Harijan Ahmedabad—Sunday March 9 1947

The target to be reached by 1that is the last day of the National Week next year should be enrolment of one lac new self-sufficient spinners as' defined by the A. I. S. A. the beginning of the prgramme being made on VILLAGE INDUSTRIES The Congress Sub-Comittee should restrict itself to the programme of the production and consumption of food clothing and other essentials cif life. [...] They consisted mainly of the blacsmith the carpenter the carder the weaver the potter the barber the oilman the cowherd the skin-scanner the tanner the shoe-maker besides those who pursued local industries such as mat and basket making romaking toddy-tapping etc.. [...] AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS The foremost item in the list of village industries to be protected and aided besides the improvement of live-stock — which is the main source of power and Lergy in India today — is naturally that of the village blacksmith. [...] Q. Is not the double-faced policy of the Cabinet Mission at the root of the present trouble between the League and the Congress and ultimately between the Muslims and the Hindus ? A. He would not accuse the Cabinet Mission of double dealing. [...] If it was the correct sumary of the speech he would consider it to be most unfortunate as coming from a man holding the responsible position that the Maulvi Saheb held and aspiring to be the President of the Muslim League.