The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-26

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lu meeting of the European Anglo.
|tl1a Defense association in this city
N chairman expressed the opinion that
unrest was not subsiding. He said
I'd Morlcys proposed reforms were
n going TO close the reign of anarchy
,his unrestful land. and he urged very
9ngly that the non official Europeans
zuId be given adequate representa-
- on the reformed councils. AS mat
y stood the province which appeared
. oughout 10 lead the unrest (though
Believed the subtle brains of Nah.
4 led it) seemed likely 10 secure the
,est measure OF representation Eng
= capital had been taken from India
Hing to the unrest and sedition. which
-5ed rapldly-incrcasing sense Of IN
rity, and yet il was now proposed
nut large share of executive power
: 4 the hands of those whose astound-
n, antipathy 10 British commerce and
fftal was notorious. A resolution Civ
zc expression to those views was
{ sed.
'r Edward Norman Baker. lieutenant
'5}rpor of Bengal, is urging the ne
T,i<y of undertaking revision Of the
{rieut provincial settlement of Bengal,
t<W herever [ go on tour am forced
very turn to refuse most reason
requests for local expenditure. and
!. to reject generous offers TO pri-
contributions because | am unable
-;sfeet the government share Of the
-ible, and cannot fail TO produce a
lNral feeling of difficulty of our
in dealing with the political sit
on. In the course of the year. If
.:ie should be signs Of Improvement
he financial situation, / shall sub
proposals for the revision of the
incial settlement on Juster and more
1N 81 lines and | earnestly hope that
will receive the sympathetic con.
ation of the government and Of the
Drable finance minister. and the Ben
nay be allowed the first call upon
ever funds may be available in the
ndrial exehequer.,
p 6"meeting Of the Madras Trades as,
tion has carried n resolution APP
..,lng the extension Of the legislature
5lf]eils. but condemning the introduc"
W" If Indians into the legislative coun.
both viccregal and provincial.
special meeting of the Dcccan
sm league, held in Poona, a reso-
- Ia was unanimously passed CON
~ ing as misehievous and unpatriotic
..1rtccent Hindu outcry "set up by
raiders of the Congress party -
dt)st the recent assurances given by
|" Morley to the Mohammcdans in
sRd>ction with tho reform councils.
the, course of debate on the bnan.
A ht'statement. Sir Harvey Adamson
h rrn scheme He said, with reference
+. Gokhale IS remarks about GER
- toersons now under deportation;
~ he honorable member must be
.hf1tware that the government has far
means of Judging OF the ueces-
A f'or the steps which it took than
honorable member, who bases his
~. 'isions simply on personal acquaint"
with these persons. and on that
H.edge assumes that the government
MN error. | am very far from ad-
M ig that the government acted on
W Jable information or that there
IMny error at all in its action,
DIlerring to the question Of class
}VJentation. he said:
H<here arc two ways of securing pro-
" {nate representation for the Mo
- edans, either by nominating Mo
.<yednps 30 seats over and above
~ they obtain in u general elcc-
/or by allowing tho Mohammedan
Zanity itself 10 elect members for
MY One way or the other must be
I'd in order to meet existing CON
oll's- The time may yet arrive when
W<ohammedans community will have
m De sufficiently organized TO secure
l)p. tpmseIvcs due proportion Of rep.
dttafiou AT -thc general elections,
!. tde time has moi yet come If ever
~ ~ conc it will then be both un-
W /nry and unjust to give them fur
/lacilitics for representation.
Harvey Adamson continued:
eanwhile we propose TO frame the
lions so as to meet the existing
ION. which is that Mohammedans
obtain due representations I'M
hey are given something above
HEY may secure at general elec-
: ~ md if this condition changes IL
~ ,e n simple matter TO revise the
<fions to meet the change. So far
i <VIn aware, no exception has ever
d, >@aken 10 the principle that nomi'
may be added to election so as
IRE the representation of minorI'
II is universally admitted that in
|se Of Mohammedans nomination
|roDcrly be apDiied 10 save them