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 (2) Therefore there shjuld be no boycott of British goods by way of revenge or punishment. Boycott in my opinion is a form of violence. Moreover even if it were desirable it is totally impracticable.

(3) There should be no rest till the minimum is achieved, (l) There should he no mixing up of other ques- tions with the Khilafat, e. g. t the Egyptian question.

Let us see what must be done;

(i) The cessation of business on the I9th instant and expression of the minimun demands by means of one single resolution.

This is a necessary first step provided that the "hartal" is absolutely voluntary and the employees are not asked to leave their work unless they receive permission from their employers. I would strongly urge that the mill-hands should be left untouched. The further proviso is that there should be no vi Hence accompanying the "hartal/* ( I have often been told that the C. I. D's sometimes provoke violence. : I do nn believe in it as. a great charge. But even if it be true, our discipline should make it .impossible. Our success depends solely on our ability to control, gujde and discipline the masses.

Now a word as to what may be done, if the demands are not granted. The barbarous method is warfare open or secret. This must be ruled out if c-nly because it is imprac,- ti cable. If I could but persuade everyone that ft is always bad, we should gain all }aw,fuj ends much, quicker. , The power th^t an individual or a nation forswearjpg, violence geneja'^s, is A power that is irresistible. But my argu- ment today against viplpnce, js based ; upon -expediency. o ! .-, ?r ,', ,

Non-CQ-per$tion js thpreforf the only remedy left. to us. It is the clearest remedy as it is the tnost ;

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