LEARNED A LOT

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

LEARNED A LOT

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CANNOT TELL INDIANS DEMOCRACY NOT FOR THEM ' MR STANLEY BALDWIN'S PLEA

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Rec. Dec. 4, 7.40 p.m. LONDON, Friday. During the debate in the House of Commons Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Lord President of the Council, said that having educated the Indians for two or three generations, and encouraged their students to come to Oxford and Cambridge, Great Britain could not turn round and say: "Democracy is for us; not for you." "This would be an impossible position. The Conference has not been a failure/' he said. "It has taught us a lot and it has taught the Indians a lot. Both sides are beginning to realise the difficulties, and that will bring'. India and Great Britain closer." Mr. Baldwin said he hoped, whatever constitution was framed, that village life would play a great part, but it would not do to sacrifice urbanj life, as it had been in England. All the Government had asked was the* approval of the House of the plan on which it was going to proceed. Cour--age and statesmanship were called for . and the Government desired to be fortified by a large majority, which; would give a mandate to deal with ! one Of the greatest tasks the Empire ■ had fever entered upon. The minority voters included Mr. Winston Churchill, Sir S. Oman, Sir : H. Page-Croft, Sir W. Davison, Sir W. Wayland, Sir J. Ganzoni, Mr. Reimer, and Mr George Balfour.