Simla, May 21, Strong pressure is being brought} to bear on the Government to declare] the entire organization of the Indian National Congress unlawful because: its programme, which advocates the raiding of salt-works, the picketing of foreign-cloth and liquor-shops, the boycotting of foreign banking' and insurance concerns and the nonpayment of taxes is definitely re-Yolutionary and should be fought in 'a moat drastic manner before chaos: results. message from Jhelum, in the Punjab, states that '36. prominent Nationalist leaders were] arrested there to-day after a number of parsons who were taking part. in procession to the railway-station to meet Pandit Malaviya had refused to disperse—Reuter, London, May 22, interview with the "Daily Herald's" correspondent, Gandhi affirmed his resolution to continue with the campaign. The correspond~ ent, however, got a strong impression that the Indian Nationalist! leader was putting up a bluff and was, in reality, prepared to negotiate if offers were made to save tis face {for it is apparent that Gandhi already felt that the movement had for out of his control and was now Assuming more clearly a revolution-character.—Trans-Ocean Kuo} continues, although the absurdity of many of these rumours is obvi-
Sholapur Much Quieter ous.
Minority communities in general and the Mohammedans in particu-wen heartened by announcement of las Tuesday and by the assurance that no solution of the political problem will be regarded as satisfactory which does not command the consent of important minorities and ive them a sense of security. The National Congress, however, ° is sparing no effort to mislead them by. misrepresentation and by promises which are impossible of performance. Labour still remains unaffected.
Regarding the resolutions of the Congress Working Committee recently passed at Allahabad, the Government of India anticipate that the immediate result will be an increase in the picketing of foch eign cloth shops and liquor shops and an early attempt to start a campaign against the payment of land revenue find taxes.
The Government's statement adds "Tt is clear that the National Congress intend to carry on their mis. chievous programme regardless of all consequences. Their programme Renerally is: calculated to arouse anti-Government and racial feeling. The object is to make government impossible and to achieve this end those responsible for the programma are prepared to sacrifice the present. and future interests of the country. To prevent this. the Government. will use their fall-resources."
Mr, Wedgwood Benn, replying to questions in the House of Commons Bombay, May 19.
'A communique issued by the Bombay Government to-day, reviewing events at Sholapur from May 7 to May 19, emp Martial Law was turbances have occurred and not a single shot has been fired.
The present position is one complete quiet. The casual! suffered by the mob are not yet exactly ascertainable but private practitioners anlculate that there [wore 50 casualties, including {thirteen dead.
The police fired altogether 193 rounds of ball and 10 of buckshot The throughout indicated that its movements were directed by persons in the background.
The communique states it untrue that policemen were tied together and burned alive or that one had his eyes gouged out or that two were thrown down a well. It is hoped that all missing policemen may still be found—Reuter Crowd at Kala Fired On Simla, May 19.
'A meeting at Kala, near Jhelum, to-day disobeyed the police summons to While the ringing arrested the crowd threw brick-bats at the po: lice, whereupon the Magistrate ordered the police to fire, thus en-fabling the police to leave the vil-
Ninety-nine Akalis, militant were arrested at Jhelum while. marching from Amritsar to Pesha~ war to express their sympathy with the Pathans and to wipe out the long standing Pathan Sikh differences.
Maz 20.
Hans Raj, a former member of the Legislative Assembly, and Hari Singh, both well-known members of the National Assembly, were arrest~ ed. yesterday at Jullundur'on a charge of sedition—Reuter.
"Madras, May 20.
Dewan Bahadur Ramchandra Iyer, a member of the Council of State, has addressed a letter to the Viceroy, Lord Irwin, tendering his. resignation from the Council as a
without trial, the revival of Protest against "the arrest of Gandhi Press Act and the illegal and warranted use of violence agains the civil disobedience volunteers—innocent members of the public."—
Reuter.
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