INDIAN RIOTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1920, Page 5

INDIAN RIOTS.

COMMENT ON AMRITSAiR REPORT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrltht London, May 27. General Sir CMoore Creagh, formerly Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, commenting on the committee's Amritsav report, said it would further alienate India, which was seetlhing with sedition and Bolshevism. Every rascal would consider himself justified in assassination. i The committee was formed of estimable gentlemen, but they did not know India. If General Dyer had committed a breach of military law he should have i been court-martialleid. General Creagh is convinced tlia/t the [shooting was essential. The contention 1 that General Dyer should have read the j Act was ridiculous. In what language would he have read it J Was a brigade commander to summon professors and have the law translated? There were I hundreds of religions in India all advo- | eating vengeance. Forgiveness was next [to non-existent. No doubt the rebels : would be told that the British were afraid to shoot tJhem. People in England were unaware of the goings on in India, but would soon learn. The autlii orities who were informed ought to be I left alone. Conciliation was out of th<j question, and drastic action was essential.—United Assn.