The Archive · 1935

Admiral Byrd Plans

New Expedition rectal 70 mee Mx, Menata""

Dunedin, Jan. 2.

A new expedition 1s planned by Rear-Admiral R. E. Byrd provided the ice is favourable.

The American explorer, who is still in Little America, plans to take his wooden ship," the Bear of Oakland, to the cast of King Edward) Vit land and finish at Valparaiso, Chile—Reuter, with any scheme that contained any reservations or safeguards. A signi-HAcant fact was, not this outburst, but the total absence of any constructive proposals or a workable alternative, Dut criticism in India must not de taken to mean that the Indians would obstruct the reforms. The Viceroy jand all Governors had told him that, fon the contrary, the Indians would work them, The reforms offered India_a very wide field of government and the Indians could not wisely or safely stand out of it. The final test of the Government's policy was whether it was for the better Kovernment of India. That broad question contained within it an issue [that was constantly in their minds, namely, the fulure welfare of the Indian masses.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account