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Show LORD CURZON STATES REASOHS FOB GIVIHG UP Sacrifices Himself in Defense of Two Important IVm-ciples. IVm-ciples. BOMBAY. Nov. T6 At a banquet given In his honor here tonight Lord Curxon of Kodleaton, the retiring Viceroy of India, In-dia, made a frank nvowul of the n a-sons a-sons for his resignation. KcKiuning With Ihe derhirat Ion that he considered the office of Viceroy the noblest in the gift of the British Nation, and that It ought to Ih 'looked upon as a prize to be awarded only to Its greatest Klatesmen. he aiild that it could not be supposed that h- would, without the strongest rear sons, resign a position which bad been the dream of his childhood arid the ambition am-bition of his mnnhnoil Defense of Principles. He resigned, he said. Dn no personal grounds, but In defense of two great principles firat. that there should be an indestructible subordination of the military mili-tary to the civil authority, and second, the necessity of paying becoming regard to the Indian authority in determining the needs of India. Wouldn't 33e Mere Puppet. Lord Curton contended that in sacrificing sacrific-ing himself in defcnftC of these principles ho had the greatest preponderance of Indian opinion behind him, and predicted pre-dicted thiit. should the da ever coma when the Viceroy would be treated as tho mere puppet of the home Government, the Justification for the post would . i ise to exist He said he did not believe that the administrative wisdom of his countrymen coun-trymen would ever tolerate such a blunder |