Calcutta, Nov. 5.
The Governor of Bengal has!
separate conferences with the editors of four Party newspapers with reference to the appointment of an Indian Statutory Commiesion.: It is understood that the editors informed the Gover-auer that exclusion of Indians. from the Commission would not be acceptable to Indian opinion—Reuter, Calcutta, Nov. 7.
The tense political situation existing on the eve of the announce-mont of the personnel of the Statutory Commission which will Anvestigate the working of the re-Zorms since 1919 is illustrated by the action of Mr. Sen Gupta, the Swarajist leader of Bengal, in re-{using an invitation to meet the] Governor, declaring that as the Government has made up its mind re-@arding the Statutory Commission ejected the demand: mnal Congress for round ruble conference, any sugges-
would be futile. Moreover, as the) Hong ho might mako at present question of political "dletenus"™ Bengal is unsettled, he (Gupta) considered discussion of constitu tional questions would serve no London, Nov. 8.
Parliament opened without any] after the long] mission will proceed to India early in the New Year for a short visit and return to India in October to perform their main task.
As regards the composition of the! Commission, he goes on to say that} it is doubtful whether a Commission including a substantial proportion of Indian members and British offeial members would satisfy the condition that it be unbiased and competent to present an accurate picture of the facts to Parliament. He emphasises that the method chosen by His Majesty's Government would assure the Indians a better opportunity of influencing the passage of these great events—Reuter,
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