New Britain herald., 1930-05-15
United States Benefits When Hindus Ignore British and Canadian Automobile Tires.
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 hAastn-ss life of lnda g <eeans rhe tTecrs 0f tAa s7ars. campaign the movement for @eLf-ro1erN- mert-lncreaslns hee>4y
 Some responsible quarters .s,.- mae If las a1ectsI The foreign cloth Industry II per cent and 1T certain sections lsr-e rlmhc-s ot contracts rtt to~a.=r firms t1Ec been cancelled 1T. orders broken. The Lr.t4d States ls ae0sr'.-s ra 8 certain extent in some Ines Fer instance. dealers n the -egrcr have boycorrad British 07orcc tires and rushed to purchase An2er'ca7. stlpulau1g there must he none from Canadian factories h4t must be marked Made ln America.
 Frequent rarrs.s--~.s slElOus strikes are closing sro0s hanks -n- dis organizlrg business.
 Some R-,rsh residents a~a eoun- ter -hoyCo-tsr- fr5.a0s ar. making every etSor- 10 -as personal r-~- cnases from Brush r-r=. T5| IT, dan Irsu~3rc1 -ompa0E laHsF~. snrou1ced 5r tn= Ne-onans- Press that lnasmuch ss .a-Ss number of potrr holders throughout InlEa are raroaa lists. tn- company has arranged 10 keep ro"e'e= arra for those arrested for no.'-cal o-enses.
 May stop Ta> Payment
 1rc~eas,-E indications are that .71 szara usrs a~e r-ara~'r- a@ 'r1lr next s.ep fr trs dtscred:e-c- rsn~- Uairn to embark DOT g .au'patEn asainst payment c< lard '4Nas--a weapon h..aer-o r.'6 ln ra-7rse Inasnsuc- az rr- lad fax r7 tao principal taN supporting tHe =oE@rn- 1rert Of Ir5ta 7.ea campaign. fl l. has arv 5az-as of -'.eoaSs. would be far n7o-r se~-o-= than taa pres ent sat. taaor and ototh campaigns
 Abhas Tya aau torn,ar cntat 'us.'oe. vho started 10 garry or Nahatna Gandhis rroracr 0.'n a ~ald or salt works. made 2 speech at Bar coH before r.s arrest plainly -nt'- eating that 4 refgsa. 70 pay land taxes 1a5 tre next -r.p m The minds e tr- evars..=--. ora e 'he blanks IT -antnHs 7.ar-orw vas < demand 1o~ 9 redD--o1 Of land taxes 5o per cert. making -as tax subject 10 Legislative cor'rol
 The r-irclpal weapons used in t1is most remarkable experiment in pouucal revolution are hoycotts and mass dtsooedtencs 70 certain selected laws. Appa~A7tlv the -TaraN Nsts are making 10 effort whatever 70 secure arms. or which the government eX- ercises -ha strictesI cor--0. 10 pre- zent +hel- import.
 Whate-e~ violent outbreaks have occurred are n dlrec- d'sobedlence 10 instructions from Gan1h. or other swara nst leaders.
 Naturally there IS q great dlttar- encs Of opinion whether the non violent experiment can succeed. The suaraj leaders however. are con- fdent rhe combiranon of rhe boy cot and civil dfsohedie7ce 7lN force the government Q make conces- slons within . Jew months. The British or The other hand. ra,1raln that enthusiasm Tor the campaign will ga porate rapidly especially in view ot the government policy O ignoring the mass disooedlenCe, which is to difficult 70 handle They ara simply a-ras-l1g the lead- CTS. ora hy one.
 Although q similar method Of ron-violarJ rebellion vas attempted 10 years ago th.s ts rns 1rst time anythlng like + has occurred On such q scale and z.irn s.o1 magni- tIde.
 Organic Volunteers
 Despite rnz ra--=-ste1 policy e svoidarce. ne national congress at present is orgartzfrr forces which the government and nroderstes m the sHara5 movement fear eventual ly will result t7 more bIoods1ed. Tho congress IS orgar.z.ng what .s called the "Gandhl ro.41reers an or ganzation which somewhat resen1- blcs an army Or unofficial police force.
 The leaders are called captains and wear as rns-- a---le7- 2 ra1 sash over one shoulder The roLu- teers frequently exercise H-o@iola'.t the functions Of noNce n -o01sc- ton with demorsrarlors serve # pickets 70 enforce horcot-s on '-Glo' and cloth shops and acr as Dropa- gandists to enroll rew members o' the congress par1f.
 I visited the local civic disoho dience headquarters or Eurda~ road the main street IT the native ely Q karachi. About 5o young man ~Ar@ present, dressed in long coats an loose trousers O coarse. homaspur material "a. some carving the coH gress flag The scene nas s'n..a to q ward political headquarters r the United States.
 The men sconled. They ohviogs iy did not welcome occidental Vis.- oars, but readily furnished a volut teer guide when they learned wished to talk with their presen