Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 August 1942 — Page 6

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. S. PRESTIGE “IN INDIA FALLS

merica’s Failure to Help In Solving Problem

f Disappoints Some.

By. A. T, STEELE

BOMBAY, Aug. 21—Uncle Sam's||

“Prestige in India, formerly sky-high,

1s taking a beating from Indian na- a ‘tionalists though it is still firm with the majority of the Indian ‘popula-

tion. Affection for the United States because of its sympathy with Indian

aspirations was very strong until the “beginning of the present crisis. But

[Americas disinclination to take an|§ active role in solving the perplexing |S Indo-British crisis has led to a con-| js

_Siderable cooling in the attitude of the extreme nationalists. Exclusive of the air force personnél, there are nearly 4000 Ameri-

can citizens scattered over the face|!

of India, of whom nearly 3500 are ~ Missionaries and members of their families.

American missionaries of| |

numerous different denominations|: WW , operate schools and hospitals and| ¥_

‘thence local enterprises in townsli

and villages in every section of].

‘India yet very few of them elected to leave their posts and return home despite the advice of American con‘sular offices.

Few Missionaries Leave

Except for sympathetic walkouts by Indian students in a few American schools, so far there have been no reports to indicate that these American missions have ° been seriously affected by the civil dis‘obedience movement. Since the American involvement in the war not more than 800 American missionaries have returned to the United States in evacuation ships and most of these were due for home leave. Mission properties represent by far the biggest American investment in India, totaling about $60,000,000, according to recent estimates. This exceeds the figure for American industrial and business concerns, the biggest of which are the General Motors’ assembly Plant, the Firestone tire factory in Bombay, the Goodyear Dunlop tire plant in Calcutta and scattered installations of the biggest of the American oil companies. Other American concerns, though numerous, have only small capital invest-

* ments. Several American com-

panies, like the National City bank, have closed their branches in India since the beginning of the Pacific war. Did We Let Them Down?

The cooling nationalist feeling toward the United States has been brought on by such things as unfavorable American press comments on Mohandas K. Gandhi's movement, the presence of the American alr force in India and the failure of the United States to respond, so far, to the demands of the all-In-dia national congress for united nations’ intervention in India. This Indian element believes that it has been let down not only by Britain but by the United States and Russia. It interprets the Atlantic charter as excluding India. It is resentful gver the Anglo-Soviet pact which it interprets as a virtual pledge not to interfere in the affairs ~ of the British dominions. . Nor have high-flown resolutions . on the Indian question by groups of . American. liberals and other wellmeaning American organizations so far contribtited- anything toward a solution. some cases they have | missed th¥ point entirely and only ‘aggravated Indian annoyance.

TOWNSENDS TO RALLY

Marion county Townsend clubs will have a mass meeting at 2 p. m. Sunday in Castle hall, 230 E. Ohio

Sergt. Leonard H. Dungey, of Indianapolis, finds plenty to do even after completing a hard tour of duty manning heavy guns —“big stiff,” to the boys. Here, he cleans his pistol, looking for any tiny spot of rust ‘n the gun. Sergt. Dungey is attached to Negro troops from the United

States who are guarding the east- . ernmost gateway to the Panama canal, the tropical island of Trinidad.

SPEGIALIST RATINGS RISE 220 PER GENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (U. P). ~The number of men given appointments in the army specialist corps jumped 200 per cent during the first 17 days of August as a result of the program to free army officers for field work by replacing them with specialist corps personnel, according to war undersecretary Robert P. Patterson. . Mr. Patterson declined to reveal

any figures on the number of officers thus released from “desk” jobs, but he told a press conference that the number of specialist corps men being called to duty is increasing daily.

Specialist corps appointees aret

given relptive ranks from second lieutenant to colonel. They are experts in their particular fields, appointed for specific tasks, and must be exempt from military duty because of age, physical disabilities or other reasons.

HOLD FOOD CRAFT PARTY

A luncheon and card party will be sponsored by the ladies of the August band of St. Catherine’s church at 12:15 p. m. Tuesday at the Food Craft. In charge are Mrs. Anna Roembke and Mrs.

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