The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-08

that his job of
 NEilton BFOnner making Amer lea linda. conscious did not mean that he was to galllvant around the country to counteract what mora rabid Hindu followers of Ma. hatma 0andhi have been saying against British "oppresslon" Of In- dla, His task is to consult with the proper government departments on anything that affects India, and especially in its wartime relations with the United States. He reports back 10 the vieeroy of India.
 FEARS HITLER VICTORY
 dandhl and his followers demand complete independence for India. Others would be satisfled with something like dominion status, sim. liar to self.governlng Canada, Auss tralIa, New Zealand and South Africa. Many of them visiting this country have digeoursed upon tho fact that the British government put India in the present war with- out consulting the Indian people.
 We are in this war" said Sir olrja, mot only for the sake Of Great Britain, but mainly for ours selves and for OUT survival, We know what fate awaits lands cons quered by Hitler and VIC unders stand the wicked implications of his raeiei theories. Sometimes we in Tn. dIa think things move slowly in the way of self.Fule, but they do move. We had elections and we had c large measure of self government In the provinces of British India.
 "The very fact that the post I hold has been created and that I have been named to hold it lS q further advance in British Fecogni. ton of IndIa's wants and needs. I am only 6 little person, but have been picked for this honor"
 HO is not of as humble status As he Tnodestly says, His father was q distinguished lawyer, at one time chief justice of JaipuF. Sir diFja himself has been secretary for The dia ct an imperial conference and at the disarmament conference iIl Washington in 1921, adviser to the Indian delegation to several meets ings Of the League of Nations, and member of the executive council Of the governor general Of India.
 Another sign of Indla's advance has been neted," said he, "in the makeup of our wartime army The diAns have always complained that It was mostly Britons who offieeFed our army. One in five used to be Indians. Today It is flftysfifty. IL is true the highest rank most ins dlans have attained has been that of major, but the rest will come.
 "India, without willing it, has now assumed c place of major i'm. poFtance in this war. To our left it iS only four days sailing Co the Persian Gulf whither to send troops to Iran and Iraq and war material from Britain to Russia. IL Is only eight days to SueZ, whence our troops go to Libya. To our right, 1t h only Q fouF-day sail to Ran. goon, one of the paths to Chlna's life line - the Burma Road. It is about il days sail to Singapore, Britaln's strong post in the east.
 "The people of the United States have not yet grasped the great ex. tent which Indian man power hAs already taken in this war. We don't have conscription, but the re- cruIting posts have ail the appll. cants they can handle. In the old days, 1t used to be the MosleIn fighting tribes Of India and the SikhS, Now many of the fighting Hindu races, Ike the Mahrattas, arc also joining Up. The army has ia. creased from 10000 Indians to more than 100000.
 FIGHTING IN LEBYA"
 Indian troops are fighting In LIbya. They are on watch in Egypt. They took part In the fighting in Iraq and fran and are still sta. toned there. They are on guard in Syria. Tn the east they are on the frontiers of Burma and all over the Malay peninsula. They form an inc portanE part Of the troops who WObtd v NEAABN6Sb A bNS ShsPshS sss@N' trouble with Japan,
 India not only sends troops, but 1t makes much of the material they use. This includes guns up to sev- en.inch, trench moFtars, machine guns and rifles. We have started making armor for tanks and also have . modest airplane mnufac. ture. Our small navy consists Of escort ships and sleeps. Two of our corvettes, manned by Indians, dc notable work in recent conveys. We are proud of that, because the Idians have not been a sea"going race.
 "Our arTnaments factories, plus our food and our manufacture of boots and khake cloth. have become 90 important that India, Australia New Zealand and South Africa now have 6 grou psupply council that meets at Delhi and plans our rnu- tual supplies for our mutual needs relieving Britain as much as pos- sible from this war burden"