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truth, fearlessues, unity, determination and self-saorifiae. Wa hope that they will still further cultivate these great qualities, will mova forward in the path of progress, and shed lustre on the name of the Motherland. Ib is our firm belief that the people of K%ira have truly served their OWD cause, as well as the cause of Swaraj and the Empire. May God bless you.

THE LAST PHASE

The Satyagraha Campaign in Kaira was thus practi- cally over. Several meetings were held, some to greet the Satyagrahis released from jail, some to celebrate the victory of the campaign and several more to do honour to Mr. Gandhi for his wise and courageous lead, At the meeting of the 27th July at Nadiad, Mr. Gandhi thus welcomed those who were released from the jail i

We stand on the threshold of a twilight whether morning or evening twilight we know nob. One is follow- ed by the night, the other heralds the dawn. If we want to see the dawning day after the twilight and not the mournful night, it behoves every one of us who are Home Balers to realise the truth ab this juncture, to stand for it against any odds and to preach and practise it at any cost unflinchingly, Only will the correct practice of truth en- title them to the name of Home Rulers,

It happened that some one who preceded had said in the course of his speech that he was the disciple of Mr, Pandya ioho, in turn t was the disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. Almost the whole of Mr. Gandhi's address was in answer to this statement. He said :

As the fate would have it, it happens that with my Incger stay and increasing familiarity in India, the unen-

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