PUN OF SELF
IS OUTLINED
LONDON, July L’.'» ilhitish Wireless
Se? \ i< ( i K\cntuall> to set up in In
dia a res pons i Ide s»h government is
tiir avowed purpose of the plan of lim
ited home rule fur that country which
has hern prepared for submission to
the British parliament by Kdwin S.
Montagu, secretary for India, and
Huron Chelmsford, viceroy and gov
ernor general of India.
lb*fore this goal of self government
can he attained, however, the authors
of the new plan say the Indian people
should have a period of training They
avow that the proposed scheme of
government is a temporary expedient
intended to provide a method of
training in government, and say the
ultimate attainment of the desired
goal depends upon the Indian people
themselves. It would not be fair to
give it to them until they fulfill the
necessary conditions." say the secre
tary for India and the viceroy.
The report has been made public
hy the government for purposes of dis
cussion and criticism It has not been
definitely adopted in ail its details by
the war cabinet.
Leading up to a description of their
new plan, the official announcement
says that "declarations of both our
own and American statesmen concern
ing the liberalizing of the aims of the
allies have given new force and vital
ity to the growing demand among the
progressive section of the Indian peo
ple for self-government."
The viceroy and secretary for India
propose that the new government in
India shall be ( (imposed of the follow
ing:
Provincial- legislatures to be com \
posed of directly elected representa
tives.
A viceregal legislature for all India,
to he composed of two chambers -
the legislative assembly of India and
the council of state.
The Indian privy council, members
of whiah are to he appointed by the;
king-emperor.
A council of princes.
According to the official announce-!
incut of the provisions of the scheme,j
an increasing degree of responsibility
4b to be given to the provinces. They
are to have tile largest measure of
independence compatible with the au-i
thority of the viceregal legislature.
Certain subjects tire to tie reserved i
for action by the executive councils j
of these provinces, exeluding Burma, j
These executive councils will consist
of the governor ami two members, one
of them to be an Indian.
"Devolution." says the otliciai an
nouncement. "is lo take tile form oi
giving responsibility in certain sub
ject . to la- known a; transferred sub-j
jects. to the provincial legislative.
council, which will have a substait j
tial number of elected members to be
chosen on as broad a franchise as!
possible The subjects over which I
tin provincial electoral body will ex
, ; , out nil are defined as "those |
offering most o piirlunity for local!
j j(,i - 11 .i■ .tml -o' ia'l .< rv ice vv herein
Indians h.ivi liunvn themselves to he
k, , uly inti rested. those vv 1 rein mis
take would not lie irremediable and
• hi whs It land ill nee I oi dev elop
inept.
■■( *|pit ,-;i, n ions to the gov eminent ;
,,l India." adds tlx- annottn ement,!
■ to |„ the fir 1 eharge of pro
V im i ll revenues ’i'll remaining pro
vim nil levetutes are to lie admiuis
■ - i tie- j ni■ iuei.il governments."
The v ii env il legislature of all India
v- iil lie composed ot two chambers ,
tin- legislative assembly of India and
tin* council ot state. The assembly
is to have u membership of Inn. More
than half thirty six of the members
of the present legislative council are
nominated by the governor general,
teat under tin* new plan this official
majority would disappear and two
thirds of the BIO membera of the as
sembly would be elective The re
maining one-third would lie nominated
by the governor general.
The second chamber, a council of
stale, is intended to develop some
thing of tlie experience and dignity
of a body of cider statesmen It Is
to be the final legislative authority in
matters which the government regards
as essential Besides the governor
general. It will consist of fifty mem
bers, of whom twenty-nine are in lie
nominated and twenty-one elected
In obtain legislation necessary for
tlie conduct of the government, the
governor will have power to certify
that enactment of a certain measure
is essential to the peace ami tran
quillity of a province.
The proposed council of princes is
to consider questions affecting the na
tive states and those of concern either
to the empire as a whole or to Brit- ■
ish India and the native states in !
common.
Ten years after the proposed now
government is organized a commis
sion is lo tic appointed to resurvey
tin whole political situation and Judge
v, hat further power can lie transferred
io tic native governments. Similar
commissions arc to follow al inter
i Mils of not less than twelve years.
A select committee on India is lo lie
formed in cacti session of the British
house of commons.
Throughout the report it is pointed
out that the granting of further re
sponsibility to the native government
depends upon an active and intelli
gent voting by the natives.
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