The Reminiscences of Zafrulla Khan — Page 60
60 REMINISCENCES OF SIR MUHAMMAD ZAFRULLA KHAN died, but Mrs. Starr was still very active. Every time I have been to Toronto I have met her again and also her sister, Mrs. Ross, whose husband was at one time Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. When I mentioned to Mrs. Dunlap all that we had seen on the farm, her face beamed with delight, and she said, "That you should remember all that after nine years!" I said, "Mrs. Dunlap, to us who come from foreign countries, these things are like windows through which we have looked at things, and they press themselves on our memories, and when we go back they remain with us. " Question : While you were in Canada, did you talk with various delegations and individuals in support of Indian Dominion status ? Khan : By that time, it had ceased to be a very live issue. It was taken for granted on all sides that India would, as the result of the discussions that were taking place in London, be set up as a responsible Dominion. Nobody questioned that position. We were treated exactly the same as if India were already a Dominion and we represented a Dominion in that conference. In addition to those whom I have already referred to, I also met Philip Noel Baker, who subsequently became a Cabinet Minister and also won the Nobel Prize for Peace. He was truly a man of peace and steadfast on principle and an admirable personality. I have always considered it a great privilege that I met him then, and I feel greatly honoured that he considers that I am a friend of his. The last time we met was last year, when he was here in connection with some conference up in Vermont in support of peace. Another British Delegate was Mr. Donald Sommerwell, later he became Solicitor General, and then Attorney-General, and then a Lord Justice of Appeal. Meeting with him was of great interest on account of our common professional experiences and interests. His wife who accompanied him was a very gracious personality. I went back from the conference to continue our participation in the sittings of the Joint Select Committee, and when the Joint Select Committee finished the examination of witnesses, our delegation returned to India. In the early summer of 1934, I began to think that it might be useful if I went back to England for the summer months. The Joint Select Committee was still sitting; it had still to make its report. I felt that if