Evening star., 1922-02-22
Civil Disobedience" of Mahatma
Gandhi.

A Hypothetical parsonage leading
north and south Ireland in united re-
sistance against England would not
appropriate to the spectacle OF Ma :
hatma Gandhi uniting Moslem and
Hindu in a common campaign against
British dominion in India. IL some OF
the editorial commentators are cor
rect. "The Mohammedans of India
may hate the British" to quote the
Cleveland Plain Dealer independent
democratic). but this feeling has
never before been strong enough to
make them forget that they despise
the Hindus," and the net result, as
that paper sees it. Is that there Is
no hope whatever of putting an end
to this Indian business without either
making enormous concessions or
fiEhting."s
Now, the reasons for this unhappy
contact of east and west. Wnile va
riously assigned, would seem to bear
out MIR. Lloyd Georges statement to
the effect that, in the words OF the
New York World. they center new
phase of one OF the greatest historic
readjustments between ASIA ana Eu.
rope which have shaken tne "oilu a. !.
intervals from the earliest times.
That this new phase was ushered IN
.'by speeches like those OF Mr.. LAoyo
George and Mr.. Wilson at the peace
conference, and the discussions over
Poland, Silesia, Ireland ana EGypt,
to quote the Springfield Repuoitcan'
has been charged by MI. Mohlas u
the secretary for India
The Boston Transcript explains the
unrest on the ground that I'm West
ernizing Asia, an attempt was nlao
to put new wine in old bottles.
The oriental mind ,ssa3a eoHlo ~ hnf iihertv and
freedom, and the resulting harves.
has heen one of dissatisfaction ana
unrest" So much for the motives
which inspire Gandhi and his Hindu
followers in their campaign ipsnstus OF which hGr
drives the Moslems to their side the
Springfield Republican. referring TO
the speech of Mr.. Lloyd George be-
fore parliament. Gays: he caHeo par
ticular attention 10 the fact that upon
Great Britain as a sea power Eel! the
onus Of the war against Turkey.
He might have added that the allies
made things much worse when they
allowed the war against iurkey 70
degenerate into a sordid scramble LOT
spoils." That "Gandhi mas anhounceo ce
recently that Palestine and Meso-
tsn of Turkey" would appear to the
Bangor Commercial adequate reason
for Moslem and Hindu union, winch
however. the Boston Transcript oe, :,
and states that the Moslems are re-
ported to be seeking to gain the up
per hand in the non-co-operationist
movement, designed by Gandhi to be
effective in rejecting all western s,Ieta
civilization ana inven1,oms MnmreSs TO %hich
piow. the hand-loom. and the canoe"
That Gandhi's power is in danger
of being broken is implied by the
Kalamazoo Gazette when It says: the ,i,e
matter for the British in as far as it
is now expressed by force, 1t Is
when they attempt to combat the
mystic Gandhi's all-powerful gospel
Of non-resistance and boycott that
the British find themselves helpless,
thinks the policy of passive resist
ance and non co operation is is
"doomed to failure even should IL
succeed in it's apparent object. pc
cause Gandhi is not capacitated IN
any way to be a ruler OF even MS
own kind"
At any rate, 'London's announce
ment that open resistance to British
rule in India will be repressed with
sternness" seems to the Charleston
News and Courier ito. open a new
chapter in the Indian troubles" Its
tendency, in the opinion Oh OF tne Nsw s
do the duty Of the day and, debate
subtleties Of authority and ALLEGATION
Of rights later" in accord with the
Reno Gazette, which believes the pol
lev of giving the natives q measure
If seif-rule" is ''all wrong" and that
otha great nations of the world have
a common interest in helping Eng
land to maintain her control over the
Sifferent races In the lands Of India"
On the other hand. the New York
Call, adverting to the imperial piety"
contained In Montagu.s statemehss,
declares that "the excuses given py
eli imperialist powers for retaining
control Of their overseas booty are
excuses that would reflect discredit
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