SEVEN DAYS IN BOMBAY 495 "Because in the midst of the conflagration all round there is one powerful body pinning its faith to uttermost non-violence. If it succeeds, then the groaning world can heave a sigh of relief and find a way out of these monstrous armaments." The second question was: "How do you visualize the future of India in the event of a Nazi victory?" A. All I can say is—I am not dismayed by the pros- pect, if my country remains .true to the cult of non-vio- lence. But that does not mean that I should be in any way pleased with the prospect of a Nazi victory. What terrifies me is that as things are going on at present defeat of Nazism will be bought at a terrific price, viz., superior Nazism, call it by any name you like. Q,. Irv view of what has happened in Malabar, is there any hc>pe of mass civil disobedience being carried on non-violently? J. Not at present, and therefore, as you must have noticed, in my speech I made an emphatic declaration that so far as I was concerned there was^no prospect of my embarking on mass civil disobedience. But if you ask me whether it is possible to conduct mass civil disobedience without its resulting in violence, I would emphatically say cyes\ But my country is not at present ready for mass action, and in a way I am thankful that the unfortunate events in Malabar have come as a warning to the country and a pointer for me also. * Mr. Stimson's last question was: Does your policy mean disapproval of America's help to Britain in the shape of planes and munitions ? A. Not in the slightest. For the simple reason that America does not believe with the Indian National Con- gress in non-violent action. I wish it did. Then America's contribution to peace and help to Britain would be infi- nitely more substantial than any number of planes and any amount of material that America can supply to Britain. And if th