BETTER DAYS IN INDIA

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 23, 23 December 1932, Page 7

BETTER DAYS IN INDIA

SIGNS-OF GOODWILL. USE OF EMERGENCY ROWERS. MAY SOON BE DISPENSED WITH. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (British Official AVireless.) Received December 23, 11.28 a.m. RUG BA", Dec. 22. Tho Secretary of Stato for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, made a statement on India during tho debate on the adjournment of the Houso of Commons. Ho said that as far as he could judge the situation in India was definitely better. The Ottawa Agreement liad been passed by the Assembly by 77 votes to 25—very significant evidence of the goodwill between the Indian Legislature and the Imperial Parliament.

As to the emergency orders, he had always hated them and none wished to see them imposed unless they wore absolutely necessary. He was glad to be able to announce that, as far as he could see, by tho beginning of the New A 7 ear there need bo no further emergency orders. Referring to a suggestion by a previous Opposition speaker that there had been a chango in tho Government's attitude towards tho Indian Conference, Sir Samuel said he could say quite categorically that there was no difference at all. They were trying to get exactly the same results as before. A great measure of agreement had been reached not only between the Governments in Britain and India, but also with tlie Indian delegation in London. The Government would do everything in their power to increase the forces of goodwill, and would show their willingness to co-operate with India if India would co-operate with them.

AVith regard to the labour conditions as revealed in the AVhiteley report, Sir Samuol said the administration of labour questions was a transferred subject and the India Office, therefore, had little or no control, but his advisers and himself were fully alive to the need for a great improvement, and all the influence they oould exert would bo in the direction of helping both the central and provincial governments to do everything possible to raise tho standard of labour conditions generally.