London, Oct. 10.
There will be a very considerable advance in self-government in India Hogi crickeyer, Sit Stanley Jack english cricketer, Sir son, who. until fee ently was Govlernor of Bengal, ins speech to-day, Leeds, At the same time, he expressed doubts as to the desirabil-{iy of the early introduction of full democratic system of He referred, in this connection, to the Report of the franchise Committee, which recently toured India Under' the chairmanship of "the Marquis of Lothian, and said he Committee had visualized the early ruthered from the Report that the adoption of democratic system of government throughout India." He [Was afraid the Report went good tical farther than the Government, fof which he was the head, had ex: pected upon evidence.
"Tram aware of the serious danger lof the introduction of any full West jem democratic system in India and those who know the East know that East is East," he declared.
ie Stanley said that if full autonomy was to be granted. to. the provinces, the control of the Cenral Government. must remain. for many years in the hands of those who had guided Justice in the Coun-for over a hundred years.—Reuter.
Bombay, Oct, 11.
A. schism has appeared "in the ranks of the Conservative Moslems who have up to now been united against those Moslems who have Supported the Indian National Coners are opposed to participation the "conference proposed by Shaukat Ah at least until the Hindus give some indication of the minimum concessions which they will be disposed to make.
Meanwhile the Viceroy, Lord Wilington, has refused to' authoriss any modification in the new prison rules" which ould permit Mr. Gandhi to see the Moslem leader until the latter are themselves. in unanimous agreement on the request that negotiations be opened with Mr, Gandhi, Mr, Shaukat Ah has telegraphed the Viceroy requesting him to revise] his decbion. Meanwhile, preparations for the Lucknow conference are well advanced and Mr. Gandhi has already given Mr. Ah assurances that he would ce-operate with all his strength towards the estab-Tishment of a durable and lasting accord between the two commu
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