Bombay, Nov. 5.
Mr. Gandhi has threatened to resunie the unto death," Which he started but broke off when his terms were granted. He says he will begin to fast again on January 1 unless the caste Hindus carry out the Pact of Poona for better treatment of the "untouchables."
Mr. Gandhi demands that the famous Temple of Guruvayorr, Malabar, 8. India, be opened for "untouchables" by the New Year. As this temple is one of the stronghold thodox the trustees of the temple not likely to yield and it seems almost certain that he will fo" New York saying that through [Administrajion efforts more than 4,000,000 men had returned to, work nce. July. by the basking and industria! come mittes which was named by the the banking and industrial com-
President after a series of confer-fences last summer. The committee was to find means of spreading jobs 30 that more men could obtain enough money to keep their homes going and to ease the mortgage foreclosure situation.
The report. said "employers many instances shorten the hours of labour and take This mean, the committee said, that thousands of families would not have to appeal to charity during the coming winter.
Banks were reported to have {taken a sympathetic attitude toward the mortgage situation and for-closures against homes had decreased alt the banks had de-felined to adopt, as a general principle, the proposal for a moratorium fon home mortgages.
"The second report, was made by the Department of Labour supplementing that of the American Federation of Labour which said there had been an increase in employment during The Department said the same rate of increase had been evident in October and some increase was expected in November. ions ov. 2
Despite the huge amounts of money appropriated by Congress for public construction either by the United States or through loans to the individual states, Tess than $33,500,000 has been applied to construction now under way, it learned to-day. Public construction as a relief measure has failed to increase employment so far and according to reports of the Government agents, there is little likelihood of farther construction before winter, During the winter projects calling for the expenditure of $87,885,000 may be started. but work, on, the ration; Deeuee:—(a) Detailed. arrangements! standard. period. normal defence ch might be made for fixing for
eapeniiture, "(b) Representation of the Army Department in the Leg ore; financial "safeguards; gen rational relations between the Centre and in the Provinces; and provincial constitutions.
(3). Future position and funetions of the High Commis re-ndjostment of prov aries; and new Prov Reports of Committee, Jand the States Enquiry Committee,
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