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 5 42 NON-CO-OPERATION

towards them and have exonerated Sir Michael O'Dwyer who proved himself directly or indirectly responsible for the most of the official crimes and callous to the sufferings of the people placed under his administration, and that the debate in the House of Lords betrayed a woeful lack of sy npathy with the people of India and showed virtual support of the systematic terrorism and frightfulness adopted in the Punjab and Uat the latest Viceregal pronouncement is proof of entire absence of repentance in the matters of the Khilafat and the Punjab :

This Congress is of opinion that there can be no contentment in India without redress of the two aforementioned wrongs and that the only effectual means to vindicate national honour and to prevent a repetition of similar wrongs in future is the establishment of Swarajya. This Congress is further of opinion that there is no course left open for the people of India but to approve of and adopt the policy of progressive non-violent non-co-operation until the said wrongs are righted and Swarajya is established.

And inasmuch as a beginning should be made by the classes who have hitherto moulded and represented opinion and inasmuch as Government consolidates its power through*; titles and honours bestowed on the people, through schools controlled by it, its law courts and its legislative councils, and inasmuch as it is desirable in the prosecution of the movement to take the minim am risk and to call for the least sacrifice compatible with the attainment of the desired object, this Congress earnestly advises

(CD Surrender of titles and honorary offices and resignation from nominated seats in local bodies;

(6) refusal to attend Government Levees, Durbars, and other official and semi-official functions held by Government officials or in their honour;

(c) gradual withdrawal of children from Schools and Colleges owned, aided or controlled by Government and in place of suck schools and colleges establishment of National Schools and Colleges in the various Provinces ;

(<?) gradual boycott of British Courts by lawyers and litigants and establishment of private arbitration courts by their aid f o r the settlement of private disputes.

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