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fowl, or will, in the event of their returning to such fare, inform the Hon : Secretary, that their names may be with. drawn from the list of members. This pledge MUST be asked, as otherwise the League might come to include a number of people who were acting directly contrary to its principles, and thus be largely a sham.
As regards cruel sports and the wearing of furs and feathers, there is little likelihood of people doing either, when they have given up meatfrom motives of love and compassion. It will be seen that the League aims at nothing less than changing the habits of a world. It is confident however of success—and that not very long delayed because its cause is just and right and essential for the well-being of man and beast. Progress may not be rapid at the outset, as imagination is needed to realise the possibility, nay the certainty, of success. But there is a percentage of the population, however small, that would readily recognise the justice of the aim, and would be willing to work for it when once brought to their notice. Even if the proportion of such people be but one in a thousand, the actual number, out of 45 millions in the British Isles alone--to say nothing of the vast population of India, would be 45,000.
The League's future can be put in five words-money, publicity, support, opposition, success. With money for publishing, advertising, and a propaganda tour in a caravan, publicity can be had, and will bring support. The support will arouse strong opposition, but that will mean certain success. When was truth routed in a fair struggle with error?
The first requisite is money. Persons interested are invited to write to Mrs. St. John James, the Hon. Secretary Ahimsa House, 137, Elgin Crescent, London, W. 11, for the League's Booklet and “Constitution and Rules."
The following stirring appeal is from the pen of Mr. Percy Hill, Hon. Treasurer of the LeagueShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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