Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-20

Discussions Of the suggested visit OF
Mahatma Gandhi to the United States
seem to assure him friendly welcome,
although there are those who are I'M
willing to guarantee that the Hindu
mystic will be taken as seriously as he
himself might wish.
I'VE hope that Ganohi will visit the
United States" says the Danbury Eve
ming News, which feels that mo people
in the world are as capable Of appre-
ciating Gandhi as the Americans" and
believes that he would receive we!-
come in the United States such as he
deserves as savior OF his country" The
Providence Journal thinks I'VE are
quite capable in America OF making
hero Of Mahatma Gandhi. In spite
Of our materialism, notwithstanding
our absorption in the responsibilities
of the moment, We continue to have
q sentimental side and even a religious
phase We can be both practical and
mystical" asserts this paper, which
describes him as "one of the truly
great of his day, the finder Of magnifl-
cent truth. a choica human spirit, q
fellow man and counselor to whose
voice we in huriy-burly America should
be CAD to listen as TO the voice CT one
who has genuine message for dis
traught age"
VIC HISIlL CNtLl DC wv Wal AL Al DdA
welcome, as the Philadelphia Bulletin
suggests. saying: IF the American
people have a fault in their reception
Of foreign visitors it is that of hero
worship, or overlicniz.ng the great of
the world who come this way. But
Gandhi may be assured that there will
be no lack of respect for his person.
atty and Of sympathy with his mes
sage" AS the Scranton Times eX-
rNr@ faa1 f6n {yli- i.,rr
American public, as differentiated from
the mob, would receive him with the
dignity and the courtesy which his
position in world affairs deserves. "
However, "the Mahatma must remem-
Der that when he comes here he en-
tiers a high-pressure civilization, one
altogether foreign to the quiet ways
in which his life is couched." suggests
the Jersey City Journal. as it predicts
that, If he comes, lit will seem te-
wlldering and strange that vast crowds
Will line lower Broadway's canyons to
give him typical New York greet
ing but that these people are vocifer-
Gus does not mean that they are hos
tile or that they are disposed to con-
slider the leader Of 100, 100000 Indians
freak They hight. however. omit
the ticker tape" concludes this paper.
Referring to Gandhis reported state
ment that he would like to visit the
United States if he were sure that
the American people would take him
seriously and not make fun of him. the
Charleston Daily Mail states: There
will be those who will take him seri-
ously and those who will not. Some
may question the wisdom of his methods
and the real practicability of his aims.
There is much in his appearance, in
his manner of living, in his refusal
when in Rome to do as Rome does,
which tends to make him the At subject
~ 'ce JESTER" declares this journal, as
:. reLlarkS that it is of the opinion
that not all jokes can be suppressed"
In the words of the Ann Arbor Daily
News, lit may as we'll be admitted that,
because Of his attire Cor scarcity Of at
tire) he appears to be somewhat Of a
freak" and this paper suggests that
perhaps In his own best interest, as
visitor to our shores, 1t could be sug-
gested that he don the garb Of the
West"
Because of his eccentricities, "the
American public would be on justifiable
ground, except for the matter of taste,
in the good-natured ridicule it would
surely mete out to the Mahatma,' "
asserts the Louisville Courier Journal
which thinks "he will show another
example of his quiet wisdom If he re-
mains in England, where the fitness
and the sincerity of his mission fall
about him like a protecting cloak,
instead of coming, like tie white
washed Siamese elephant in Barnun's
circus troupe, to the shores of America
AS the Springfield (NIaSs) Republican
says: The movies and countless news
paper Illustrations have advertised his
not fully understood eccentricity OF
dress or undress, and there is no doubt
that curiosity of not wholly compli-
mentary sort would figure in his recep-
ton in this country If he should choose
to come" But the Omaha World
Herald asks q question Of Americans,