Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 35, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1930 — Page 2

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BRITAIN WANTS INDIA TO RUN I OWIUFFAIRS Dominion Status Ultimate Goal, Says Secretary of State. BY HENRY T. RUSSELL tfaltrd Fre, SUIT Correipondent (World Copyright. 1930. by United Press) LONDON. June 20. Captain Wedgwood Benn, British secretary of state for India, in an exclusive interview with the United Press, today declared the "government’s fixed aim is the achievement of dominion status by India, and the government will not be deflected from it in any way by the present troubles. “At the same time, it is the plain duty of any government to maintain order. This duty is being discharged in India not in the interests of British domination, but in the interests of India herself,’’ he asserted. "In the development of Britain’s policy in accordance with the government’s India act of 1919, a statutory commission was appointed under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. Its final report will be made public in a few days.

Contained Able Survey “The first volume of the report contained an able survey of the conditions of the problem. The second volume will contain recommendations by the commissioners. “The next stage in the pursuit of British policy will be a conference to which all sections of opinion in British India and the Indian states will be invited. This conference will play a most important part in the pursuit of the goal—dominion status.” “It will be by this conference and in agreement with Indian opinion that the government’s plans are to be matured.” “The disorders so far have been localized, far beyond the all-India congress circles there is an urgent desire to acquire for India an equality status with other parts of the British commonwealth. Population Divided “The total population of India is almost three times that of the United States, but so far from being homogeneous, the population sharply is divided tinto religions and castes. “The general desire for an equal status for India in the British commonwealth is found in common, but the difficulty is to devise a scheme which will be acceptable to all. "More than one-third of the Indian continent consists of states rules by Indian princes who owe allegiance to King George as emperor of India, and are in treaty relations of varying kinds with the British crown, but are not subject to the laws made by the British Indian legislature. Living Standards Low “I am very far from saying things are as they should be in India. The standard of living is very low, industrial conditions are bad and poverty is widespread, but although what remains to be done is immense, we can at least claim we already have accomplished something that is not inconsiderable.” The minister produced long sheets of statistics indicating improved conditions of health, increased savings, an increase in the number of factories and trade generally, a public debt of which 80 per cent was represented by productive assets, a favorable trade balance of $250,000,000 a year, more than 2,000 miles of new railways added in five years and irrigation works which it was claimed yearly bring new millions of acres under cultivation.

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