Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
Nationalist Now Preparing
to Take Part in Constitu-
tionaI Convention.
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
SHOW EACH SIDE YIELDS
British Win Abolition of Boycott,
but Concede Much-Independ-
ence Still an Issue.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India, March 5.-Ma-
hatma Gandhi and the all-India Con.
gresS party today terminated the civi
disobedience campaign, bringing tenn.
porary halt, at least, to midas politica
turmoil.
The action was in accordance with
the terms of an agreement reached
yesterday by Gandhi and Lord Irwin
the viceroy.
Preparations were already being made
today by the Nationalist and theil
Moderate friends for participation in {
forthcoming Round-Table Conference tc
work out details of the projected Indian
constitution. Some look to London az
the site of the meeting, but the Ma
tionalists hope that it will be held ir
India.
Still Seeks independence.
Gandhi has not relinquiSned his hope
for eventual lndi. n inuepenG -nce, he
indicated today il al address 20 news
paper correspondents He said tne Con-
greSS party wo I'D participate in he pro-
jected second round-table conference
for the purpose Of achieving is goa. OF
independence.
The help Of otoe- parties n IE:ia
is needed as veil rs that o. Iniisn
princes and Elgli;hmen. he aid, de-
claring that the round-table conference
at London hal not carried india and
Great Britain even half way 20 thetI
goal.
A federation bftween an undiluLed
autocracy and IN ,.1diluted democracy
would lead 10 an explosion. he said, and
at the forthcoming conference me Cor
gress party viii represent the AUS: o1
all India in any sG'.eme of federation.
The Mahatma appealed to the coun-
try to support the ettlemenr between
himself and Lord Irwin, urging an
archists to suspend their activities and
give him a ch4nre to attain his gCal
without violence.
Still Opposes Imports.
The Bombay Chronicle, Nationalist
newspaper, today described the Delhi
agreement between Lord Irwin and
Gandhi as an honorable truce repre-
senting an achievement by non-violent
methods unparalleled in history. But
truce, or no truce, the paper said, the
boycott on foreign cloth must continue
until the last package of the cloth and
yarn have been eliminated from the
country in favor Of Khaddar or home
spun.
The terms of the truce were published
here today. The principal provisions
are:
l. Abandonment of the civil dis
obedience campaign.
2. Abandonment of the boycott as a
political weapon.
3. Release of prisoners held for non
violent offenses.
4. Recognition of right of salt area
residents to make their own salt.
5. Picketing of non-aggressive nature
to be permitted.
6. RepreSsive ordinances issued dur
ing civil disobedience campaign to be
withdrawn
Z. Where property confiscated fol-
taxes has been sold to third party the
transaction is to be regarded as final sc
lar as the government is concerned.
8. Sale and purchase of British
goods is not to be interfered with
9. Abandonment of Nationalist de-
mands for an inquiry into alleged police
excuses.
10. Return of unsold confscated
property.
II. Participation of the Nationalist
in a second Round Table Conference or
the principles of federation, central re-
sponsibility and financial and military
safeguards.