Unadorned Fiankness by Editors on what the Terni Meai When Applied to India: Losses from Hartals and Boyeotts Frow Our Any Calcutta, June 11.
Polities and riots still fil the public eye in India, and, although, one does not hear very much about Mr. Gandhi, occasional trickles of from Yeravda Gaol show that, he is still halo and hearty.
Various friends of his are there also, including the incomparable Mrs, Sarojini Naidu, whilst a party, of Bombay leaders, including one well-known lady, recently left the Bombay gaol for a sojourn in Poona, And they had a great feed, too, at the Poona Railway Station on their way through, the Congress; {folk of local repute "standing" them 'a lunch-party of good solid foreign" food in the first-class reftes ment room; a party, moreover, in which any interested spectator wi invited to join.
No one dare say what ts, going on inside the Yeravda gaol, but number of busy bodies are hard at work outside making all sorts of plans for a "settlement." The Mayor of Bombay, who is also Pre ident of the Indian Merchant Chamber, has been discussing with: the Governor of Bombay the possibility of settlement; according to '2 Bombay daily; although those more in the know seem to think} that it is economics more than Politics Which are troubling this spokesman of the men of commerce. There is no doubt whatever that, very badly hit by tals and the proposed boycott of foreign goods.
'One estimate has put the lees of the City of Bombay since March at not less than Rs, 50 lakhs, whilst prominent Poona businessman has' put Poons's lowest direct loss at Rs, 2 lakhs, In other words, the political situation is gradually' but} definitely hitting the pockets of the merchants of this side, and as many] of them are "canny Gujerathi rs) they are desirous of moving quietly towards a sett ment of the remarkable situation. which portends commercial suicide.
But apart from the negotiations of economists, there are those who fare striving' to produce peace through Mr. Gandhi. One solemn. gentleman is even trying to have Gandhi taken out of Yeravda gaol and kept as a guest in one of the fine mansions in Poona suburbe, 30 that various leaders and offi in which has been tourist third section. striking development in the equipment for travellers of moderate means in Transatlantic Yiners, and this progressive policy fs creating a new source of revenue, caused by the decrease of emigration trafic. The tourist third cabin has appealed strongly to American tourists, and is also likely to become increasingly popular in Great Britain especially views about distances are undergoing changes and with a new cheap rate tourists from this country are glad of the opportunity of getting across the Atlantic. The use of all the second class accommodation in the Homeric by tauris third cabin passengers means that '900 travellers in this class can now be carried in the ship instead of '500, as in past years. might have ready access to him fox cussions, 'To this end, considerable quiet propaganda is' going on, althouiy those responsible have at least bee honest enough to-declare that th
will think of 2 That. is to, not now what: Gandhi him will he give his word if pope mitted out on parole? That is a problem in ethics and psychology which yet remains to be solved; a only time will show Gandhi's views Jon such a matter.
Another original suggestion which has captured the fancy of not ow people in the Presidency is that there should be a serics of semis informal conversations between H. E. the Viceroy, H. E. 1. the Nizam, and Mr, Gandhi, asa 30 fof Triumvirate of Peace to decid the outstanding questions now Ip the way of a settlement, It is put forward that H. E. Hy the Nizam is the accredited leader the largest, bes of Mosler in India, and that he stands ho fond reverenced by ut lest toyed fetores of Moslems. Similarly, Gandhi is looked upon as the moat Jacceptable representative of the Hindus.
Tf these three could meet, says a arent propagandist, there' doubt about their coming to cons fslusions which would be acceptable the vast majeri: y of the people fof India, and at least clear the pathy way to the Roan} Tatle Confereiea fof all its present enc.mbrances. '4p idea is certainly intriguing, despite obvious obstacles: out it will need considerable publicity before stands a chance of becoming @ rex ality.
One question in connection with the civil disobedience movement which has brought forth many any fowers is this: Has Gandhi's scheme yet penetrated the rural areas and if so, has it captured the minds of the masses?
The veal answer, of course, is and No.
"A tour of some of the rural areas of the Presidency has shown 1 Wwherens a very large number of th rural population know the nonic Gandhi and connect it with marvellous scheme by: which will all become rich, very fow of them really understand or even ret liza what he has been driving at ox what he hopes to achieve, To the vast majority who know anything about this present campaign, Gonds movement is plainly anti-Euros can and anti-Government, The ethics and finer points of principle over which Gandhi lingerg
who isp is names are, undreamed of by the consequence is the Government oticers, commercial travellers, ord mary tourists, or men of but find their lot' exceedingly, har many parts of the Presidency.
"There are cases when the ext Government officers fecal ha todo thie own dirty work, wash their own clothes, fetch' their own bazaar, cook own food, and clean their own boots, And_ such people have frequently, considered "themselves fortunate hag there, has, been any, bason ailable at which to purchase supe Imported stores ave kept The Zoo's Night Life The Zoo has gone in for night life, and the birds are very annoyed about it. However, the first experiment of keeping the Garden's open to the public on Thursday nights until 11 o'clock was, at} least from the visitors standpoint, great success. The brilliantly lit gardens were crowded with visitors and none of the animals seemed to mind waiting up. The only dissentients were the inmates of the aviary, who voiced thei lignation with shrill cries which at times seriously menaced the supremacy of the military band, During the evening searchlights were trained on the Mappin Terraces. The inhabitants of Monkey Hill had all gone to bed by 9.20 pin. Most of the lions had turned out into their playground for the evening, but they refused to prowl and lay sleepily on the stone floor. Dinners and suppers were served in the refreshment room and the alfresco meals which were séred under the trees below the bandstand proved popular. ary essentials. have become virtual Tuxurl Very few people realize how this is being carried out, but to those eho travel, the secret is yovealed of khadday-clad ing from village. to ing their anti-Europeaa jovernment work. Tt is not for Swaraj or for Gandhi that they are boycotting officials and isto; it is solely in_ pursuance of a dangerous racial fosiing eugene fered by " the organization more enthusiastic, more zealous, yen, even more fanatical than and of soul-stirred, _missiona ent to. convert. the. heathe feannibals in South Sea Tales.
wat is the position to-day; but until more vigorous pketures are ainted and until more propaganda to meet the work of the hove missionaries ie commenced, this situation will intensify to a most Gangerous degree.
Tnstances continue to pour [showing how picketing is being practiced "peacefully" and how the Seyett of Batsh and forza
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