OUTLOOK IN PERSIA

Hokitika Guardian, 5 July 1920, Page 3

OUTLOOK IN PERSIA

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INDIAN FEELING. DELHI, June 1

In Bombay and elsewhere Indian leaders are uniting to prevent natives co-operating with the British in any way in the present system of Government, and to secure extensive reforms.

IN PERSIA

DELHI, July 3

British reports from Teheran state a Persian, Mushir ed Dawleh, has rereceived information that he -will be supported from London, and is now forming a so-called' Nationalist Government in Persia, which will summon a Persian Assembly, and will submit to it an Anglo-Persian agreement for adoption.

AN UNEXPECTED ATTITUDE. (■Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) • ' DELHI, July 3.

The leading Indian Extremist, Joseph Dapista has attacked the growing campaign against the Prince of Wales visit to India. He says Indians should bear in mind that the King is above all party polities. He characterises as suicidal any lukewarmness in extending a welcome to the Prince, especially any attempt at boycott. It is expected the attitude of the leading Indian politicians will influence many extremists to abandon the campaign. s

AN INDIAN CAMPAIGN. (Received this day at. 11.25 a.m.) 1 DELHI, July 3. The campaign against the Turkish pence terms in India is to be embodied in a plan issued by, IkindEi, the Indian leader. The campaign opens on August Ist. It comprised the surrender of all titles of honorary offices, nonparticipation in Government loans, suspension by lawyers of practice in the settlement of civil disputes; boycott of Government schools by parents; ljoycott of reformed councils; non-participation in Government parties and other such tions; refusal to _ accept any civil or military post in Mesopotamia, or to offer as units for the army, and vigorous boycott of foreign produced goods. There is a risk of an outbreak of violence in such a campaign, but except for this, it is not believed the will have'* the -slightest chance of embarrassing the Governmeirfi, _