Evening star., 1932-01-01
EXILE Of GANDHI
POSSIBLE WEAPON
TO CURB UPRISING
Boycott of Government De.
CIared as Viceroy Rushes
by Air to Calcutta.
CONGRESS LEADERS
PREPARE FOR ARREST
Mahatma to Launch Campaign il
Interview Is Not Given
by Wellington.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOMBAY, January affairs in In.
dia rushed to crisis today as the Ma
tionalist Congress declared for a boy
colt on all government utilities, and
Lord Willingdon, the viceroy, rushed by
air from Calcutta to call meeting Of
the executive council.
There were unconfrmed reports that
the government might deport Mahatma
Gandhi to Alden if the civil disobediencs
fight is renewed and that other Ma
tionalist leaders would be exiled to
Burma.
The government is prepared, if the
opposition campaign is renewed, to in
stltute whole series of new ordinances
throughout the country, making civil
dlsobedience, boycotting, picketlng or
the collection of salt all punishable Of
lenses.
Martial Law Considered.
II the situation becomes acute the
authorities may decide to declare mar
tlal law, which, indeed, already exists
In modified form in some districts. in
the shape of sweeping ordinances CIV
ing the officials the power of life or
death. officials said the government
forces were never before better prepared
to squelch the Nationalists' campaign.
Besides the resolution declaring for a
utilities boycott on telegraphs, courts
and railways which, it is agreed, would
paralyze the country, the Congress
COMMITTEES also authorized the p.esi-
dent of the National Congress and the
npnciHnY0fc nf all
to nominate their successors in case
they are arrested.
Gandhi intends to order his follow
ers to begin the campaign unless tbs
V1ceroy recedes from his point of NOT
permitting the Mahatma to reopen the
question OF the Bengal ordinances in an
interview. His virtual ultimatum to
Lord wilmington hangs on this point,
which the viceroy already has said he
cannot concede.
Arrests Anticipated.
Most of the Congress leaders have
their belongings all packed here, but
they anticipate they will be arrested
before they have time to return to their
homes for farewells to their relatives.
The war plan" of the All-India Ma
tlonal Congress, providing for renawal
OF the civil disobedience campa On
against British authority, was revealed
today as Mahatma Gandhi served no.
tico on Viceroy Lord Willingdon that it
would be put into effect unless conces-
sions are made.
Gandhi replied to a telegram from
the viceroy, which contained notice the
government Is prepared to crush any
civil dsobedience movement, by asking
Tor an interview to discuss the recent
restrictive ordinances, which provide
death penalties for acts against the
government
IF you think it worth while to see
me, the mahatma said, ''the Working
Committee of the Congress will suspend
operation of a resolution renewing civil
disobedience, which, at my suggestion,
1t tentatively outlined"
But the resolution said that, in the
absence of any satisfactory response
from the government to the contrary,
the committee would consider the gov
eminent has nullif1ed the Delhi truce.
Prepare for Resistance.
In that case, it summoned the ma
ton to resume not only civil disobed-
ience, but also non-payment of taxes,
boycott on foreign clothes and pick
citing Of liquor shops, and to begin again
the unlicensed manufacture and collec-
ton of salt.
IF professions and demonstrations
are organized it warned followers OF
the Congress, "only those should join
who will stand lathi charges and bull
lets. without moving from their places.
The belief was expressed by some OBJ
servers, however, that the war" might
still be averted if Lord Wilmington per
mits the Mahatma to see him.
IF it's not too late" Gandhi said,
st ask to see you as a friend, without
any conditions whatsoever being i'm
posed regarding the scope of subjects
of our discussion" This was in reply to
the viceroys telegram saying he couldn't
allow Gandhi to raise the question OF
the restrictive ordinances.
If Gandhi insists, however, that the
Congress have a free scope, in any fu-
ture negotiations, to prosecute National
lists and to claim complete independ-
ence as demanded by the resolution OF
the Working Committee, there can only
at best be a temporary cessation OF
hostilities because it is generally con-
ceded the viceroy will not agree to what
Gandhi insists upon as 'complete inde-
pendence" for India.
"Grieved," Says Mahatma.
''It grieved me-" the Mahatma said in
his reply, that you rejected in man
ner hardly befltting your high position
a suggestion made in the most friendly
spirit. In my opinion the constitutional
issue dwindles into insignihcance in the
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