Aden, Sept. 3.
Ocean voyagers have rarely had la, more interesting fellow traveller than the people aboard the P. & O. [Liner Rajpatana, which arrived here! to-day carrying 'Mr. M. K. Gandhi, ithe Indian Nationalist' leader, the London for the Round-Table Conference.
Eschewing the first-class state cabin offered to him by the Indian Government, Mr. Gandhi presents Jo curious, ghost-like appearance as his ral form lies on crude wooden To the amusement of his fellow passengers, but without causing [them any anxiety, the Indian Nationalist leader to-day took the helm Jand navigated the Rejputana for ten minutes up the Red Sea, a Upon his: arrival here he was given an enthusiastic: welcome and fa purse containing £325 for his Jeause. The "Sfahatma" was gratified by the reception but not entirely satisfied with the purse. He said that he had expected much more {om the merchants of Aden.
'A vision of the India of his Jareams_in which the poorest. know eas their country, im which all Jcommunities live in perfect. har-many, with no "untouchable" and Ino intoxicating drinks, where women enjoy the same rights as men, land where the people live ap peace with no army meeded, was conjured lup by Me. Gandhi as his programme London. "I shall be satisfied with nothing less", he said.
Seasickness has, not troubled Mr. JGandhi on the voyage. He is on excellent terms with the passengers land has been undoubtedly the most photographed person aboard. Hi autographs, too, have been in great Jdemand. There are no cocktails before dinner for him. He is living lon a simple diet, the chief item of which is pasteurised goats' milk, of which he took ten gallons when he eft India. On his arrival in London hho is expected to accept one of the numerous offers of live goats which Ihe has received from various parts lot England and Wales.
Mr. Gandhi sleeps on the deck funder the stars. He rises at four fand spends the day writing, reading fand chatting with his companions land fellow passengers, but he never forgets to carry out his daily ritual lof spinning. During the journey hundreds of telegrams of good wishes Hor the success of his mission have lcome'to him from all parts of the London, Sept. 3.
The India Office states that since the announcement of delegates to the Indian Round-Table conference the following changes "have been made in the Indian States delega: tion, In the unavoidable absence of the Maharajah of Kashmir and the Maharajah of Patiala on account of urgent and' important business in their own States, the representation possible extinction of the species Which is now threatened by the lack of an open isnd closed, season for whale fishing as well as other} abuses.
M, Lerroux, who is also President of the League of Nations Council, presided over the opening session.
'Because of the changes in the British Government since the May sessions Lord Robert Cecil in place Mr. Arthur Henderson, the former Secretary of State for For-ign Affairs, is expected to open hard fight' for concrete results at the world disarmament confer which is sehedaled to convene Geneva in February, 1932.
After M, Lerroux had presided over the opening session Mf. Titulesco elected President of the Assembly of 11 jue of Nations 'M. Lerroux, in his speech at the opening of the Assembly, expressed the hope that next February's disarmament conference will result in valuable contributions to peace. Frequently he referred to the world's econo ma and he characterized President Hoover's parations holiday, the performances of the Bank of International Settlements, and the meetings of German, American, British, French and ttalian. statesmen as tokens of a desire for economic recovery But M. Lerroux implicitly suggested the neteasity of revising inter. Allied debts and reparations.
"That desire must become even more pronounced and all embracing: since the decision hitherto seem aleulated to result in purely temporary. assistance confined to temporary countries," M, Lerroux said. United Press Jat interests of the former has been Jentrusted to Colonel K. N. Haksar (who was already a delegate) and lof the latter to the Nawab Liagat Hayat Khan, Prime Minister of! [Patiala State.
The, Maharajalt Holkar of Indore jand the Maharao-of Cutch, have also been invited to join the delegation, The Maharajah Rana of Dholpur, who was already a delegate, has been invited to join the Federal Structure Committee Wireless through Reuter.
Simla, Sept. 4.
In order to curb the' activities of certain sections of the Press which continue to glorify acts of violence the Government of India is preparing, new legislation to control articles' in newspapers daring ing Intive Assembly.—Reuter.
London, Sept. 6.
Another stage in the long-drawn negotiations to decide the political fifth of the world's begin in London on Monday afternoon with the convening of the first meeting of the Indian Federal Structure Conumittee, it was Jannounced here to-day.
The work of the committee, the [United Press was informed, will be fin the nature of a preliminary to the second Indian Round Table Conference which is to complete the {formation of & new Constitution for dia, "Despite the interest in the pending opening of the extraordinary_ season of Pavliament and the activities of the new emergency JGoverament the public is manifesting great interest ju the Indian problem with the arriv [Gandhi awaited, The primary object of the Indian Federal Structure Committee is to complete and fill in the outline of form of federal Government for India. It was roughly sketched last winter by the first, Indian Round [Table Conference. As envisaged at hat was planned to grant Indi table measure of self-government and home rule bat with for political and com-interests which Great Britain considers vital to Empire tunity and security.
The principal problems before the Indian Federal Structure Committee foreign affairs, finance and military power.
The manner and extent of collinboration of the independent and under native rulers.
The relations between the Federal Government of India and the Viceroy, representing the King and "The extent of responsibility of the federal legislature.
The component elements of the [federal government, the extent of responsibilities of the federal government, the number of chambers Jand the extent of representation.
The classification of the subjects
the jurisdiction of the federal idependent in states sgislature and the provincial legisliatures and the representation in each.
Disagreement is expected to arise chiefly over the questions of "safeguards" upon which Great Britain insists and whether and how the powerful native princes will join in the proposed federal scheme. Since the frst Indian Round Conference when the native princes Jdramatically announced adhesion in principle to the federal scheme there Fas been. a reversion ion among some princes, 'The influential Maharajah of Patiala recanted after return fo India and announced is "opposition "to Federalisation However, offeiate in London believe that the' majority of the great In-Jian states still support the Federal scheme.
Almost until the last moment of preparation there. was. uncertainty Feenidingropresntaign of the Gacdhi and Congress Party. The absence of Mr.
"Gandhi and the that Congress Party would have mean:
new constitution in India would Thave been greatly diminished.
'Even with complete agreement Juy the Second Round Table Confer-here admit that there woul lealty in putting the [constitution into effect without the Joo-operation of the Congress or it Hface of the Congress' opposition.
The Indian Federal Structure ICommittee, one of the most important committees of the Confer-jing such eminent men as Lord Sankey, the Chairman of the last Jcommittee, Lord Reading, Sir Fey) Bahadur Sapru, the Rt. Hon. VSS. [Sastri, and representatives of the Inative states.
Late this month the Minorities [Committee will assemble to resume Jdiseussion of the communal question land the representation of minor Tu the seven months since the first [Conference there has been no progress in the efforts of the Hindus jand Moslems to settle their own differences.
Scores of fights have occurred between Hindus and Moslems in which hundreds were killed and thousand injured. The Moslems demand gus tees to preserve their power and security in the face of Hindu pre-Jponderance—the Hindus outnumber the Moslems by 3 to 1.
Many other complex problems will confront the minorities com many bitterly antagonistic, When the Federal and Minorities committees have sufficiently adanced in their work the date for the Second Round Table Conference The decisions of this fare expected to be embodie for presentation to the British Ps went to finally provide India with a new constitution.
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