Gandhi started a Satyagraha movement on 22 March 1918 and advised the peasants not to pay revenue. Many peasants participated in the movement. But the government refused to budge. It was a test for the new method of agitation which Gandhi was trying in IndiaIn Ahmedabad, Gandhi led the struggle of the workers for an increase in the wages due to rising prices during the War. After a protracted struggle, the workers were able to get 35% raise in their wages. These struggles demonstrated to the Indian people Gandhi's method of political struggle and his principles of non-violent non-cooperation.