13 JULY 1918, page 2

On Independence Day At Washington President Wilson Made...

the best of his many memorable speeches. The keynote of the speech was contained in the words that in the war " No . half-way decision wo-ald be tolerable. No half-way deeision......

The Report Goes On To Say That Responsible Government Must

be conferred on India, but not because educated Indians ask for it. " Our reason is the faith that is in us " " We believe %profoundly that the time has now come when the......

The Government Of India, The Report States, Should Remain...

to the Imperial Parliament, but supreme in India. The Viceroy's Legislative Council should be replaced by a Council of State, partly-elected and partly nominated, with an......

The "transferred Subjects," The Report Says, Should Not...

maintenance of law and order, nor-,-significantly enough- " matters which vitally affect the well-being of the masses who may not be adequately represented in the new Councils,......

The Authors Of The Report Next Outline The Changes That

they desire to bring about. Their " first formula " is that " there - should be as far as possible-complete popular control in local-bodies and the largest possible independence......

If The Several Authorities Which At Present Deal With Aliens

can be compactly replaced by a central authority, so much to the good ; and if those aliens who ought not to be at large can be quickly interned or repatriated, and those......

Although Those Who - Have Led -the Anti-alien Agitation...

be delighted with the - recoramendations of the House of Commons Committee, it is impossible to believe that they will -be satisfied when the recommendations are put into......

The Recommendation Of The House Of Commons Committee On The

Enemy Alien question - were published in the papers of Tuesday. The chief recommendations areas follows : that -every male-enemy alien over eighteen years of age shall be......

We Have Not Spate To Summarize The Numerous •minor...

tions. It will be seen -that though the recommendations are very strong at first sight, there is in almost every case a loophole. There will be-so many opportunities for......

In His Speech On Independence Day President Wilson...

particular four points which must be conceded - before there can` be peace : (1) The destruction, or reduction to virtual impotence, ofnevery arbitrary Power that can......