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YOUNG INDIA NEW SERIES VOL 11. No. al Lokamanys. Published Every Wednesday. Edited by M. K. Gandhi) AHMEDABAD, WEDNESDAY, ST 1920. CONTENTS. Notes ARTICLI: The Congress and Non-co-operation Who is Disloyal Crusade against Non-co-operation. Cow Protection Renouncing of Medals Indians in E. Africa... Mr. Gandbi's Spooch at Bomy PAGE ... 1 2 ... 3 5 ... 6 ... S We request such of our subscribers as have their saberiptions in arrears to remit them to our office as early as possible. We regret to note that our of the V. P's, sent in respons to orders or tools su cribers in arrears, han been refund and returned, to us. The friends must remember that this entails further loss and trouble to us which we can hardly We would requed those who want to ceas to be on our list to kinlly intimate to the Manager cordingly-El. Y. I. bear LOKAMANYA. (By M. K. Gandhi) It Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak is no more. is dificult to believe of him as deal. He was SO much part of the people. No man of our times had the hold on the masses that Mr. Tilak had The devoion that. he commanded from thousands of his countrymen was extraordinary. He was unquestionably the idol of his people. His word was law among thousanis A giant among men has fallen. The voice of the lion is hushed. He knew no He was a born But What was the reason for his hold upon his His countrymen? I think the answer is simple. patriotism was a passion with him. religion but love of his country. democrat. He believed in the rule of majority with an intensity that fairly frightened me. He had an iron will which that gave him bis hold. be used for his country. His life was an open book. His tastes wore simple. His private life was spot- lessly clean. He had dedicated his wonderful ta lents to his country. No man preschel the gospel of the SwACA with the consistency and, the insis leuca of Lakamanya. His countrymen therefore { PRICE Two ANSAS PER COPT. implicitly believed in him. His courage never failed bim. His optimism was irreprewible. He had hoped to see Swaraj fully established during his lifetime, If he failed, it was not his fault. He certainly brought it nearer by many a year. It is for us, who. remain behind, to put forth redoubled effort to make it a reality in the shortest possible timo, Ikamanya was an implacable fos of the bureau- cracy, but this is not to say that ho was; a hater of Englishmen or English rule. I warn Englishmen against making the mistake of thinking that be was their energy. tanic I had the privilege of listening to an imprompta, learned discourse by him, at the time of the last Calcatta Congress on Hindi boing the national language. He had just returned from the Congress pandal. It was a treat to listen to his calm dis course on Hindi. In the cones of his aliro-s paid a glowing tribute to the English for care of the Vernaculars. His English visit, inspite of his sad experience of English juries, made him a staunch believer in British democrany and he even seriously made the amazing suggestion that Indis should instruct it on the Punjab through the cine- matograph. I relate this incident not because I share his belief (for I do not), but in order to show that he entertained no hatrel for Englishma. Bas he could not and would not put up with an inferior status of India and the Empire. He wanted immo- diate equality which he believed was his country's birthright. And in his struggle for India's freedom he did not spare the Government. In the battle for freedom he gave no quarter and asked for none. I hope that Englishmen will recognise the worth of the man whom Iadia has adored. For us he will go down to the generations yet un- born asa maker of modern India. They will revere his memory of a man who lived for them and died for them. It is blasphemy to talk of such a man sa dead. The permanent essence of him abides with us for ever. Let us erect for the only Lokamanya of India an imperishable monument by weaving into our own lives his bravery, Lis simplicity, his wonderful industry and his love of his country. May God grant his soul peace. We very much regret we are not able to give a block photo of Lokamanya as wo intended to do- EY I Gandhi's 'यंग इंडिया' : मुखपृष्ठ (४-८-१९२०) આચ
