GANDHI’S THREAT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 246, 16 September 1932, Page 7

GANDHI’S THREAT

GOVERNMENT’S INTENTIONS

ANNO UN CEAIENT AIADE,

REAIOVAL TO PRIVATE RESIDENCE.

(United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (British Official Wireless.)

Received September 16, 11.50 a.m, RUGBY, Sept. 15.

Tho Government’s intentions regarding Gandhi, in view of his vow to begin on tho 20th a “fast unto death,” wero announced in the Legislative Assembly at Simla this afternoon, and are set out in tho following statement issued by tho India Office in London; — “Gandhi mado clear by his correspondenco with tho Prime Minister that he proposed to starve himself to deau.i not as a protest against his detention or against tho measures taken to deal with civil disobedience generally, nor with the object of securing release, but on account of a principle which was not related to tho civil disobedience movement.

“It has been decided that as Gandhi actually begins to fast lie should he removed from gaol to a suitable place of private residence, and the only restriction that will be imposed upon him there, as at present contemplated, is that lie should bo served with an order directing him to remain there. It is hoped that it will prove unnecessary to impose any further restriction on Gandhi, but this is a matter that will depend primarily on whether the liberty accorded him is found to lend itself to the promotion of tho civil disobedience movement, or any similar agitation directed against the Government, or to affect tho maintenance of law and order.”

ORTHODOX HINDUS AIOVED.

CALCUTTA, Sept. 15. Profoundly moved by Air Gandhi’s threat to fast unto death as a protest against tho British Government’s communal settlement, orthodox Hindus, as expected, aro making desperato efforts to save him from suicide. Alandit Alalaviya, a prominent Hindu leader, has appealed to his community and tho depressed classes to meet at Delhi during the week-end and endeavour to reach an agreement on the depressed classes electorates issue.

Although Air Alalaviya’s suggestion is generally welcomed, tho leaders of the principal sections of the depressed classes are not enthusiastic about the conference, and demand to know Air Gandhi’s alternative proposals for their future representation.