Show GANDHI LAUNCHES I DRiVE T TO OBTAIN INDIAS INDIA'S FREEDOM M Nationalist Leader Disciples Disciples Disciples Dis Dis- Open Campaign of Disobedience India March 1 12 AP AP Inaugurating their campaign for or complete completo to Indian independence from Great Britain Mahatma Gandhi Gand Gand- hi hi old year nationalist lender leader and ancl seventy nine of oC his disciples today began a t march to where the time first lr t of ot their m measures arsures against tho British crown will be enacted Twenty thousand persons gathered gath gatis- ered at nt the entrance o of Mahatma Gandhi's quarters to watch tho the pioneer pio plo neer party part make their exit at a. a m. m In what was the first step on the tho long bug heralded civil dIsobedIence disobedience disobedience ence espoused b by the India all national na na- sma- sma con congress at Lahore In Januar Jan Jan- uary Other crowds lined the route choen chosen cho else sen en by the marchers who planned their first two halts halt at tho tim villages of or Asali and Bareja Sixteen students stu stu- dents of or the Gandhi's n national university uni all of or whom wheat hall hail auspicious saffron marks on their foreheads preceded the party part proper BELIES REPORTS Gand Gandhi's liis lii's appearance belled belied recurring recurring recur recur- ring r reports ports that he lie had been ar arrested arrested ar- ar rested b by order o of tho the viceroy Ix Lord rd Irwin H it was waR regarded as S by no noI I means sure ho sever however ever that he lie would not be taken into cu custody tody in which ease case the sixteen students acting as asan asan asan an advance nd guard were expected to take up his program and continue tho the march ahead as propagandists The party planned to take twenty days to reach tho the Gulf of or C Cambay where the they will attempt to produce salt in violation of or the government o monopoly thus inaugurating a pro pro- grant which has lias for fot its ultimate pro pro-I ends nonpayment of or taxes s and nationwide nonpartIcipatIon with Hh the British government nl In India I IEn En route Gandhi and his disciples I will teach tench their doctrine of disobedience stressing always all ne necessity ne- ne I for fot Its retaining a nonviolent nonviolent I lent character tho the l keystone of Gandhi's Is I's creed URGES BONFIRES The countryside from toward to a distance o of a about out miles was flooded with colored pamphlets pamphlet summoning people of oC tIme the towns and villages lIIa cs on thu tho route of tho march match to turn out in full force and to make bonfires of or foreign made mado cloth cloths One Ono pamphlet s 's said ld Dont Don forget forset the great reat man who will soon Boon be bo crucified for tho the liberty of ot India Gandhi's departure for represented inauguration of or the most moet drastic effort yet ct contemplated by Indian nationalists to secure modification of oC tho the British government government govern govern- rn o ment arrangement or dence It envisaged en steady growth of or the independence movement nt until until un un- til millions of or Indians will wilt be gathered gath gatli- ered behind It Il in opposition to the British crown Clown The governments government's plans for copIng copIns coping cop cop- ing Ins with Gandhi Gandhi's agitation never have o been with nothing made public more tangible than warnings against n agitation There Thero Therow w were re reports today here from headquarters of the tho British arm army In Inthe tho the that the Eleventh Elc Sikh rc regiment of the Indian regular arm army had been ordered to proceed on March 17 to Baroda l through h which Gandhi and his volunteers will vill pass POPULARITY DENIED Although Gandhi undoubtedly has hasa a lar largo large e solid popular movement be behind behind be- be hind him it has been denied frequently fre that he has haM united support of oC all classes o of Indian opinion Persistent tent rumors of or imminent arrest of Gandhi last nl night ht caused con considerable stir in the elt city and about 1000 people pe kept an all night igil 1 11 outside the gates of the Ashram Abhram Gandhi's university which was guarded guarde b by women pick pick- C ets ts Daybreak revealed rc a huge hUJe mass massof massof massot of ot humanity moving toward the college and by 6 o'clock the entire route fOUto from the tIme As Ashram ram to tho the heart of or the tho city was lined with crowds and In several eral places decorated wIthla with flags la s and foliage Gandhi after his morning prayers paid a final visit to the tho sick members mem mem- hers bers of or the university and bathe barIc them an affectionate farewell In Included In- In them number eluded among arc are a no of ot smallpox patients At G 30 a a. a t. t m mi Gandhi stepped out In front of or his ote es un und anti took the tho lead of ot tho the as It Jt be began begun bem be- be gun gan m its long trip to Each volunteer can led a staff and kit hag containing only what was absolutely absolute absolute- I ly 13 necessary for the trip When tho the procession reach reached cd the river its members rs forded the stream in true truo pioneer style hundreds of oC people marched In their wake and police pol contented themselves with maintaining control control control con con- of or traffic Everything thus thu-s far fat has parsed off oft peacefully It is noteworthy that Moslems of or the community abstained from demon denson- stra t iOns |