OUR SUBJECT RACES.
VERNACULAR PRESS. "NO SYMPATHY WITH OUTRAGES." ■ INDIAN EDITOR'S VIEW. (by tbleqbafh—press association—coptbioht.) (Esc. June 10, 0.50 a.m.) London, June 9. ■ In tho, courso of his address to tlic Imperial Press Conference, concerning the oontroj of the vernacular press as it exists in Egypt and India, Lord Cromer' (formerly British Minister Plenipotentiary in Egypt) said he ;was convinced of the unwisdom of encouraging vernacular pressmen to under l take political martyrdom, romembering that their sufferings were riot acute. He hoped that 'somo of the Indian delegates would tell the: Conference whether there was any connection between tho .wild' writings of certain vernacular newspapers and the commission of outrages, which shocked tho moral sense, of" tho' country. Referring to' ' the necessity of editors firmly, handlingdifficult situations, ho said that though he did not pretend to agree with all the views of the lato.Mr. David Syme, ho could not withhold his admiration of Mr. Syme's courage.
• Mr. Surendra Nath Banerjee (editor of "Tho Bengalee," Calcutta), said ho had no hesitation in declaring that the vernacular press in India had no sympathy with outrages. Ho believed that under Lord Morloy's rule India would experience a great improvement. ■' '.*' '
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 530, 10 June 1909, Page 5
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196OUR SUBJECT RACES. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 530, 10 June 1909, Page 5
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