Retiring Viceroy on Indian Politicians Failure to Meet Delhi, Jan, 20, The Legislative Assembly was copened to-day in State for the last] time by the retiring Viceroy, Lord Reading.
There was bright sunshine, The! streets were lined with troops, The chamber was crowded, Tt was a Inilliant spectacle. The Viceroy sat in the golden chair on the crimson carpet.
All the effigials were fu Large crowds chetted Lord Reading's arrival and departure, The Viceroy, in his speech, an-ing hnd approved, appointment of a Royal Com jon on Agriculture in India. said that he and his Government Sully sympathized with Indian fec!- ing in regard to. the _anti-Indian legislation in South Africa, The Indian deputation to South Africa' Fad already obtained valuable information. The Government India still hoped to persuade the Union Government that there- was} very strong ground for a conferences, The whole question was now in a stage of negotiation, He hoped that the!
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Which appeared to have its side, woul is of discussion with the Union Government would reached.
The Vi roy greatly regretted that the Indi political Leaders had not} made a better response to Lord Birkenhend's message of sympathetic encouragement. He said that Britain's heart would have been won by immediate acceptance of tha advances made, Though there had i been some change in the tone and temper of the politicians towards the Government he wished it had been more unmistakeable, He trust fed that in the ensuing session there would be a clear manifestation of an attitude as wencroux and well-intentioned as that which had prompted the appeal and that a new eral would dawn of more sympathetic understanding, more widespread frost and more universal goodwill Reuter.
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