DAY OF SILENCE
The' adjournment p.f the.meeting 'of the. Fedef# Structure;ICommittee,of the Jtqu'mT Table Conference; until "a M6ii:day just "before. hi 3 arrival in England caused Grandhispiiie anxiety. • ' "If the meeting is held on Monday I shall be! placed in'a most embarrass-' ing position," said Gandhi,, when he was .shdWH a message announcing the postponement. ''Monday/is; niy day of silence," he continued, '.'and when I took my vow of silence I.made three exceptions. Whether a meeting of this character is covered by one of them is debatable. Asked to specify the exceptions,'- Mr. ;Gandhi ■ said: " (1) If,l am in distress a.nd cai?- only be assisted by speaking;"' (2) if somebody else?is in distress who can, be helped by ;nryr speaking; (3) if exceptional , circumstances prevail, such as an unexpected call from the. Viceroy or other high official who must be seen in the interest of the cause; Thus my appearance'at a Committee; oil Monday could, only conic under" tho third exception, but only by a. considerable stretch of meaning." \
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 10, 13 January 1932, Page 16
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169DAY OF SILENCE Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 10, 13 January 1932, Page 16
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