§ Colonel YATEasked the Secretary of State for India, if his attention has been called to the reported statement by Mrs. Besan, at a recent conference of the All India Political Sufferers, that the motives of the political conspirators against the Government were pure, that their motives purified their character, and that even in assassination these young men were led 52W by the purest passion; and whether the Government of India has taken any steps to prevent Mrs. Besant thus glorifying murder and practically inviting the youth of India to adopt anarchical methods?
§ Mr. FISHERI have not seen the statement referred to.