chaustive debates, following seven. years of hard investigation, have invested the Government with an unimpeachable mandate from the Imperial. Parliament, says "Times" to-day in commenting on the debate on, India in the House of Lords.
So conclusive a debate," it adds, leserves n conclusive result, if only because of ite natural effect on public opinion both in Great Britain fand in India, A smaller margin would have sufficed, but it might have been misunderstood."
All the papers to-day pay a tri to the lofty tone of the speeches on the subject in both Houses.
"Among those who took part in the debate in the House of Lords were three former Viceroys, three former Secretaries of State for Indis, five former provincial Governors," and several Who Thad, made an intense indy of the question.
Who "diehards," it was noted, took studiously reasoned attitude through-fut, though Baron Ampthill urged That India's real grievances were economic and not political, and that Britain's protecting hand was indispensable till India could share in a world recovery:
The Best Way Lord Lloyd, formerly High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan, speaking very earnestly, could not help doubting whether @ responsible government was likely to be permanently acceptable to any country In the East.
On the other hand, Ear] Peel, onetime Secretary of State for India, was convinced thet the aspiration to self-government was becoming wider The Italian Government had previ-Jously been notified of the joint. commission's movements, but, " unfortunately, information had not been passed en to the officer commanding the Italian troops at the wells and Ihe declined to permit the joint commission to enter the area.
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