The King, on giving assent to the Government of India
Act last week, issued a Proclamation to the Indian peoples, informing them that another epoch in Indian history had begun. The Act " entrusts elected representatives of the people with a definite share in the government and points the way to full responsible government hereafter." The King invited the new popular Assemblies " not to forget the interests of the masses who cannot yet be admitted to the franchise." To obliterate any trace of bitterness, the King directed the Viceroy to extend his clemency to political offenders " in the fullest measure which in his judgment is compatible with the public safety." The King announced that he had assented to the establishrdent of a Chamber of Princes. The Prince of Wales would visit India next winter to inaugurate the new Chamber and the new Constitution.
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