"INDIA MUST OBTAIN FULL INDEPENDENCE."

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 11, 13 January 1940, Page 10

"INDIA MUST OBTAIN FULL INDEPENDENCE."

CONGRESS'. DEMAND.

: Strongly-Worded Pledge Of : "Organised Millions." • USE LEGITIMATE METHODS. • * United Press Association.—Copyright. }' .* '' (Received 1 p'.ui.) i* -T ; BOMBAY, January 12. Gandhi's organised millions will b( the following pledge or . •■ January 26, when Congress holds its tenth annual celebrations. "W t believe' it is the inalienable right oJ the Indian people to have freedom t< enjoy the fruits of their toil. "We believe that if any Governmen "deprives the people of these rights tin people have a further right to alter, o abolish it.' -' "The British Government has no * only deprived the Indian people of thei '/freedom, but it .has based itself on'thi sexploitation of the masses. It ha India economically, an< : . . • .'pr'.,.. "Sever British Connection." * £ "^ e believe Ifidia must sever th a -British connection and obtain complet ' g independence. .. "We recognise the most effective wa; of gaining our freedom is not violence Z India ..-gained, her strength and seli • reliance andv marched a long way tc • * wards independence after peaceful legiti - mate methods.' v ft; is ,by adhering t » these methods ;tliat -we will "attain inde y "^pehdence. <f We know, that though we are ou '3 to destroy the imperialist system, w £ have no quarrel with Englishmer ' — whether officials or non-officials."

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AGAINST GERMANY. ™ Malayan Prince Speaks For; The Allies. £ goodwill towards turkey * . United Press Association.—Copyright. .-■■■■ (Received 1.30 p.m.) '■ SINGAPORE, January 12. * - The Moslem world had never befori iliown sueh"a united• front agains any nation as it now did against Ger '< many, said Tungku (Erince) Ismail .4 ,f the RoyalvHpuse. of Negri-.se'mbi - jA: an, in a broadcast, speech.;' ■ Ho added that Moslems throiighoui .he world were overjoyed when Turkej joined the Allies, - . : The peace-loving Malays .could neve: be converted to Nazi-ism. The Malay; wished to give the greatest contriGutioi towards the overthrow of Nazi-ism.,