His indignation indeed reached such a point by Tuesday that
he made a violently seditious speech at the village of Aat, hoping apparently at last to provoke arrest on another issue. He exhorted the crowd to die rather titan yield the salt in their hands. According to the special correspondent of the Times, he then went on to say -" All women' and "children "should also' resist interference. Let us see whether the police dare touch our women. If they do, and if the sons and daughters of India are not so emasculated as to take such an insult lying deism, thf3 whole country will be ablaze. This is the first non-violent battle for India's freedom. The name of Aat will be written in Jotters of gold in Indian history. tilt every woman of India hold on to her lump of illicit salt as she would to a fond child who is being wrenched from her by evildoers.
Again no police were present, and when the crowd dispersed they seemed to be profoundly disappointed that the holy man had not even then beconie a martyr.
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