The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-18

- eyes blazing the intensity Of patriotism This portrait
is from the wel-edited magazine Time.
Not to sympathize with the is impossible whatever
your opinion his plans for setting free from British contro
Hndus that have shown thus far TO rule
themselves ,
When the British control of India the marriage
little girls old which still continues in many places
absolutely unrestricted
The practice of burning young widows alive with the corpes
of their older husbands called Suffice was widespread
To interfere with it considered blasphemous.
Since the British charge fighting disease and enforce
linz sanitary in spite Of native opposition building
railroads and highways diminishing famine the population OF
It NAV be written the books of the Angel Gabriel that
The British Government bears heavy responsibility Tor na'
increase in the population OF ASA
Political and economic considerations however play small
mart in the program of the whom you see here
He is loved all over India Himself high caste Hindu
he calls the miserable untoucnane the lowest CLASS m
India his brothers and friends. 80,
Apart from Gandhi their sympathy with the British
which has protected them from many OF 'ne n
hble cruelties which they were once suoJecteo 49,,
These poor untouchables understand the spirit ana me
words of Gandhi The off power OF Britain mystery
Thew follow Gandh, and obey his orders while hoping
that high Hndus, despsng them loatnng tneH pres
ence may not again have power IN the country
There could be spectacle in all the world more patnec
than this half starved absolutely sincere human being pro
testing without violence and forbddng violence against
Government of Great Britain Passive dsoOeolence n
The British Government has monopoly Of salt Nobody
else NAV collect it sell it. All salt must pay tax to the
Government . - -. uonshl.
for managing and financing the Government OF india
There is great difference between the ancient g00ee
the ax that French laid upon salt squanderng the
money their mistrees and personal pleasures ana e ~
on salt that Britain spends developing India. A.
Gandh collects salt by boiling down the waters OF the
The British Government contlscates the salt on the
ground that clean enough to be sold IL prlsohS
of followers and OF his sons But the GOV
him alone The wise British know the power
Thew fear the soul in this lone haggard far more
than thew fear any physical of all his 3OoO00o fol-
lowers "a, , =,
to make him martyr.
Strange is the power of sincerity proved in all the
worlds history.
When the people, slaves of royalty clergy and nob
sought freedom there nothing p0sSIOe about them
Thev cut heads of thousand French mobiles In
short time thousands killed in all directions The
French rule themselves and that BECAUSE TREY AXE
ABLE TO RULE THEMSELVES.
the literature of India for five thousand years the word
liberty" does not once appear.
does because there has been
slavery craving for liberty such other nations have
felt and fought for.
The savage Afghans would rush in if the British withdrew
from India The raahs pseudo rajahs would rise
hold depotc to Cypress and rob the miserable
people in old days
The Aehans openly boast 1.-THE British have done wrong
coddng the Hindus adding 100000 to population al
ready too great If it left to we would kill half the
Hindus and make the others slaves"
they probably WOULD do it, unless Britain or some
other civilized nation should interfere.
Meanwhile poor earnest Gandhi so weak from under
nouhment and wakefuness that he hardly continue his
pul march through the country feels that passive dis
obedience" will throw off the British yoke
He does the British, the history Of successful
revolution.