Show 3 SUNDAY MORNING MAt MAI 1 IN INDIA 1 I SURPRISED AT I I RESIGNATION Montagu Regarded as Man Who iWho Did Much for Country 1 I BOMBAY IBA Y March ll The n.-The The I tion of Edwin S S. Montagu as secretary of tate for tor India came as a complete I shock to the tho Indian public It was v I totally unexpected Among the tho re regret regret re- re reI I I gret was Vas expressed that India bad had lost I the services oX at the statesman who had hadI I done so much for tor her The Bombay su gestes that his resignation tion was due to his reluctance to agree s arrest he extremists here expect his successor successor suc- suc j cessor to be a reactionary politician 1 and believe that Mr Montagu l was vas as sacrificed sac sac- sac I to the alleged Turk anti policy r I imperial government Little at attention attention at- at is paid by these comment commentators I upon the issue to which his resignation was attributed I 1 The ho Advocates of India expresses expresses' regret at the Indian secretary's downall downfall down down- fall all and hat the recommendations re-garding re of the tho government of India down j re- re Turkey should be acted upon j The he Indian Anglo-Indian newspapers ne speak warmly of ot Mr l Montagu's Montagu s devotion to to 1 I m ideals but most of them think In- In dl dla Js not likely to suffer by his I nation i March 11 By the Assod Asso Asso- Press Edwin S. S S S. in d a ed Press Montagu p aking before tho the Liberal club a at Cambridge bridge his constituency today Justified u the policy he had pursued as secretary of ot state for tor India and declared de de- cl dared red the doctrine of ot cabinet soli soll- darity Invoked in connection with I resignation Thursday had never neve I pe ii n the ruling code In tho the Lloyd I serge eorge e cabinet I Iy y disappearance said Mr Mon Mon- ag has haq nothing to do with j the theme OC me Ine of collective responsibility an effort to preserve this gov gov- I from the fate that must gOV 1 at attend at- at tend end it find You know how dangerously near the government i is to collapse The iberal beral members see their colleagues lS one by one The Tho conI cone con- con e also have havo a a lot to swallow 10 low The die hards' hards have shown In he I- I Indian as in all other matters pleto lack of ot political sagacity fh h are the most dangerous element clement ll n e political life of this country n to them theta the tho great genius preS preng pre- pre i ng S over the country's destinies as s gl given n m my head on a charger Dir r. r Montagu l said he had never been to understand the motive for tor the tho prime ministers minister's s pro Greek policy I think It Is in the tho Interests o of at thee Greeks he declared and I am ertain It Is calamitous to the British Dire EXplaining Explaining the circumstances surrounding sur sur- rounding the publication of ot the In- In llan Uan governments government's telegram setting forth orgy r the tho Indian Moslem l attitude joward oward Turkey Mr Montagu said he head jad ad of submitted the telegram to memer mem- mem er ers l.- l. of ot the cabinet last st Friday a reek eek On Monday last he continued ier t had bad been a cabinet meeting at I rh ho he told Lord Curzon the secre- secre for foreign affairs that on Sat- Sat he Montagu l had authorized leg e publication l n of ot the telegram MPLE I TIME u It If Ix Lord rd Curzon had desired Mr o gu declared he could have re reInd red re- re Ind d his seat Beat in the cabinet which 11 a still sUll in session and could have g d 1 his colleagues to object to the thee b catlon cation There was ample time timed end nd d a telegram stopping o a r he said but instead of or doing t rs s Lord Curzon maintained silence d that evening ening wrote him one of or pose 3 plaintive hectoring bullying letters which were so ml m muar er to Lord Curzon's colleagues nd ad friends Mr Montagu said he M las convinced his policy for tor the de- de of or India was the right and ando o policy J e official reason given for tor mys my s g allon was that I r by publishing e IndIan governments government's telegram t Ig ged the do doctrine of or collective binet responsibility I cannot help p g. g Ir lie asserted there had been an I II of the doctrine of met et solidarity ever since Mr l y 1 Georgo George had formed his gov- gov ment m nt tAS for for the governments government's Indian pol- pol j Ir Montagu l declared he did not ve his resignation meant any In that policy Ir Lloyd George like a wizard had 1 tr uptight ought forth from the locked cup- cup tart lard riI the skeleton of solidarity and ode de Mr Montagu l his victim said saide e speaker pecker who added that the coun- coun welcome a 0 manifesto that premier was going to return to I e doctrine of ot cabinet responsibility |