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Partition of Bengal (1905): British Newspapers Partition of Bengal (1905): British Newspapers Repository Project / Newspaper Place of Title Creation Scope and Content Related Related Collection origin dates persons places British The British Homeward London, Untitled Saturday The Sheriff of Calcutta had called a town’s meeting on Nalin Bengal Library Newspaper Mail from England 02 April March 18, to discuss the Government proposals for Behari Calcutta Archive India, China 1904 the partition of Bengal. The requisition for the meeting Sircar? and the East was signed by some 1,300 persons. British The British Homeward London, Untitled Saturday The replies of the Madras, the Central Provinces, and Bengal, Library Newspaper Mail from England 09 April the Assam administration regarding the scheme for a Calcutta, Archive India, China 1904 territorial redistribution of districts in connection with Simla and the East what is commonly called the proposed partition of Bengal have, we (Pioneer) understand, reached the Government of India. The views of the Lieutenant- Governor of Bengal on the whole subject will probably be submitted before the Government of India leave Calcutta for Simla. British The British Homeward London, Untitled Saturday The question of the partition of Bengal will probably be Bengal, Library Newspaper Mail from England 14 May held over now for some time, the Pioneer states, as London Archive India, China 1904 the routine course of referring the matter to the and the East Secretary of State will have to be followed. This, among questions, seems likely to be facilitated in its ultimate disposal by Lord Curzon’s visit to England, where he will be in direct touch with the India Office. Partition of Bengal (1905): British Newspapers Repository Project / Newspaper Place of Title Creation Scope and Content Related Related Collection origin dates persons places British The British Homeward London, Untitled Saturday The Bombay Gazette's correspondent at Calcutta Bengal, Library Newspaper Mail from England 29 October writes on Oct. 11: —The sequel to the mass meeting Calcutta Archive India, China 1904 held in the Calcutta Town Hall some months ago to and the East protest against the Government proposals for the partition of Bengal is a lengthy memorial to the Governor General in Council prepared by the Bengal Landholders’ Association, in which the objections to the scheme are fully set forth. The publication of this memorial may be taken as the beginning of renewed agitation throughout the province consequent upon the general belief that the obnoxious measure is destined to be pressed forward during the ensuing legislative session. British The British Aberdeen Aberdee The Friday 08 Lord George Hamilton supported the partition as it George London, Library Newspaper Press and nshire, Partition December would increase export trade. He opined that 'partition' Hamilton Bengal Archive Journal Scotlan of Bengal: 1905 was a misnomer, it was a duplication of governmental d Lord machinery. George Hamilton's Opinion British The British Gloucester Glouces The Friday 18 The Parliament earlier decided that the question of Curzon, Calcutta, Library Newspaper Citizen tershire, Partition August partition would be spared of any political debate. But Sir Henry Bengal Archive England of Bengal: 1905 the reports from Bengal showed agitation among the Fowler Editorial people against it. But it was difficult for a single administration to work for a population more than the entire population of the United States. Partition of Bengal (1905): British Newspapers Repository Project / Newspaper Place of Title Creation Scope and Content Related Related Collection origin dates persons places British The British London Daily London, Address Friday 29 The Secretaries of the Bengal Anti-Partition Agitation Calcutta, Library Newspaper News England to September Committee have addressed the Secretary of the Manchester Archive Manchest 1905 Manchester Chamber of Commerce under the date er Traders Calcutta, September 7th, follows: Our attention has been called to the following telegram, which appeared yesterday in the Calcutta newspapers: London, Sept. 4.— ln reply to the request of the Native Chamber of Commerce at Calcutta intervene and prevent the partition of Bengal, the Manchester Chamber has resolved to cable that they consider the agitation unwise, and strongly urge the Bengal leaders to abandon the boycott.'' Any expression of opinion coming from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce is entitled to our careful consideration; but the Chamber appears to be ignorant of the circumstances under which the movement in question has been forced upon the Bengalee leaders. We are, therefore, anxious to remove the misapprehension which seems to prevail at Manchester on the subject. The proposal to divide Bengal and place the Bengalee-speaking race under two separate Administrations evoked widespread and strenuous popular opposition from the moment it was publicly announced in December, 1903. No less than five hundred meetings were held in the beginning of the year 1904 protesting against the partition; and the country was convulsed with an agitation unknown in the history of British connection. The truth is that the partition of Bengal is so utterly indefensible that the Government was forced to a policy of secrecy and to the adoption of unconstitutional methods unknown to the traditions of the British Empire. We prayed and protested and sent in memorials and made representations on different occasions, but all in vain. We are impressed with the fact that had the British public, who after all are Partition of Bengal (1905): British Newspapers Repository Project / Newspaper Place of Title Creation Scope and Content Related Related Collection origin dates persons places responsible for the good government of India, taken the smallest interest in the affairs of the Indian Empire, such an unconstitutional method would not have been possible. It was, therefore, necessary to draw their attention to the unhealthy state of things which the neglect of their responsibilities had produced in India; and at the public meeting held at the Town Hall of Calcutta, which was attended by about 20.000 people, the following resolution was adopted after a most anxious consideration of the situation: That this meeting fully sympathises with the resolution, adopted at many meetings held in the mofussil, to abstain from the purchase of British manufactures so long as the partition resolution is not withdrawn, as a protest against the indifference of the British public in regard to Indian affairs and the consequent disregard of Indian public opinion by the present Government.” Such, in brief, is the history of what is known here as the Swadeshi movement—the movement for the use of country-made in preference to foreign goods. We are sure you will sympathise with in the unhappy situation in which we find ourselves—the integrity of our race and our Province being broken up in defiance of the universal protest of the people concerned. As the London Daily News” observes: “It cannot be good statesmanship to launch these new provinces in a condition of seething discontent or to alienate the third of our fellow-subjects in India.” Partition of Bengal (1905): British Newspapers Repository Project / Newspaper Place of Title Creation Scope and Content Related Related Collection origin dates persons places British The British Homeward London, The Monday 04 Reports from Calcutta on different protest meetings Curzon Calcutta, Library Newspaper Mail from England Partition September against partition & in favour of boycotting British goods Simla Archive India, China of Bengal: 1905 was growing. Proclamation from Simla giving effect and the East Telegram the partition came as a response to the statements s from some interested quarters in Calcutta that the scheme would be abandoned because of the resignation of Lord Curzon. Report on the commercial aspects of partition as discussed in the Pioneer. British The British Homeward London, 1. Riot in Monday 09 1. Report from Calcutta: Anyone buying British goods Calcutta, Library Newspaper Mail from England Calcutta October are molested. A European was mobbed in Harrison Bengal Archive India, China 2. The 1905 Rd. 2. Economic implications of boycott movement and the East Swadeshi discussed. Poorer classes still prefer Manchester Movement clothes. Marwaris taking advantage of the situation. British The British Homeward London, Retaliator Monday 09 The Englishman says: - It would appear that the recent C. Wallick, Calcutta, Library Newspaper Mail from England y Measure October boycott was extended as equally to Manchester piece A. W. C. Jalpaiguri, Archive India, China 1905 goods, and the European firms concerned have acted Chaplin Bengal and the East with promptitude. The Marwaris had taken advantage of the Swadeshi movement to press for new contract rules from the Bengal Chamber of Commerce; rules which they wanted to apply equally to woollen goods as to others. The firms interested in Continental and woollen goods have now addressed to the Marwari Partition of Bengal (1905): British Newspapers Repository Project / Newspaper Place of Title Creation Scope and Content Related Related Collection origin dates persons places Chamber of Commerce a request that differentiation should be made between Manchester piece-goods and their trade. The letter concludes with the following warning :—“ We place these proposals before you with the object of trying to come loan amicable settlement, but unless we see that there
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