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India suffered the biggest Moslem-Hindu riot in its history. Moslem League Boss Mohamed Ali Jinnah had picked the 18th day of Ramadan for "Direct Action Day" against Britain's plan for Indian independence (which does not satisfy the Moslems' old demand for a separate Pakistan). Though direct, the action was supposed to be peaceful. But before the disastrous day was over, blood soaked the melting asphalt of sweltering Calcutta's streets...
...most of the newsworthy people in his territory, Sherrod interviewed Mahatma Gandhi, who told him with a twinkle in his eye: "I had assumed that Americans were to be the new citizens of the world, but I find them all homesick lads." Gandhi's opponent, Mohamed Ali Jinnah, leader of the Moslems, was not so easy to get to. In fact, he wanted a year's subscription to TIME as the price of an interview...
...federal government (to please the Congress Party) with strong local autonomy (to please the Moslem League). Election of delegates to frame a constitution was already starting, might be finished within a month. But already the Congress Party had served notice that it would press for stronger central authority, and Jinnah had promised to work for stronger local government for Moslem provinces that would lead to Pakistan...
...might be, however, that there is no bright side, but you will lose nothing by trusting." New Delhi's papers looked at the British mission in three ways, said goodbye with these headlines: Hindustan Times (Congress Party), "MISSION'S SUCCESS"; the Statesman (Tory British), "CONTRASTS"; Dawn (Jinnah's mouthpiece), "FAILURE OF A MISSION...
...Gandhi's insistence, the Working Committee refused to participate in the interim government of India unless the British agreed to name at least one Moslem to the Congress Party group in the interim government. Such a provision would further infuriate the Moslem League's Mohamed Ali Jinnah. Gandhi was very tough in handling the opposition to his policy. Objecting to newspaper stories about the negotiations, he dropped his air of outward benevolence, cried: "If I were appointed dictator for a day in place of the Viceroy, I would stop all newspapers-except, of course, Harijan" (Gandhi...