Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-01-06
INDIA REPUBLIC
IS PROCLAIMED
ACTION FOLLOWS RECEIPT OF
PLEDGE OF SUPPORT FROM
AMERICAN sYMPATHizERs
New Republic OF India and the Non
Violent Policy Of nahatna Gsnd.
hi. Is Latest Political Move
to Take Place

Observation-Disclosures has been pro.
claimed a republic and the nonviolenf
policy OF Mahatma Gandhi, who was
given dictatorial powers last week by
the all-India national congress, has
been modified to permit violence "for
defense" according to cable dispatch
received here Saturday by Salendra
N. Chose, director Of the American
commission to promote self-govern-
mem in India. The message read:
Republic declared. American mes.
sage decided. Armed defense sane
toned. Boycott extended to indivi
duals. Women, children safe"
The American message referred to
was said TO he that published I'm the
American press last Monday. II was
signed by United States Senators Nor.
ris and Walsh OF Massachusetts. for.
mer Governor Dunno of Illinois. Su-
preme Court Justice Mlnturn of New
Jersey and thlrty-eight other American
OFFICIALS and publicists. The messag.
pledged Anne lean support In tie In.
dams campaign for independence.
and, according to an announcement
made last Sunday by Mr.. Chose, Il
was displayed I'm the form OF posters
throughout British India last Monday.
the day the national congress had
been called to meet In Ahmedabad. the
home town of Mahatma NJ. X. Gandhi
The proclamation OF n republic was
made by Mahatma Gandhi, under the
powers conferred upon him by the all.
ln'lia national congress. Although 1t
was decided to hold the proclamation
in confidence, this decision was al
tered with the receipt of the Ameri-
can message.
Mr.. Chose issued a statement In
which he said:
Proclamation of the Republic OF
the United States of India at this time.
word of which | have lust received.
Is due to the pledge of support which
was sent to the nationalists OF India
by n group of llberty-loving Ameri-
cans. That pledge was read at the
all-lnd!a national congress meeting
of the All-Indla Moslem league. both
~ which met hast week in Ahmedabad.
simultaneously 1t was posted through
out India In the original English and
with a translation in the language or
dialect of the district.
at Is permissible to announce now
that In preparation for the declara-
tlon of the independence provisional
governments have been organized In
all the provinces by the nationaists.
A central government has been form
ed, with Gandhl mt It's head which
means that so long as Britain re-
mains there will he state within a
state. The nationalist noncooperatOrs
ignore absolutely all British authority.
Up TO the present observance OF non
cooperation had been limited to dis.
tricts where the people had been cloth
ed In homespun cloth, and provision
was made for relaxing the decree Of
civil disobedience. including nonpay-
ment OF taxes, II local conditions
seemed to make that advisable.
"Noncooperation has now been made
absolute Police powers will he exer-
cised by national volunteers, rs was
done in Calcutta on Christmas eve,
when the Princess of Wales arrived
there.
"Wholesale designations OF the police
have occurred throughout the country
md MS the news filters out | am GER
tain It will be found that all the larc-
er cities are today policed by volun.
| teeers who have taken over the pow.
ers of those who have remained under
British control.
Flights are inevitable under Tho
condition, hut the nationalist polio,
hns been shared so that full responsi
bilty for offensive action shall res
with the British india is entering
upon this revolution peacefully hu
fully prepared to defend her rights
and reprisals will lie exactel for ev
cry offensive British action from tn
day on.