Word: simons
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...abrupt break in the stockmarket at Bombay, followed by closing of the Exchange "indefinitely" was a result last week of an address by Baron Irwin to both Houses of the Indian Legislative Assembly, still fuming over the Simon report (TIME, June 30 et ante). Baron Irwin said that he spoke "rather as friend than as Viceroy," referred to India as a "country," declared in ringing tones: "His Majesty's Government last year authorized me to declare that, in its view, the attainment of dominion status was the natural completion of India's constitutional growth. That declaration was made and [despite...
...ruler of an Indian State, no Indian statesman, Indian ecclesiastic or Indian businessman of standing came out last week in favor of the Simon Report (TIME, June 30). With virtual unanimity the Indian people, in so far as they are articulate, appeared to reject it. Speaking for imprisoned St. Gandhi, who was not allowed by the British to say anything, Acting Leader Pandit Motilal Nehru said quietly: "We simply shall not pay the slightest heed to the Simon Report...
...London the press naturally took a favorable tone toward Sir John Simon's well meant and laboriously conceived recommendations for giving India a mite more freedom-all except the Daily Herald, news organ closest to Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald. This paper recalled that in 1927, when the Simon Commission was organized, Scot MacDonald, then out of office, prophesied: "The Simon Report will give 1,000 reasons for just a little more tutelage." According to the Herald this prophecy has now been fulfilled...
After the MacDonald-Baldwin-Lloyd George conference the London press was tentatively informed that, although the Simon Report does not mention and is clearly opposed to granting India so-called "Dominion Status," the Government contemplates "discussing" this concession with Indian leaders...
14TH STREET-Percy Shostac-Simon & Schuster...