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RRITISH-INDIA PROBLEM

Bill Philips came Ddck lIoIu 1nold
with a blunt, in spots bitter, report
against the British.
He felt that the United States
should do something about the fes-
tering Indian political situation, that
the Indian army and people could
not be a force in the war until the
question was cleaned up. Also he
was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in his
criticism of Field Marshal Waven
whom he feels is not suited for the
Job and should be removed.
Phillips not only gave this report
to the President but he also had
conference with Winston Churchill.
Ambassador Phillips report is
most significant, because he has
been pro-British, served as minister
to Canada, has been a consistent
believer that our policy must go
hand-in-hand with the British. Phil
lips is mild, not addicted to cru
sading, but a thorough, conscien-
tious diplomat, reporting what he
believes to be the facts.
Among other things, Phillips re-
ported that mediation between diff
ferent Indian factions and the Brit
ish government was possible now;
also desirable. He feels that if some
such move is not undertaken now,
he should not go back to India, nor
should any other U. S. ambassador,
since the presence Of an American
envoy would be taken as the stamp
of U. S. approval for British policy.
What the President said to Church
Ill on the Indian problem is his
secret. But it is known that Roose-
velt has hoped for year that the
British would do something about
India. However, he also feels very
strongly that the United States
should not interfere In Britain's colo
NAL problems.
Meanwhile, the British, with an
army large enough to handle any
problem inside India, seem content
merely to sit on the id-despite
American pleas that the Burma road
must be reopened and despite the
fact that Indian troops will not fight
the Japs intellectually unless they
have a small investment In the Four
Freedoms for which they are sup
posed to fight.
WOMAN WATCHES ARMY COOKS
Miss Mary I. Barber, Washing
tons first dollar-a-year woman, has
now begun to bring long-needed
thrift to army mess kitchens. If
Miss Barber has her way, the
arny's 250, 900 cooks will be per-
suaded to make soup out Of the left
overs and cut down the quota for the
garbage pals.
In fact, her save-left-evers idea
has already gone so far that certain
pig farmers near army camps are
complaining that they don't get
enough garbage these days.
Miss Barber was borrowed by the
quartermaster corps from the Kel-
logg company at Battle Creek to
teach tough mess sergeants, among
other things, that camp menu does
not have to be arranged one week In
advance, and stuck to religiously.
If, for instance, camp mess has
several hundred chickens left over
from Sunday dinner, they can be
used on Monday, not thrown into the
garbage pail.
Unfortunately, a lot Of mess ser
geants had been doing that, partly
because the menu for Monday was
already arranged. Also it is against
the law for the army to sell food,
nor can it be given away. It must
be thrown away. This has been done
IN the past via garbage trucks to
the highest bidding hog dealers.
Now, however, Miss Barber is
helping to arrange master menus,
which though they specify soup, do
not name the variety. This gives
the cook an option to make soup out
of whatever his left-overs permit.
This all sounds simple to the aver
age housewife, but believe it or not,
it has not always been done by the
army.
Another trick is to save all drip
ping fats from bacon or sausage,
and use them In a cream sauce for
caulihower, or other vegetables.
WHITE HOUSE BLACK MARKET
The White House is having its
troubles with the Black Market. The
White House architect called up the
Georgetown Electric company re-
Gently to buy No. II copper wire
for rewiring a part of the Executive
Mansion. But there was no copper
wire to be had.
Where can we get it," the archi-
tect asked.
Baltimore, on the Black Market
only it will cost you 20 cents a
foot instead of seven cents"
well, we can't have anything to
do with the Black Market" was the
White House reply, and the archi-
tect went shopping elsewhere"
INDIAN MERRY-GO-ROUND
G Imprisoned Mahatma Gandhi has
asked the viceroy for permission to
communicate with the Mohammed-
an leader in an effort to effect In
dian unity, but the viceroy has re-