Today is the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence and Partition. (And in a terrible coincidence, the author of Midnight's Children is also in the news.) 100 years ago Ghandi appeared in Salem papers for the first time.
In the very first mention, the editorial concludes:
Perhaps the strongest reason why Ghandi s rebellion is never likely to accomplish much, except to stir up race hatreds, is an industrial one. Many of the natives most qualified to lead a rebellion against England have found profit from business enterprises under British rule. They are not of a mind to kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
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