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 merchants are in a position to do a very great deal. The swadeshi wave passed through the country at one time* But I understand that the movement had collapsed largely because Indian merchants had palmed on foreign goods as swadeshi articles. By Indian merchants being honest and straight-forward m their business, they could achieve a great deal for the regeneration and uplift of of the country. Hence merchants should faithfully observe what Hindus call Dharma and Muhammadans call Iman in their business transactions. Then shall India be uplifted. I appeal to you that in this potent way can you be serviceable to the country. Karachi is a big and important city the fourth important city and port in India. It possesses many big and rich nier- chants. I hope they will brood over this suggestion, for it rests very largely with the merchants to do last- ing good or lasting harm to the country. In South Africa our merchants rendered valuable help in the struggle; and yet because some of them weakened, the struggle was prolonged somewhat* It is the duty of the educated classes to mix freely with Indian merchants and the poor classes. Then will our journey to the common and cherished goal be less irksome. (Prolonged applause.)

THE GURUKULA

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