The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30

During that year absolutely no progress has been made. This fact. coupled with the fact that other drives against Japan lander q. S. command are far ahead of scbed- ule, has caused high officials to review Far Eastern strategy.
 It was expected that the cam paigB under LOid Louis Mount batlen based on India would be gynchrOmized 50 thai it would gain certain objectives while the Amer ican drive in the Pacific made equal progress. They were to go hand in hand, conveying on Japan at about the same time.
 However, ene Allied bleg is n0w going io hig Japan early and the ether blow is late--s0 late iG may never hit at aiL
 U. s. experts who have studded the Far Eastern situation make no secret Of the fact that conditions m India are 0ne of the big factors holding up the Burma campaign. In this connection, they have had occasion to study a hitberto-un- unpublished letter which General issisn0 Chiang Kai shek wrote to President Roosevelt regarding In- dia.
 The lettteT was handned to Summer Welles, the UndeEecre- tary of State. on July 2B, 1922, by Chinese Foreign Minister T. w. So0ng; handed to the President by Welles on July %. In it. chiang gave Roosevelt some holnely Chinese advice for the British, saying: "Ge0d medicine, iilsugb cures ene's iliness; word ef sincere advice though unpleasant, should guide 0ne's eSndBct."
 He advised the British to "mag- unanimously accept any w0rds ef AisinteresleA advice, h0weyer, Bss- pIeaSant they may be-" Chiang advised the British to let the In- dian people become free part 0f the United Nations, urged Presi- dent Roosevelt to lead the way.
 In handing the letter to Sum ner Welles. chiang's brother-in- law, T. Y. E00ng, told Welles orally that the people Of all Asia re- garded India as a test case m gauging the sincerity of tbe United Nations.
 ESSENTIAL PORTIONS OF LETTER
 Tine essential portions Of chlang Kai-shek's letter to President Roosevelt follow:
 For long time the gndisp
 peepie have been expecting see
 United States to eone 0ut atle take 4 sian1 0n the side Of tDsr
 tiee and equality. [ therefore veniHFe ge isy before yep my pers0DsI gieys Op this question:
 Prom the point Of view of the Indian people, their consistent purpose is to secure national free dom. With this object in view, Jn- dian NatiOna; Congress, iD seeking national independence, is dom mated by sentiment rather than by reason. Consequently, ! believe attempts at repression in the form of either public cepsure or force, whether military or police, with a view toward compelling the Ip- dian people to capitulate. will have the opposite result
 'phe Indian people as a whole only desire freedom for their country, and their only eypectav ton Is that the United Nations will sympatbize with them m their aspiration,
 "F0T tbe sake ef Ogr e0mr
 HnOD Vietery, the Dnited Nations
 must seek t0 stabilize tue tpr
 dian Gitnali0D and Co secure ibe
 gndisD pe0Dle'S participation tD
 Iie i0lnt wag effNFt
 'The United Nations depend upon India to contribute t0 the var effort, whereas the Indian people have little to depend upon from the outside world. Prom their oWD point Of yiew, their gN0yer mept for independence Is not something new that has come Into existence after the outbreak og var, once, they abandon hope Of aD amiesble settlement, they are liable 10 take any risk without hesitation.
 SPUR 20
 TgHg PEOPLE
 '4The only way Is for the United Nations, and especially the United States. which they have always admired, 10 come forth as third parties and t0 offer them syill- rathy and consolation, T'bis Wbll help them regain tbeir sense Of proportion and strengthen their faith that there Is justice in the world, Once the situation ig eased,