London, June 27.
Flemington, N.J., June 27.
An important declaration upon the Indian constitutional procedure was made in the House of Commons to-day by the Secretary of b State for India, Sir Samuel Hoare.
He announced that the Government would endeavour to give effect {o their India policy by means of a Single Bill, which" would provide alike for an autonomous constitution of the provinces and for the federation of the provinces and states. They intended, he said, that this measure should cental sions enabling the. provine stitutions to be introduced necessarily awaiting the completion of the steps required for the actual inauguration of the federation.
Sir, Samuel declared that since was sri essential feature of the Govermment's policy that the federation, Which the Bill would contract, Should be the Federation of all india, it followed that. the units concerned must be prepared actual to federate and that proposals be laid before Parliament to this end must be complete in" all essentials.
After carefully considering the present position, he sai, the Gov-Exnment were convinced that _matters had now reached a stage at which settlement of the urgent and important questions remaining would only be delayed by formal sessions of large bodies. Expeditious treatment of these questions, he considered, would best be secured by @ programme which, though involving. some variation' in. method, Would secure the full collaboration which had been the underlying principle of the work accomplished declared that the Government would take the next step towards the removal of obstacles and announce a decision that they had undertaken to give on those aspects of the communal prob-Tem which now retarded progress.
He went on to say that they are naw engaged in the settlement, of the actual terms of the decis and unless unforeseen difficult intervene, he hoped to announce {t some time during the present sum-
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was the first witness to-day in the trial of Mr. John H. Curtis, Norfolk boat der and confessed fabricator of contact with kidnappers of his child, misinformation, concerning, alleged Charges were brought against, Curtis alleging that he gave false information to the authorities.
Col. Lindbergh, described events in connection with the kidnapping, and the history of his relations with Mr. Curtis, who gained access. to witness with his story of purported contact with rumrunner-kidnappers by enlisting the aid of a clergyman and an admiral.
Col. Lindbergh said he met Mr. Curtis through Rear-Admiral Cuy Burrage, and he described various trips they had made and reports they had received.
Other clues were abandoned, said, in favour of followin tempting trial laid by Mr, and.in several inst choose between Curtis that of others, finally, lead of the Norfolk "'ship builder."
Col, Lindbergh revealed the fact that Curtis had told him that the kidnappers had threatened to. sell the baby to the highest, the gangsters.
Despite the fact that Curtis has repeatedly since his arrest asserted. that the kidnappers existed only in his own imagination, the police today altered the charge against. him one of "actual contact with the kidnappers.
Curtis pleaded not guilty, Arlington, D.C, July 2.
Curtis was convicted "to-day on Jcharges of obstruction of justice in feonnection with the" Lindberg napping case, Sentence was The maximum penalty will be three years in prison and a fine of G$1,000. The jury recommended clemency, however, The Judge's charge said that conviction would be possible amy feonvinced Curtis "actually fn'the event that the jury. was
established contact with the kidnap: pers.—United Press.
American Police Exonerated London June 29. impeding progress, the Government trusted "a consultative committee would re-assemble to bring its advice to bear on the numerous important questions entrusted to it.
The Government hoped that the Committee's discussions would make such progress that only a few specific problems would remain, for example, financial safeguards which might appropriately be subject for informal discussions in Land with a fow individuals with speci experience. thereon.
After such discussions, the Government would pass straight to the Parliamentary stage, The Govern: ment considered that the final stage of consultation with Indian inion could usefully take place only on definite proposals, He therefore, proposed to invite both Houses of Parliament to set up a joint select committee before the introdvetion of the Bill, thus facilitating Indian ce-operation and ensuring its effective influence in what was probably the most. important stage in shaping constitutional reforms.
By this procedure, the Secretary. for India. concluded, the Govern-today from the charge of havin American place were exsipatod tied brutal "third-degree methods Ju' connection withthe examination of Violet Sharp, the British nurse: fraid of 'Col, Ethdbergh's mother-in-Taw. tvs, Morrow. "Investigations Wore instituted after the suicide Violet "Sharp. following "her Amminacions by the police, regarding the Lindbergh baby kldnappi Gapt, RA. Eden, Under tary of State' for Foreign A
Commons today" that" the. Bri trid) embers "of, the Howe! Canval-General tu New, Nonk, after Sonvinced that Violet Sharp had not most euretul investigation,
Seen interrogated under" conditions wilen "induced" severe physical Main. Therefore there. were founds for an official' British re-Bresentation "to Washington:
"Dangerous Killer" Arrested New York, June 30.
The arrest to-day of Norman Whitaker, who is, described.
"Qangerous "Killer" og the. actual kidnapper of the' Lindbergh baby, {nde ome of the many phases in the case of the Lindbergh baby kidnap-hoped for rapid progress and Ping. between British end Tndlan representatives particu on the other—Wireless fon one hand and the three British through Reuter.
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