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 THE MESSAGE OF THE CHARKA.

��[Mrs. Barojini Naidu, who saw Mr. Gandhi in jail on Saturday the llth March brought the following message to Bombay from him: ]

I do not want Bombay to mourn over the arrest of one of its mute Secretaries and myself but to rejoice over our rest. Whilst I would like an automatic res- ponse to all the items of Non-Co-cperation, I would like Bombay to concentrate upon the " charka and khaddar." The monied men of Bombay can buy all the handspun and handwoven ' khaddar ' that could be manufactured throughout India... The Women of Bombay, if they really mean to do their share of work, should religiously spin for a certain time everyday for the sake of the country. I wish that no one will think of following us to jail. If would be criminal to court imprisonment till a complete non-violent atmosphere is attained. One test of such atmosphere will be for us to put the Englishmen and Moderates at ease. This can be done only if we have good-will towards them in spite of our differences.

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