The Archive · 1925

VICEROY TO ALL-INDIAN

LEGISLATURE, Simla, Aug. 20, In the presence of a record crowd of visitors and a full House, the Viceroy uponed the All-indian Legislature autumn session to-day. speech the ized that Lord latement. in the House Lords on July 7 indicated most emphatically an' adherence to. the policy embodied in the Reforms Act The leaders of political parties Britain, while sympathetic towards India, were determined not to yield to pressure, and to make no premature concessions, India could advance to her ultimate goal only through friendly ce-operation. The time for revision of the constitution had not. yet arrived, The time was now opportune for working the machinery of the reforms, the defects of which would be removed by the adoption of the Yecommendations of the committee headed by Sir Alexander Muddiman, The Viceroy announced the ap: ointment of a currency committee under the chairmanship of Mr. Hilton Young, and concluded by appealing for goodwill and ¢o-operation which was the only path to. the promised lund The Viceroy's speech was fre quently applauded and. was visibly ing debt negotiations after deadlock hast been reached is explained official statement issued. by the" Secretary" of the Treasury, Mr. Mellon, as duc a specific promise, whea for the moment had been forgotten, de by the late President: Wiloon Ata critical point "of the Peace Treaty negotiations, when a rupture rag threatened owing to. Belgiam's indignation at being compelled to take over currency introduced the Germans during the war and at being debarred from claiming. from Germany the cost of machinery and" plant removed from the Northampton, Mass, Aug. 21.

President Coolkdge has six med the Belgian agreement, which now Te:

the sanction of Congress.

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