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LABOUR IN MADRAS 65 The second thing is that to-morrow at 4 o'clock Mr. Kalyanasundara Mudaliar will speak to you here on the subject of co-operation. I would ask you therefore to be present here and listen to what he has to say on the subject. I have received copies of notices that have been put forward by the Managers of the two Mills to-day, about the gratuity fund but I do not wish to speak about it this evening. As usual, to-morrow being Sunday, our rice store will be opened for members of the Union. Now I cannot speak to you at any length this afternoon because our friend Mr. Kalyanasundra Mudaliar is not here to translate in his usual able fashion. You will have to excuse us to-day. If the lock-out continues on Monday in spite of all the co-operation that we have offered them, we shall meet here on Monday afternoon and I will speak to you at length. The next meeting took place on December 2nd when 7,000 labourers were present. The reply to the telegram to Mr. Gandhi was read. Mr. Wadia presided and made the following speech : In reply to the telegram sent to Mahatma Gandhi I have received a reply which I will read out to you. The telegram says : “ Not yet out of bed though recovering ; therefore unable come Madras or other wise help Mill hands." The next step that I propose to take is to write to Mahatma Gandhi to come as soon as his health permits. Meanwhile, as I said the other day, we must go on with our work of collecting such information as will be necessary for our future struggle and for our future fight. With that object in view our friend Mr. E. L. Aiyar will be here to-morrow morning and I re