हिंदी राजकारणाचा विचका २९३
Mr. Zacharias is right in his description of the Khilafat. He is wrong
in his estimate of the function of a votary of non-violence of physical force
either directly or indirectly in defence of any thing, but he is not precluded
from helping men ar institutions that are themselves not based on non-
violence. Ifreversewerethecase. । would, forinstance,be precluded
from helping India to attain Swaraj, because the future Parliament of India
under Swaraj, | know for certain, will be having some military and police
forces, or to take a domestic illustration, | may not help a son to secure justice, because for sooth he is not a believer in non-violence.
Mr. Zacharia's proposition wili reduce all commerce by a believer in
non-violence to an impossibility. Andthere are not wanting men, who do believe that complete non-violence means complete cessation of all activity.
Not such, however, is my doctrine of non-violence. My businessisto refrain from doing any violence myself, and to induce by persuasion and service as many of God's creatures as | can to join me in the belief and practice. But! would be untrue to my faith, if | refused to assist in a just cause, any men or measures that did not entirely coincide with the principle of non-violence. | would be promoting violence, if, finding the Mussalmans to be in the right, | did not assist them by means strictly non- violent against those who had treacherously plotted the destruction of the dignity of Islam. Even when both parties believe in violence, there is often such a thing as justice on one side orthe other. A robbed man has justice on his side, even though he may be preparing to regain the. lost property by force. And it would be accounted as a triumph of non- violence if the injured party could be persuaded to regain his property by methods of Satyagrah, /. e. love or soulforce rather than a free fight.
Of course it is open to Mr. Zacharias to reject my claim as a devotee of non-violence, in view of all the limitations I have mentioned. Icean only suggest to him that life is a very complex thing, and truth, non-violence present problems, which often defy analysis and judgment. One dis- covers truth and the method of applying the only legitimate means [of ] vindicating it, i.e. Satyagrah or soulforce, by patient endeavour and [silent ] prayer. lcan only assure friends that | spare no pains to grope my way to the right, and that humble but constant endeavour and silent prayer are always my two trusty companions along the weary [but ] [beautiful ] [path ] [that ] all seekers must tread.”
‘ade ऑफ इंडिया” पत्रात मि. झकेरियस म्हणतात की खिलाफत हिंसेच्या तत्त्वावर आधारलेली आहे. खिलाफत इस्लाम धर्माची इहलोकीची प्रतिनिधी असून, जरूर तर तरवारीने त्या धर्माचे रक्षण करणे हे तिचे ब्रीद आहे आणि अहिंसा तत्त्वावर श्रद्धा ठेवणारा मी, स्वरक्षणासाठी भौतिक (Physical) सामर्थ्याचा अवलंब करण्यास धर्माने मोकळीक दिलेल्या संस्थेचे अस्तित्व टिकविण्याकरिता लढा कसा