The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-01
INDIA IS AGAIN
 TURNING UNRULY
Civil DiSObedience Carl- paign in Protest for Re-
 fusal of Freedom

Patna, India, March 1.-(UP)- The executive committee of the h. dian Nationalist Congress decided today to launch an 1ndia-wide civil disobedience campaign in protest against Britain's refusal to grant immediate political freedom to h. dia.
 The congress executive body also recommended that in plenary' ses- sion the congress adopt resolution disappearing the British govera- ments declaration that India is a bclligerent country and disassoci- ating India from the European war carried on for British imperialist purposes"
 After deciding on reviving the civ- il disobedience campaign which won the congress much of its power and considerable degree of autonomy for India, the executive committee agreed at the suggestion of the con- gress leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi, to wait several days before deter. mining just when and how to resort to do 1t.
 Door Kept Open
 The delay meant @ door had been kept open for the. British govern ment to accept the congress de- mands.
 Nothing short of complete inde- pendence will be accepted by the Indians," a resolution adopted by the congress executive committee said.
 Indian freedom cannot exist within the orbit of British imperial ism and dominion. Any other status within the imperial structure is wholly inapplicable to India and not in conformity with the dignity of a great nation and would bind India in many ways to British policy and the Britis heconomic structure.
 "The Indians alone should shape their constitution and determine their relations with other countries by a constituent assembly elected under adult suffrage"
 No Entrance to War
 The recommendation of the exec utive for a congress resolution against Indian participation in the war said that such a resolution would enforce the determination of the congress to free India from Brit ish domination. The recommenda- tino would authorize the congress leaders to take steps to implement the decision against Indian partici- patton in the war as might be ''deemed necessary"
 After the outbreak of the war, the congress renewed its demands on Britain for complete political in- dependence. Britain's refusal result ed in the resignation of nine pro- vincial governments controlled by the congress.
 "The congress withdrew its min- isters (from provincial governmental in order to disassociate India from the war and enforce its determina- tion to free India from foreign dom- ination," today's recommendation said.
 "This preliminary step must be followed by civil disobedience to which the congress without hesita- ton will resort as soon as the con- gress organization considers it fit enough or if circumstances precipi- tate a crisis"
 10 Hours Discussion
 Today's decisions were reached after 10 hours of heated discussion.
 Azad Nebru Patel, prominent na- tionalist leader, favored immediate resumption of the fight for inde- pendence but Gandhi, who, for weeks, has been doing his utmost to prevent or delay a complete break with the British government, ul- tlmately prevailed on his followers to give the government another op- portunity to consider
 The resolutions give the congress working committee discretion as to when and how to begin the disobe. dience campaign. Members of the congress were urged to fulfill Gam dhi's condition for free India as prescribed in their independence pledge.
 0andhl. a staunch opponent Of violence, for weeks has argued with his followers that violence should be c last resort