Harijan Ahmedabad - Sunday May 31 1942

A battleship of the type of the Prince of Wales " costs about 15 crores and it is sent to the bottom of the sea in a few minutes. [...] Today he continues to enjoy that " peace and security " but the peace is the peace of the grave and the security is the security of abject slaves. [...] Thereupon the troops gave a signal to the other members of the Corps who were waiting in the neighbourhood when they also ran to the place of occurrence. [...] For the dislike of the British is so great that the man in the street is ready to welcome the Japanese. [...] I am therefore trying to wean the people from their hatred by asking them to develop the strength of mind to invite the British to withdraw and at the same time to resist the Japanese.