"Indian Extremists Talk Too Much!”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 337, 24 April 1928, Page 1

"Indian Extremists Talk Too Much!”

merchant s opinion SIR JOHN BELL ARRIVES *T»k« nc notice of the Indian ext„miite. People are rather apt to oiy too much attention to them, for the simple reason that they make so much noise!” Sir John Bell, senior partner in the lor the well-known Eastern firm of MacKinnon, MacKenzie and Co., and a member of the Indian Council of state, or Upper House, arrived in Auckland to-day by the Marama. Sir John, who received his knighthood last year, was accompanied by Lady Bell. They propose spending a few weeks in the North Island before sailing for England. Commenting on Indian affairs. Sir John Bell said that far too much atjention was paid by the outside world io the utterances of extremists, which was quite -wrong, as they did not represent responsible Indian opinion. As for the Simon Commission, the members of which he had met before leaving India, though they had been boycotted by the extremist section. Sir lohil Bell did not anticipate they would have any real difficulty in obtaining th 9 evidence they required.