Evening star., 1922-01-03
|GAN|H| TO CONTINUE
HIS FIGHT IN INDIA
Directed by AH-Indla Con-
gress to Push 'Non-V Violence
Program Coming Year.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, January 2-That Mohan-
dis Karamcha Ganfni remains the dic-
tator of India's national aspirations,
and that his "non-co-operative" and
mon violence" program viii be car
ried out during the ensuing year, not
withstanding his failure to obtain
home rule, is the outstanding develop
ment OF the all-India congress, which
closed It's sessions at Ahmedabad De-
! cember 20, according to Official guar
terS here, where the reports OF the
congress and Its general effect on In
dja's millions are being estimated.
II Is stated that Gandhi. having re-
mafned consistent to his policies, mas
defeated the extremists Of the left.
| typified by the All brothers, and that
; he also has been victorious over ths
! right wing element, which advocated
| entering the local councils ana lur-
therinE the nationalist aims by con
stitutional methods. moVenenl
which had been gathering torce' pal
| ticularly in Madrid.
Confusion Is Noted.
Besides Gandhps dictatorship. new
! aspects Of the congress were resolu-
ttons passed to concentrate on civil
| disobedience'' and an attempt to de-
| fine the meaning Of "swaraji ON
| Gals here claim that both resoIu
| tioEs are confusing. the former seems
| To be CARRYING out Of experiments
OF non-payment of taxes ana Noluh-
! teerrng as Was advocated AT last
years congress in Delhi. while tne
| latter Is considered to be Gandhis
| answer TO the charges. of his critics
| that hia program is entirely negative
Official circles here interpret the
home rule definition as an expression
1 of a desire for India to remain with
| In the British empire IL the BRUSH
obey the all-India congress other
| wise a demand for independence is 10
be made. The officials point out that
the question of An alternative gov
ernment in India remains unan-
| swered.
The resolutions concerning "swaraj'
is as follows:
! Text OF Resolution.
"As doubts have been expressed as
| to the precise meaning % the term
| swaraj the congress declares that. IN
the event of the British people MAX
ing common cause with the people oi
India in securing redress of the rus :
jab and Kalifat wrongs. II does nnt
wish to declare complete independ-
ence but if the British government :
remains hostile the congress VIII
! strive to oppose all connection with
the English and Will declare COM
plete independence.
| 1t was asserted today by officials
! closely connected with the India Of
fee that they deprecated statements
made by Indian propagand!sts i'll
America concerning events in India
1t was impossible. they declared. to
send code messages such as that made
public in Washington from India.
The story of the declaration of any
Indian republic was based on the
opening address at Noslem confer
ence in session at Ahmedahad. where
the advocates of violence voiced "A
lprogram which the all-India congress
rejected.
Police Forced to Fire on Mob.
The India office this evening pub
fishes a cabled report from the Pun
jab government concerning the. riots
December 1924 in Firozpur Whirka,
in the Rohtaok district.
The dispatch says that on Decem-
Der % twelve riotous non-co-oper-
atives were arrested there and that
determined attempts We're made TO
rescue them. The government offices
and the police station were attacked
The police were forced to fire on the
mob. --,--
! The attack was renewed December
"a, but the mob was dispersed by the
timely arrival of troops from Alwar.
Three persons were killed and sew
eral wounded.
The dispatch adds that the inquiry
into the affair is continuing.