Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-13
INDIANS DESTROY
CLOTH IN BONFIRE.
Followers Of Candhi in Madras
Burn Fabrics Made in For.
eign Countries
LEADER GLAD OF ARREST

London. March 13.-Press dispatches
from Madras. Bombay. Calcutta and
Lahore agree that there was little ex-
citement in India over the arrest OF
the nonco. .operationist leader. Mohandas
X. Ghandi, which had long been ex-
pected.
The Morning Posts Madras cor.
respondent reports that the Gandhists
there organized n meeting and made a
bonfire Of foreign made cloth.
A Calcutta dispatch to the Times says
the leading nonco- operators in the
They say Gandhi will no longer be
charged with escaping punishment while
compelling others to suffer.
Lahore advices TO the Daily Tele.
graph report that Gandhi welcomed his
arrest as bringing protection from his
over-zealous disciples.
Lord Curzon. the Secretary for For
eign Affairs, was unaware that Edwin
s. Montagu. as Secretary for India,
had authorized the publication Of the
Indian Governments recent telegram on
the Moslem attitude toward Turkey
until after Mr.. Montagu had sent his
message granting permission for the
publication, said a statement issued at
the Foreign Office today on behalf of
Lord Curzon, who is i'll with neuritis at
his country home.
Lord Curzon was not notified until
it was too late to prevent publication,
the statement added.
II was understood Austen Chamber
lain. the Government leader. would re.
ply in the House of Commons this after
noon to Mr.. Montagu's speech at Cam
bridge last Saturday in which the for
mer Secretary for India. whose resig-
nation grew out of the publication of
the telegram. scoffed at "the new creed
of collective responsibility of the Cab
met which had been invoked TO bring
about his resignation, and furthermore
declared Lord Curzon knew of the per-
mission given 10 publish the telegram in
ample time to have prevented the actual
publication.
Ahmedabad. March 13.-(By A. P.)
The arrest. Of Mohandas X. Gandhi.
the leader of the Non. co -onrationsts.
was effected by Police Superintendent
HALEY. who previously had taken into
custody leading Nationalist. the
banker Shankerlal. near the Staya-
grahashram. which is Gandhi's relig-
iOus and political institute. situated a
few miles from Ahmedabad. HALEY
took the banker TO the institute, the in
mates of which were in bed Later.
however, they arose and paraded before
Gandhi's residence and prayed and sang
Gandhi's favorite hymn. Then Gandhi.
with his wife and the banker. were
taken by automobile to q neighboring
Jail.
Work hard and tire not" were
Gandhi's last words to his followers be-
fore being taken away. He exhorted all
those who loved India to maintain per-
feet peace throughout the country.
Delhi, March l3.-Twenty Moham-
medan members Of the Indian Legis-
lature now here have sent to Premier
Lloyd George an emphatic protest
against the British Governments "de-
plorable action" IL connection with the
resignation of Secretary tor India Mon
tagu.
They express appreciation of the eff.
forts by Mr.. Montagu and the Indian
Government on behalf Of the Khalifat,
and assert that the Secretary was sac
rificed in the -Khalifat cause. The
legislators protest also declares that
the Indian Governments recent repre-
sentation, publication OF which brought
about the virtual dismissal Of Secretary
Montagu. contains the minimum Mos
lem demands.
The formal business Of the legisa.
tive assembly Saturday was prefaced
by an address in which DR.. II. s. Gour
expressed the deep grief of the assem-.
bly and Of India generally over the
resignation Of Mr.. Montagu. whom he
characterized as stanch supporter
of the Indian reform scheme and
true friend of India.