Alli branches of the British cotton trade were represented here to-day] as 4,000 delegates assembled to pass Unanimously a resolution protesting strongly against the Indian Government's economic policies.
The resolution also condemns the boycott against Lancashire goods adopted and enforced by the All-India National Congress.
{gr the Blackley division of Manchester), Mr. Joseph Compton: (Labour member for' the "Gorton division of Manchester), Mr. Ben-Jamin Tillett (Labour member for North Salford) and Mr. 8. S. Ham-mersey (Conservative member for /Stockport), were appointed to form another deputation by the Committee of Lancashire M.P.'s, Apr. 29.
"The Welfare of the Indian con-'Sumer is being sacrificed to the short' sighted, salish polly. of a ternal industrial group wishing to maintain higher, price levels than are, warranted;"" the "resolution "The hostility toward Great Brit-fain and particularly to Lancashire, as expressed by the boycott, has been cultivated beyond all economic Feason, It has been cultivated even to the extent of encouraging the consumption of foreign goods in Preference to British goods," the re-'Solution continued, 'The 3,000 representatives of the] cotton trade demanded a cessation' of hostility in India. toward great Britain, "They urged the British} Governient to make strong representations to the Indian Government! for an and of the boycott against Lancashire goods in England. "They urged the "British Government. exert its influence with the Indian' Government to. bring about a retion in the Indian import duties: on textiles,—United Press, London, Apr. 2%
The gravity of Great Britain's economic position in India si cannot be exaggerated, Mr. A. C. Demetriadi declared to-day.
Mr. Demetriadi is m member of the executive committee of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. He issued his sharp warning in the Course of an address before a conference of Conservative members of Parliament held in the House of Commons to-night.
The conference was attended also by representatives of the Lancashire cotton industry.
In emphasizing the 1 Great Britain's econom!
India Mr. Demetriadi suid:
"Unless the Government steps to deal with the boycott in India and the high rate of import uty applied to cloth sent into India textile trade of this nation Endin is certain to continue to de-line rapidly, The decline. will be at the risk of ultimate extinction?" United Press, Apr, 29.
Sixty Conservative Peers and members of the House of Commons, Including "Lord. Peel, Sir Samuel Hoare, Mr. Neville El other ex-clunister, House'of Commons to-day to receive deputation from Lancashire re-farding Indin and the cotton trade.
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Mahe "Conservative Party must ju the Ci io pee how far itis possible to achieve the Federal {dea "without surrendering any essenti fe guards, which are clearly stated and which we con-Sider fundamental to any " future Bettlement." +The party intends use its' fullest Influence to. sup-Port British: traders and to. insist That in any settlement. of. the Indian situation there should be a fundamental. "provision prohibiting unfair discrimination against Brit-Ish trade."
The members of the deputation asked for the Conservative Party's: fsistanee on the ground that. the British" and. Indian Governments had tailed. to protect the cotton industry.
Mr. Demetriadi of the Indi section of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, describing the boy-ott of British goods in. India, de-lared that unless the Government flealt with both the boycott and the import duty, British textile. trade with India would certainly end.
'Be. Neville Chamberlain and' Sir Samual Hoare assured the deputatien of the Conservatives" sympathy and support, "The deputation later saw some Liberal members. of the House of Gemmons, who expressed themselves "as greatly impressed by their overwhelming "case."
The Labour member for Hull, Commander J. M. Kenworthy, dis-fussing the subject of the depatat in the Lobby, deplored the boycott.
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our other menibers of the House, Lord Peel (Conservative), who was formerly Secretary of State India, opened a debate on India i the House of Lords to-day, when he invited the Government to, indicate the personnel and scope of the resumed meeting of the Round-Table whi was to be the sole representative of the Congress, declared, it was to be noted that, {from the recent meetings at Karachi, it did not appear that the views of the Congress were unanimous homogeneous.
Lord Peel. urged the importance lof safeguards, specially "for. the minorities, and expressed anxiety, fat the present state of communal'
Referring to the massacres at Cawnpore, the former Viceroy, Lord Reading ' (Liberal), asked "what steps had been taken to prevent a recurrence of such incidents; and, dealing with the recent warnings of Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency, Govlernor of the Punjab, about the spread of disorder, he urged the Government to give the Viceroy the fullest assurance of their support imply on any measures he might wish to take, "In doing s0, he declared, they would have the support of ' beth political parties and the country a whole, Lord" Snell, the new Under-[Secretary of State for India, said that the Government proposed to invite the Indian delegates to Lon Fesume the work of The Indian representation on the Committee was to be the same, Lord /Snell continued, but the Government was considering whether it would not be desirable to add to it representatives of certain interests not directly represented on the original Committee.
definite statement as to the personnel could be made until the new Viceroy, Lord Willingdon, had had time to' consider the matter. The Government's plans contemplated bringing the problems which had been entrusted to the Federal Structure Committee under further discussion. "The specific heads of Inquiry referred to the Committee ]when it sat in London were intended broadly to cover collectively the whole field of the constitution and powers of a federal or central gov Jernment of the type contemplated by' the Government. The plans sketch-ided out in the two reports of the [Committee left. much of their Geld finexplored. The Government hoped would. enable it, i aot to. complete that the projected. further. session
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The Government, Lord Snell went on, had no. definite information forthe reception of individual rulers not present at. the London. Confer: fence towards the scheme of federation.
The increase of the tlfeling between Hindus and. Sfoslems, he clared, was, a. malter inherently delicate anda, solti was primarily for the Indians themselves. "All the Government could was to reiterate what was placed fin the forefront of the Prime Mini ter's declaration: that the new contution must contain such guar-were required by the 38 to protect their political not only the Goverament, but parties in the Conference took their stand.
The time was much too shor since Lord Irwin's conversations Jwith Mr. Gandhi to form any cometent opinion of the effect of -the agreement tu trade movements; and had no reason to. think the lusdertaking was being disregarded, although certain difficulties had favisen which were receiving the attention of the Government of India.
As regarded the political sit ion, Lord Snell said that while there was a definite improvement in bombay Presidency, the position in the United Provinces and in the Punjab was less satisfactory. Wireless throusk Reuter.
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