List Issued of Representatives Invited by Viceroy to Attend]
Comprises Cream of Indian Influence and Thought London, Sept. 10, A list has been issued (subject fo a few additions) of the re-Brcsenttives whom the Viceory; Tewin, has invited to attend the Indian Round-Table Conference: fu London on the conclusion of the:
Imperial Conference.
1 Those invited comprise the cream Indian influence and thought. \Awong "the 16 who will watch the. interests of the Indian States yarera: mumber of the best known sMalarsfahs, who are recognized as; enlightened rulers, along with other: distinguished statesmen, Rhei British Indian representa-Fives total 46, and they reflect all vneligions,. geographical areas, classes of the community and! Political views.
The notables include H. H. the Aga Khan; Mahomed Ah" Jinnah, who was one of the organizers of the boycott against the Simon Commission; Chaman Lal, a strong Swarajist who declined to resign his Parliamentary seat in accordtance with a resolution passed by the National Congress at the be-winning of the year, and pro-tinment Liberals such as Sir Chiananlal Setalvad Advocate of the High Court at Bombay, and the Hon. Sir Phirore Sethna, a Mom ber of the Council of State.
The list also includes the Rt, Hon. V. 8. Srinivasa Sastri, High Commissioner for India in ' South Arica from 1926-29; "Sir Te} Bahadur Sapru, one of the recent unoffgial peace negotiators, Sit Muhammed: Khan Bahtdur Shafi, President of the All-India and!
Punjab National Liberal Leagues, and two women, namely, Mrs, Shahnawaz, the daughter of Sir 'Muhammed Shafi, and Mrs. Subbarayan, who was' educated at Oxford.
The Euro representatives are! Br. Osea lo Glanville, a criminal lawyer practising in Burma, Mr, Gavin, Jones, an engineer, Sir Hubert Winch Carr, Managing Director of Messrs. Balmer Lawrie Ca,, Ltd, and President of the 25, and Mr. C. E, Wood of Madras. European Association between 1922-
The list of those invited by the Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, fo. attend, has not yet been pub:
Four names have been added to! ist of representatives invited by the Viceroy, and. they include that of Mr. M. R. Jayakar, one of the recent unofficial peace nogotiators.
The Round-Table Conference will be a gathering of immense importance." The suggestion that it should be held was first made in a otter to the Prime Minister by Sir John 'Simon, the Chairman of the: Indian Statutory Commission. Its Wide scope was indicated by' the! Viceroy in his address to the Indian exislature two months ago, when he said "His Majesty's - Govern. tment conceive the meeting as a Joint assembly of representatives! of both countries on whose _agre ment precise proposals to Parl ment may be founded, The onference will thus enjoy the unfettered right of examining the whole problem in all its bearm with the knowledge that its labours fare of no academic kind and His Majesty's. Government still hope that Indians of all schools -of thought, whatever attitude some of them have hitherto taken, will be ready to share in this constructive work. I see no reason why from a frank discussion on all sides, a sche-jot emerge for submiss sion to Parliament which would confound the pessimism of those who Avould tell-us that it is impossible for Groat Britain and India to} reach agreement."
The, names ave not yet been announced. of the representatives from the Houses of Parliament who will attend the Conference. The! Government have invited the leader of the two Opposition parties to! nominate representatives to. attend tthe conference, fiom both Houses, but the Premier has made it clear! that 'While the presence at the conference of' representatives of other! parliamentary parties would in the! Government's View lead'to the removal of difficulties and differences and would facilitate subsequent legislation, the Government could for throw off its Constitutional responsibility and must retain complete freedom regarding the pro-Posals, which they will, as the outcome' of the Conference, subsequently Jay before Parliament.
'By permission of the King-Em-]peror the Conference will be held in St. James' Palace—Reuter and Wireless,
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