You will like to hear why I have come to Simla and what talk I am having with the Government. I cannot tell you everything, but I can tell you that I came to hold consultation with regard to the complaints on our side as well as on the Government side with regard to the Settlement arrived at between Lord Irwin and the Congress. These consultations still continue. What I have to emphasize is that if you are Congress sewak and want to serve Hindustan, then it is your duty to observe that Agreement irrespective of whether the Government observes it or not.
After we have fulfilled our obligation, and if after that we find the Government has not fulfilled it we can take whatever step we like. We know that whatever settlement has been arrived at is conditional, but if we can use the settlement for some work, we should do it.
As a satyagrahi, if we get an opportunity for service as a fesult of understanding, we should welcome it. That opportunity came your way through the Settlement.
The Karachi Congress practically unanimously adopted it. Now our duty is what I have described. Do not think that after this Settlement we have to go to war. We should, on the other hand, do everything to see that we are not led to war and that the Settlement should become permanent, so that we may get purna swaraj.
You know the conditions that have been imposed by Congress on such of your delegates as will go to London to attend the Round Table Conference. But if, as the result of settlement, we cannot get complete swaraj, it is our ill-luck, and if our efforts towards a permanent settlement fail, we should be ready for a fresh struggle.
But there are two points more which I wish to emphasize besides the Settlement. If we wish to achieve what we want at the Round Table Conference, we must be properly equipped : and that equipment is that all the people of IndiaΓÇöpeople who are born here and have made India their home, whether Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis and othersΓÇöshould unite in the demand for swaraj. Unless we bring about such an understanding among ourselves my going to London is useless. Therefore we should all make such efforts as would make for unity among all communities in this country.
But I do not want unity on paper. If we write out a pact on paper, unity is not thereby achieved. The unity I want is the unity of heart and for that unity I always pray. And when that unity is achieved you will gain such strength as will give us success.
I am afraid my voice is not reaching you all and that you are feeling upset by rain. Let me pray to God that we may be saved a second struggle and that this Settlement may lead to final success.
As regards work, you have the Congress resolution before you and you have every scope for work in respect of the spread of khaddar and boycott of liquor. I thank you all.
