Congress Methods Strongly Condemned by Marwari Merchants:
Mra Gandhi Begins to Hedge in Prison giving India "the substance of me (2) Satisfaction to be granted to Mr, Gandhi's demand for the: repeat of the Salt Tax, the prohibition of Iiquor, and a ban on foreign cloth.
(8) An amnesty for prisoners con~ leted of political offences to coin with the end of the Civil Dise obedience campaign.
(4) The remaining seven points raised in Mr, Gandhi's letter to the Viceroy to be left for future dise Information from India dealing eral places and strongly protesting It is characteristic From Our Owx Consesroxnent with events up to May 29, and against the picketting of shops. This political optimism that even pro-"London, June 12. therefore before publication of the Association is also strongly opposed ment liberals are disposed, in spite Chinese students are beginning to report of the Indian Statutory Com-to the proposed campaign for the of their knowledge of Mr, Gandhi's arrive in considerable numbers. mission, shows that the Govern-nonpayment of taxes. Mohammedans inconsistencies, to welcome this as mont's attempts to stabilize affairs have also been protesting against gesture of real value, They are, this country—in London at the present moment there are 350, as factually were having some measure picketting, both in the statements however, perspicacious enough ta of success. Nevertheless, the in-issued by individual leaders and at note that the terms are almost fans against 150 a few years ago. There. tensification of the Civil Dis-meetings which have been held at] tastically childish and Sir Tei are large numbers also in the Provinees. It may be, therefore, a obedience campaign, briefly noted several places. The Mohammedans Bahadur Sapru who has throughout visable to set out a few words of in the fragmentary telegrams re-being a poorer community as com-the present crisis displayed outstand-warning and guidance to those ceived from India, continues. I¢ will pared with the Hindus apprehend ing qualities of leadership, acidly obcoming over in future, as this is remembered that reference was serious injury to their business and serves that Mr, Gandhi is betraying certainly necessary. made in one of these telegrams to if picketting does not stop it might, confusion of thought in emphasizing There is an increasing tendency the run on the Bank of Bombay Jeasily lead to communal clashes. terms 2 and 4 on which, legally and on the part of students who come owing to the maliciously circulated The same danger is apprehended constitutionally, Lord Trwin cannot to do so without any adequ: rumour that the manager of the from the hartals, which the Hindus' give any assurance. [price knowledge of Enaish. This Bank (an Indian-owned concern) try to organize when their leaders It is idle to attempt to forecast particularly the ease with respect had taken part in the action against are arrested. the possible course of political events to Government students. As a rethe Congress at Wadala (in Bom-'A movement has been started to until information has been received sult they find it almost impossible bay) as a member of the Auxiliary assemble a conference of promin-garding the acceptance of the find to follow the lectures at the Uni-Force; if Mr. Gray, the manager in ent leaders who have disassociate sot the Simon (Commission. versities and elsewhere. If these question, had taken such part, he themselves from. the civil. is clear, however, from the Indian students cannot acquire a really' would merely have been.perform-obedience movement The idea is Press, that a solid body of opinion good knowledge of the English ing his duty as a member of the [welcomed by European and moder-exceedingly anxious to work for language in China they must be Force, but in point of fact he was Jate Indian papers alike, Reference ithe success of the London Conference prepared to devote themselves. ex-not called up by the Military was made recently in the House of] jand possibly this anxiety may rise clusively on their arrival for three Authorities, and in spite of his em-'Commons of an interview with Mr. superior to the bonds of ill-conoriv= to four months to perfecting their photic denial of the suggestion [Gandhi in person by a correspondent ed previous commitments, Knowledge of English, Otherwise made, the run on the Bank con-lof the "Daily Herald," London, 'The they will merely waste their time! tinued until the Bombay Govern-Government of India came in for' and incur a good deal of disappointment and the Directors of the Bank considerable criticism because of the'
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