The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-19
BY WEBB WILLER
United Press stan Correspondent

BY WEBB WILLER
United Press stan Correspondent
BOMBAY. Aug. l9.-Within the
massive walls Of Yeravda Gaol near
Poona is a slender, emaciated
Hindu.
He weighs only i03 pounds, and
lives on rice, fruit and water, and
sleeps on the floor.
Four hours every day he spins
rough homespun cloth on a crude
hand loom. At other times he
works translating a Hindu book OF
songs or reads.
He is almost completely bald ana
wears horn-rimmed glasses.
His clothing IS a coarse undyed
homespun loincloth which leaves
the upper part Of his body naked.
He usually is barefoot.
He is Mahatma Great SouD Mo-
handas Karamchand Gandhi.
This is the man. opposing the
strength and majesty Of a powerful
empire, who set in motion one OF
the the greatest political movements
in the worlds history-the Indian
Nationalist movement-a yeritaole
revolution without arms.
Jailed Indefinitely
He Is imprisoned by the govern
ment which he is opposing under
an old law which permitted his ar
rest without charge or sentence, and
permits him to be held in prison
indefinitely during his majesty 5
pleasure"
The movement he initiated is ere
ating for the British government
the most critical situation in In
dia since the great mutiny Of 1851.
BY millions in India he is re-
vered as a saint His words are
obeyed as law by hundreds Of thou
sands.
One Of the fundamentals Of creed
is a great fight against western
civilization which he believes is not
suitable for India
Another is opposition to taking
human or animal life or use OF VIC
lence.
He is opposed to modern ma
chinery and favors back TO ma
ture movement
Gandhi believes no person should
possess more property than IS nee
cssary for his simplest needs.
Upon mis- disciples Gandhi i'm
poses the simplest food and drink
Just enough to maintain health.
Celibacy is enjoined upon entrants
to his "ashram" or school at Anne
dabad. Married couples have to
cease marital relations.
Gandhi's ideal is that Indians
should grow their food and make
their clothes and other necessities
with their own hands.
He is the inventor Of the curious
but effective political weapon called
"satyagraha' or non-violent non
cooperation and civil disobedience.
He first utilized 'satyagraha" in
South Africa in 1898 il his fight
against color and economic dis
elimination against his countrymen
in South Africa.
Formed Volunteer Corps
Although ne was lEtQueAtly III
prisoned and once nearly beaten to
death. he finally won the battle
after years of effort.
Despite his opposition to the gov
ernment. he organized an Indian
ambulance corps at the outbreak OF
the Anglo Boer war in which he
served with distinction. He did the
same during the native rebellion IN
Natal in 1906.
At the outbreak of the World war
Ghandi was in London. He imme-
diately began organizing an Indian
volunteering corps to aid England
and returned to India TO use his in
auence to aid in recruiting for Eng
land. During this epoch he still
was loyal supporter Of the British
government.
= For his war activities Gandhi was
awarded the priced Kaiser-i-Hind
medal.
When he started the struggle with
the British government II 1920 he
returned the medal.