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 470 EARLIER INDIAN SPEECHES.

and ours. They believe in the doctrine of violence or brute force as the final arbiter. My reading of our civilisation is that we are expected to believe in Soul Force or Moral Force as the final arbiter and this is Satyagraha. We are groaning under sufferings which we would avoid if we could, because we have swerved from the path laid down for us by our ancient civilisation. I hope that the Hindus, Muhammadans, Sikhs, Parsis, Christians, Jews and all who are born in India or who made India their land of adoption will fully participate in these National observances and I hope too that women will take therein as full a share as the men.

THE " SATYAGRAHI "

The unregistered newspaper, the "Satyagraht*, which Mr. Gandhi as Editor brought out in Bombay on the 7th April in defiance of the Press Act, was only a small sheet of paper sold for one pice. It stated among other things : " The editor is liable at any moment to be arrested, and it is impossible to ensure the continuity of publication until India is in a happy position of supply- ing editors enough to take the place of those who are arrested. It is not our intention to break for all time the laws governing the publication of newspapers. This paper will, therefore, exist so long only as the Rowlatt Legislation is not withdrawn.' 9 It also contained the following instruction to Satyagrahis :

We are now in a position to expect to be arrested at any moment. It is, therefore, necessary to bear in mind that, if any one is arrested, he should, without causing any difficulty, allow himself to be arrested, and, if sum-

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