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...women do housework; "I am sure that no leader will hesitate to clean his own lavatory." Now he questioned each minister closely about the workings of his department, and made practical suggestions to which his spiritual authority gave the weight of a military command. One minister reported that the Mahatma "is keen for industrial progress...
...process of meeting and sizing up 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...
...through India they cheered him at every train stop. Cried he: "I cannot repeat this performance for many days, and hope to live to the age of 125"-the age he thought he might reach before he saw "the consummation of my ideas." Observed the ascetic, sleepless, not unhumorous Mahatma: "To inculcate perfect discipline and non-violence among 400 million is no joke...
...Said the Mahatma: "You have my blessing and prayer in terms of famishing and naked India...
...fast talker from way back, Sandefer began his Indian operations in fine style. He made a spur-of-the-moment promise to a group of New Delhi charitarians : to give them a party at Viceroy Viscount Wavell's palace. The Viceroy proved willing. The Texan also called on Mahatma Gandhi, and offered him ten four-year Hardin-Simmons scholarships for Indians. Gandhi promptly took...