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The brothers All and Dr. Kitchlew, the three leaders of

the " Caliphate " agitation among the Indian Moslems, were con- victed of sedition at Karachi on Tuesday and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. They were charged with attempting to tamper with the Indian Moslem troops, whom they told that it was a sin against their religion to serve the King-Emperor. The accused did not deny the charge, but admitted it and tried to justify their action. Even Mr. Montagu could not very well overlook such a deliberate challenge to our authority nor prevent Lord Reading from having the agitators prosecuted. Mr. Gandhi has made a point of repeating in publics the seditious words for which his confederates have been punished, but the Government of India are not allowed to touch the " Mahatma."

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