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Washington, May z The his.
tolie meeting Of our President
Roosevelt and Britain's Prime
Minister Churchill on the high
seas, resulting in the erection of
the Atlantic Charter for Freedom,
viii prove to be of inestimable
value if these two countries will
today formulate plan of aggres-
siye action in behalf of the Free
dom and independence of India,
threatened by invasion Of the
Japanese Army,
1t can be said the heads Of
both of these highly democratic
Nations America and Britain &.
that the present conflicts trend
coward a worldwide catastrophe
VAS, in all degrees Of measure
ments, not expected to threaten
the security of ALL nations when
Mr.. +. d, r. and Mr.. Churchill
talked matters over.
Two Fold Battle
The consequent results of this
overall battle has been one of
maintaining the freedom of all
dem0craeies on one hand, and
the TOTAL Destruction of the
AXIS on the other. SO far, the
drive in this direction has been
rommendable.' But there is still
room for widespread improve
ment. india, the black nation
which some weeks ago sought
its Independence from Britain,
Is still calling for guns, planes
and total freedom. Unless all Of
these demands are met post
haste. our war effort will find
itself retarded by slow diploma-
tic relations between Britain
India in the matter Of the lat
ter's freedom.
We do not have to 60 to India,
as has been the experience Of this
writer's good friends DR.. and Mrs.
Howard Thurman of Howard Uni
versity, to recognize its signi-
ficance In this question Of defeat
ing tins Axis. Our history tells us
That this country (India) is well
supplied with citizens, rich lands
and cattle, all important to the
successful promotion of ANY war.
In a recent statement to the
British Government, India had
this to say
{" In case invasion takes place
it must By resisted, the rssolu.
ton pointed OUT Such resistance
can only take the form of Non
violent non-cooperation as the
British government has prevented
organization Of National defense
hy the people in some other way.
The committee therefore expect
the people of India to offer COM
plete non violent non cooperation
to the invading forces and not to
render them any assistance.
"They demonstrated that even in
this hour of danger, not only TO
India, but to the cause of the
United Nations, the British govern
ment functions as an imperial
istic government and refuses to
recognize the independence of In
dia or to part with any real pow
er.
"The essential difference be-
tween imperialist and popular con-
ception. of defense is demonstrat.
cd by the fact that while foreign
armies are invited to India foi
that defense, the vast manpowel
of India herself is not utilized fol
that purpose
Gives United Nations Another
Chance
In the two succeeding para.
graphs of that fateful document
there is pathos, and yet. another
chance is given the United Nations
to ANSWER THE CALL OF IN
Ola.
''1ndia's past experience teache:
her that it is harmful to her in
terest and dangerous to the eaus'
of her freedom to introduce for
eign armies In India. II is signi
ficant and extraordinary that In
dia's iRexaustible manpower shoul'
dia's untapped. while India de.
yslops into a battle ground between
foreign armies fighting on hel
soil or frontiers and her defense
is not supposed to be stfsject fl
for popular control. .... .,.. Geo. ......,
India resents this treatmen
of her people as chattels to be dis
posed by foreign authority E. :
1t is the unquestionably duty o.
the United Nations to come TO thu
rescue Of India, before the Jap
armies are permitted to loot theil
movable goods. kill their men, wo-