Arrival of Members a Signal for Outburst of Disorder: Sir John Simon's Message: Rioters Fired on in Madras London, Feb. 4.
Sir John Simon, the chairman, and the other members of the Statutcry Com: ion arrived at Bombay yesterday.
Sir John hus issued a statement to the Indian press in the following terms:
"My colleagues and I in India are deeply impressed with the responsibility of our task, and resolve to devote all our energy and goodwill to its discharge. Constitutions! progress in British India especially depends on the friendly and sincere ce-operation of Indian and British representatives, but it is manifest that there exists at the moment in some quarters a widespread misunderstanding as what the. Commission is setting out to do and uncertainty respecting the methods I propose to employ.
We shall make it our business without delay to remove this misapprehension and after reach ing Delhi and becoming more acquainted with the actual situation we intend to make a state-mont of our proposed procedure which should leave no ground for the suspicious which have unfortunately. arisen.
We mean to' take the fullest opportunities 0 pen to us for consultation with Indian representatives who are willing to mest us both during our preliminary visit and when we return for our longer visit in October,"—British Wireless through Reuter.
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