Interview with Mr. Gandhi, March

My message to America is simply the hum of thia wheel
Letters and newspaper/ cuttings" I get from America snow that

operation and th« other not only underrateait but impute a
all kinds of motives to these whomere concerned with the
movement. Don't cxnggorate one way or the other. If therafora
some earnest Americana will etudy the movement Impartially and
patiently then it is likely that the United States way know
something o< the movement which 1 do consider to be unique
although I on the author of It. What I ^an is that our
movement la aumwed up in tho spinning wheel with all its
implications. It ts to me a subnuitute for gun-poweder, For,
It brings the raeaaagp or a&lf-reliancc juid hope to the ttilliono

ASHRAM
Sabarmati, 9-4-26.
Dear Friend,

I hope you recelTed ay prowiiouo letter In
roply to your enquiry about the sourcea of my
information on poveryy of India.

I have now your 2nd letter enclosing copy
of your not«s. 1 h0v« tried to fill in the gaps left
by you, I haw been obliged to dp the eame eomowhat
hurriedly but I hope It will answer the purpose.

Youra etncerely,

Mlsa. Katherlne Mayo,
Bedford Hills,

Mew York,

PART OF THE INTERVIEW MR. GANDHI GAVE TO MISS MAYO,
TOGETHER WITH HIS COVERING LETTER.

£vTote that both the document and letter were typed on the same
machine. Later Mr. Gandhi wrote: *I do not remember the
message Miss Mayo imputes to me.J