GHANDIST CREED

Northern Advocate, 3 January 1922, Page 5

GHANDIST CREED

UPSETTING ALL LAW. INDIAN REPUBLIC. ' I EXTREMIST DEMAND. (Received IL3O a.m.) DELHI, Jani 1. The whole tone of the conference afc Ahmedabad was one of violence, though j the slogan of non-violcnce entered into all the resolutions. It is generally recognised that,,the non-violence jenuficiation is merely a method of trying to cover seditious activities. The majority of Mr Ghandi's followers are composed, of ignorant, uncontrolled masses, who merely sec in the G-handist creed a means of upsetting established law and orcer. • #'■ ' Ivesolutions were passed by the Con- 1 gress to disobey all the Government 'a orders, to encourage everyone to follow this lead' and'to provide an extensive recruiting campaign for the proscribed Volunteers, whose maiu will be to intimidate others. This is''-' bound to lead to disorders.

Following the extremist conference cntno a eonfqi;Qnce of the All India- Moslem League, who are also nonviolence extremists. The president, Hazrat Mohani. called upon Mr Ghandi to declare an Indian Republic on January 1, to be called the United States of India, to be attained by all possible means, including guerilla warfare, should martial law be proclaimed.—A. and N.Z."

FULL INDEPENDENCE. NON-VIOLENCE DEPRECATED. eg n> , (Received 11.40 a.m.) DELHI, Jan. 1. Addressing the All India Moslem League Congress, at which Mr Ghandi and other prominent extremists were present, the president, Hazrat Mohani, in urging the proclamation of an Indian Republic, said they should have their own armies and their own Parliament. He' admitted that such a Government could not be maintained by peacoful means. He believed that when the Indian Government had recourse to military measures the movement could not remain non-violent, therefore he' favoured' removal of the non-violence limitations, because the people couM. not stand repression without retaliation. Mohani assured the Hindus that their fears of what might happen liiider a free India were groundless, because India belonged equally to the Hindijs and Moslems, and the Moslems would stand by the Hindus to the last for the attainment of independence.—Router.

PRINCE VISITS RANGOON. ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME. ■ i (Received 2 p.m.) DELHI, Jan. '2 There was no mistake about the ■' warmth of the welcome the Prince of . Wales received from the native popp- . - lation of Rangoon as he drove through three miles of crowded streets of happjr Burmese. No less than the other elements, this mixed population beamed :.on him a friendliness which went straight . to the heart. The city was gaily decorated and the official functions of a brilliant character. The Prince was highly pleased with the warmth and siaaerity of the reception. Indian agitators tried to arouse opposition to the visit, but . completely failed. —A. and N.Z.