Patna, Apr. 3. conciliatory speech was made by Mr, Das, the Swarajist leader, to-day in response to the statement by the Bari of Birkenhead, Secretary of State for India, in the House of Lords on March 3i.
Mr. Das described the Earl of Birkenheacl's: statement as frank and courteous. He agreed that freedom would not be reached by viol-fence, He was anxious to carry on active propaganda against the which was a standings menace. to the establishment of the Swaraj.
At the same time, all efforts: to that end would not be effective unless the Government created a favourable atmosphere.
The speaker criticized the Bengal ordinance and invited the Earl of Birkenhead to make a searching into the causes of the re-jon ary movement in India and after that to apply the proper re-He asserted that the re-muy movement would disappear when the Government Laid the foundation of freedom thought and a favoumble atm wre was crouted "for farther ne" but he was unable to mpevate with the wemment in the present policy of Reuter,
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