News of the Week
The Position of the Government ON Tuesday Parliament . reassembled after the Christmas recess, and the Government are well aware that they have entered upon a period of -great danger. They are being sniped at from all sides and some of the best marksmen are among their friends. Before we come to the hazards of the Session we must mention the important statements on Tuesday about India, which were received with general satisfaction. The Prime Minister promised that a White Paper on the Round Table Conference should be published containing everything essential that was said by the delegates and probably also the Reports of the . Sub-Committees: Then the Secretary of State for India disposed of the misgivings which had flustered the Burma delegation. He said that the Governnient had decided to separate Burma from India as soon as possible and that the pro- spects of the constitutional advance of Burma would not be prejudiced. Public opinion in Burma would be con- sulted and the new Constitutions for India and Burma would come into force as nearly as possible simultaneously.
