INDIAN POLICY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 89, 5 December 1931, Page 5

INDIAN POLICY

I (British Official Wireless).

loMMONS DEBATE g «; ■ , * — -» • t % u K I CHURCHILL'S QUALiFYING I AMENDMENT i DEFEATED ■ 0 ... . t "■ |at value of conference

| RUGBY, Thurs. |ie debate on the Goyernment's In1 policy ' wa'S Cohtinued in the |se of Comriions. |ie Labour attitude towards the |ie Minister's pronouneement was fed by Major Atlee, who said he be|d tbe solution of the question be|n Europe and Asia would largely |nd upon What was done by this Itry in lts dealings with India. lOpposition welcomed the reaffirm|i of the principl'es laid doWn at fceginning of the year. The method Eegotiation adopted by the contnce was the oniy me'ans of reach[a solution, but it was unfortunate | more time had not been given to (conference and that the discussion [ertain essential matters had beeh pned to only a few days. He hoped I Government would keep a finn Er 0f the negotiations whatever fcened to India. fr Samuel Hoare said that alIgh the conference had failed to [ an agreement on many funda(tal questions ahd a great many jils, it had played a very useful [ as the result of friendships and [ciations formed during the 'con[nce. The Indian controversy |r again would be as bitter as in [past. He disputed the vieW exSsed in some quarters that the idea [n All India Federation had drift[nto a vague background; He deR the Goyernment's objective as, fall India federal executive; (2) imomous provinces; and (3) safetds, without which India's safety [credit could not be hiaihtaitted. [Mr. Churchill's Amendment. Ispite the explanations previousfffered by the Prime Minister, Mr Isay MacDonald, attd Sir Samuel |e, Mr. Winston Churchill moved fcualifying amendment which pro[d that nothing in the Governfc's policy will commit the House lie establishment of a Dominion's Ititution in India as defined by the lute of Westminster, that there 1 be safeguards for British trade fridia froni prejudicial discriminaland also a provision that no exlon of self-government in India impair the British Parliament's late responsibility for the peace, r and good government of India. Ir. MacDonald in his speech outg the Governmeht's poliey said i could not be brought under the ute of Westminster without speeegislative provision. It could only n-ought thereunder by the same linery which applied to Canada, ralia and New Zealand.) l\ Churchill, while accepting Sir oare's statement, said they had to ncile the obligations of a long ish partnership with India with legitimate aspirations of the Ins to take a greater part in their i government. He renewed his nsm of the VicerOy's deelaration ctober, 1929, as being a departure rejudicing the work of the Simon mission, and said he whs bound ake a "rugged affirmation" of his itions. t\ Churchill was answered imiatelyby Sir John Simon, who ' Mr. Churchill appeared to be r a misapprehensiom The Prime ster's statement at the close of Round Table Conference was not :ument prepared by one individual jy the united and deliberate decis>f the whole cabinet. Mr. Churchspeech increased the desirability the House should confirm the irnment's policy. The cleavage between those who really meant rely to promote the achievement esponsibile government in India those who did not. * would be the last to deny diffies, but how they rated the obles was not the question; it was t was the underlying spirit and >ose of Parliament? Many Indians erely doubted the intention of sh statesmen. He asked the House ts unanimous support of the deition made on behalf of the whole net to make it plain that the acement of responsible government ndia was the definite purpose of ish policy. jferring to Mr. Churchill's amendfc he said there had never b'een, i beginning to end, any doubt ■o securing in the future Indian titution proper guarantees, not regarding British trading rights also protecting the rights of mines as a whole. r. Churchill's amendment was deed by 369 votes to 43.