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Show Another 'Fast Unto Death' Last week the world heard that Mohandas K. Gandhi, bald-headed 'and shriveled ascetic, leader of millions mil-lions of people in India, had begun a "fast unto death." in order to win a voice in the government of Rijkct for the people of tne tiny ir.d'.an state. It was Gandhi's sixth hunger strike to win concessions for his followers. In view of his general condition, many feared it would be his last. Here we have a .man, offering to die by voluntary action, in an ef-I ef-I fort to spread democratic ideas i among his people. In effect, he off ers to commit suicide unless the j native ruler meets his demands for j jonstituoional reforms. It's a queer world. While dictators dicta-tors in Europe denounce democracy and blame it for all the ills of the world, Gandi, a remarkable character, char-acter, wants to die unless his people get constitutional recognition. Meanwhile, admirers throughout the world hail his sacrifice without taking into consideration the question ques-tion whether a man is justified in taking his life, in any process, for j any cause. |
