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INDIANS WANT THEIR
January, 16, 1941.
SELF OBDURATE
RESPECT RESTORED TO THEM
LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).-Mr. J. A. Spender writing in the "Times" on Tuesday says: "I have long been a subscriber to Gandhi's periodical Harijan' the latest number of which has just reached me with an intimation that it will be the last issue for the present.
"Gandhi explains that having been advised that it ought to be submitted to the censor, he has decided to suspend the publication rather make this submission or to expose himself and others to prosecution by not submitting it to censorship.
"His writings in 'Harijan' opinions as he is entitled to do but have thrown so much light on he has instructed an important group of his followers to go out and reach the present situation in India them--namely, to denounce war and the that I will ask your leave to add to discourage recruiting-with
anticipates, a general impression of them to consequence which he what other correspondents have and he invites that they will be ar
rested and sentenced to prison.
Dilemma of Court written to you recently about
emma of "No Government at war can be ex- our Indian policy.
"At the beginning of last summer pected to tolerate this but the judge he seemed to be entertaining the iden or magistrate who has to deal with of obtaining political advantages for these cases immediately finds himself India by her participation in the war in a dilemma. If he gives long and this was then supposed to be the sentences he will be denounced for
harshness if he gives short policy of Congress.
"India, so far as Congress could offenders will repeat their offences decide the matter, wan to participate as soon as they get out of prison and un condition that she received con- they will be imprisoned again which ccasions variously defined as 'com-may seem even harsher.
'Dominion plete independence' or
onts
"I suggest that the Government of status either immediately or in the india must be left to use its own dis- near future.
eretion in deciding what it is wise "On this basis the Viceroy and the to do. There is no need for alarm, Government of India proceeded to
"India-British India as well as
explore the ground and issued a pro-the India of the Princes is making clamation which they hoped would
handsone contribution to the war, meet the case even if it were not both of men and materials, and she immediately acceptable as a way for will yet give us mure of both. Nor further negotiations,
need we be at all discouraged in Gandhi on New Ground seeking a solution of new political
of this problems by any the political | debate un "But while the matter was going forward, Gandhi manoeuvresor was taking up new ground and he moment ̧· now made it known that he had come
catcheries of the
** Complete, independence" sounds but again and again 1 to the conclusion that any participa- formidable tion whatever by India in the war have had It explained to me by was contrary to his principle of non-Indian politicians that if they can bu violence and must be barred in the free agents only for a week
of the conscience.
development and
the
caused amonit hid may be traced week by
self-respect
their
will be restored and will immediately make a trenly us giving us all that we desire.
their The Egyption mudel is in
week in the files of Harijum." le minds. So for as political Indians, has invited all objectors to state are concerned the root of the trouble their views and he had answered | tlant they feel their self-respect to them with unfailing patience. The have been wounded- when they were the war without their charge of inconsistency leaves him taken into
quite unconcerned. He frankly con- consent being asked. This is fesses that he took the road about ruot of the matter. this or was mistaken about that, but he is passionately convinced that he is right now.
India's World Service "Week by week be enlarged bis; iden until he sees Indin doing a ser vice all the world by furnishing an example of virtue and the value of non-violence.
protesta
"He
that he dislikes! Nazlism and Poselsm quite us much as we do and that he desires to enuse! us the minimum of embarrassment but that in seeking to raise the con- scientious objection from the idiosyn- cracy of a few thousand Individuals to the creed of a whole nation, he inl doing a service
humanity and to us too, eventually.
"The war will,
the
must
believe, show them Sarne as it will show others in the position, the necessity of 'partnership; with a strong Power but we then more than ever, persist in the endeavour to make it a real partner- ship in which they will have the sense of working on a basis of equality con- trolling their own fate."
Two Naval
Promotions
LONDON,
Jan.
15 (Reuter),-
Cunningham, "He sincerely alieved that the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediter- dictators would manifestation but if they did not and Fanean Fleet, has been promoted from the way were open for them to in- Vice-Admiral (Acting Adiniral) to vade India he thinks that the dicta-the rank of Admirat, dating from tors would be helpless before this January 3. moral miracle.
felt
ranean,
TROPHIES FOR BOMBER FUND
A fine collection of sporting trophies won by Mr B. V. Hutchinson of the Hongkong Police, who has handed them over to be melted down, the proceeds to be donated to the Bomber Fund.
French Ships Load
In S. American Ports
LONDON, Jan. 15. (Reuter),—“No ground exists for a pro- test from Uruguay over the interception of the French steamer, Mendoza," declared a Ministry of Economic Warfare spokesman to-day
NORWEGIANS
-Labour Failure
LONDON, Jan, 15 (Reuter). The Stockholm correspondent of the Independent French news agency reports that residents of Stavanger, Bergen, Haugesund
and Aalesund must be indoors For the
by 8 p.m.
All public meetings are for- bidden and certain quartors havo had to be set aside for German, troops
because of incidents.
A number of arrests have followed the damaging of German property and some reports state that the Nazis have had to send reinforcements to maintain order in Norway.
per.
A three-months campaign suaded only 100 Norwegian workers to go to Germany. The Norwegian newspaper Tidens Tegn” says that it was originally planned-to-send 5,000. workers but some towns did not even send one man.
Difficulties of communication be- tween Oslo and western Norway make the control of publle opinion dificult and every day the Nazl- controlled, press storms against the enemies of the "new order," saboteurs and those who refuse to believe in 1 German vletary,
Street Fighting
LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).—The tyranny of Quisling Storm Troopers has aroused the civilian population and ser pus disturbances have occurred. Several people were in- jured in fighting in' Drammen, where German Storm Troopers ill-treated people arrested in street fighting. The people in the streets attacked
and reprisals followed.
Four
and
storm-trooper about to be thrown in the river were rescued by Germans the Storm Troop leader was mobbed.
Following the disturbances, curfew was imposed in Stavanger. Arrests are reported from many
parts, including well-known people at Bergen, New prisonera continually arrive at Ulven concentration comp nearby.
An appeal to meet the tyranny by force is seerelly circulated in eastern Norway.
Filching of Food
the
The unrest is increased by German flching of the country's food stocks which are rapidly dwind- ling. Plain-clothes Police are or- ganised in Oslo to deal with hostile posters and sples tap the telepliones.
The
agency reports Increased hostility between Quislingites and Germans, whose high officials regard Quisling and his friends with con- tempt and
50-called Ignore the Ministers.
It is suggested that the Gerninn may be deliberate to win the attitude anti-Quisling elements but anti- German feeling was never stronger. Disagreement is also reported among the Quislingites, some "Minia- ters" and Party ofcials resenting German conduct. Some Party mem- bers have resigned.
"11irdmannen," the Storm Troopers' Journal, complains of "rats trying
to destroy the movement from
The British authorities have no in- CHUNGKING, Jan. 18 (Reuter)- furination, as regards the Mendoza's A Burmese Government mission was cargo but it is believed that the carge expected to arrive here at B p.m. comprises mainly meat and wool. yesterday by air from Lashio,
The Mendoza was intercepted outside the international three-mile limit by a British auxiliary cruiser, but the ship is
within. reported to have drifted across. it and returned to Montevideo. Under him, the Fleet has played a brilliant part in helping to rout the I was disclosed that the Mendoza | in their favour should they decide
BOMBAY, Jan. 15 (Reuter).- "I have found it profoundly italians along the North African is one of five French ships which have to sail.
New naval barracks to house 500 were It was emphasised that all ships opened-to-day pursuant to the Royal teresting
to trace his development of this doctrine week by week and coat und in various highly successful been loading in River Plate ports, the
being the Katiela, bound for Europe which arc not Indian Navy expansion selieme. have real respect for the un-naval engagements in the Mediter- other ships
Formose, Campula and Aurigny. No provided with navicerts are liable to dlaching
which he
Vice-Admiral Sir Max Horton. is navlcerts have been applied for and interception and detention, follows where his
coumgen
teads
also promoted Admiral. He was it is learned that there is no question him. But at the end of it all he submarine here of the last war and of the British blockade being lifted leaves us in a position in which there a commander of a submarine he sank is no possible reconciliation with him a cruiser, three destroyers and two short of adopting his views that we transports. His promotion dates from go out of the war and promise to January 9. eschew violence in our future deal- ings with our enemy.
Anything
less would, from Gandhi's point of view, be participa tion in sin. Where Gandhi leads, Congress follows.
"It is evident from the columns mand to Admiral Sir Andrew Cun- devoted to the debates between himningham in the Mediterranean, who
members and
of his Party that many now becomes a Vice-Admiral. of them
and by his explana- by his doctrinally perplexed both tions of it. To suppose that any large number of them ure in any real sense conscientious objectors would. I am sure, be a mistake.
diehards.
Vice-Admiral LONDON, Jan, 15 (British Wire- less)-Among the list of naval pro- motions announced by the Admiralty to-day is that of Rear-Admiral Pridham-Wippell, second in
com-
Gunner Couldn't Resist
Little Air Activity
Britain Fairly Quiet
LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter). --There was little enemy air activity over this country during daylight to-day.
Bombs were dropped in west Scol- land and one district in Kent, but little damage and no casualties are reported.
Czech Spirit Unbroken
Demands Obedience "But the relations of Gandhi to Shot Nazi Plane Down
There has been no alert In London Congress much more resemble those of a dictator to his 'Party than those LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).-An up to now but enemy planes were of an ordinary political leader to his anti-aircraft gunner who disobeyed believed this evening to be in the
orders and supportern.
was later summoned vicinity of Liverpool and towns in "He, like Hitler and Mussolini, is before a court of enquiry, has been rast and west Midlands and in East
Angila. 'always right' and when he speaks he given the Military Medal,
Gunner Bennett was in charge of must be obeyed. We must take it for the present that non-violence is the anti-aircraft gun when an enemy policy of Congress. But if so the cri- plane flew within easy range. Regu- ties of our Indian policy may fairly unless he received an order from a Hations forbade him to open fire be asked not to persist in the view superior ofteer. But the temptation that the aspirations of India are being was just a little tou great for Bennett blocked by a government of Colonel who told his comrades he could not Blimps and of German and the rolder was brought crashing let the chance go by. Ite opened fre
Neurath's Announcement This
the propaganda especially in America down, where
Gandhiism appeals
LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter). to 11 A court of enquiry was called generous and widely spread but un- consider what punishment should be-Failure of the Nazis to win informed opinion. It was never less infleted. When the full facts were over the Czechs is revealed by a true.
laid before the G.O.C. however, he report from well-informed Czech In fact Gandhi has presented us decided that there should be no with a very difcuit administrative punishment and that Gunner Bennet quarters that Baron. von problem for he not only holds these should be awarded the M.M.
Neurath, the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, summon- ed important German officers and civil servants to his residence at Prague on Boxing Day and told them that he was profoundly dissatisfied with the Czechs.
Is
Another Clipper Route
Across The Atlantic
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (Reuter),-Pan-American Airways are preparing to open a new west-bound trans-Atlantic route from Lisbon to New) York via Portuguese Guinen, and Trinklad im- 'mediately the United States' civil aeronautics authority grants
Pan-American'a application to use that route.
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The spirit of resistance must now Ibe broken," he said.
He is reported to have said that it was impossible to trust n single Czech. He attacked particularly the autonomous government for "playing the Benes game."
Military Dictatorship Threat
Baron von Neurath reportedly added that efforts to win the col laboration of the Czechs could not be
The first survey flight will possibly, pilots better winter-time flying continued Indefinitely. There would be made this month by the Yankee weather as well as enabling clippers be repression in the new year of all Clipper. This airship was specially to maintain better rebullt for the new route which is carry bigger loads,
schedulca
unreliable people regardless of nocial andand omcial position. He would not hesitate to establish a military disto-
nearly twice the distance of Lisbon- Two other clippers are being over- torship if necessary. Bermuda-New York direct but avoids hauled and will be used to maintaini the prevailing headwinds and gives two weekly winter-time trips.
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