Evening star., 1942-08-07
India
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i purely Hindu organization, and
not, as it claims, representative OF
Ill Indians. >.
II Sardonic about the prospects OF
E1andhi's program, Jinnah said:
y at won't succeed. hope it sue
seeds In bringing the Congress TO
sSheir senses SO they. will be less
arrogant"
- AS for Gandhi's talk of a move
nnent without violence, Jinnah said
Ahis was nonsense, declaring: Il
Aan't think how any intelligent man
nan believe that, when you have
worked up people into q fury, that
movement can be controlled. Past
nxperience has shown that it breaks
but into bloodshed, violence and
phaos."
\, 5000 Scramble for Seats.
i Jinnah's statement to correspond
nnts was made just as the Congress
aession was beginning in a grassy
outlying section of the city. The
monsoon rains promised to make it
q field of mud as 5000 persons
serambled for seats for which they
had paid up to 100 rupees.
.As the $50 militant Congress COM
h11tteemen assembled under can
I 8 tent to throw in motion what
hay be their grimmest bid for in
dependence, it appeared unlikely
that action on the resolution would
6nme before tomorrow, as extensive
S6eechmaking and presentation OF
amendments are anticipated.
&They had the scrawny little lead
trs own word again last night, on
tlfe eve of the conference, that the
tlne for non-violent action is now
alad that time would show what
strength the Congress could marshal
from his masses of disciples.
There was not the slightest hint
from Gandhi's headquarters OF any
vayering. His latest statement
akmed merely to reiterate that
nritain must yield now-not, as she
US proposed, wait to grant inde-
pendence after the war-or see the
congress Party act.
ri General Strike Considered.
Neither was there any doubt thai
the committee would adopt the
resolution sent 1t from the party!
smaller working committee calling
far a vast movement under Gandhi
eeneralship unless independence
were granted. Only Gandhl cal
interfere. and unless some un
foreseen hitch arises over this weel
end to change his mind abruptly
the stamp of approval was takei
as a certainty.
All that Bombay was asking was
When would mass disobedlence be
gimp How widespread would 1t be
what forms would it take? Boy
colt? Highway stoppages? Tn
stunning of dealings with foreign
ers? Even a general strike?
And Gandhi gave the word simpl
that a general strike was mot out
side my contemplation"
His statement was issued las
night in the form of written an
swers to questions from America
correspondents.
Before he began a mass move
ment, he said, he would write I
the British viceroy pleading II
avoiding conflict" and that bas
for negotiations might be found
favorable response.
Prepared to Go to Japan.
He said bluntly that once Ind
were freed he would, with the az
proval of the United Nations,
prepared to go as an emissary
peace to Japan-a project which
granted might. be 1.-The effort ar
optimism of visionary
His replies reflected his own a
surance that the Congress would al
prove his long contemplated NOV
rnent for the remove! OF British ru
from India in order, as the resol'
ton put 1t, that India may put h
soul into the United Nations figf
The questions which gave Gand
m opportunity to air his late
thoughts were answered just befo
he conducted prayer session befo
more than 1000 followers in II
huge, grassy garden of his Biz
uansion headquarters on fashion
oble Malabar Hill.