co-ordination among these few men or corporations who
have hitherto exploited the poor for their selfish purpose
and have not hesitated to enter into unhealthy rivalry
among themselves. This has to go especially in the case
of food and cloth where the profit motive is to be wholly
absent. Any successful attempt at adding to their profit
owing to decontrol will defeat its purpose. Let us hope
that these moneyed interest will rise to the occasion.
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THEIR CHANGE
In his after-prayer speech Gandhiji referred to a
newspaper report saying that Sardar Patel and he were
going to Pilani for change of air. Neither Sardar Patel
nor he, had any time for such a change. Their change
consisted in getting rest at night. But he had no right
to speak for the Sardar, who might seek a quiet place
for giving himself cessation from interviews and-office
work. For himself, he had no cares of office and he had
vowed to do or die in and about Delhi. He had heard
too that elaborate preparations were being made in
Delhi for sending all kinds of provisions for them. This
was fantastically false. The report about Pilani, he saw
in the papers. Why they did not verify the report from
the Sardar or him, he did not know.
WORSE THAN MURDER
Gandhiji next referred to a Sindhi friend's letter.
Some days back he had referred to the letter of a doctor
from Sind describing the hardships of the Harijans in
Sind. The letter said that the doctor had been put under
arrest and that several other workers were also arrested,
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