Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27

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 necessary now than ever before that
 the official wrong should be purged
 as we'll as the peoples. The task oi
 working the reforms and making In.
 dia realize her goal in the quickest
 time possible would be we'll nigh i'm possible, both the people and the of ficials did not approach it with clean
 hands and clean minds. If, therefore
 we recommend that officials who
 have erred should be brought to jus.
 tice, we do so, not in vindictive
 spirit, but in order that the admins. tration of the country may become pu.
 rified of corruption and injustice Whilst, therefore, we believe that the mob excesses in Armitsar and else. where were wrong and deserving o1
 condemnation, we are equally surt that the popular misdeeds have been
 more than punished by the action of the authorities.
 "In examining in detail, the vents in the different districts of the Pun jab, we have }refrained from saying anything regarding the government of India. It is impossible, however, to ignore or slur over the action, if not the active participation, of the cen tral government in the official action. His excellency the viceroy never took the trouble of examining the people, case. He ignored telegrams and let ters from individuals and public bod ies. He endorsed the action of the Punjab government without inquiry. He clothed the officials with indemni- ty in indecent haste. He never went to Punjab to make a personal inquiry, even after the occurrence. He ought to have known, at least in May, every thing that the various official wit nesses have admitted, and yet he fail- ed to inform the public or the impe- rial government of the full nature of the Jalleanwala Bagh massacre, or the subsequent acts done under martial law. Whilst we do not think his ex- cellency was wilfully neglectful of the interests of those who were en- trusted to his charge by his majesty, we regret to say that his excellency Lord Chelmsford proved himself in- capable of holding the high office to which he was called, and we are of opinion that his excellency should be recalled"
 Other conclusions of the commit tee were stated as follows:
 "The people of the Punjab were in- censed against Sir M. O'Dwyer's ad- by reason of his studied contempt and distrust of the educated classes, and by reason of the cruel and compulsory methods, adopted dur ing the war, for obtaining recruits and monetary contributions and by his of public opinion by gag ging local press and shutting out na- tionalist newspapers from outside the 
 ".The Rowlatt agitation disturbed the public mind and shook public con. fidence in the good will of the gov ernment. This was shared by the Punjab in fuller measure, perhaps than elsewhere, because of the use made by Sir M. O'Dwyer of the de- fense of India Act for purposes of stifling public movements.
 "The Satyagraha (civil resistance) and the Hartal which was designed as precursor of it, whilst they vitalized the whole country into activity, saved it from more awful and more widespread calamities by restraining the violent tendencies and passions of the people.
 "The Rowlatt agitation was not con- ceived in an anti-British spirit, and the Satyagraha movement was con- ceived and conducted in a spirit en- tirely free from i'll will and violence.
 "There was no conspiracy to over throw the government in the Punjab.
 "The arrets and internment of MT.
 Sales 4,000 bales, including 100 the report
 Gandhi Qeader of the Satygraha and the arrests and depor- tation of Drs. Kitchlew and Satyapal were unjustifiable, and were the only direct cause of hysterical excitement.
 "The mob violence which began at Armistar was directly due to the fir ing at the railway overbridge Several days previous and the sight of the dead and wounded at time when the excitment had reached white heat.
 Whatever the cause of provocation, the mob excesses are deeply to be re- gretted and condemned.
 "So far as the facts are publicly known, no reasonable cause has been shown to justify the introduction of martial law.
 "In each case, martial law was pro- claimed after order had been com pletely restored.
 "Even if it be held that the intro- luction of martial law was state ne- ,essity, it was unduly prolonged.
 Most of the measures taken under martial law, in all the five districts were unnecessary, cruel, oppressive and in utter disregard of the feelings of the people affected by them.
 "In Lahore, Akalgarh, Ramnagar, 1ujrat, Jalalpur Jatten, Lyallpur and there were no mob ex- .esses at all worthy of the name.
 "The Jalleanwalla Bagh massacre vas calculated piece of inhumanity