INDIA AND WAR

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21219, 16 September 1940, Page 8

INDIA AND WAR

SYMPATHY' WITH BRITISH BRAVERY AND ENDURANCE SELF-rMPOSED RESTRAINT (United Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 16, 3.15 p.m.) BOMBAY, Sept. 15 Mahatma Gandhi has approved of a resolution sympathising with the British. The resolution, which is being submitted to the All-India Congress Committee, says: “Members of the Congress cannot withhold admiration for the bravery and endurance of the British nation in the face of danger. Members of the Congress have no illwill toward Britons. The spirit of insistence on truth will prevent the Congress from doing anything to embarrass them. “This self-imposed restraint cannot be taken to the extent of self-extinction. The Congress does not desire at present to extend non-violent resistance beyond what is required for the preservation of the liberties of the people.” Offer Withdrawn The executive of the Congress passed a resolution withdrawing a conditional offer to co-operate with Britain in the prosection of the war. It invited Mahatma Gandhi to resume the leadership of the Congress. Gandhi later told the All-India Congress Committee that he had received an invitation to interview the Viceroy. If an agreement is not reached regarding the constitutional position he will seek freedom to carry on a strictly non-violent campaign against India’s participation in the war. He added: “I feel that even the fall of London or England will not mean the defeat of the British people.”