|
|
1895 |
April |
|
Visited Trappist Monastery near Durban, where
practice of vegetarianism from spiritual point of view
greatly impressed him. |
|
1895 |
April |
6 |
Through Committee of British Indian Merchants
petitioned High Commissioner against unsatisfactory
award in Indian Arbitration case. |
|
1895 |
May |
(prior to 5) |
Appealed to Natal Assembly against rein denture
clauses in Indian Immigration Bill. |
|
1895 |
May |
(after 14) |
Appealed again to Lord Ripon concerning
injustice of award leaving Indian trading rights at the
mercy of the law courts. |
|
1895 |
|
|
Sought intervention of Lord Elgin, Viceroy of
India, to protect Indian interests against
discriminatory laws and disabilities. |
|
1895 |
June |
17 |
Defended and secured the release of indentured
laborer Balasundaram. The case brought him into contact
with indentured labor. |
|
1895 |
June |
26 |
Petitioned Legislative Council against clauses
affecting indentured labor in Immigration
Bill. |
|
1895 |
August |
11 |
Addressed lengthy petition to Chamberlain
objecting to the imposition of the £3 license fee on
indenture-expired Indians. Requested Lord Elgin to
intervene, or stop further emigration of Indian
labor. |
|
1895 |
September |
12 |
Chamberlain conveyed to Natal Government
refusal of Imperial Government to sanction Franchise
Bill in its existing form. |
|
1895 |
September |
25,30 |
Gandhi wrote to the Press denying that Natal
Indian Congress was a secret organization or his being
its paid employee, but accepting responsibility
for drafting its Constitution. |
|
1895 |
October |
22 |
British Indian Defense Committee and
Johannesburg Indians telegraphed to Chamberlain
protesting against interpretation of the term
"British subjects" in Commando Treaty, exempting
citizens from compulsory military service, as
applying only to the Whites. |
|
1895 |
November |
18 |
Natal Government forwarded fresh draft of
Franchise Bill to Secretary of State for Colonies.
Europeans organized meeting at Ladysmith,
Sailsbury, Bellair etc., in support of Asiatic
legislation. |
|
1895 |
November |
26 |
Gandhi memorialized Chamberlain against
discrimination in Commando Treaty. |
|
1895 |
December |
16 |
Issued The Indian Franchise : An Appeal to
Every Briton in South
Africa |
