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December 28, 1940.
INDIA THINKS OF INTER-DEPENDENCE
\X/HAT of the kernel of In-
WHAT
din? What is known in the western world as this huge and mysterious country, almost a continent in itself, with its mpanie of culte and cultures, races and viewpoints? Why has Britain not granted India Home Rule?
The question is of vital im- portance, not only to students of Imperial relations, but to every- one interested in the story of mankind. It must be answered without parti-pris. But I must say at once that to tackle it one must have an understanding of India beyond cold statistical de- tails:
was
by-
RANGEE G. SHAHANI
"out 10
on
That India is in the ferment of a great-forward movement cannot be denied. Western pro- gress is sweeping in in turbulent waves. The solidarity of things, demolish Eri- due to the trend of modern tish imperial- elvilisation, is an ineluctable Ism."
A few fact. India cannot stand still. days ago he She may not know to-day where improved
that by sny- she is going, but she is well on
that the move.
would like to Yes, India has awakened from see the British her agedong slumber. It is not Covernment "humbled" in a question of politics; for humbled" in present Hntred masses. Their only concern is can be blind- for bread, more bread, cheaper ing. I hold no brend.
Hongkong Telegraph. politics mean nothing to the war.
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LEAGUE OF VASSALS
THE "league of nations" foreshadowed in Berlin dis- patches must have a stronger appeal to the Nazi sense of revenge-with-irony than to the small nations who would become members.
That any such label should be applied to Hitler's plans of forced alliances for the Third Reich's unfortunate neighbours may be ridiculous. But
it
brief for Bri-
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I cannot help
DELHI
INDIA
BOMBAY
CEYLON
TIBET
BENGAL
ment admits India's right to self- determination. After the war, sub- Ject to some sort of understanding among them cives and; subject to some safeguards, Indians ard-free to frame their own Constitution, which as is right and proper, hould originate from Indian conceptions of the social, economic and political ́structure "at "Indian Ilfo,” : Here ; a fundamental Congress demand is
acceded to. Further, India is given - what she has always asked for, ""equality of status."
Beyond this, the British Govern- ment promises to welcome and pro- mole in any way possible every sincere and practical step that may be taken by representative Indians themselves to reach a basis of friend-
ly. agreement."
So much for the shape of things to come immediately after the war. Meanwhile, the Viceroy has been authorised to make proposals which, though incking in a certain and ox- cess, must be accepted in the spirit In which they are made. He is in- representatives of the various Wellpolitical partles in India to join his this political party Executive Council, not, as Mr Amery is afraid of nothing explained recently in Parliament, as
Moslems.
not hear of it.
will
emerge"
so much as Con-mere advisers, but as members with Areas rule. It windsunt portfolios. Further, a War
Advisory
Council, embracing All- India-Intercats, is to be formed as boon as possible. The British Gov- trument hopes that by teaming up Then, the in this way. "new, bonds
of union understanding Princes, inaniers of and one-third of among the various communities in India, and thus pave the way to- India and com-ward the attainment by India of manding the alle that free and equal partnership in glance of many the British
Commonwealth which marital races, re- remains the proclaimed and accepted
Considering the internal conditions of India and of the muddled state of
And there, each with its particu- position now. She needs the aid of liberty to enjoy a separate and free
the outside...world, the Viceroy's bill
Discontent, naturally, Is wide. feeling that Congress leaders are fuse to be swallowed up by Congress, gual of the Imperial Crown and of spread. India's 350,000,000 people (a creating a bogy in order to destroy They will have nothing to do with a the British Parliament. population larger than that of it. The sins of Britain-in India have Constituent Assembly. They stick by
their treaty rights with Britain, Europe) are united only by their been mary; but, on the whole she restlessness. And this restlessness 15 lias wrought more good than i
It is true, all the same, that Indlas of Aug, & cannot be bettered. It is being artfully fanned and directed
is a self-contained and distinctive fine example of constructive states- Inte political and other channels.
region of the world and that its manship. Britain has given to India Groups and partles have sprung up here
However, Britain is in a dimeult peoples, if they like, are, at full all that she can reasonably give. lar fleg and panacea,
existence. The rights of the minori- Standing apart from and above India to prosecute the war. And ties cannot be trampled upon; yet the
Such is not only my impression these is the Indian National Congress. Congress, having built up a most minorities have no right to thwart but, I believe, that of most political This is # remarkable organisation
the will of the majority.
The point patriotle in the true sense of ton effective political machine, is deter-
would amined to strike as good a bargain as is, how to reconcile the Parties in India. Congress alone, it remains hostile. Its appear. word. It is not sectarian, but na- tional and
fileting interests. Agreement, clear-
clear- press and its Working. Commitice all-embracing. Its
Before it can help in the war ly, can only be multiple. It is have dismissed the Viceroy's pro- leaders it can. are men of talent and character, but effort, it demands two things: India ridiculous, I believe, for Congress to posuls as unncceptable," Congress. unfortunately, they see things in run- should receive complete Independence make Britain the scapecont. She is ning water. For instance, they blame and its Constitution should be de- only one party among many. Indian this suggested, wants nothing less
a provisional National Govern the British for all the ills India is vised by a Constituent Assembly. troubles are mainly self-created. In ment as a flest step to according that great land, owing to the fleree complete independence to India.. But the Brush Government satanical; Now if Congress represented all sunshine or owing to the temper of is is not setting the cart before the and Pandit Nehru, a Socialist a in elements of Indian opinion, whatever the people, differences are apt to horse? If ladians are not agreed Lean Blum, has no words strong its claims, Britain would be obliged multiply.
among themselves and upon the enough to describe it. I remember to accept them. So at least admitted
character of the new Constitution, Fortunately, the British possess how can there be him telling me not long ago that he Mr Amery, British Secretary
Gove State for India, in
National the reasonableness to an eminent degree. ernment? debate în House of Commons on Aug. 14. But Proof? The White Paper recently
To talk of complete Independence this is far from being the case. Con- issued by the Viceroy of India. I Just now is pure folly. Many so- gress has many powerful opponents, have never. come across, d finer called free nations have fallen and "The most formidable of these is the example in the art of compromise. others are tottering. What is needed Mosier League. This body, though
heir to. Mahatma Gandhil has called
is also revealing. Collective French Navy
security is still one of the chief demands of European peoples,
if we read the Nazi euphemism correctly. The Nazis are aware that the peoples upon whom they are now imposing sacrifices need also a promise of a better future. -The-best-term-in-which-that- promise can be made is the term that reminds them of a better yesterday.
Valuable Vichy Asset
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a
to-day is not independence but it cannot pretend to speak for all the
Inter-dependence. India, being utter- children of islam in Indlu, has u Now what does the Viceroy offer ly unarmed, must, in her very in- great backing and may be said to Indiu? Three things of supreme im- terests, remain in the British Com- voice the views of the majorly of portanee. First, the British Govern- monwealth.
DARLAN'S PARIS VISIT ▼
LONDON, Dec. 27 (Reuter)---M. Heari laye, Vichy Ambassador to Washington, is reported to have told Mr Sumner Welles (U.S. Under- Secretary of State) that the dismissal might have existed of Laval has removed any danger that the island of Martinique being used by the Axis
ers as a base against the United
It is expected that more informa-
What The
Think
Free French Of You
TWENTY of De Gaulle's Free Emile one of these
"They've all got
Frenchmen are sitting round He 15 older that the others, dark outside, he il but their umbrellas
nd serious. He has left a wife and
A league of nations! But the Nazis make it plain that their league would be an improvement over the one whose capital was Geneva. It would be a more powerful league, for example. There'd be no foolish ness about the right of a nation to withdraw from it, as Japan,
so little of the horror. of war. I Italy and Germany were allowed in the U.S..cruiser Tuscaloosa. It is raid, and in spite of the gramo- feared that the violence of a real to withdraw from Genova. thought that the appointment of this phone playing old favourites by German attack might demoralist you. There'd be no
American naval officer will stand him Maurice Chevalier and Charles such molly-
'n good slead in his relations with Trenet, the roar of the barrage Admiral Darlan (Vichy Minister and the crash of bombs are very Navy) who is becoming a prominent ficure in the Petain Cabinet.
The future of the French Navy is almost as vital to the United States as it is to Britain.
tion about the situation at Vichy will the tables in the club that has wo tiny children in France. be available after the new U.S. Am- been opened to receive them. tassador. Rear-Admiral Leahy, has
had time to draw up a report. Admiral. We are in the middle of an air "because you in England had seen "At first I was afraid." he told me, Leahy is now on hi
to France Way
coddling of intransigents. No. indeed.
Talk To Abetz
loud.
By Jose Shercliff
•
"But, now I realise that if only we
in
up
Does any visitor want a taxi? Then there is always A willing soldier to go out and find one in the midst of the bor
bombardment. When he comes back it is with pride. "Here's the bravest taxi man war by taking us home to sleep."
London. He's helping us to win the "I am quite certain now Britain can take it!" a high officer told me. It was this conviction that decided him to remain here to fight.
NEVER!
that
In fact there'd be no foolish- ness about whether a nation
Some of the men ate stili finishing: wanted to join it or not, either.
their dinner-these are the late ones
"In the days of my indecision, You would join, or else.....of
from distant camps who have a few course, none of this applies to
hours leave and want to spend it in in France had had the same level when I arrived here, evacuated from Britain. This league would not Thursday from a visit to Paris where.
Admiral Darlant returned on London in spite of air raids.
headedness, the same cheerfulness-Cherbourg," he went on, "I felt that, make the mistake of being a
One table has been set aside for if our civilians had only behaved unless you really could put up it Is suggested, he saw Abelz, the the "belotte" players, and their with the same reasonableness and adequate resistance to the enemy, It league for peace; it would be a
Nazl Envoy to France. Darlan. had friendly arguments rise and fall with calm as you in London, I should not would be better for me to return to lengue for war against one na- a long conference with Petain and the the triumph of guin and loss,
have had to be here to-day to fight my country and try to do my best
**** there. tion in particular. And inciden-Cabinet and L. Ja thought likely that Two are playing chess. In the for my country away from home."
his visit was in connection
had not with next room n serious game of darts From time to time, as the closing "But I
proved the mettle tally, against any other nation German demands for naval help from proves that the French can moon hour draws near, one of the soldiers of you Britons. I am a hundred per sharing the same point of view France, demands which have been adapt themselves to our national pus-will dash up into the street, and cent. Frenchman, I believe-but my about national or international | keeping Vichy In a state of crisis for times.
come down with a handful of shrap admiration and love for Britain now order.
many days
In my heart my love of nel
France."
"Ces sacres boches!" says Hille Gaston, a flerco little Southerner. "Je to dis Ils ne peuvent pas vaincre. ton pays.":
If you want to join this league, or If you don't, you must make your reservations carly. Preferably right now. This simply means that you
your Foreign send
Minister to Berchtesgaden with full authority to barter your rights as individuals and as notions for a seat in the "a" chorus,
No definite clue is yet available but there is some interest in an an- nouncement by Radio Algiers
NEW BATTLE-FRONT- Many of them deliberately left) that their country, gave up their hope of a considerable number of French reunion with their familles and their)
to life's ambitions, to fight on for their naval personnel are being sent North Africa on a holiday, which is deal of a Free France.
Their apparently to last for at least a
ages range from
twenty-five whole year.:
to thirty-five.
London is their new battle front.. Jules was billeted with scores of
You may not even have to you Essential Services:
all your rights, at first. And may keep perlips an illusion of notional sovereignty for a long time. depends on how you behave the period of probation from the time you sign an alliance with the Axls until after the Nazla win
the war against Britain and then against
any present Axis powers big enough to bring inharmony into the now league.
New Enrolments
others in a temporay barracks.
bomb blew in all their windows the
day.
"
That& nothing," he said cheerily, "Now we can't quarrel about whe-
The following persons, of ages from ther the windows should be open or 40 to 54, have been enrolled in the shut at night. Anyway, we can't Hongkong Defence Reserve (Essen- complain when hundreds of your tial Services) as from December 23, women and children haven't any
Messrs Robert Anderson, B. E. home at all.” Fielder, H.
It a bit like a lottery' perhaps, In und O. P. Vagnonman, C. T. Tod,
+
"IT'S MARVELLOUSI":" that you pay now, and hope for what The following, aged from 10 to 45,
Guillaume was surprised that his you may got which won't be what have also been mrolled in the Hong- you hope for. But so far as Its kong Defence Reserve from his same beer, was food.
dale,
"It's, marvellous," he said, when I organizers are concerned, there's ng element of chance in their plan. This
H. D. Bruce and CW. Whiting, told him that the ice cart had bolted would be collective security for the combatant group: RS. T. Pigou, when a time bomb exploded, and Third Reich all for one, and for only J. W. Stewart and B. T. Warden, had still arrived here in time: That's one: a league of vassals built by key-posts group; AJ. Savitsky, the kind of thing that makes us like violence and maintained by terror." ~ I essential services.
you.
POCKET CARTOON
Alt clear, genifémen) please.”
Those damn Boches," in other: werds. Take it from me, they'll never get your country down."
Looters Are Liable
To Be Hanged
́/ Mr, Herbert - Metcalfe, the Old Street magistrate recently told a mon accused of looting:
-- "People" found; looting" are liable to be hanged. One of these bright days a person looting, either from a body or damaged premises, will for trial. Thiréo months 'or six months is no good at all
| William Henry, Hall:(48);
ALP rescue Worker, of Shadwell Gardens, Shadwell, was discharged under the Probation of Offenders Act, charged with stealing money from da, alebtrié light meter in a house damaged by war, operations.