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 which was presented to Parliament in May, 1930. On page 59 of Volume I, this passage occurs: “There is among the Hindu minority in Sind a feeling that the independence of the [British] Commissioner is too great, while on the Muhammadan side there is a well-known cry for separation from Bombay. This demand has gathered strength not so much in the homes of the people or among the Muhammadan cultivators of Sind, as among the leaders of Muhammadan thought all over India to whom the idea of a new Moslem province, contiguous to the predominantly Moslem areas of Baluchistan, the Northwest Frontier Province, and the Punjab, naturally appeals as offering a stronghold against the fear of Hindu domination.”

I began my interview with Gandhi this afternoon by reading this passage to him. I said it confirmed his statement to me this morning that the Moslem people are much less interested in separatism than their leaders.

“Of course,” he acquiesced.

“But,” I went on, “how real are the fears of the Moslem leaders? Perhaps they understand better than the Moslem masses that the Hindus desire to dominate. Can you say quite objectively that the Hindus have not tried to gain the upper hand?”

“Here and there,” Gandhi said, “individuals may entertain regrettable ideas. But I can say that