The New York herald., 1922-03-11
GANDHI COULD STIR
PEOPLE OF INDIA
First Nationalist Leader to
Bring Hindu and Moslem
Together.

Mohandas X Gandhi. as che leader OF
the non-cooperative and nationalist
movement in India. has stirred the 315,-
900 goo people Of the empire to degree
OF unrest that has long constituted a
menace to British control. il is the
strange influence which he exerts among
the people OF all classes in India that
makes him so dangerous an obstacle in
the way OF Great Britain's governmental
policy toward India. Many Indians re-
gard him as a saint.
He is 81 years of age and is described
as being an extreme religionist with a
swee<ly beguiling tongue. Usually he
walks about like mendicant his feet
bare and his clothing cheap and shoddy.
At times he wears only lion cloth. But
his influence extends from the lowest
to the topmost stratum OF society.
In the past nationalist movements in
India did not have the support of either
the Moslem or the low caste Hindu, the
latter not taking TO the idea OF being
again subjected to the harsh. arbitrary
rule of the high caste Hindu, from which
Gandhi. the wonder man. has won a fair
measure of support from both of these
elements.
Campaign OF Resistance.
In the present revolutionary move
ment Gandhi has sought to win freedom
for the people or India through cam
paign of passive and pacific resistance
to British rule. But despite his prin-
ciple Of bloodless warfare, it Is recalled
that in addressing a congress held at
Nagpur late last year. Gandhi, renew
ing his plea for non-violence, urged the
destruction OF the British Empire and
declared that the success of the move
ment might involve "wading through
oceans OF blood"
Gandhl Is the founder OF an Indian
philosophy which teaches that modern
civilization and its materialism are a
curse Railroads. modern machinery
snd appliances and the telegraph and
the telephone are regarded by him and
his followers as the inventions of evil
forces. Gandhi makes his home in q
small Industrial city, and there he has
organized a social cult whose adherents
devote their time 10 primitive agricul-
tural and industrial pursuits. In their
industrial plants modern machinery and
appliances are not In use. The old spin
ning wheel, for instance. IL used In the
weaylng OF fabrics.
Trouble Even Before War.
The political delIrium In India broke
out before the world war. and even dur
INK the war disturbances there caused
the British Government considerable
worry. Most o. these disturbances. how
ever. we're put down by the British vas
sal princes. When Indian troops were
taken 20 Europe 10 assist the British
forces In their neld campaigns the In
dians complained. basing their protest
on the ground that their soldiers should
not he required % serve ia territory
outside ~ india
In an effort % solve the situation the
MOntaGu chelmsford report was SUBJ
mlt'ed 10 Parliament. " provided
limited seif-K0vernment FOR India and
lnyisaRed ultimate home rule. n became
\ law II 1919. Meantime another up
rising had developed, and il became 50
serious that the British Government was
moved to adopt stern reprcssive meas.
ures through the aRancy u the Rowiatt
bin which u known IN England a. the
K Black Cobra" bEl During an this Time
tho Nationalist movement had been grow.
/ ING under the leadership 81 Gandhi
on February Gandhi started . civil
\ eisobcdlenes campaign in India. which
involved refusal 90 pay taxes o. u
recognize the courts ~ other civll func-
/ iionarisr 81 the British Government.
I IN an attempt ~ suppress this cam
palgn fhs Indian Government On Fcbru-
ary ~ ordered the immediate arrest of
Gandhk On February u Secretary
Montaru announced iu the House 81
Z Commons that fhs order far the arrest
ef w. revoiutlonary leader had been
cancelled A. view of tine tatfgEN an
n0unced cessation - tht campaign az
dlnobedlenrt
6nndht ~ rFptaNoulst ~ soul
4 force rather thar physical force. r..
Gently tasted for five days ~ psaancs
\ for lhn outbreak in GhmuFi~C hMura. la
which seventeen native policemen wsre
kiiisd Ne advised thoae whu paFttei.
pateN bn thiN GKhfiNN ~ voluntarily
surrender and confess their crfmea Al
( the tlime ~ this Wathfeaa Gmnahi HalN
thar he regarded ne tragedy a. =
whfntUe flwHa God against hwMtN ON.
E tnfAaftuH nm mass ciNii aisnbeaionrs