Evening star., 1947-03-26
Dr.. Singh Speaks
On India Before ).
Cbevy Chase Group
By Ann Cline

LII. iaIlup S1lgn, CHAIRMAN OF the
National Committee for the Free
dom of India. told members OF the
International Relations Committee
of the Women's Club of Chevy
Chase yesterday that all of Indias
leaders are enthusiastic supporters
of the United Nations but that he
felt it was ''undemocratic."
IF members were loyal to the
United Nations they would not have
to migrate to London, Paris or
Moscow to make big decisions" DR..
Singh stated. "'Why can't they dis
cuss them in New York" he added.
If this practice continues, he said,
Il fear it will end the United Ma
tions as the League of Nations was
ended.
THE United Nations has done
nothing as yet, and Has developed
into a debating society,"" DR.. Singh
declared Some decent kind of
democratic system should be set up
under which all of us can live as
civilized human beings"
In discussing India's four basic
domestic issues-the problems be-
tween the two major parties of
India, Indian princes. the social
problem, and India's poverty-he
said of the last that the only solu-
ton was to industralize the country
because the land has become ex-
hausted from constant tillage.
IF this is not done, all other
solutions will be utterly meaning
less so far as the average person is
concerned" DR.. Singh said. He ex-
planned that the village people were
preoccupied with the problem of
survival-getting enough to eat to
keep their bodies together-and that
millions of Indians, even during nor
NAL times, do not know what it Is
to have a square meal. Their aver
age income is $22 year." he added.
The conflict between the Indian
National Congress and the Moslem
League-India's two major parties
"is most disturbing" DR.. Singh
stated. The first is a political organi-
zation and the latter is a religious
group. 1.-THE Hindu -Moslem problem
is the unhappy result of British pol
icy in India for the past 200 years"
he declared. "Britain's greatest blum
der was to divide the two commune
ties according to parties"
I'm convinced that in the future,
mere forces of circumstances in In
dia are going to compel both parties
to come to an agreement, DR.. Singh
said.
OF Indias princes, DR.. Singh said
that many have expressed their de-
sire to join a united India. but that
some of them are still holding out.
Others have been farsighted and are
busy coming to terms with their
subjects, he added.
The caste system Is the greatest
social problem in India today, the
speaker remarked, land no educated
or honest Indian. is prepared to de-
fend the caste system" India will
have to line up with progressive
countries" he added.
Referring to India's release from
British rule, DR.. Singh said that he
did not agree with those people that
think Great Britain has always
wanted to give India freedom. He
said that Great Britain has realized
that the inevitable has come-that
it is not possible for them to rule
India any longer-but DR.. Singh
stressed the Importance of having
the good will of large number of
the British people.
There is a. controversy as to
whether Britain has contributed
anything to India. We might as well
leave this subject to historians" he
concluded.
Mrs. Earl H. Trager, chairman Of
the International Relations Com
mittee, presided and introduced the
speaker.