Chapter I: Front Matter

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FREEDOM'S BATTLE

BEING A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF WRITINGS AND SPEECHES ON THE PRESENT SITUATION

BY MAHATMA GANDHI

Second Edition

1922

The Publishers express their indebtedness to the Editor and Publisher of the "Young India" for allowing the free use of the articles appeared in that journal under the name of Mahatma Gandhi, and also to Mr. C. Rajagopalachar for the valuable introduction and help rendered in bringing out the book.

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

II. THE KHILAFAT

Why I have joined the Khilafat Movement

The Turkish Treaty

Turkish Peace Terms

The Suzerainty over Arabia

Further Questions Answered

Mr. Candler's Open Letter

In process of keeping

Appeal to the Viceroy

The Premier's reply

The Muslim Representation

Criticism of the Manifesto

The Mahomedan Decision

Mr. Andrew's Difficulty

The Khilafat Agitation

Hijarat and its Meaning

III. THE PUNJAB WRONGS

Political Freemasonry

The Duty of the Punjabec

General Dyer

The Punjab Sentences

IV. SWARAJ

Swaraj in one year

British Rule an evil

A movement of purification

Why was India lost

Swaraj my ideal

On the wrong track

The Congress Constitution

Swaraj in nine months

The Attainment of Swaraj

V. HINDU MOSLEM UNITY

The Hindus and the Mahomedans

Hindu Mahomedan unity

Hindu Muslim unity

VI. TREATMENT OF THE DEPRESSED CLASSES

Depressed Classes

Amelioration of the depressed classes

The Sin of Untouchability

VII. TREATMENT OF INDIANS ABROAD

Indians abroad

Indians overseas

Pariahs of the Empire

VIII. NON-CO-OPERATION

Non-co-operation

Mr. Montagu on the Khilafat Agitation

At the call of the country

Non-co-operation explained

Religious Authority for non-co-operation

The inwardness of non-co-operation

A missionary on non-co-operation

How to work non-co-operation

Speech at Madras

" Trichinopoly

" Calicut

" Mangalore

" Bexwada

The Congress

Who is disloyal

Crusade against non-co-operation

Speech at Muxafarbail

Ridicule replacing Repression

The Viceregal pronouncement

From Ridicule to--?

To every Englishman In India

One step enough for me

The need for humility

Some Questions Answered

Pledges broken

More Objections answered

Mr. Pennington's Objections Answered

Some doubts

Rejoinder

Two Englishmen Reply

Letter to the Viceroy--Renunciation of Medals

Letter to H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught

The Greatest thing

Mahatma Gandhi's Statement

IX. WRITTEN STATEMENT

Index