20 DECEMBER 1919, Page 2

A deep impression has been produced by the surprising account

of how the revolt was stopped at Amritsar last April. It is strange and most regrettable that no full account should have been published in this country till now. As we understand Mr. Montagu, he received no complete report of what General Dyer did. On October 29th in Parliament, when he was ques- tioned about the suppression of the revolt, he seemed to be ignorant of the number of casualties. Yet as a matter of fact nearly 2,000 casualties had been inflicted on an unarmed mob. As the Time points out, the only reference to the matter in the despatches of Lord Chelmsford is in the following words : " At Amritsar on April 13th the mob defied the Proclamation forbidding public meetings. Firing ensued and 200 casualties occurred."