The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-20
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which had been made by a superior
number Of japanese"
Fighting Ferocious
Despite the ferocity Of the fight-
ing, the Chinese suffered only APP
proximately 100 casualties, the COM
munique revealed.
Tt was the first real counter blow
against the Japanese on the IRA
waddy front since the weary British
evacuated Prone, 100 miles below
Yenanyaung, and started their slow
retreat toward the oil fields.
Only yesterday 1t was revealed
that Chinese troops under Lieut..
Gen. Joseph w. Stillwell had been
sent to the Irrawaddy area to aid
the British. The number OF REIN
forcementS was not disclosed.
A continued critical Sino- British
situation was bringing sharp de-
mands for q unified Allied COM
mand and. q timely counter Often
-Sive.
The semi-oflcial Chinese Central
News Agency, bringing immediate
reinforcements, said only a supreme
command could prevent the COLI
lapse Of Allied resistance IN Burma.
independent retreats, 1t said, con-
stantly exposed the TANKS Of Allied
units on other fronts.
The agency did not suggest
whether the supreme commander
should be General Stilwell, or the
British commander, Gen. Harold r.
L. G.. Alexander.
India Is Warned
Calcutta, India. April 20-(UP)-
pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian
Nationalist leader, said last night
that midas failure to cooperate
with Britain would invite a Japa-
neke invasion.
Japan, rather than Britain, he
said, currently presented midas
greatest problem.
ION no account must we submit
or surrender to any invader" Nehru
declared. ANY effort Of deliberate
obstruction to Englnad would re-
suit in helping an invading power,
which we don't want to do"
Nehru, q leading figure in Brit
aims recent unsuccessful negot1a-
lions to the Indian question, spent
80 minutes discussing midas de-
tense with newspapermen.
I'VE can never shirk our respon-
sibilty to defend india" he said
"It's a war to the death and to the
end, with no surrender anywhere"
Nehru, former president of the
All-India Congress, said that body
sought to develop an Indian citizen
army of millions. This, he added
was the Congress proposal during
negotiations with Sir Stafford
Grips, British lord privy seal.
Must Halt Drive
London, April 20 (UP) - Mists
over most of Europe stymied Brit.
aims continuous aerial offensive
temporarily today and prevented the
Royal Air Force from dropping
bombs ON Germany as a present X
Adolf Hitler on his 53rd birthday.
The weather afforded the bomber
crews an unwelcome night of. They
had been planning for a long time
to give Hitler birthday greeting
he would remember.
Several squadrons Of fighters anC
at least one wing Of bombers crossed
the channel yesterday in the eighth
day Of the nonstop offensive, al
though the days activities were
comparatively light.
No Damage Done
Willemstad, Curacao, April 20
(UP)-An Axis submarine thai
shelied the Royal Dutch Shell
Petroleum company's refinery here
early yesterday in the third attack
Of the war against West Indies oil
installations failed to accomplish
any damage, it was announced to.
day.
The raider was driven of by @
barrage from a coastal battery
which forced 1t to dive to safety
after it had lobbed only q few
shells on to the island.