The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-25

has postponed, must be tao
Each time the President has
discussed India with Winston
Churchill, he has received a blunt
cold shoulder. Once. last year,
when u. S. Ambassador william
Phillips. after his return to this
country from India. talked 10 the
Prime Minister at FDR's request.
Churchill banged the table and
said:
u have always been right
ab0ut Hitler and everyone else
In Europe. I'm also right about
Indian policy. Any change In In
dian policy n0w viii mean .
blood hath.
At about the time Phillips talked
to Churchill, he also submitted
q report 20 the President, which
will be the basis for any new
u. s. proposals to Britain. IN
this report Ambassador Phillips,
generally considered pro-BTitish.
made some critical. fortnight
statements about British policy.
"gt Is time for the British 70
act" he wF0te President Reese
welt. This they can do by q
solemn declaration frem the
King Emperor that Enaia win
achieve her Independence at q
specific date after the war f..
- feel strongly, Mr.. Presi-
dent. that ln yiew Of our military
position in India. We should
have . voice In these matters.
~ Is not right for the British 10
say this h none 0f yOHr business
when we alone presumably win
have the aj0T part 70 play In
the struggle with Japan"
Ambassador Phillips report Is
considered so important inside
the State Department and the
whole Indian picture Is so vital 10
Allied success IN Asia. that o large
part of his report follows:
PHILLIPS REPORT
Dear Mr.. President:
May ] add few words 10 what
] said 10 you on Tuesday alter
noon when har the pleasure OF
giving you an oral report on my
impressions OF the Indian sitna.
ton.
Assuming that India is known
to be an important base for our
future operations against Burma
and Japan, II would seem 10 be
OF highest importance that We
should have around ms q sympa-
thetie India rather than an indil-
teTent and POSSIBLY q hostile In
dia, u would appear that we
viii have the prime responsible
lily IN the conduct OF the war
against Japan, There is no eyi-
denee that the British intend to
do more than give token assist
Gnee, II that Is so, then the
conditions surrounding our base
IN india become OF vital import
aDee.
AT present the Indian people
are at war only IN Q legal sense,
Indians feel they have no voice
In the government and theTelore
no responsibility In the conduct
OF the war, They feel that
they have nothing 70 fight for,
as they are e0DYinGed that the
professed war minister, IN fact,
has stated that the provisions OF
the Atlantic Charter are not app
plieable to India, and II rs not un-
natural, therefore, that Indian
leaders are beginning to wonder
whether the Charter Is only for
the benefit OF white races,
THE present Indian Army Is
purely mefeenary, General stilr
well he's expressed his a0NeeFD over
the situation and IN particular IN
regard 10 the poor morale OF the
Indian Officers,
THE attitude % the general
public towards tbs war Is even
verse, Lassliuae RBa inaiffeT'
RNee and bitterness have ~
creased rs . result Of the famine
conditions, The growing high
cost Nf living and continued poll
teal aeadlaek,
while India Is broken politly
Cally into various parties and
RF0pps, oil have one object IN
common - eventual freedom and