Bombay, Aug. 10.
The Associated Chambers of Cox merce, which claim to represent the greater part of the £1,000,000,000 of British capital supposed invested i India, have sent to the Simon Commission a memorandum Recommending a very liberal trial government in India giving the provinces const versing up to full responsible fonomy. As regards the In States the Associated Chambers Commerce recommend a constitution making the whole of geographical India a single economic unit The Memorandum of the Asso British India, it is possible that claims by the subjects of the native States in India may come into prom-
A Committee, headed by Sie Har. court Butler, which was established to investigate the relations between the ruling princes and the Government of India, made its invest tions in India and returned to Britain April. A number of Princes later came to Britain to submit their case to the Butler Commission in London.
It is now announced that the Ail-tates Subjects Organization Glated Chambers of Commere which is supported by all the 17 Chambers belonging to the Associa~ tion except Burma and the Punjab, which are making separate repre-tentations on the subject, and the Ceylon Chamber, which is not affected, makes the above recom rendition "in order that there may be no ground for suggesting that tain has not honoured the pledge she gave in August, 1917."
Tt expresses the opinion that the constitutions of the various pr vinees of India should be sufeguarded by, among other resculn~ tons, one empowering the Central Government to. inter' event of a breakdown ernment of any vine, the extabwent of second Chambers province, and prohibition statute of discrimination again Ramchandra Rao, Professor Abhy anker and Amritial D. Seth, which hopes to obtain a he: Butler Commi jects. It is anxious that it shall be an essential part of any re-arrangement of the status existing between the native states and the Govern: ment of India that the native states Which have not fallen in line with the popular reforms carried out la British India should be compelled to do so, Meawhile some very important, native states, including Mysore, Baroda, Travancore, Cochin, Hy-doraad and Rejkot. "have de. support the movement headed by the Muharajah of Patiala, which industrial and commeretal i legislation or taxation.
The Memorandum emphasizes the raj Constitution Susgested need of safeguarding the prospects of Europeans in the se making the strength of th ment parties in the Legislative As-Gombly approximately equal to thos of the anti-Government parties, commends that the Viceroy's execu tive council shall remain unaltered also recommends the withdrawn the "Commander-insChiet rom The Memorandum concludes by stating that the Associated Cham-bors of Commerce do not consid any change in the legal power the Secretary of State for India Native States Question 3 London, Aug. 11.
Simultaneously' with' the Simo Commission's inquiry in regard Bombay, Aug. 14.
Nationalist politicians, y Motilal Nehru, Sir Tei Bahadur Supra and Sir Alt Iman, have drafted a Swaraj Constitu and have now submitted it ty he President of the Nationa!
Congress. demands, inter alia, Do status; transference of political power from England to the peopl of India; and a parliament consist-1 of two Chambers with supreme authority. Te urges that the Gov: ernorGeneral and prov nors be given status and privi Tewres the same as in the Dominions. It also suggests the estal of an Indian Defence sume control of the fighting services.—Reuter,
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