KHUDAI KHIDMATGARS AND THEIR CHIEF 125
other things. Therefore servants of God were to be known
by the service they rendered to His creatures,
** Hence the non-violence of the Khudai Khidmatgars
had to show itself in their daily action. It could be so
exhibited only if they were non-violent in thought, word
and deed.
l[ And even as a person who relied upon the use of
force in his daily dealings would have to undergo a mili-
tary training, so will a servant of God have to go through
a definite training. This was provided for in the very
foundation resolution of the special Congress of 1920. It
was broadened from time to time. It was never toned
•down to my knowledge. The exercise of active goodwill
was to be tested through communal unity, shedding of -
untouchability by Hindus, the home- and hand-manufac-
ture and use of khadi — a sure symbol of oneness with
the millions — and prohibition of intoxicating drinks and
drugs. This fourfold programme was called a process
of purification and a sure method of gaining organic free-
dom for the country. This programme was followed but
half-heartedly by Congressmen and the country, thus be-
traying a lack of living faith in non-violence, or faith in
the method devised for its daily practice, or both. But the
Khudai Khidmatgars were expected and believed to have
a living faith in non-violence. Therefore they would be
-expected to follow out the whole of the constructive self-
purification programme of the Congress. I have added to
it village sanitation, hygiene and simple medical relief in
the villages. A Khudai Khidmatgar will be known by
Ms works. He cannot be in a village without his making
it cleaner and affording help to the villagers in their sim-
ple ailments. Hospitals and the like are toys of the rich
and are available for the most part only to the city-dwel-
lers, Efforts are no doubt being made to cover the land
with dispensaries. But the cost is prohibitive. Whereas
the Khudai Khidmatgars could, with a little but substan-
tial training, easily give relief in the majority of cases
of illness that occurred in the villages.