Simla, June 16, rts that the Maharajah of Patiala has modified the views he expressed at the Indian Round Table conference in favour of Indian Federation are confirmed by the publication of 'a star ment in, which the Maharajah states, "The Federation scheme hitherto proposed is fraught with the gravest danger to the very' ex istence of the Indian States. Thes is no trace <f Federal Spirit woughout India and if the scheme is accepted the smaller states are bound to suffer the fate of the smaller "German—_prineipalities under the Confederation of 1815 and disappear from the map India, 'The Maharajah maintains that Federation is not the only solution ard suggests the possibility of inion of the Indian States alone in direct relationship—with, ths crown, the germ of which already exists' in the present. Chamber of
the scope of this Chamber might Feiees! The Maharajah sugges Manchester, June 17, 'The Cotton Spinners and Manus facturers Association to-day addressed a letter to Mr. J, Ramsay: MacDonald, the Premier,' drawing hhis attention to the fact " that." the people of India have not relaxed their boycott against British goody despite the representations of the British Government, The Lancaghire textile industrialists asked that further action be taken to terminate the boycott in India, They reminded "Premier MacDonald of the depression being suffered in Manchester as a result of the loss of the Indian market. United Press, London, June 19.
Dealing with the Indian problem in a speech last night, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, leader of the' Conservative Party, said that the Conference which' was to reacsomble in September would carry on the discussions more or less at the point where they, were left in January.
They were, he suid, gotting to the most dificult part of their work, dents and con India had not safeguards, Mr. Bald~ ized that there must be financial safeguards so that the stability of the credit of India might maintained. There must be safe: guards for British trade, also safe yards for the maintenance of law safeguards for the The last was in many ses most difficult, especially in the light of the communal troubles in the last few months.
If as time wont on, Mr, Baldwin continued, it became impossible to reach a sufficient amount of agreement at this Conference, or at a subsequent conference, then, of course, it would be the duty of the Government to advise Parliament and to frame such legislation as they thought fit. But the whole question was 0 dificult in its nature, and so fraught with danger-'Ous consequences in its failure, that it required the very best that they could give in the brains of thi igleountry and a calm and judicial atmosphere among our own people, /—Wireless through Reuter, Simla, June 22, Recent fears are frillilied by the announcement that all attempts of Muslim leaders at the Muslim Unity jeonference have failed to effect an agreement on the important issue of separate electorates under the prov Jected new Indian regime, A de-'Snite deadlock is now established.—Reuter, Beer
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