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Harijan Ahmedabad — Sunday May 3 1942

1942

The very novelty of the British stroke will confound the Japanese dissolve the subdued hatred against the British and the atmosphere will be set up for the ending of an unnatural state of things that has dominated and choked Indian life. [...] All the knowledge I have is derived from the speeches of the leaders of both the parties and from the cuttings I receive from correspondents. [...] It will be remembered that the 'action against the Bombay Sentinel arose out of the publication in the paper of a report of the firing by police on dock workers. [...] Therefore money intervenes and enables the seller to dispose of his cow first to anyone who wants a cow and store the purchasing power represented by the value of the cow in the form of money till he meets one who has wireless sets to sell and then he exchanges that purchasing power for the radio set. [...] The way to noviolent control of the market to a distribution of wealth with the minimum of friction and to a mint under the control of the people is pointed out by Gandhiji in his proposal that a warp length of a single thread of yarn be taken as the lowest measure of value by khadi lovers.
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8
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India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120270
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Harijan Ahmedabad — Sunday May 3 1942
137-144 Mahadev Desai view

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