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                       \n  Page(s)or volume(s)filmed from copy borrowed from:_                 \n   Other:                                               \n   Inserted material:                                       \n## IMPERIALISMANDLABOUR\n\nThe MEANING f BRITISH POLICY in INDIA  \n3  \nAN APPEAL  \nTO THE  \nWORKERS OF GREAT BRITAIN  \nPRICE ONE PENNY  \nBY THE  \nCOMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA  \n8:  \n## [MPERIALISManp LАВОИВ\n\nтне бтвомс намр тм тога  \nrNhis recent statement in the House of Lords the Secretary of StatefonrIndia outlined a policy of the firm hand.The gist of his spcech is:IIndia was connnened hy the swond and will be ruled by the sword\"he Indian Nation shall remain in the present state of tutelage for anindefinite period.  \nEven the pnltry administrative reforms grudgingly promised in theovernment of Indin Act of 1919(the Montacu-Chelmsford Refornsshall be held in abevanee untileverv nesistance io British absolutism haensed Snme 290 millinns of lnman beines.not in a 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He has only1ecapitulated the traditional politics of British Imperialism in India.Tor has he spoken in bchalf of any particular party.He was the spokes-nan of the British bourgeoisie and their henchmen in the Labour1 ovement.  \nAfter Lord Birkenhead had been heard the motion for papers wasvithdrawn by Lord Olivier  \nObviously,the latter,as the spokesman of the Labour Party in theIррег House, wns oonv","cbCaiqUETK4kVvQv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqUETK4kVvQv","pdf",529622,"English","# IMPERIALISMANDLABOUR\n## The MEANING f BRITISH POLICY in INDIA\n## BIRKENHEAD CLAIMS A “UNITED FRONT” WITH LABOUR","[{\"question\":\"What is the central message of the appeal toward British workers?\",\"answer\":\"The appeal argues that British policy in India is governed by firm coercion (“the sword”) rather than meaningful constitutional progress, and frames this as a labor-related political concern for workers in Great Britain.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the text describe the discussion in the House of Lords?\",\"answer\":\"It summarizes a statement attributed to the Secretary of State for India, presenting the policy as keeping India under long-term tutelage and emphasizing the limited or conditional nature of promised reforms.\"},{\"question\":\"What “broad principles” are attributed to Lord Birkenhead?\",\"answer\":\"The document lists several points, including claims that further constitutional reform cannot be granted, that undertakings in earlier acts will not translate into real advancement within promised timeframes, and that India must renounce resistance to foreign domination.\"}]","Imperialism and labour - An appeal to the workers of Great Britain | PDF",1789962298,23]