The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
Limited HONEIRULE
FORINDIA PLANNED
Declarations Of Intentions Of
Allies To Others Means
Liberty For India

''SS)-bNehtually TO set up IN India
responsible self .gosbrRnent Is tho
av"wed purpose Of the plan Of limited
home rule for that country which has
been prepared FOR submission to the
British parliament by Edwin s. Mon.
faHu, Secretary for India, and Baron
Chelmsford, Vieeroy aud Governor Gen
eral Of India.
Before this goal Of self. government
can be attained, however, the authors
If the new plans say the Indian people
should have period of tra56ing. They
avoN that the proposed scheme Of gov.
crnmcnt is a temporary expedient in.
tended to provide a method Of training
III government and say the ultimate
attainment Of the desired goal depends
upon the lndiaIa people themselves. LIT
would not be fair to give IL to them
until they fulfil the necessary condi-
tons, say the secretary for India and
the vicerOy.
The report has been made public by
III" government for purposes of dis
rnSSl0n and criticism. II has not been
DEF 'Iitrlv adopted in all its details by
the war cabinet
New Force Found
Lead Tag up to DESCRIPTION of their
new plan, the official announcement saws
that declarations of both our own and
american statesmen concerning the IL
beraliZlng of the aims of the Allies
have given Lnew force and vitality to
the growing demand among the progress.
SrNr section of the (Indian) people for
self government.
The virerOy and secretary Of India
Propose that the new government in
India shall be composed of the follow
ing:
Provincial legislatures to be com.
nosed of directly elected representa-.
tivps.
viceregal Legislature for all India
to be composed of two ,chambers-the
legislative assembly Of India and the
council Of state.
The Indian privy council, members Of
which are to be appointed by the King
Emperor.
council Of princes.
Growing Independence T.'
According TO the official announce.
mrnt of the provisions of the scheme
an, increasing degree of responsibility
is to be given to the provinces. They
are to have the largest measure Of in
dependence compatible with the author
itv Of the Viceregal legislature.
Certain subjects are to be reserved
for action by the executive council of
these provinces, excluding Burma These
executive councils will consist of the
governor and two members, one Of them
to be an Indian. Ia.
Devolution," says. the official an.
nOncement, "is to, take the form of
giving responsibility in certain smbjeetS
TO be known as transferred subjects
to the provincial legislative council
which will have a substantial number
IF elected members to be chosen on as
broad a franchise as possible" The
subjects over which this provincial
electoral body will exercise control are
defined as "those offering most oppor..
tunity for local Knowledge and social
service wherein Indians have shown
themselves to be keenly interested;
those wherein mistakes would not be
irremediable and those which stand
in need of development.
RAISING of Funds
Contributions to the government of
to be the first charge of provincial
revenues. The remaining provincial
revenues are to be administered bv the
provincial governments.
Central Government
The viceregal Legislature Of all India ,
Will be composed of two chambers the
legislative assembly of India and the
council Of state. The assembly Is to
u
half thirty six-of the members of the
present Legislative council are nominal |
ri by the governor general but under
:hr new plan this official majOrity would !
disappear and two-thirds of the 100 |.
members Of the assembly would be cleo /
tive. The remaining one third would
be nominated by the governor general. |
The second chamber, or council of
state, is intended to "dcvelop some
thing Of the experience and dignity of a
body of elder statesmen. 1t is to be
the final Legislative authority IN mat d
t"rS which the government regards as
essential. Besides the governor gen ,
cral it will consist Of fifty members
Of whom twenty. nine are to be nominal
I'd and twenty-One elected. :
To obtain Legislation necessary for
me cOnuucI OF tue government, the
governor viii have power to certify that
enactment Of certain measure Is es,
,"ntial to the peace or tranquility Of j
province.
The proposed countil of princes is
10 consider questions affecting the ma
tive states and those of concern either
to the Empire as IA whole or to British
Iudia and the native states in common. !
Moro Power Later
Ten years after the proposed new
ovrrnmrnt is organized a commission
j. to be appointed to resurvey the
whole political situation and judge what
fuIthrr power can be transferred to
thr native governments. Similar com
missions are to follow at intervals of /
rot less than twelve years. A select
committee on India is to be formed in
,arh session of the British house Of
commons
Throughout the report 1t is pointed
cut that the granting Of fptther'respon- I
>lhHt, to tlrv ,AatiVe government de
ponds upon ain active and Intelligent |