The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
INDIA REVOLUTION ID BE BL00OLESS
Agitators Will Resort To
 Ballot Box Against Great Britain
By CHARLES M. MCANN Leased Wire To The Age-HeraId)

Geased Wire To The Age-HeraId)
 LONDON. Nov. 1o.-A bloodless revolution will be started in India this autumn. There have been mu- tinies, revolts, uprisings, riots and murders at sporadic intervals dur ing the sometimes stormy years of British rule there. This time Indian agitators for home rule are going to try the ballot box.
 An Indian national congress at Delhi in which both extremists and moderates in the home-rule move ment were represented, has voted to participate in the forthcoming elec- tions for provincial councils and the national legislative assembly-similar to. American state legislatures and the National House of Rep- esenta- tives.
 "Swara1," or home rule candidates, win seek elections. If successful' they will take their seats with the idea of obstructing legislation to such an. extent that the councils and the assembly will be unavoidable.
 Their tactics will be a variation of those used by the Irish Sim Fein members of the British Parliament, in the days before the Free State, and those of the De Valeristas elected to the Free State Parliament. The Irish way Is to elect members who refuse to take their seats, and leave their side of the house vacant.
 It is too early to predict what will be the result of the new policy. The elections will be held late this month or early in December. It is at least certain that the home rulers" will be represented.
 Antf-British Sentiment.
 For the present-perhaps not per manently-Indian sentiment is hard ening against Great Britain.
 Two years ago, India was in the throes of 8 "non- CO operation" cam, paign that threatened to cause trouble. Mahatma Gandhi, leader Of the Hindus, had succeeded .in obtain ing the cooperation against British rule of the Mohammedan element. They united in passively refusing to obey British laws, and they tried with some success to establish boycott of British goods. It ended in Gandhi being sent to prison for six years and the Ali brothers, leaders of the disaffected Moslems, being sent up for shorter terms.
 Since then the situation has changed greatly. For time non cooperation and the boycott waned. Some months ago there was meet ing of the Indian congress-the anti
 
 split over the future policy. Then the recent congress. There c. R. .Das, who sccceeded Gandhi as leader of the home rule movement, proposed that instead of boycotting the legislative bodies as had been done up to that time, the Indian opponents of British rule should nominate can didates with a view to obstructing legislation.
 Das won after bitter fight. The extremists opposed the new plan or campaign fearing that whatever their intentions, the men elected to the various legislatures would be drawn eventually into cooperating with the British government.
 The fight was won perhaps because of a raw cases of discontent-the British governments decision re- stricting Indian immigration into the Kenya colony in East Africa
 Racial Jealousy Inflamed.
 Racil jealousy-hurt pride at being, as they thought, classed as inferior inflamed Indian passion.
 So the congress, in addition to de- ciding to try to wreck the Indian Legislature, voted to intensity the boycott of British empire goods. All parts of the empire were Included, as all the dominions restrict Indian inn migration.
  ment. The home rulers probably will elect a substantial number of their men to the legislature. If they can be held together they may be able to obstruct the government seriously. But there are many complications in that country of castes, sects and re- ligions.
 British rule in India Is not op- pressive, and the Indians themselves do not seriously claim that it Is. Given its worst interpretations, 1t Is imposed always with the view that eventually Indians must have full home-rule. Here, the problem Is that of the Philippines-disagre be- tween the government and the na- tives as to whether the time has arr rived. So there Is always the danger that home rulers elected to office will. go over to the government viewpoint.
 Secondly, and in India perhaps more important, is the fact that Hindus and Moslems are of different natural tendencies. For the present they are united, not too closely. The treaty of Lausanne between the Allies and Turkey has raised the Moslem self-esteem, and it has raised British prestige if anything with Moslems. Friendship between Turkey and Eng land may result in the defection of Moslems from the "swaraJa" move