New Britain herald., 1930-05-23

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 a striking picture of 1ndia's Joan
 New York( May 23.-Thousands of Americans last year had the op- portunity to hear SaroJinl Naldu, the Indian poet and orator, who now succeeds Mahatma Gandhl, and the automatically chosen Moham- medan Abbas TyabJl as the third leader of the present Indian nauon- dist demonstration against British rule in general and the salt tax in particular.
 In public last year she spoke from end to end of the United States and Canada, reading her poetry in one of the most surprisingly sweet and resonant voices Of our time, lectur- ing on the ancient high estate Of Indian women and their present day awakening, making friends for her self and her native land and de- fending her beloved India from the too widely distributed unpleasant picture Of conditions there, Mother India"
 Mahatma Gandhi had chosen Madam Naidu to undo the damage the book had done, and by her very presence. she gave Americans ne" slant on India. A Brahmin woman. one Of the few to have married out Of her caste, herself educated in England and the mother of two daughters. graduates of Oxford. she had an astonishing command Of the English language. Words rolled from her in the manner of the great Victorian parliamentary orators uho in turn had learned the lessons Of Cicero and DenosAenes.
 4 Difference in Oratory
 But no one who heard her in America can completely judge her eloouence. Here she was careful 10 avoid in public all reference to the completely revolutionary char acter Of the Indian nationalist movement. She spoke in social and historical terms, not in the fiery language Of political slogan turned by a great poet.
 Those who heard her five years ago at Cawnpore, when she was elected president Of the Indian Ma tional Congress, under the big tent Of handwoyen cloth, where 15.000 delegates from all parts of India had gathered, remember her words: How shall l kindle the flames that shall wake you men from slavery" And again: You men. what are you but cheap limitations of models from the occident?" The measure Of her words reminded Americans Of Patrick Henry.
 The great crowd. with red, green and white pennants, marking the Hindu, Mohammedan and Christian sections Of the delegations. was yisibly moved when she introduced herself with: "T who have rocked the cradle. I who have sung sweet lullabies'
 Was Mayor of Bombay Always, she takes her place as an old woman. wise and strong woman. with one of her daughters constantly in attendance. She has been mayor of Bombay, and she refused second term 10 make the trip 10 America last year.
 She is not only a master Of pop ular even demagogic oratory She is famous in London for her wit and repartee Shortly before Lord Reading became viceroy Of India he met Madam Naidu at a fash ionable dinner party and was charmed by her. T shall hope tc see you often in Delhi" he said bending over her hand in parting Mime. Naidu smiled. She knew | that a Viceroy in London and ir India were two different people and she also knew that an Indian nationalist may be a distinguished ed poet and diner-out in London, but atty and contacts for her own peo. pie when in India. T think you will see me not all" he replied te the astonished Reading.
 Sarapini Nadu is in many ways complete contrast 10 Mahatma Gandhi. She is q more sophisti. cated politician with experience 1T reconciling divers points of view and the conflicting powers seeking personalities around her. She ha. often biunted the sharp edge oi | revolutionary movement in hel efforts to preserve a united front O sects and classes Yet she is abso. lutely loyal to Mahatma Gandhi whose purity and fanaticism are the flame of the movement. She knows quite we'll that spinning of cotton by | hand is a great political and spirit ual gesture for the Indian people. l Master of languages though sht IS, she knows that deeds, not words can weld a political movement, anc in this way alone can a simple people demonstrate against the evill Of foreign owned capital and th' ! machines of the Manchester and tht 1 Bomboy mills. But she also know. 1 that once the Indian people would l gain their right to govern them selves, they would me using ma chimes to make cloth.
 A Woman Of Wealth i Sarajini is wealthy. The colo and texture in her silken saris ar' rich and lovely and her bangle and ear rings are beautiful speci
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