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Show Inrest In India Continues To Be Problem That Worries IDTTA, April 25. At the nn-eting nn-eting of the European Anglo-efensc Anglo-efensc association in this city man expressed the opinion that st was not .subsiding. Ho said irlcy's proposed reforms were g to closo the reign of anarchy urestful land, and ho urged very that the non-oflieial Europeans )o given adequate reprcsenfa-;hc reprcsenfa-;hc reformed .councils. As mal-d mal-d the province which appeared nit to lead the unrest (though k'cd the subtle brains of Mali-homers Mali-homers had inspired and sus-t) sus-t) seemed likely lo secure the iicasure of representation. Eng-tal Eng-tal had been taken from India the unrest and sedition, which rapid Jy-incrensing souse of in-aud in-aud yet it was now -proposed large share of executive power hands of thoso whose astound-pathy astound-pathy to British commerco and ras notorious. A -resolution giv-rcssion giv-rcssion to those views was ward Norman J3akcr. lieutcuant '.nt Bengnl, is urging tho ne-f ne-f undertaking a revision of the rfovincial settlement of Bengal, rever I go on tour L am forced r turn to refuse most, reason-tests reason-tests for local expenditure, and reject generous offers to pri-tributions pri-tributions because T am unable tho government share of the Tho position is becoming inland inl-and cannot fail to produce a feeling of difficulty of our dealing with tho political sit-in sit-in the course of the year, if ould be signs of improvement innncinl situation, I shall sub-jo'sals sub-jo'sals for the revision of the il settlement on just or and more ncs and I earnestly hope that I receive the .sympathetic cou-n cou-n of the government and of the e financo minister, and the Ben-bn Ben-bn allowed the first call upon r funds may be available iu the exchequer. ting of the Madras Trades as-i as-i has carried a resolution ap-the ap-the extension of the legislature but condemning the introduce ndianB info the legislative coun-h. coun-h. viceregal and provincial, special meeting of tho Deccan league, held in Poona, a reso-vas reso-vas unanimously passed con-as con-as mischievous and unpatriotic mt Hindu outcry "set up by crs of the Congress party" the recent assurances given by Drley to tho Mohammedans in on with tho reform councils. t course of debate on the finan-tomcnt. finan-tomcnt. Sir Harvey Adamson mo interesting allusions to the chemc. He said, witli reference Gokhalo's remarks about cer-sons cer-sons now under deportation: honorable member must be ire that tho government has far leans of judging of tho noees-the noees-the steps which it took than arable member, who bases his )iiB simply on personal acquaint -Hi these persons, and on that ge assumes that the government irror. I am very far from ad-thnt ad-thnt tho government acted on le information or that there error at all in its action." ring to the question of class hit inn. lie said: !ffigpcvo arc two ways of securing pro-ffljwiate pro-ffljwiate representation for the Mo-slgjfcdaiis, Mo-slgjfcdaiis, either by nominating Mo-KgE'dun.s Mo-KgE'dun.s to seats over and above wKthey Obtain iu a general elcc-SHbv elcc-SHbv by allowing tho Mohammedan Knity itself to elect members for K One way or the other must be IHfd in order to moot existing coil' HV The time may yet. arrive when Bhammedaus community will have jjH" ffufliciently organized to secure HKniselvcs a due proportion of rcp-IKtfnu rcp-IKtfnu at -ilio general elections, Ktimc has not yet come. If ever K conic i. will then be both un-iKry un-iKry and unjust; to give them fur-JBtcilHics fur-JBtcilHics for representation.' Hfrlarvey Adamsou continued: Ejiuwhilo wc propose to frame the Hjqns so as to meet the existing jHciii. which is that Mohammedans jW;-obtain due representations un-jKey un-jKey are given somethiug above H&ey iiinv securo at a general clec-Hftd clec-Hftd if "Hi is condition changes it K simple matter to revise the nBfons to meet the change. So far n'warc, no except ion has ever Kkon to the principle that lnnni-BKiuay lnnni-BKiuay be added to election so as Hb the repro.Mentation of minori-1 minori-1 i& universally admitted that in gM Ijpf.'MohamiuedauK nomination Bbperly bo applied to savo them from being disproportionately oul numbered num-bered in tho couucils. Tho reservation of extra seats for Mohammedans is exactly ex-actly the same principle, and whether thoso seats are filled bv nominations from outside or by election from within with-in is a matter which it soenis can be of no concern to any bul the Mohammedans Moham-medans themselves. "As regards the. elimination by the house of lords of I he provision for tho creation of provincial executivo councils, coun-cils, T may say that for my part 1 should It ko to see it replaced on the ground that (he increasing burden of personal responsibility thrown on sonic of our lieutenant governors is becoming heavier than can be home. Tho quickening quick-ening of the political spirit, of India during the, past four years litis largely increased (he personal volume of the work of I he heads of provinces, and tho work will be still further vastly increased in-creased when flie reforms come into opera! op-era! ion." .Tho announcement of Mr. Saiyetidra Sinha's appointment as a member of (ho viceroy's executive council conies at. an inauspicious moment for those gentlemen who aro strenuously striving to persuade their countrymen tlmt the reforms are meaningless, and according! accord-ing! " not worth having. In the natural exaltation of tho moment even tho official offi-cial organ of one of these worthies lias tiad to admit (hat henceforth tho poo pie of this country will recognize thai, under favorable circumstances, there is no post under tho crown to which they cannot aspire. Mr. Sinha. is the youngest young-est man of Babu. Siti Kantha Sinha. a land owner in tho village of Bainur, in tho Birbhum district of Bengal. He was born there in June. JS04, and wa3 educated first at tho local school of the Methodist Episcopal mission. He is a noted lawyer. The viceroy's legislature, under the guidance of" tho new law member, will be called upon to repeal many obsolete provisions on the statute book, to amend ma 113 others and to ODact new provisions, and all eventuating eventuat-ing legislation in tho provincial councils coun-cils must undergo his scrutiny and receive re-ceive his indorsement. Both iu sub-fit sub-fit anco and terminology, tho Indian laws must be brought, into correspondence correspond-ence with t ho new order of things, nnd of course main- unforeseen points, sumo of them perhaps of great consequence, will spring up. |