The Archive · 1941

Governor General of Canada

He was then sent to China as Chalrman of the Delegation from the Boxer Indemnity Committee, but was soon afterwards appointed Governor Gen-rat of Canada (1020), "He. was one the "most, popular Governor Generals Canada has ever seen and When Lord Irwin's term. os" Viceroy ame fo-an and and the Betish Gov ernment was faced. with the {aah of nding a man who combined experi. feneo'of "Indian" polities with the qualities of udoment tact "and Htrength, all, eyes turned towards Lord Willingdon, "Thus It was that at the ago of 05 he began the most arduous port of hig long public career, Lord Willingdon's edreer as Viceroy was distinguished for" the personal ote that he sounded, "He "gave a tremendous impetus, for example. the development, of evil aviation, Fealizing how India. thight well be: game the great highway for alr trafic Between the West and Hast and how the great distances within India tent Memselves fo the development of ait communteations, "He set a personal example by "having lis Own aero-lane' and by being the frst Viceroy {ovfly homeland out again by alr But Lord Wittingdon was known ag, ring, man Who annet swire Wiltingdon "went to. South America autumn 9 and La

on behalf of the Toero-Ameriean.In= thtute of Great Britain, when they avelied Widely" over Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, Defeated Gandhi colded with the" rosuseltation, on a Lord Willingdon's Viceroyalty coin~ note formidable, scale than hitherto, of Mr, Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign, 'He took up the challenge fud completely defeated the Mahatma, He refused to make any compromise with the breakers of the Jaw, Until Givit Disobedience was called' off he absolutely rejected, Unlike "Lord Irwin, all Gandhi's attempts to enter

regard for Mr, Gandhi that Lord m_had none of the

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