Nearly perfect was a sarcasm uttered last week by ex-Viceroy of India Baron Irwin. Last year while Mr. Gandhi was in London, Lord Irwin was often called his "friend," interceded frequently with the Mahatma on behalf of His Majesty's Government. Last week correspondents told the tall baron that in Yerovda Jail near Bombay, small Mr. Gandhi had decided to begin "a fast unto Death." Reason: to protest against the Indian franchise system arbitrarily decreed by His Majesty's Government after the leading Indians consulted had withdrawn...
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