Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-30
~ Associated Pres

Iuulan ulstIltt lN mum ~ Affi''' t''
with the troubles IN the spring II 1918
including the massacre at Amriiar
character izsd as ~ calculated piece of
inhumanlty." II contained On the report
az the commissioners appointed hN the
punjab subcommittee 81 ihc Indian
National Congress to investigate the
Disorders and their cause Fun copies
az this report have now reached mis-
country.
Cabled reports n the findings ~ IN"
commission showed that % had RECON-
nsnded the recall II Lord Chelmsford.
the Vicsroy. the relieving ~ Sir Mich
asl oDwyer. thr lieutenant governor ~
the Puniab, ~ any responsible ONCE
under the crown. the demotion II Gen
eral n T. u. Dyer commander lu-chief
of the British fFces In India. and ~
other British and Indian officials IN
volyed IN the troubles. a. well as the
rppeai q the objectionable R0wlati act
which ostensibly was enacted Tor the
suppression II sedition. General pyri
has since been relieved 81 his command
BY the British government.
The text 81 the report reveals nun'r-
Gus other interesting points mad" hN
the commissioners. In summing up the
evidence Of more than 1900 witnesses
who were examined and In formulating
the conclusions reached
I'VE have been obliged In places to
use strong language says the commits
sion In the course ~ It's conclusions
hut we have used every adjective with
due elaboration. II anythink We have
underrated the case against the Punhh
government. We recognize that We have
no rleht 20 exact an impossible stand
ard az correctness from the government
In times Of excitement and difficulty,
any officer IL prone 20 make mistakes
An spite of the best intentions In the
world. We recognize. too. that when
the country IL on the eve Of important
changes introduced In the adminisira'
ton. and the sovereign has made an
snpeal 10 the officials and the people
for cooperation. we should say nothing
that may be calculated 10 retard that
progress
-But ve feel that u II not possible to
IGNORE acts Of airocious injustice on
wholesale scale by responsible Officers
as n would not be possible. no matter
how bright future might be. TO ignore
the criminal acts 81 the people. In
our opinion. u II more necessary now
than ever before that the official wrong
should be puIged. a. well as the pco'
pie's. The task of working the reforms
and making India realize her goal In
the buckets time possible would he
well night impossible. Il both the people
and the officials did not approach u
with clean hands and clean minds II.
therefore. we recommend that officials
who have erred should be- brought o.
Justice. we do g. not in vindictve
shirt, but In order that the admins
tratlon Of the country may become pufi'
fled Of corruption and injustice Whilst
therefore. Ne believe that h. mob eN'
eekses In Amriisar and elsewhere were
wrong and deserving u condemnation
We are equally sure that the popular
mlsdeeds have been more than pun
i.hsd BY the action 81 the authorities
In examining. in detail, the events
An the different districts of the Punjah.
we have refrained fro mSaying anything
,exarding the government q India. II
a. impossible. however. to gilmore or slur
over the inaction. II not the active par
ccipation. Of the Central Government
IN the officl action. His ESoellency
the viceroy never took the trouble ~
examining the peoples case. lie ig'
nored kilograms and letters from indi'
v.duals and public bodies. He endorsed
the action Of the Punjab government
without inquiry. He clothed the ont
Gals with indemnity In indecent haste
He never went 10 Punjab 10 make
personal inquiry, even after the o.
rurrences. He ought 10 have known
st least IN May. everything that the
various Official witnesses have admit
ted. and yet no failed 20 inform the
public or the Imperial Government ~
the fun nature Of the Jalleanwala Bach
massacre. or the subsequent acts done
uncer martial law. Whilst W. do not
think his excellency was wilifully neg
lectfui OF the interests II those who
were entrusted 70 his charge by IT'S
Naje~ty, We regre, 20 say that His FL
esiIency Lotd chlmsfofd proved him.
elf Incapable of holding he high office
10 which he was called and We are 81
opinion that His EXcellency should he
recalled"
Other conclusions ~ the committee
were stated a. follows:
The people q the Punish were In
oensed agains, Sir NJ oDwyer's ad
mlnistration by reason - his studied
conterupt and distrusi ~ the educsied
classes. ana by reason q the cruel and
compulsory methods. adopted during the
vzr. for obtaining recruits and none.
tary contributions and by his suppress
slon Of public opinion by gsgEing the
locai press and shutting out national
AZ newspapers from out side q Pun
5ab.
The Rowia,t agitation disturbed the
puhilc mind and shook public conndence
IN the good viii n the government This
was shared BY the Punjab In a FULLER
MEASURE. perhaps than ELSEWHERE b
cans. 81 the use made by SIR "
O'Dvy-r Of the Defense ~ lndia Act
for purposes q sitting public move
merits.
The aatvagraha iciyll resisianee'
movement. and thu harial which was
DESIGNED as a rrecursor n ~ whilst they
vttsilsed the whole country into activity.
saved q from moe awful and more
Widespread ealamiiies. by RESTRAINING