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Indian Dilemma-

IN NORTH AMERICA Geoffrey Wakeford was sent by the "Daily Mail" to talk with the peo- ple of a typical small town of the Middle West -one-time home of Isolationism.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1946,

"The Loan? You'll, Get

Junction City, Kansas, Monday.

Dear Foreign Editor.-You aske

about us

ed has to dad out what this typical

Mid-West town thinks and the world in general.

My telephone has been ringing fall day inviting me to barbecues, to burn-dances, to livestock auc- tions.

Here they eat by the chickon and by the carcasa-and their hose pitality to strangers is equally Brigantic.

If the tone and substance-off the private conversations which; the various opinion have had with the British Cabinet Mission since their arrival in India have been anything like their public utterances

it must appear that the advance towards an agreed settlement is so far nil. Instead of the inutual co-operation them and good. will between which is the necessary prelimin- ary to the solution of India's constitutional problem we have exacerbation of scer only an differences. In terms compromising than ever Pandit Nehru has declared that in no circumstances would

leaders of Indian man in 1948.

more un-

In their new alfalfa factory than In the rights and wrongs of the Iran situation. Why? Because as a Briton I'm a potential customer for alfalfa vitamin powder, which one day will be exported to Bri- taln.

On other matters they're more advanced,

like

mast of

Sure, It"

a shop window at street level) gald: "The war's over-finished, People chufe because they can't peace-time get right back to living-they can't get hats, shirts, nylons, automóbiles. blame them.

You

Alfsen.

A FINE SOLDIER AND A GREAT GENTLEMAN

Big-city Americans say that politically Junction City (popula- tion 12,000) is a Republican town

on Russia. Pro-Russian They Want Real Information in a Republican State, all set for tho

Isolationism and feeling la consequently high. return to

But for the defeat of President

it'a not

Russia," just nid Mrs. Coleman over £275 Down there," 2 New York English cup of tea "It's my dear publicist told me, "they are in the son. Bob. Just a year ago this dead contre of the US. They raise Easter we heard he'd been killed wheat and fat cattle, eat the big-fying a fighter plane support gest steaks in the world, dislike of ficneral Patton's advance, I the British, and enjoy Prohibition. the next war it might be my You won't find the real American grandson.

UNO there."

"We must make

work. Within an bour of reaching Why don't we try to understand Junction City this happened:

the Russians? Wh

don't they try Half a dozen citizens came to understand

Most Junctionites, proud of up in a deputation and begged mo to lecture

Brition their £6,000,000 city--that's the on the Empire at the local hall;

the real and insesser value of

they Two lending businessmen un-personal property-assert locked the safe and took out the

weren't touched by the way. first bottle of Johnnie Walker But 65 Junction men diet for

A fine soldier and a great ground forces. Dempsey wanted in May last year, Dempsey ox- gentleman loft South-East Asia to miss nothing. So lie want petted to lead it on its next Command last week, Lieut.-up during the raid to do his major operation against Singa General Sir Miles Christopher own spötilag in a German re-pore: The Japanese collapse Dempacy K.C.B., K.B.E., D.Š.O., connalsannice plang which had made our ro-entry into Mulaya MC., C. in C. Allied Land Forces | been captured and turned over a peaceful occupation, but few South East Asia. It is typical to the general for his personal would doubt that had the Jap of him that when a poster off use. For nearly an hour, Demp-resisted would havo econ, in this cer at S.A.C. S.B.A. H.Q. ro- sey and his pilot (a distinguish theatre, the same imaginative quested permission to be presented Air Marshal) floated up and battle, directing the same met!- off to the U.K., down the British lines. Then colous attention to the dovetail- can't to see him

Dempsey should reply almost in in the distance (soya Dempsey), ing of sea, land and air power antonishment: "This is most thore appeared a glorious sight, that marked this general's Modi. "Say, that reminds me why, is kind of you. But it is an absurd 800 bombera on their way to terranean and Second Ariny there only one place in London Mrs: (Judgo) Coleman-her that sells a decent cup of Ameri-hour of the early-morning to battle. At this precise moment Campaign.

I came an car-splitting crack and You tell the good ask anybody to be present. grandfather emigrated from Scot can coffee?

Draw Dempsey Into a discus- land across the Atlantic in a 20ft, people back there that if any of do thank you though and most shells began to crack around the sion on this subject of unified dinghy belongs,

There little Recco plane. In another command, he will take you over G.. bring English brider sincerely appreciate it. our Junction's professional group, to here we'll give 'em a real Kansas was no nonsense in those words. second the whole British front the map of South East Asia and the Reading Club Lant week welcome.".

There is nothing but honesty had opened up on Dempsey and the Pacific and explain just how they analysed Edgar show's

and integrity about anything the so. "Put her down for the love this vast area can be controlled man does. book

of Mike" cried Dempsey, and positively-providing that there Dempsey was famous in many down they dived through the are sufficient aircraft operating things of war-notably in France barrage into a cornfield. Though from fields correctly sited. Lot and Germany. He took over our the plane was clearly marked as us think, of it, says Dempsey, as once "Forgotten Command" and British, the nearest Allied In a great area defending and de- in 1945 when General Bill Slim fantry promptly opened up with fended by Australia and New Dempsey stuck his Zealand, You can call it South brass hat on a swagger stick and East Asia or, the South West sent him to become C, in C. rifle fire.

shoved it in their view. After Pafific, as you will. Our air- craft will ensure that our Flest may sall throughout the area The Acet acture from attack. will insure that any land forces needed at any point may move

He will show conclu- vast arou sively too that the which takes in Australia, Timor, Lombok, Bali, Java Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines, the Junction-mostly in the Philip real information, real facts about demonstrated, Dempsey achieved card. I think he probably heard Celebes and New Guinen is one every objective that was vital to of the location of that document great, strategical area-not the his campaign, the beaches of and what to do about it." Normandy, Caen, Caument, Arn-

two or more which only a short Not that Dempsey is hasty or while back seemed appearent. done? hem, the Rhine. Through out

he set a standard in handling personal. He approaches all pro. You will listen and appreciate his army which will be a classic, blems with the detachment of a the force of this restrained and

Battle For Caen

doctor and with more of the contained man who never raises During the battle for Caen, humanity than some.

his voice, never boasts, never Always after a battle, this speaks of himself-cs. weil as Command for an absolute effort in support of his army. This was the first mass raid by heavy bombers in close support of

By BEACHCOMBER

I'd seen in seven yenra. Congress

Surprise No. 3 was Hammer

Ranson, who smith-born Walter bas mucke

turiune growing peonics, tulips, and other flowers which flourish in sunny Kanson,

Mr. Ranson, aged 78, came to this country as a boy. His father

accept Pakistan and Mr. Jinnah that in no circumstances would the Moslem League accept any thing. less.. The hostile demon strations by the Untouchables against Mr. Gandhi during his

Smoky Hill Valley, in which

Seven million out of 10,000,000 siemobbed American Service men have already found work, ac- cording to the official figures. But many Junction fathers-not tho mothers-think the men are being demobilised too fast. Industry isn't ready for them, and-well, it means the country's defences must be in pretty bad shape,

Finally, walked down Main- street at random. from Canada?" I was

asked. "Say, does the Duke of Glou coster really govern Australia?"

"Are you really going to give up India, or

or is that Just talk? people sincerely, want Train and the British Empire, What Department of the British Government is supposed to do this jel, And The situation calls for

why isn't it being doll

He had already made an im- mediote name as Commander of the Second Army in the invasion In this operation, of Europe.

By

Why does Britain collect taxes War, Dempsey was the Fighting Frank Owen fredy, sure of secure lines of

These

pinca death march General George Patton said his only polit! en ambition was to be mayor of Junction City, where he once ved. Up on the hill overlooking the city is Fort Riley, the only army of competent lecturers cavalry training

this week War life

to explain to these good- U.S. Arthe school In the versed in every phase of British

cess of our economic and politi cal system.

And the time to do it is now.

building to. Patton's memory.

most momentous in the tale of

Bench Head Commander, supreme quality that of cold complete appreciation of his

a bit the shooting ceased and up enemys strength and of his own came a rather sheepish officer acninat bim-was there superbly He said, "Where is your identity

supply.

passage through Bombay reflect helped drive out the Kaw Indinus Secretary Patterson will dediente hearted folk the meaning and pro Dempsey called upon Romber | General asks himself, How could his charm. Between these quali

a beightening of the tension in another important direction, but the the Pakistan issue remains most intractable of the discords besetting the pathway of constitu- tional progress.

this pretty limestone town lies.

.

'Britain Must Be Sincere'

To get a cruss-section of opin- ion questioned dozens of June- tion citizens on the British loan mostly those of German, Swedish,

Swiss, and Irish origin. Every one one gave the same answer: "Bri- tain uust have the transfer ac- count money-you betcha."

and

Harry

E. Montgomery, who owns the Union. Junction City's daily

(circulation newspaper 6,000, all set and printed behind

like

BY

Geoffrey Wakeford

THE WAY

the bed.

the

of the door.

room and alammed the

+

Spoeding It Up Browsing in a bookshop

It

4

Fossilised Food

it have been done better, becnunatics lies the specifle reason which the enemy will know how it was brought his five years from well enc.uth done. Today he in- command of a Battallion to the quires, Could I have won this command of an Army group at battle more quickly or with the age of 47. fewer casualties. professional soldering.

This is true

Authentic Professional

Not An Easy Appeal

It is the purpose of the Mis sion, as Lord

Pothick-Laverence

Having stood myself a whack | about it when I saw by a gleam

Dempsey's made of speech is emphasised in a statement shortly

of gastric influenza here le I, in his eye that he was a fanatic

Dempsey is the authentic pro-rapid, apt to mislead and even like a silly trout, staring at this Never argue with a fanatic. after its arrival, to assist the peo

fessional soldier who, so often is, to induce a hasty judgement of But Mr. Ranson, his aged face iron woods. ple of India in achieving their

thank God., the Bete Noir of the nervousness. But the wise And what should I do to pass Gross Misuse of Phosphorus own independence. Unfortunately tanned to the colour of Kansan

some intellectual Left and the despair Jistener will catch the, incisive For using phosphorus to make weeks ago, I saw a title which of the knowledgable Right. quality of his sentences and will one of the chief difficulties is to redbud, shook his head. "I don't the time but grow a great beard.

I never rightly know. 'never gave it

Amazonian jungle? Tig

a mouse's whiskers gleam, a was such a glorious commentary worst of growing a beard is that sacristan was yesterday cautioned on, the history of our times that humbly to suggest, Let us pre to listen, he has the slightly dis- As a civilian at war, I come note that when his turn comes convince the opposing parties that much real thought," said he. any help of the kind is useful or At

n moment comes when the ques- Bill Kennedy o

tion that, in the Middle Ages, art M. Whingrove, a Blood Street here set it down.

was 3 serve our professionals.

tant look that comes from abso magistrate. The

the title was sacristan said | travel book, and necessary. Congress leaders pro-Main-stre First National Bank, on

the Sorbonne and Salamanca and that he didn't like to hear mice "Rumania Through My leaned forward in his Britain would hair

In most spheres the profes-lute concentration and capacity Wind- test that if only

enides presidential ad

sionni is best at the job.

for ultra-rapid absorption of have Padua by the cars, crops up again in the dark without being able to screen." you'l "quit India"

Indians could be to get the loan--but England for your personal solution: Are se

then BO he smeared

I have heard Dempsey- any other's ideas. The personality it inside to put trusted to work out their own must be sincere and figure on pay you

whiskers of all he caught..

quietly, "You must leave the of Dempsey in not easily caught, outside? fr

magistrate: How many? The

actual handling of war to Though his personal attraction desting themselves. This is tan ing it back something. The in- clothes

beliave no authoritative ani-

sacristan: Three, if you

count

The Strabismus experiments in soldiers, though of course they is undeniable he appears to some tamount to a demand that tlie terest is reasonable enough.

"We're

a National Debt of wer has ever been given, and

Why the premature fossilisation leave British should

a vacuum £70,000,000,000. Somehow the every man must settle it for him the last. The magistrate; which could only be filled by American people have to pay that self, starting up in the night should I not count the last? The foodstuffs,

in sacristan: It was dead in the d panic. civilwara situation which Con- off

"On top of that we've gress appears to view with equani-

to Britain and other mity, oddly as it contrasts with the loan

foreign loans. Mr. Gandhi's doctrine of "non- viblence." Such a course would obviously be a total abdication of the part of statesmanship on Britain. The Moslems, on the

the

themselves.

Such an attitude on the part of thic principal contestants serious-. ly aggravates the Mission's task. In the present mood any pro- posal which satisfies ope side is certain to give mortal offence to

rity problems.

The

of need to be stirred up. But no to be remote in thought. Partly in order to remove amateur can do the job. It this is shyness, far more it is impurities, are continuing quietly really does not need a life time complete application to the ques- Parva.

to find to leave *** wondering whethe trap before it was dark enough in the laboratories at Waggling) of knowledge. When, to auch tion under discussion.

Al this added together means more taxes for us to pay. That's why I say to Britain: Sure you can have the money; but be sure

it back." to pay

limpse of Mid-West

outalde side, or vice versa.

or pill it in-

I have heard of an old man who worried himself literally tol death by this problem, as I robbed him of his sleep.

The Blacksmith

put in smith with half a beard,

TODAY IN EUROPE

D

A Telling Blow The psychiatrists, whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders,

One of them en-

RANDOLPH CHURCHILL'S

ARTICLE

bad

this

5

and

to see the phosphorus. In sum.

Dempsey does not make an seemed to him

Since I first drew attention to ability no his own, is wedded ming un the magistrate said there.

to be a lot of this revolutionary idea, much pro-imagination faith and moral easy appeal anyone. His own nonsense going on.

gress has been made. Experts courage you have n sum of troops here knew little of their foresee a time, not far distant. things so rare as to be in this general but he knew much of when there will be

vast under-knock-about- world almost uni- them. Next to his unremitting. of fossilised foud que. It was a combination of sense of duty to his country, the transportation When I was last walking got a fine whang on the mazzard 9ution centres. It can to distri- this military quality and per- man loves the army and under-

cannot go bad, sonal distinction other hand, contend that Indian figuring" they frankly admit the Negoera l'allaresa" there was the other day.

that made stands that this great finely tom- because technically speaking, it is Dempsey a first rate military pored blade is made of man... national unity is a fiction created here

altered an approved school and sald the moment it rendered

the officer, the N.C.O. and sustained by the presence of much hard thinking on inter- Bapot. It hung like a banner to a giri, "Do you know what I stale by the newest experiment in leader in battle.

committee haa British, whose departure national affairs--may help you from the right hand side of his wish to talk to you about?" "Oh, preservation A

It makes of a modest gentle soldier in the ranks. There to would allow realities to assert understand why these most hospit- chin. He said it kept the pre- yes. And the girl, who now a fixed the nutrition-intake of each man a leader of foresight and nothing that is too hard for abla and friendly people arevailing winil from his bail teeth bit about the modern world. "You unit of the population at 14-6, of force for tomorrow, that day Dempsey to do about his soldiers erroneously believed

to be anti- while he worked with his door want to test my reactions. Well. By thus standardising appetitor. which all the words in the world though not many have under. British. They're more interested open. I was just going to argue here's one." And she walked out

It is hoped to save

117,489,398 will neither avoid nor avert. It stood this of him (and few did man-hours per work-year,

is no accident that makes this of Wellington) It is the closest A Novelist To Watch

cool and balanced brain a fore-thing to his heart.

As for modesty

on the day most advocato of united com- that Singapore was surrendered, A Critic said the other day tha: mand, the welding into one ma-

brasa hat the events of the moment are an chine of our Naval, Land and a central officer in Interesting today that novelists | Air Forces.

standing next to me engaged in If General De Gaulle's drama- ment may be

them a disaster for terly anti-Nazi, The very next ought to choose the other and to receive igrati tie gesture in resigning as Pro- Franes.

us thoir Dempsey, a soldier particular- quiet conversation. After a few day. ley proclaimed their themes. Heavon help us all! tude from none, Europe between sident of France and retiring

ly proud of his own service, has minutes, he said, "I know your The decision of the Socialists Inyalty to Stalin, who had be-

powerfully written reached this belief after export- watched the Supremo Inspect the name, mine is Dempsey" as we the war had abundant experi- from political life achieves noth to cooperate with the Commun- come an ally of Hitler. It then novel, Miss Catkin attempts to ence of combined operations in watte uur on the Pants cace of the obstinacy of mino-ing else, it almost certainly will inter than with Bidault's became obvious that the party deplet the struggle that is waged the Mediterranean Theatre, ex-Guard of Honour on the Padang. How is Mr. force every Frenchman to make party, the Popular Republicans, tor their orders, lock, stock in a woman's heart between her perience which was invaluable tim ad un nou onty Intely come

faith in the nationalisation of Attlee's dictum last month, that up his mind ones and for all was based on tactical considera- and barrel, from Moscow. It cisterns and her love for Martin in the greatest combined opera to this part of the world. "we carmot allow a minority to where he stands on the funder trote ther than on principles, was no longer an international Borrowbread, sochi climber. The tion of all, the Normandy Inva- Place a veto on the advance of mental issue of whether France Indeed, they abandoned their but foreign national party scene in which Edna finally tells sion of June 1944.

is to be governed by Frenchmen principles for the sake of party Naturally, all this submission to Martin she cannot marry him,

Off Duty He commanded a corps which the majority" to be squared with er Russians,'

advantage, and it is they who Stalin appeared as a betrayal of because I can allow nothing to invaded slelly than leaped the In his off duty hours he the uncompromising minority

It is by no means improbable must bear the main Iсapon-France."

share the place in my heart hold Messing Strait to sweep the Ita- chooses the recreations of the 90,000,000 strong such as the that blood may flow before a de-gibility for De Gaulla's de.. As a lifelong Socialist, Blum by the nationalisation of clateras Han mainland. In these assaults individual and he plays badmin Moslems in India? That is a clsion finally is taken, for theroparture from public life. is of course an ardent inter in beautifully writton. The dedi question to which not even the certainly are thousands

Leon Blum is no longer the nationalist. But he has detect-cation:

shows that to Miss ponded upon a completely Into He enjoys a few hours in a good

grated command.

He needed motor boat. His career kopt than live under alien rulo, De but, behind the scenes, he still | prefer to overlook-that the na- too soon to abandon hope that an record that he is one of theso, and. through his paper "Popu- entirely-This is

(First edition, sold out before proaching the enemy shores, he cricketer though, in 1921, ho the cardinai answer will emerge. If patience

needed the ship's guns to elimin-played, for his county, Sussex, The fundamental principle laive," he still is their leading and dominant factor in all Euro- delivery of manuscropt).

ate the enemy's batteries; he and ill follows the game as and the will to success are the underlying his "irrevocable" propugandist. He, has made his pean politica today. prune qualities necessary to pro- decision to quit French politics views on Communism strikingly The Comintern has been Living On Hot Air nceded the planen again to cover closely as he can now, from one duce it, the Mission will not fail. 13 hi dietruat of the French clear in his brilliant book "A abolished, but European. Com.

his hold on the beach and again command with its trouble spot....... which he munista still take their orders ttia men. covered with sand and operations to expand that hold.

My corps of experts, mottled to give close Communist Party. So long ns Echelle Homaine,"

support to hla | Java. the Socialists wero-prepared to wrote in a German prison in blindly . from Moscow. The giving off a pungent vapor whin

He goes to another, the Mid- side with Georges Bidault's mo- | 1941 and which, though pub-party line is sot out daily in approached, are preparing a vant

Dovetailing

dle East, with Palestine as its derate progressives

problem. on all im-lisher only six months ago,al- "Pravda,” and the Communist chart for the Weakness Through portant issues, De Gaulle was ready has run through twenty-in Landen, Belgrade, Paris and Misery Campaign. It will show Eight- times- Dempsey took | Like another British soldier, able to keep the Communists in one editions.

Reme at once too the line, not how many cokornuts in shell, we band Forces ashore on hostile Field Marshal Lord Wavell, ho cheek, capite the fact that they. In this book, Blum attributes in the interests of some ideal can insport for zoning purposes, conats on the Meliterranean. brings to his task qualities and are the largest party in the Na- the decline in the popularity of of international cooperation but if we increase our decrease in Eight times he and his men character which shing liko a lonkl-Ansambly. The Socialists the French Socialists to their solely in the nationallatie in-importe of starched hides, by do-achieved all that wan expected candle in a naughty world. You

eroaning our imports of films tu decision to 'side with the Com- ; pre-war alliance with the Com-terest of Ruasin,

Increase our : munista in framing the new muntats. In a striking pasango, į.

was expected. The conduct of schliering, "commonsense and the assumption Constitution was the capital be wrote ba

clearly seen this issue and the that, by 1948, there will be no the battles of Lentini and Ter-warm human qualities can enta- issue for the Guneral. Holding Chtil the signing of the Ridends anger it involves for cont or fool, the Government has moll were outstanding examplen blieb nence and good order in the blows ha doon, ha waa bound | bentrop-Molotov agreement, the France that he has thrown up a plan for manufacturing more of intimate Inter-service co- Palestine, Dempsey will provide to go, even though his rotire Communist Party had been bit-his Job.

het nie, to serve as food and fuel. operation. When he toole over them in full measure.

of

:

beginning of an answer has yet Frenchmen who would rather dio fender of the Socialist Partyed what so many other Soclulista of Cister the Natiqnalisdifon he saw clearly that success do- ton.at championship standard.. been found. Nevertheless, it Gaulle himself has shown by his is their most influential adviserture of Communism has changed this is a very human pr air cover for his convoys ap-| him from being a top flight

Sofia, April 22:

NOT VERIFIED

Official Bulgarian and Ameri-

can military sources said that

they had no knowledge of any recent Increase in the number of Soviet troops; stationed in Bulgaria as recounted in report published abroad last week. Associated Press.

Catkin

of

......

It Is beenuso De Gaulle has ying-boats.. On the antio of them--and often more than may, rely on this, that if sound