Junior Lord of the Treasury he continued to corn the approval of his leaders, and in 1910 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Willingdon of Ratton. Three years later he was appointed Governor of Bombay, in succession to Lord Sydenham. His. charm of manner and liberal outlook won the confidence of the Presidency at a difficult time. He took an active part in the discussions preparatory to the inauguration of the Montagu-'Chelmsford constitution, and, when his form at Bombay was ended, he was offered -and accepted the Governorship of Madras where, by the lead which he gave in estab-Ushing the cabinet system of consultation he was outstandingly successful in coping with the anomalies. of the dyarchical principle underlying the new transitional constitution. Possibilities of his appoint ment fo succeed Lord Chelmsford. were discussed, but he remained in Madvas under Lord Reading's able general expressions of regret and esteem and, except for an appear~ ance at Geneva, appeared to have finished with India, For, in 1025, he was given a special mission to China whence he proceeded to Canada as Governor-General, While Lord Willingdon.wos_in Canada, Lord Irwin—now Vise count. Halifax—took on his shoulders the Viceroyalty in India during five years of momentous happenings. "The Simon Commission, in carrying out the review of the Constitution prescribed in the Government of India Act, had made its "recommendations, ' The discussions in London opened with the Viceroy's declaration of Domition status as the ultimate goal of British policy in India, To find a rman possessed of the qualities of fexperlence and judgment for succeeding to Lord Irwin, whose Influence on Indian thought had spe-dally caught the imagination of the People, was a delicate problem." The Government advised the late King to appoint the then retiring Governor-General. Canada, Thus, Lord Willingdon who had been created an Earl in recognition of his work in the Dominion, was chosen to return to Mala in the highest office under the (Crown. The economic deterioration the world generally had had its effect on India and to it was added the political unrest inseparable from the examination of constitu tional proposals. Lord Irwin, in the endeavour to get Mr. Gandhi to fake part in the London confer ence, had taken risks which, al-hough justified by the attainment of his immediate objective, exposed {the administration to serious hesita~ tions and weaknesses. Keeping his realm confidence in the basic soundness of British policy, Lord irwin did not falter. He grappled with the wilder manifestations of Tevolutionary activity and yet maintained an attitude of coneilia tion and persuasion. In the words of a competent critic from Bengal, Where the storm was fiercest, Lord Trwin "broke the bowling" for his successor. Lord Willingdon, on. arrival to take charge in April 1931, had no easy task. The intransigeance of the. extreme (Continued _on page 140.) don't let
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