[PART TWO]
§ 1
On July 28, 1920, Gandhi announced that non-coöperation would be proclaimed August 1, and as a preparatory measure he ordered that a day of fasting and prayer be held the day before. He had no fear of governmental fury, but he feared the fury of the populace, and he bent every effort to have order and discipline reign within the Indian ranks. He declared:
Effective non-coöperation depends upon complete organization. Disorderliness comes from anger. There must be no violence. Violence means retrogression in our case, and useless waste of innocent lives. Above everything else, there must be complete order.
The tactics of non-coöperation had been defined two months before by Gandhi and the committee of non-coöperation, and they included the following measures:
(1) Surrender of all titles of honor and honorary offices.
(2) Non-participation in government loans.
(3) Suspension by lawyers of practice, and settlement of court disputes by private arbitration.
(4) Boycott of government schools by children and parents.