New Britain herald., 1917-07-13
CHAMBERLAIN AND HARDINGE ARE OUT
designations Caused by Report on MeSopotamian Scandal

DCcnC report on tue IllS1ndndSeulel' the campaign in Mesopotamia in its hrly stages, J. Austen Chahmberlain Acretary of state for India, has re- xned. Lord Hardinge, the former ceroy of India, also, and for the (ird time, presented his resignation under secretary for foreign affairs. is resignation, however, was not ac- pted.
 Nothing Is known as to whether her resignations are pending, but it considered quite possible that fur CT developments may occur on the turn of the king to the capital. It understood that Premier Lloyd borge and MT. Cham berlain's col xues have done their best to per Ade him to withdraw his resigna- n. but without avail. Great sympa- Y is felt for MT. Chamberlain who regarded as the victim of the pc liar Indian administrative system. MT. Cham berlain made the an- uncement himself in the House in a hech defending his position as af- ted by the commissions report. The bort has proved a severe blow to government, which had to make further concession to popular re- Atment.
 the evening. which revolved main
 |. 1H@ t,,Ij otol y1 ny should take-strong criticisms Ing voiced that the tribunal sug- ted by the government was mere itewashing and shelving procedure protect the statesmen who came un- the commissions condemnation Balfour, secretary for foreign af- r, announced that the government
 willing to set up a tribunal by nte competent to deal with both hiers and civilians, instead of an uiry tribunal, as already proposed. peeches in the House of Lords by Marquis of Crew, Earl Curzon, Marquis of LAnsdowne, and others e largely of an apolosetic charac- defending the impugned statesmen the ground of there loyal services the empire, their well-1ntent1oned
 and the great difficulties they
 to face under exceptional cir Instances, and the handicap of the |uliar Indian administrative sys-
 Praise for HaTtlinge.
 |aron Hardinge especially found ous defenders in both the Lords Commons. Sir Mark Sykes, Un- st for Hull, caused sympathetic onstrations in the Commons by finding the House of Lord liar ,e's long and valuable services, the mpt on his life at the Delhi Dur some years ago, the death of his
 under tragic circumstances, and, ly. the recent death of his son in on in France. he attorney general, Sir Frederick tn, had early in the debate ex- ned the motives which induced government to propose a Judicial hiry He said it would have been unfair and illegal to take acton nst the officers mentioned in the missions report and 1t would, |efore, be unfair to take such ac- against the civilians. But if the l De considered the course proposed | roper the government was pre- Id to set up statutory tribunal. l he speaker of the house at the | let of the debate, in explaining l suggested tribunal, said it was her a court-martial nor court 1 w, but merely 8 court of inquiry. ] re no person stand in the position l efendant. r. Chamberlain, after alluding to | difficulty of his position, an 1 need his resignation. Then, re- | ng to the proposed tribunal, he l that there might be a difference l bpinion concerning its form, but | whole house was unanimous that | dicial tribunal should try the | tion. He announced that the 1n- government had already sent to l imperial government 8 dispatch 1 osing reform in the Indian po- u system for adoption after the 1 and the government was giving 1 matter careful attention. Acted on Military Advice. Chamberlain warmly defended | off and the others named in the l Tt against the newspaper charges ambling in the lives of soldiers
 political considerations, and | ed that they would not have n orders for an advance unless
 military advisers had recom- | ded it as the proper course. He l ed the house to consider what l commission would have said had l ignored the advice of the mill |
 experts. He would not say a |
 in excuse of the horrible break | in the medical service, but six l months ago he had. through l
 Hardinge, warned the military critics of the possibility of such l eakdown, and had his warning l acted upon 8 breakdown would 1 been avoided. fending Lord Hardinge, he said | the gravest charge the commis- | had to hrinr against him was