INDIAN CONGRESS

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18266, 27 December 1924, Page 11

INDIAN CONGRESS

GANDHI'S TERMS FOR SWARAJ. PARTIAL SUSPENSION OF NON-CO-OPERATION. (BT CABLE—I>BXSS ASSOCIATION —COPISIGHT) (SEUTIS'S TELKQBAUB.) (Received December 26th, 7.5 p.m.) DELHI, December 25. Gandhi's presidential address to the National Congress, outlines Swaraj retaining the British connoxion on perfectly honourable and equal terms, otherwise lie will not hesitate to sever the connexion. Ho defends the pact with the Swarajists and explain* that lie advises partial suspension of Non-co-operation in order to keep Congressmen together. He add 3 that as an individual ho cannot suspend it as long .is the Government remains what it is. Thcv must fight non-violently to the. death against tlie unholy attempt to impose British methods and institutions upon India. He dwells on the retention of the boycott on foreign cloth, and reiterates his laitli in hand spinning and hand weaving which, while making villagers self-supporting and self-reliant, wil; have the greatest political consequences, because it will remove the greatest immoral temptation from Britain. Ho eojjsiders the Lancashire trade immoral because it has been raised and sustained on the ruin of millions of India's peasants. The removal of this temptation will bo good for India, for Britain, and for humanity.