeed in t lieii* way. The maiii diffieulty was that thcre was 110 imaginative understanding in lb'itain oi' the Indian ])eople. It was not realised in Britain that tlio only way to eonvinee India was witli iriendship, eo-operation, and good will. Auy eleinent oi ini])ositioiii would be resented and opposed. Thev huJ been irviug to create an aliiiosphere of coiqienit ion among their own rountrymen ainl with l'ritain. Tiiey would continue the efforta but could not .sueeeed unless there was a response and roojicration. Pandit Nehru said Iiulia sought Britain's cooparation, laok nl' which would injure both. Absence of Moslems. IIo rp»T('ttt»d the absence of Moslem Dicnibers beeause the tusk was treniendous, roqiiiriug tlio cocqieration of all. llis resululimi was ;i declaration of a iinn resnlve, plcdge. and undortaki ng, and a dedieat it>n. Membors waro detennined that the States sliould sliare in ihe couutry's i'reednm. Mahatnia (landlii was Ihe nation 's father and aivhilert of all tliat iiad been aehieved. l'andit Nehru made it elear that the Tcsolution was not parl of tlie t'onstilutiou for tlio t'uture Gnvennnenl of ludia, which the Asseuibly would draw up. Ha said tliat tha tanitorias fonning iha Indian I'nion, whiidi tha, rasolution [iroposad, sliould have aitliar tha prasant boundarias nr bouuilaries datarniinad bv tiia Assainbly. Tliay sliould possess tha status of aut oiionious units, exereising all pnwers and funations o.x-i-apt thosa \astad iu tha union. Thcre sliould ba adequate sal'eguard for ti 1 5 norit ias, baekwaru and tribal araas, and daprassad and othar baekward idassas. Positiori of King. 7n a rafai I'liio to tha King's position l'andit Nehni said: " If a monarchical ligurehead is a]>pro\"ad by the people of tho Stale, whathar I like it nr not. I sitaii 't int erl'ere. ' ' Ha oiiiphasisod that tiia subjoats of tha Indian Statas nnist liava full opport imii \ of -liaiing in a fraa india. Ha, pi'i'sonaliy, -.toodi for soeialisin, and ha liopaii india would do so. Wiian askml why tiia word "democratii " 1 1 ! imt praaada ' ' Republic ' ' in tha. rasokuioii, I'andii Nehru said all tiia past of t'oiiprw-s proved that it siood for da n io* ra oy . Tiiav aould not produce a MoiuiK-iiy in . India from nothiii". In auy "*asa, whatever Govariiinant was e-iaidi-lied it niust 1 >e of 1 lia paojda *s 1 anipar. Ha coniduocil : ' • \Va hava gone into 1 ha Vallay of Death for freedom, and wa will gu again if tiia naaassity arisas. " Aflar Pandit N'chru's rasolution had baall Si'i-ondad iha Assaiiiblv adjoilIlH'd to Dacainbar