New Britain herald., 1930-05-05

was employed in taking the mahat- ma into custody news of the arrest did not travel fast and it was too early to say how his followers were going to react.
 In the past few weeks serious rioting has broken out in Calcutta Peshawar. Poona, Madras and other cities in protest against the arrest Of lesser leaders, notably Gawaharlal Nehru. president of the All-India National Congress, and Mayor J. M. Sen Gupta Of Calcutta.
 It was Gandhis hope that in the martyrdom to be achieved by being arrested the dissident Indian ele- ments would be drawn in the ma tionalist camp and united with fer vor to carry forward the campaign of civil disobedience to success. It was this martyrdom which the gov ernment was reluctant to grant him and which led it to stay it's hands through so many weeks.
 Planned Salt Deposit Raid
 The government finally acted in Gandhi's case as he prepared to raid the government controlled salt de posts at Dharsana, and to go to Bombay personally 10 lead 100000 Satyagraha volunteers in civil dis obedience and passive resistance to British law. Although Gandhi preached non-violence it was the governments experience that his followers did not always follow the letter Of his precept. g When taken into custody Gandhi was immediately spirited into a special coach which had been placed behind the locomotive on a Gujerat mail train. Three European and three Indian policemen accompanied him. The train stopped alongside a gate 300 yards from Boriyli station in an absolutely deserted section. and Gandhi, appearing tranquil, alight- ed.
 The officers escorted him 10 a waiting automobile which started along the road toward Thana from where q trunk road led 10 the Yer roda Jail and Poona. The screens of the car were drawn. The driver was an experienced police chauffeur who did not wear his uniform. thus avoiding giving a clue to identity Of his charge.
 Gandhi's Third Arrest Gandhi's full name is Mohandas karamachand Gandhi the title "mahatma," being a Sanskrit word for high souled" or great one which was given him after lifetime of asceticism and austerity. Married tlS years old, and educated at OH- ford. Gandhi. who went attired only in homespun loin cloth, now has un- dergone arrest three times by the government
 The first time was in 1922 when his campaign Of non cooperation with the British government result cd in outbreaks Of violence. He was then sentenced to six years impris- onmcnt but was released in 1924 because Of i'll health. He was arrest cd again in 1928 after q campaign for destruction Of British cloth, but was only fined.
 Gandhi regards British rule as Q curse 10 India. He knew the might Of Rritain's military strength. and saw how inevitable would be defeat should his people resort 10 violence. To his mind violence, passive resistance, and civil dsobediencc represented a sure way to win s8araJ, as the Indians call lndepen- ! dence. .. s', .t.J | To date his civil disobedience cam paien has taken the form Of viola tions Of the salt laws, Designations of the village headsmcn in some ril- lages, and Of others, use Of home spun instead Of foreign made cloth, and picketins. by the women, Of the llquor shops.
 Call for Cessation of Work ] Volunteers Of the All-India Nd tional Congress. who have followed 1 Mahatma Gandhi during his cam paign against the salt laws. announc- cd his arrest in Bombay. shortly after dawn today. Ringing bells, they marched throughout the city halting at street corners 10 call or the public 10 observe a general stop page Of work and 10 attend a public meeting this evening.
 The Exchange Telegraph conpany learned that both regular and aux Hilary forces had been mobilizcd tc cope with any trouble which might arise as news Of the arrest of Gand, hi spread. A special edition of 8 newspaper helped to carry the tld- ing far and wide. European em' ployes in banks and commerce. firms were said to have been sup piled with arms for use in case oi an emergency.
 Passenger Tells Story X passenger travelling on the tralr which Gandhi was brought iron Jalapur said that practically every one aboard was asleep when tho train reached Navsarl. but the neW' that the mahatma had joined tho
 
 vas escorted by three European ant three Indian police.
 The passenger continued. eve ar rived at Borivli about q. m, anc left there q few minutes later, bu the train pulled up at a level cross ing few furlongs farther on where police motor cars were waiting Gandhi alighted here about 6.3o q m. and walked up to q motor ca and seated himself beside police Of flcers. He was driven off immediate ly. We did not know his destlna tion."
 The warrant under which th' mahatma was taken into Custod, reads that "as the government view his activities with alarm he will b. placed under restraint in accordance with regulation 5 of the 1927 or