Hunger-Strike Tactics Threat" ened by Communists Lahore, July 13, During the trial of sixteen communists, who are charged with conspiring to wage war against the King, obtaining money from persona abroad interested in revolution in India and various robberies and murders, a sensation was caused for day when Buteskara Dutt—who was. outrage in the Legislative Assembly, at Delhi last April, was brought into iretcher. He has been on hunger-strike for 29 days.
The sister of another prisoner bee came hysterical and abusive. She screamed, shouted and abused the Police and government, removed from the court, the magistrate refusing to have er charged with contempt of court owing to her sex, Subsequen'= ly she apologized. 'The magistrate at first declined' to allow her to return to the court, but yielded when all the accused declared that they: would answer no questions unless she were allowed to be present, There was another scene at the close of the day's proceedings. All the prisoners, in chorus, declared they would join Buteskwara Dutt and go on hunger-strike if Dutt's demands for a special diet were not granted. The prosecuting counsel Promised to explain the attitude of the Government on the subject on Monday, but the accused announced they would go on hunger-strike ime
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