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GANDHI'S

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 16, 1941

MANOEUVRE

J. A. Spender On Congress Non-Violence Policy

No Need For DETECTIVE Alarm In India IN N.T.

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J. A. SPENDER, writing- in the London "Times" yesterday, says: "I have long been subscriber to Mr. Gandhi's periodical ‘Harijan," the latest number of which has just reached me, with an intimation that it is to be the last for the present.

SHOT DEAD

A. Chinese member. off, the Hong Kong Police Force, Police Detective Ip Hung (No. C519) was shot dead last night in the New. Territories.

A friend of the, detective, Liu : Kan, who was accompanying him, was wounded scriously and has been admitted to the

"Gandhi explains that having been advis- ed it ought to be submitted to the censor he Hospital. has decided to suspend it rather than make this submission or expose himself and others to prosecution by not making it.

Kowloon

They were walking together in Kut Hing Street in Tai-0 District | at about 8.30 p.m. when they saw. two suspicous characters. Order- ed to halt for a search,, one of the men produced a revolver and fired at the detective.

Liu Kan grappled with the as- sailant and was wounded. Both l men escaped.

"His writings in this periodical have thrown so much light on the present situation in India that I will ask your leave to add a general impression of them to what other cor- respondents have written to you recently by furnishing an example about our Indian policy.

India ed his idea until he sees doing a service to all the world of the virtue and value of non tulenes. "He protests that he dislikes Nazism and Fascism quite as much as we do and that he de-

"At the beginning of last sum-| Gandhi was taking up new ground, mer he (Mr. Gandhi) seemed to and he now made it known that sires to cause us the mininuum of be entertaining an idea of obtain he had come to the conclusion! embarrassment but that in seek- ¡ ing political advantages for In that any participation whatever Ing to raise conscientious objec- | dia by her participation in the by India in the war was contrary tion from the idiosyncracy of war, and this was then supposed to his principle of "non-violence" | few thousand individuals to the to be the policy of Congress. and must be barred in the forum creed of a whole nation he is do-

"Indio, so far as Congress could of the conscience.

ing a service to all humanity and decide the matter, was to parti- "The development of this and to us too eventually. cipate on condition that she FC-

the mystification it caused to his ceived concessions variously de- supporters may be traced week fited as "complete independence" by week in the files of 'Marijan," or "Dominion status," either im- "He has invited all objectors to mediately or in the near future. stat, their views and has answer- "On this basis the Viceroy and¦ed them with un'ailing patence Government of India proceeded and good humour.

to explore the ground and issued | a proclamation which they hoped. would, even if it were not im- mediately acceptable pave the way for further negotiations.

New Gandhi. Stand

"But while the debate on this natter was going forward Mr.

"The charge of inconsistency leaves him quite unconcerne.. He frankly confesses that he took the wrong road about this or was mistaken about that but is passionately convinced that he is right now.

"Moral Miracle" "Week by week he has enlarg-

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"He sincerel believed the Dictators would quail fore this manifestation but if the did not and the way were ope to them to invade India, he thinks they would be help- less before this moral miracle. "I have found it profoundly in- teresting to trace his development of this doctrine week by week and have felt a very real respect for the unflinching courage with which he follows where his argument leads him.

Followers Perplexed "But, at the end of it all, he there is no possible reconciliation

leaves us in a position in which

with him short of adopting his views, going out of the war and

promising to eschew violence in

future dealings. with our enemy. "Anything less would, from

Mr. Gandhi's point of view, be participation in sin.

"Where Mr. Gandhi leads Con- grees follows.

"It is e ident from the columns

devated debates between him

and mer ers of his Party, that

FRENCH REPLY TO VICHY ADMIRAL

But for pressure exerted by the Vichy Government the whole French Empire, in ad- dition to the colonies; would have flockedita the banner of General de Gaulle, declared Professor Rene Cassin, former President of the French Ex-Service- men's. Association; speaking in London yesterday.

Professor Cassin was replying to the assertion of Admiral Platon, Vichy's Co- lonial Secretary, that Great Britain intend- ed to grasp whatever she could of the French Empire. Reuter.

NEW PA.A. ROUTE IN ATLANTIC

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ARE PREPARING TO OPEN A

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TO NEW YORK; VIA; PORTU- GUESE GUINEA: &. TRINIDAD, IMMEDIATELY THE UNITED STATES CIVIL AERONAUTIŪS PAN- AUTHORITY: GRANTS AMERICA'S APPLICATION ΤΟ USE THAT ROUTE, REUTER LEARNED IN NEW YORK YES- TERDAY FROM A PAN÷AMERI- CAN SPOKESMAN,

The first-survey-fight-with pos- sibly be made this month by the Yankee Clipper, which has been specially rebuilt for the new route, which is nearly twice the distance of the L'sbon-Bermuda- | New York, direct service, but avolds the prevailing headwinds and gives the pilots better winter- time flying weather,

It also enables the Clippers to maintain better schedules and carry bigger loads.

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Two other Clippers are being overhauled and will be used maintain two weekly wintertime trips. Reuter,

QUISLING STORM

TROOPS RESISTED

WIDESPREAD RESISTANCE is being, offered to the New Order the Germans are trying to impose on Norway, according to re- ports. reaching the Norwegian. Telegraphic. Agency in London yesterday.

The tyranny of Quisling Storm Troopers has aroused the civilian population and dis- turbances have occurred; Several people were injured in fighting in Drammen: where German Storm Troopers ill-treated people ar- rested in street fighting.

People in the streets were attacked and reprisals followed.

out of prison, and "have. To

imprisoned again, which scem: even harsher.

many c them are greatly per- plexed both by his doctrine and by his explanations of it. suppose that any large number of them are in any real sense 'con- scientious objectors would, I am sure, be a mistake.

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No Need. For Alarm.

"But the relations of Mr. "I suggest that the Government Gandhi to Congress much more of India must be left to use its resemble those of a Dictator to own discretion in, deciding what: his 'Party than those of ordinary political leader to supporters. He, like Hitler Mussolini, is always right' when he speaks he must cheyed.

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it is wise to do. There is his need for alarm. India. — British and India as well as the India of the and Princes is making a handsome contribution to the war, both in men and materials and she will yet give us more of both.

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Four: Storm Troopers about, to be thrown into the river were rescued by the Germans and a Storm Troop Leader mobbed.

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Following the disturbances curfew was imposed in Stavanger.

Arreste are reported from many, parts, including well- known people-at- Bergen, New prisoners. continually arrive at the Ulven concentration camp nearby.

Government Of Blimps Nor need we be at all dis-Meet Tyranny By, Force:

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"We must take it for the pre-couraged in seeking a solution of

An appeal to meet tyranny by. sent that non-violence. is the new political problems, by any, of bicy of Congress. But. If so, the political manoeuvres or, catch-force has been secretly circulated 1. critics of our Indian policy cries of, the moment..

in eastern Norway. Unrest has in may fairly be asked not to, per-.

independence creased by the German filching of which sist in the statement that the sounds formidable, but again, and the country's food stocks blocked by a Government of Come by Indian politicians that if aspirations of India, are being ngala I have had it explained to are rapidly dwindling.

Plain clothes police have been- lonel Blimps and Imperialist Die- they can be free agents only for organised in Oslo to deal with. Hards,

a week, their self-respect will be hostile posters and spies to tap:

will imme- telephones. restored and they diately make a treaty with, us,

The Agency, reports, increased; giving us all that we desire. The hostility between Quislingites and Egyptian model is in their minds the Germans whose, high officials. Root: Of The Matter regard Quisling and his friends “So far as · political indians with contempt.and ignore so-call-

ed Ministers,

"This is the substance of Ger- man propaganda, especially in America, where Gandhism ap: peals to a generous. and widely spread, but, unirformed' opinion.

"For, he not only, holds these opinions, as he is entitled to do.. but has instructed an important) group, of, his, followers, to go out and preach, them to denounce the war and discourage recruite ing, with the consequence which he anticipates and invites, that they will be arrested and sen tenced to imprisonmonti - -

S***Rats! Within.

It la Euggested that the Ger- mans, attitude, may be deliber- ate to win- anti-Quisling, ele- ments, but, anti-German.fcoling was never stronger... Disagreemont is also reported ·

are concerned, the root of? the. trouble la that's they feel their self-respect to. have been wounded when they,ware taken into the war without their con- sant being acked. This is the. spot of the matter. "The war will, I: boliavo, show.¦ ́ "No Government at war can be them, as. It will show others in expected to tolerate this, but the the same position, the necessity Judge, or magistrate who has to of a partnership with a strong among Quislingites, some “Minis- deal with thego cases: im- powere but we must then, more | ters" and party officials. „résonting- mediately finds himself in a than ever, persist in the en- the German conduct' and" some

dilemma, If he gives long deavour to make it a real part- | party members have resigned.

Windsor House, Hong Kong: Branch Manager" E. J) R, MITCHELL sentences he will be denounced nership in which they will have The "Hirdmarktark's "the Storm,

Tel: 20601....

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for harshness, if he giveɛrshark, the sense of working on a basis Troopers' journal, complains of ones the offenders will rappaaj of equality, controlling their own "rata i trying to destroy, the moves- their offences as soon as they are fate, Router,

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