The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-25
First UncensOred Report
Reaching America of Wales
Arrival and Riots in Bombay

Ignore Prince and Go to Bon
fire Of English Goods Lighted
BY Mahatma oandhi-Disor-
ders Attributed to Eurasian
Hoodlums.
Censored cable dispatches from
Bombay. on November II ana IL, told
Of the fatal rioting that marked the
arrival OF the Prince OF Wales, but
gave the impression that except for
the tactics OF some roughs. the Prince
was given an enthusiastic wecoine.
Herewith are presented the first un.
censored reports to reach this country,
presenting very different picture.
The appended descriptions are taken
from the Bombay Chronicle OF Novem.
Der Is, the day after the Princes ar.
rival. copy OF which was received
yesterday at the office of the Ameri.
can Commission To Promote Self
Government In India.
Like Marital Law SCssse.
One account, printed under the head.
ing Bombay Reception of Prince"
tells of the military display:
Troops, troops, troopss From early
morning yesterday from the Madam to
Apollo Bunder WHARF the whole
area resounded with the tramp of
soldiers marching. The number of
troops occupying the streets would
have made one wonder whether mar.
tial law had been declared for some
unaccountable reason. 1t was not
martial law, however; Il was the
Government method Of keeping order
and peace to insure q welcome for
His Royal Highness the Prince Of
Wales. The people. too, had to keep
peace and order yesterday morning
for a specific purpose (thsN burning Of
English goods by Mahatma Qandhi
and their volunteers did 1t with a
total absence Of that presumption Of
authority which was % distinctive OF
the government soldiers at the fort.
The people In their tens Of thousands
marched up to the grounds near Ell
phinstone Mills and gave expression
to their keen regret At having to boy.
colt the Prince. For half q mile
around the approaches the ground
was 20 thickly occupied by Khadar
NATIVE home-spun cloth clad and
Handicapped humanity that II was
impossible to move about. Yet there
was no disorder OF any kind"
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the Prince in 4 separate account, the
Chronicle says:
His Royal Highnsss the Prince Of
Wales arrived yesterday morning in
the Bombay Harbor and landed on
Apollo bunder. He received o hearty
welcome, as far A. the official wei
come Is concerned for the Amphithea-
ter was packed with Europeans and
Indian Government Servants and their
families, Co-operators, and the Indian
Chiefs who had, az q matter OF course,
come all the way to Bombay from
their states to receive His Royal
Highness. In city like Bombay
with a population Of 1900, 900 when
one compared the audience at the
bunder and at the different streets
one without the slightest hesitation
would say that IL was an extremely
poor show. Practically all the roads
and localities were deserted and gave
a gloomy appearance instead Of the
glee OF q gala day which one expected
on an suspicious occasion like this.
The only people worth taking notice
one accosted were few Parsee
ladies and their gentlemen, some An.
glo-Indians and Europeans and local
Christians with their families =.
Almost all the Indian shops were
closed In and outside Of the Fort,
Cloth Market, Marwadi Bazaar. Dana
Bunder and Jhaveri Bazaar were com.
pletely closed for the day and all the
business was suspended. Even the
Victoria drivers too had Joined hands
in the complete strike, and 90 the
business was all throughout the day
at q standstill.
Excepting the European firms in
the Fort, no private buildings were
decorated. Anyway. the pop.
ular demonstrations which took place
when His Majesty the king came a.
Prince Of Wales was entirely absent"
In describing the rioting, the Chron.
icle account says:
"Since early In the morning yester.
day some signs Of disturbance were
In evidence a. some hooligans, not
members Of the Khilafat or pickets
reorganized corps were trying to
modest the tramway as we'll as We.
hicular traffic. About noon II took q
more serious turn At Grand road cor.
ner, Golpitha, ]. J. Hospital and Ma
danpura covering the Parsee statue. At
the place last named, the Eurasians
and others took the law unto them
selves and in the way Of retaliation
began to modest the Indians going In
Gandhi caps. AS result. one DR..
Guitar who was driving in his motor
car was assaulted by these hooligans
and even relieved of the contents of
his pockets, and being not satisfied
with these, smashed his motor car.
This was sufficient to create hot blood
among the Indian hooligans and a
serious situation developed BY the
afternoon. The police reQuisitionsd
the services Of the army and shortly
Deputy Commissioner Of Police Mr.,
Caulty and Inspector Smith appeared
on the scene with the Second Acting
Presiding Magistrate Mr.. Olivera. who
ordered the mob to clear out, and
failing that, an order for firing was
given which resulted, It In alleged, in
killing some and injuring several.
Gable reports received In this country
reported about thirty killed and more
than 500 wounded. In the riotins de.
scribed in the foregoing and at other
points In the city,
Women's Saris Torn.
1.-THE center OF disturbance seems to
be at Madanpura right around the
Parsee statue. Here many Europeans
and Anglo Indians have their residen.
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