New-York tribune., 1922-03-19

recteo storm of invective against tho
Nlceroy, demanding his recall for what
'hey termed an abdic,tion of his
authority IN favor of an inhumnnlv
cruel subordinate. Even greater bit-
terness animated their attacks against
ohe lieutenant governor Of the province
OF Punjab, who had been actually COM
mended instead of being impeachcd. as
the Hindu leaders thought he should
have been.
treatment Given to Turkey
Resented by Mahometans
The third grievance was the idea Of
'he hhalifat-i. e, the indignation on
the part of the Mahometan population
Of India aroused by the treatment
winch had been accorded to Turkey
after the war. The leaders Of the Ma
hometan population made their attacks
on the British government on the
ground that a solemn promise given
'hem during the war by Premier Lloyd
George had been violated. This prom
Use related TO the assurances given bv
inc British government to the Mahom
etans Of Indian in 1915. to the effect
'nst the Sultan Of Turkey. who is the
fe1lSlous head OF the Moslcm world
would not be stripped of his power ar
result OF the war. Only on this con-
dltion was it possible for the British
government during the war to calm
/ y y
gan among the Mahometans of India
and to enlist their support.
Early in 1920, when the provisions OF
the Treaty Of Sevres, which terminated
the war so far as Turkeys participa-
''on IN 1t was concerned became known.
the whole Moslem world was swept bv
storm of indignation. In Turkev her
self the immediate manifestation of
inns indignation took the form Of
the Anatolian nationalist movement.
headed by Mustapha Kemal, which de-
clared the Treaty of Sevres non-exist-
ant. In India very serious unrest be-
gan among the millions of her Mahom-
etan population.
BY compounding these three griey-
ances Gandhi succeeded in rallying TO
his standards enormous portions of III.
population of India. His fierce and
uncompromising nationalism found A.
tremendous field Of application and
rapidly took the center of the stage Of
Indian affairs. A movement grew un
i h l.
come the most serious menace to the
british rule In India that Great Britain
had even known.
This movement has been from th.
very start instinct with a religious
idcology. Gandhi thinks of himself
and of his movement in terms of the
purltication Of the human soul. He
contends that all the evils in the world
including those that have befallen In
ola, are the result of the moral inn
puritles that reside in the souls Of
men. Once you purge mankind of these
impurities, you will have a Just and
good world. He has announced the
central idea which animates his move
|
"The movement is essentially re-
ligious. The business of every God
fearing man is to dissociate himself
from evil in total disregard of conse-
qrences. God does not permit
him to peep into the future. He fol-
lows truth, although the following of
it may endanger life He knows that
IL Is better to die in the way of God
than to live IN the way Of Satan
Therefore, whoever is satisfied that
| this government represents the activity
of Satan has no choice left to him
but to dissociate himself from it,"
War of fNon-co-cperation
Declared on Government
In this manner Gandhi indicates not
gle against the British government in
India, but also the fundamental method
by which this Satanic" government
Is to be fought. This method Is for
every adherent Of the Gandhi move
ment to dissociate himself from all ac-
tivities connected with the government
the method of "non-co- operation" that
has now become known all over the
world.
Non-co-operation has two principal
manifestations. The first is complete
withdrawal Of individuals from all
public activities. The second Is civil
disobedience.
In accordance with the first mani
festation Of non-co-operation, all In
dian children should be withdrawn
from the schools which are In any way
connected with the government or any
OF it's institutions. All Indian lawyers
and litigants should boycott the Brit
ish courts OF law. All candidates for
election to the councils should with
draw and all citizens who have the
suffrage should refuse to vote at the
elections All foreign goods should be
boycotted. In the place of government
schools and courts special national in
stitutions Of the same character