INDIA QUIETER.
FRUITS OF NEW POLICY. REMOVAL OF GANDHI. AMBITION FOR FREEDOM. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Received May 10, 7.20 p.m. Sydney, May 10. Mrs. Besant, head of the theosophical movement in India, declares herself closely identified with the movement for the freedom of India, though opposed to the non-co-operatko movement, which will only play into the hands of the reactionary officialdom and lead to a revolution' if successful.
She describes Ghandi as an ascetic and a Tolstoyiqn anarchist, who disbelieves in railways, telegraphs, and modern innovations of every kind, and who wishes humanity to revert to a state of nature. Until his arrest, he was regarded by superstitious Indians as supernatural. Things quietened immediately after his arrest, but there is still a large amount of unrest in India, though the outlook is brighter. Intelligent Indians regard the concession granted as an instalment of better things to follow, but until complete selfgovernment is accorded India, she and those working with her would not be completely satisfied. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1922, Page 5
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168INDIA QUIETER. Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1922, Page 5
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