{"id":2042,"date":"2013-07-13T01:39:05","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=2042"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:39:05","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:39:05","slug":"37-speech-at-the-hughly-conference-vol-08-karmayogin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/01-works-of-sri-aurobindo\/03-cwsa\/08-karmayogin\/37-speech-at-the-hughly-conference-vol-08-karmayogin","title":{"rendered":"-37_Speech at the Hughly Conference.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\tSpeech at the Hughly Conference
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\n\t\t\tAUROBINDO Ghose spoke to Resolution No. IV
\n\t\t\t\u2013”that this conference urges the people to continue the boycott of foreign goods inaugurated on August 7th 1905, which
\n\tis, in its opinion, a perfectly legitimate movement and is calculated to promote the political as well as the industrial and
\n\teconomical welfare of the country.” <\/font><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tMoulvi Dedar Bux moved and Sasankajiban Roy seconded it.
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\n\t\t\tAurobindo Ghose said:
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\n\t\t\tMr. President and Members:
\n\t\t\t\u2013I desire to say two words before I say anything further \u2013I entreat you to hear me out without expressing or giving any sign either of approval or dissent; I pray you to hear me in perfect silence. This is a resolution
\n\twhich nobody can oppose. It is not my intention to bring any amendment with regard to it, but I have simply to make a brief
\n\tstatement without argument of any kind from the standpoint of myself and those who are of the same way of thinking as
\n\tmyself. You are aware that we have a certain theory of politics, a certain view with regard to political action in this country. We
\n\thold that as we have no effective share in the administration of this country, and our position is such that there is no means
\n\tof having even our prayers and petitions listened to, therefore the only effective course for us to take is, as far as possible, to
\n\twithhold our co-operation from the Government, until they give us some effective control over the administration and some constitutional means by which we can bring the voice of the people and the weight of public opinion to bear upon the management
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\n\t\t\tDelivered at the Bengal Provincial Conference, held at Hughly, Bengal, on 6 September<\/i>
\n1909. Report published in the <\/i>Bengalee on 7 September and reproduced in a Government<\/i>
\n\tof India Home Department file.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

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of the affairs of this country. We hold that in these circumstances
\n\twe ought to put forward the interests of the country partly by a movement of self-help and so far as we have power to deal with
\n\tthe Government by means of passive resistance, peaceably and within the law. And this passive resistance we do not wish to
\n\tconfine merely to commercial boycott. We hold that it can and should be extended to other kinds of boycott. (“Hear<\/i>,
\nhear<\/i>“) We
\n\tdon’t hold that it should be done with absolute thoroughness but so far as is possible and rational and so far as is wise in
\n\tthe interests of the country. Last year at Pabna a resolution was passed which gave room for our view of politics and it was our intention to press this resolution upon the Subjects Committee. But we found that by pressing the point on the Committee the
\n\thope of a United Congress and the unity of Bengal and this Provincial Conference might be seriously imperilled. Now we are extremely anxious for the unity of the Congress. We are anxious we should throw no obstacle in the way of any hope of union,
\n\ttherefore we have decided not to press that amendment in the Subjects Committee, nor to bring forward our full amendment
\n\twith regard to the reforms. At the same time we want it to be clearly understood that in taking this course we are not for a
\n\tmoment receding from the policy and line we have taken up, and we consider for obvious reasons that it is absolutely necessary
\n\tfor us, especially at this time, to make it clear that we have not receded so far as the resolution goes. We thoroughly support it.
\n\tBut at the same time we wish it to be understood that we keep our position and we adhere to our policy of a boycott
\n\t\t\t\u2013of a boycott movement without any qualification, as a measure of policy for this country, as a political weapon, and as a measure
\n\tof economical protection. (“Bande Mataram<\/i>.”)<\/p>\n

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