The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-05
British OUTLAW Catdhi PARTY
To Halt NelU Trouble in India
Declares Nationalist Party lille.
QaI; Forbids Donations to
Its Funds
Is BLOW At MILL OWNERS
Many Wealthy Persons Have
Been Contributing Literally
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The British government in India
has extended to every important city
its new ordinance outlawing Mahatma
Gandhis Nationalist congress party
and forbidding contributions to its
funds.
Everywhere police stood by waiting
for trouble but, although there were
demonstrations at several
points, there was no fighting such as
that at Allahabad Monday where two
persons were killed and many In
jured.
From his prison at Poona, Gandhi
issued an invitation to the Christians
in India to join his struggle of peace"
for independence from Great Britain.
Merchants in big cities began to worry
in earnest over the economic conse-
quences Of boycott against their
goods.
To Boycott Committees
The Nationalist have decided also
to boycott the round-table conference
committees which are going out to
India to continue the work begun in
London, and from New Delhi came
an offer by section of the all-India
Moslem conference to support the con-
gress movement. Heretofore the Mos
lens have tended to side with the gov
eminent.
A battalion of British infantry
started from Poona Tuesday on long
march which appeared to be calcu-
lated principally as demonstration.
The city of Bombay, nationals.
hotbed. assumed grave aspect Of
war. Yellow-turbaned police stood
ready to arrest or punish any civil
registers or picketers. Nationalist
volunteer ambulances also were
standing by, ready to pick up victims
of expected encounters.
Women Join Movement
Legions of pretty young Hindu
women, dressed in graceful saffron
robes, Joined the ranks Of their
brother soldiers, giving picturesque
touch to an otherwise grim scene.
White capped youths parading
through the shopping districts
chanted the refrain: Boycott
British goods!" Professions of
rebels, among whom women were
numerous, harangued the public to
"rise against the British masters"
Meanwhile Gandhi sought to en-
list the Christians of India in his
fight against the British govern
ment, calling it a Christian struggle
Of peace"
The battle was we'll begun with
the nationalist and their followers
pressing a strict boycott on British
and foreign goods and the govern
ment retaliating with more group
arrests.
In his appeal to Christians Gandhi
said: II have full trust that in the
present struggle you who tender
your loyalty to one whom you call
the prince Of peace will not be be-
hind any other community in q
struggle which is essentially based
on peace"
He urged Christians to adopt the
spinning wheel and homespun gar
ments and to renounce drink.
Sends Farewell Message
In a farewell telegram to Lord
Irwin, former viceroy with whom he
concluded the Delhi pact last year,
bringing temporary peace in the con-
flict, he said: "Pray believe me,
tried my best, but failed. Neverthe-
less, I do not lose hope and, God
willing. l shall retain the same spirit
you believe actuated me during that
sacred week in Delhi. shall not
belle your certificate"
Madeline Slade, his faithful disci-
pie, went Tuesday with Mrs. Gandhi
and Davidas Gandhi to the Mahat-
mas shrine of brotherhood and love
at Ahmadabad to pray for his re-
lease and midas emancipation. They
to be arrested afterward on
charges Of having joined the army
Of civil resistance.
The Mahatma himself, before he
left for Jail at Yeroda, vowed he
would never return to the shrine
until India is free.
Police took possession of the head
quarters of the congress committee
at Patna after arresting Rajendra
Prasad, president Of the nationalist
congress, and six leaders Of the
provincial congress.
The nationalists' cause received
some reinforcement by the offer Of
support from a part Of the powerful
all India Moslem congress at New
Delhi. The Moslem congress split
and the president and secretary re-
signed.
Heretofore the government has
had the support Of a vast majority
of the Moslems. The disaffected
members may now 60 over to Gandhi,
they said.