The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
BOOK NOTES
GERTRUDE SCOT MARTIN

AT a time when Mahatma Gandhi
is again in the worlds spotlight his
APPEAL TO THE BRITISH (The
John Day Company. New York
City. SD assumes added Importance
This appeal is a collection. OF Gan
dhi's statements from April &c TO
July 26. 1912 in which he voiced his
plea for midas freedom. The coll
lection was mailed by Nehru to his
publisher only a week before his
own arrest with the statement:
These articles are OF obvious inn
portance to those who seek 10 un-
derstand events in India" The book
is edited by Anand T. Hingorani
and. was published in India on
August !, a week before the meet
ing OF the Indian National Con-
gess.
Gandhi asks for midas liberation
from the British with no reserva-
tons. He believes that such step
on Britain's part would justify her
morally in her fight against the
Axis and would prove an important
step toward victory. A free India
would mean an India whose total
forces could be modified 10 help
the Allies. Gandhi would prefer thai
such help would exclude violence
but he points out that he followers
of his philosophy Of non-violence
are small portion OF In1ia,s mil
lions. All of midas millions rally
to the concept OF freedom.
Gandhi explains that he would
raise no objection to the presence
Of Allied troops in India after her
liberation If such an arrangement
was made through agreement with
free India. He wishes an Allied
victory and prefers British rule to
Japanese contrary to misconceptions
Of his statements which have been
widely publicized here. His sympa-
thies are all with China and Russia
and re would want 10 do all in his
power TO help China. midas neigh.
| Dor.
Gandhi refers often 10 the treat
ment OF Indians today. the eviction
OF families from their homes &c
make room for troops without max
ing provision for shelter and finan.
cial aid Writing OF the fall OF Burma
he states:
Hundreds. IL not thousands. or
their way from Burma perishec
without food and drink. and tn,
wretched discrimination stared ever
these miserable people in the face
One route for the whites. anothe,
for the blacks. Provis on OF fooc
and shelter for the whites, none TO
the blacks. And discrimination ever
on their arrival in India
Gandhi refers several times II
this oref work 10 the discrimina
tons practsed against Negroes IL
This country He pleads for tn,
peoples of Africa. Asia and Tndi;
and points out .hat America anC
Britain lack the moral basis fo'
engaging in this war, unless the,
put their own houses in order. Will,
! making a fixed determination &
withdraw their influence and powe
both from Africa and Asia, and re
move the color bar"
II remains TO be seen how loni
the great powers will continue thei
policy OF color superiority. denylnl
10 peoples OF color the basic tenet
OF the democracy OF which the.
speak so glibly. Candhi ! think
shows in ais writing how false I
the contention OF Britain that lndi
should wait, that the time is no
ripe for her Liberation. Negroes ar
familiar with tbs tempt TO side
track their legitimate demands 70
justice The fate OF India II OF vita
Importance not only TO co,ored race
but to ell who wish TO see a perms
nent peace result from the presen
conflict. This snail volume present
Gsndhis views as he expresse
them not as British propagar dist
would interpret them. 1t deserve
10 be read widel.
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