Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-23
SELF-G0VFRNMfNI IN INDIA fS PLAN
 OF IHE BRlJAINS
But the Inhabitants Must First Take a Course in
 Home Rule.

London, July 22.-Eventually 10 set up in India responsible self government is the avowed purpose Of the plan of limited home rule for that country which has been prepared for submission to the British parliament by Edwin s. Montagu, secretary for India, and Baron Chelmsford, viceroy and governor of India.
 Before the goal of government can be attained, however, the authors of the new plan say the Indian peo- pie should have a period training. They VOW that the proposed scheme if government is temporary expa- dient intended to provide a method of training in government and the ulti- mate attainment of the desired goal depends upon the Indian people themselves. "It would not be fair to give it to them until they fulfil the necessary conditions" say the secre- tary for India and the viceroy.
 The report has been made public by the government for the purposes of discussion and criticism. It has not been definitely adopted in all it's de- tails by the war cabinet
 Leading up to description of their
  says that declarations of both our corning the liberalizing of the aims of the allies have given new force and vitality to the growing demand among them progressing section of the h. dian people for self-government.
 The victory and secretary of h. dia propose that the new government in India shall be composed of the fol- lowing:
 Provivial legislatures to be con- posed of directly elected representa- tives.
 viceregal legislature for all ln- dia 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.
 A council of princes
 According to the official announce ment of the provisions Of the scheme an increasing degree of responsibil- ity is to be given to the provinces. They are to have the largest measure of independence compatible with the authority of the viceregal legislature.
 Certain subjects are to be reserved for action by the executive council of these provinces, including Burma. The executive councils will consist of the governor and two members, one of them to be an Indian
 "Devolution," says the official an- nouncement, "is to take the form of giving responsibility in certain sub jects, to be known as transferred subjects to the. provincial legislative council which wal have a substantial number of elected members to be chosen on as broad a franchise as possible" The subjects over which this provincial electoral body will cx- ercise control are defined as those offering most opportunity for local knowledge and social service wherein Indians have shown themselves to be keenly interested; those wherein mis- takes would not be irremediaple and those which stand in need of de- velopment.
 Contributions to the government of India,' adds the announcement. 'are to be the first charge of pro- vincial revenues. The remaining pro- vincial revenues are to be admins tered by the provincial government"
 The vice regal leginslature of all India will be composed of two cham bers-the legislative assembly of h. dia and the council of state The as- sembly is to have membership of 100 More than half-36 Of the pres. ent legislative council are nominated by the governor-general but under the new plan this official majority would disappear and two-thirds If the 100 members of the assembly would be elective. The remaining one-third would be nominated by the governor general.
 The second chamber, or council Of state, is intended to develop sone- thing of the experience and digni;y of body of elder statesmen It is to