GANDHI’S THREAT

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1932, Page 5

GANDHI’S THREAT

TO RENEW FAST

RECENT EFFORT UNSUCCESSFUL

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CALCUTTA. November 5,

Realising that his campaign for the removal of the Hindu caste prejudices agai|fist the “'‘Untouchables” has not been ’.sUcob&ful',' ! Gandhi ‘ has now threatened- to : “resume his fast until aeaih, unless 'the Hindus implement the agreement recently was reached at Poona between the Cast e and Untouchable representatives.

Gandhi also comments on the action of the Hindu Kelappan /in fasting because Caste Hindus have refused to open the temple to t/!ie Untouchables in Kerala, in South India, and Gandhi adds that if the temple is not opened by January 1, he will with Kelappan. < . A number of wholesale dealers in foreign cloth in Amritsar have received 'notices from (British firms, claiming damages, for importing from Japan, and selling cotton goods bearing British trade marks.

A strike of six thousand men at the Madras arid 'Southern Mahratta railway shops, at. Perambur, shows ■ signs of spreading to ’other centres of the sain© railway, and it is possible that other services will become involved, The ’Railwayman's Federation for several months ' has been threatening a general strike and demarfding a cessation of discharges under the retrenchment scheme. Probably they will make the Madras dispute a countryside issue. , -1 •• 1

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE, ft ’ TO DISCUSS INDIAN AFFAIRS

RUGBY, November 4',

The Parliamentary delegation at the i forthcoming Indian Round Table Conference in London, will consis t of Mr MacDonald (President of the Conference), /Lord Sankey /(Deputy President), .Sir S. Hoare, ’Lord Hailsham, Sir J. iSimon, Lord Irwin (ex-Viceroy of India, now Minister of Education), Mr Davidson (Chairman of the Indian States Committee appointed by the last Conference), and Sir H. Butler (Under Secretary for India); Non-Government delegates will bf Lords Peel, .Wiitterton, Reading and Lothian. The Labour Parliamentary i Party was invited to nominate representatives, huj, it prefers to take no part in the discussion at this ■ stageThe British delegation is probably the strongest ever associated in Indian affairs, i 'ir' J - Simon’s inclusion is of particular interest, as he is one of the Ministers with' the greatest knowledge of Inditt.

The task of the Conference is to harness the aspirations and ida nig of ft? predecessors to the realities of Indian political conditions and British Parliamentary responsibilities. The strength of the delegation indicates the importance if he Government attaches to the deliberations.

Tlie Government believes tha+ with goodwill, patience, and the desire and capacity t 0 understand each other’* points of view, shown at the Round Table Conference, they should be able to make progress in securing a measure of agreement, as a preliminary to the concluding stages 0 f Parliamentary discussion. and legislation.

INDIAN RAILWAYS DEFICIT

CALCUTTA, November 5

There ha< 8 been a heavy fall in goods traffic receipts, through the economic Uo m -pccn\on. coupled with unrest, due to the National Congress disobedience pol.icv. The fall resulted in a deficit of £6,56(5,000 on the? Indian, railway; just year.