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Show India V 'Family Jealousy' Is Chief Shag Against Gaining Complete Self -Government BYT MILTON BRONNER u- ICBA Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. "Why dont the British, who desperately need the cooperation of the na tives, give the Indiana Independence Independ-ence and have done?" That's a Xrequently-aaked question. It isn't as simple as that. In dia's 860,000,000 people are split ? into rival, often antagonistic racial, : religious, political and economic groups. What kind of self-government' will please all these factions? For Instance, the AH -India Congress, Con-gress, . led by Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru, fights for independence in-dependence or, failing that, something some-thing like dominion status, with government in the hands of the people. The All-India Congress is comprised of people of the Hindu religious faith. But' there are 80,000,000 Moslems in India. They re violently opposed to any form of government which would make them a hopeless minority in a sea of Hindus. Moslems Fear Hindu Dominance . Moslems happen to include some ef the best fighting races of the country, who have always stood by the British and filled the ranks of the Indian army. The Sikhs, another fighting race, . are Hindus, but are linked up with a religion different from the one the bulk of Hindus practice. Even in the teeming Wiltons of Hindus there is no solidarity, because be-cause there are some 35,000,000 untouchables," the pariahs, outcasts out-casts who may not worship in the same temples as those of higher castes, who may not go to the same schools, drink from the same wells, or even cast their shadows across the persons of Hindus of Higher castes. There is a parallel between the situation in this world war and the last one. In the first world war, as in this one, India contributed con-tributed over 1,000,000 soldiers to the Allied cause. In that war, as in this one, they served in many sectors Europe, the Near East, Irak, Africa. After two years of passivity, then as now, the All-India Congress Con-gress suddenly demanded Vast political concessions. To satisfy Indians, the British announced a program which in April 1918, was denounced by the All-India Con-egress Con-egress as totally inadequate. Dec. 23 1919, the Montagu-Chelmsford Montagu-Chelmsford report was introduced in Parliament, granting a so-called so-called Indian parliament, which was opened at Delhi, in February, 3921. It satisfied nobody. There followed an examination of the India problem by a Parliamentary Par-liamentary commission and two Round Table Conferences, attended attend-ed by representtaiives of Britain and the Indian . people. At the Round Table Conference of 1931 Prime Minister Ramsay Madam-Id Madam-Id presided. Winston Churchill bitterly attacked the whole procedure. pro-cedure. He warned Parliament that they were heading towards a total loss of India. Federal State Was Objective In 1935 the government put through a bill that gave India a beginning of self-government with a native legislature. Premier PAGE 12 fROVO, UTAH COUNTT, VTAH DAILY HERALD Mem-Made Arctic Clime '""' , r " w r X . bT , Cuban Hoopstcrs Seek Permission For Second Tour NEW YORK, Jan. 6 C0E) Juan Bras, Cuban promoter, said he ex pected to learn today whether Uni verslty of Havana authorities would .permit their basketball team to make a second trip to the United States to play a series of 11 games on the Pacific coast. Bras said the Cubans were ask ed to make the trip by Oscar weisnow. Los Angeles sportsman, 02C EMBAKKAUOy LEATB SPANISH FORK Charles S Dart, S 2-c with the Sea bees, sta tioned at Camp Peary, Va., ia spencang a rive day embarkation leave with his mother Mrs. Ef fie S. Dart and his children who live with Mrs. Dart. In his honor New Tear's dinner for the im mediate family was given. who tentatively has arranged for the games to be played at San Diego and Los Angeles. Bras, one of the promoters of ine recent American trip by the Cubans, said he telephoned the offer to university authorities last night and that they promised to reply by tonight Havana won its first game from Long Island university at New York and lost Its other engagements engage-ments to Canisius at Buffalo and; Temple at Philadelphia. Marshall Island Ra ids: Becoming a Re gularif v - . f t- n - i 1 ' w I... 1 1 On the regular "milk run" pre-invasioh air raids of late, American bombs like here have been hitting the Jap air strip and camp area of Mills Atoll in the Mar&halls with frequent success. .mm wgaenp ajrview was maqe auring a NovemPer raw oy Yanx ruera Official U.S. Navy photo. Inside the all-weather room of the Army Air Force's new aero-medical aero-medical laboratory at Wright Field.. Ohio, a machine gun is given a standard test undr a freezing Arctic "hurricane " In front of gun operator on electrically heated blanket is being tested for performance under extreme temperatures Machine in foreground is blower that creates wind TropicaJ or desert conditions can just as easily be simulated ui this laboratory Our Boys In the War Pilot Promoted To 1st Lieutenant Robert E. Bohne of Spanish Fork, pilot of the AAF Flying Fortress, "My Devotion," has re cently been promoted to first lieu tenant, it was announced by the commanding general of the eighth bomber command. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bohne of Spanish Fork. He was a student at the B. Y. U. before he entered the army, July 9, 1939. He served in the national guard and in the field artillery before he was appointed ap-pointed a flight officer early in 1943. He was commissioned a second lieutenant, Nov. 19, 1943. PROMOTED TO CORPORAL Howard Baum, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Baum, Route 3, Provo, has been promoted to corporal at Camp Santa Anita, ordnance train ing center, Arcadia, California, it was recently announced by the commanding officer. AT FORT BENN1NG Melvin R. Dixon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Dixon of 72 and cabinet Thek ultimate objec- North First East, has been selected tive was declared to be a federAl; for specialized army training and Spanish Fork Man Missing In Action SPANISH FORK Private First Class George M. Close, son of the late George M. and Ella Bartlett Close is reported missing in action in the North African theater of war, according to a telegram re ceiyed by his mother, Mrs. Ella Close. Private Close had been over seas ince October 1943 and the family at Spanish Fork had not heard from him in that time. He is reported missing since Nov 26. He was born in Knightsville, Utah, Feb. 23, 1923. The family moved to Spanish Fork when he was nine months old and had lived here eve since. He graduated from the Spanish Fork high school. He enteren the service Jan". 7, 1943. He trained first at Jefferson lissouri and later at obile, Tenn. He went overseas in t, 1943 and since then the fam- ilyhad not heard from him. He has assister, Mrs. Fay Gusten of DenverACoIorado, whose husband is training for - a bombardier; a brother, Glenn Close and three half-brothers, Ralph, Willis and Max Mattinson, all of Spanish Fork, besides his mo&ir, Mrs. Ella Close. His father died in April, 1942. is at present assigned to the sixth regiment, ASTP, Fort Benning, Ga. The present course will continue con-tinue for 13 weeks. state, which would include, not only British India, but the hundreds hun-dreds of big and little native" states, ruled by independent princes. was to retain in his hands only iutu the defense of India and India's Paul Marion Nance, of Ander- foreign relations. ison, S. C, a brother of Mrs. F. P Churchill announced he would Jacobs of 382 South University figh.t the bill paragraph by para- avenue, was recently commission-graph, commission-graph, line by l'aie. He did ex- ed a second lieutenant at the in- Purple Heart to Springville Man SPRING VILLE Raymond Cas- ady, son of Mrs. Clair Warham of this city, has been awarded the Purple Heart, according to word received here. The award was given in recognition recog-nition of wounds received in action ac-tion during the Gilbert island oc cupation in November, the word stated. He was a corporal in the marines. SENT TO PHOENIX SPANISH FORK Pvt. Ray ... "vv... inuy eunooi. ron eenmng. ua.; chrlstopherson, son of Mr. and going to officers candi"Mrs. M W. Christopherson of this L?fL?StCJ?ZtJ JJ,hH date scno01 fo,,r months ago he city, has been transferred from tne governments, nut tney resigned re-signed when-the Viceroy, without consulting them, took India into the present war. Now they are asking Churchill ployi company at Geneva. IN NEW GUINEA the Santa Ana air base to Phoenix J Arizona where he is taking his' preliminary flight training for combat pilot. Mr.- Christopherson; has been in the air service since Mr. and Mrs. Eohraim Liechtv to give them far wider powers if j have received a letter from their j enlermg 1116 army April 1, 1943. he expects the mass of the people .son. Corp. Ivan J. Liechtv of the, Lynn Christopherson, brother of of India to support the war and .army amphibien engineers, stat-'Ray ta a flight instructor at Lo-resist Lo-resist the Japanese. It s the bitter--ing: Believe it or not, I am some-'1?311 air base. He has retimed est pill he has ever been asked to! where, in New Guinea." j there following a short furlough swallow. SJF. Boy Youngest Sergeant-Major SPANISH FORK Relatives here have been advised that Frank P. Turner of Fort Sumpter army air base, has become one of the youngest sergeant majors in the army air forces, being just 21 years of age. His advancement climaxed cli-maxed a steady rise since he ar- rived at Fort Sumpter, July 4, 1942. as a corporal. Turner enlisted en-listed in the army April 20, 1940 at Spanish Fork, as a member of the field artillery. Following three maneuvers with the uni he was stationed at San Luis Obispo, when war was declared. He tried to become be-come an enlisted pilot, but was eliminated and went to Fort Sump- ter as a member of the 325 school squadron. He is a graduate of the Spanish Fork high school where he was active in athletics. , He is the son of Frank and Pauline - Turner. He goes on to say that every-! with his parents during the holi- j thing is O. K.; that he is well andaays- that the: boys have lots of work' I to do. Also, that "we set all the HOME ON FURLOUGH food we can eat and go swimming j SPANISH FORK Boyd Herbert ' in the oceans and streams." He Thomas is home on furlough from) ! sends best wishes to all his friends. Camp Foregt,;Tenn. COMPLETES COURSE ' SPANISH FORK Private Jay !L. Ludlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ludlow of Benjamin has completed com-pleted training and has been graduated from the Chanute field, 111.,' school of the army air forces. While attending school he received Instructions in the weather observer ob-server course and n various technical tech-nical operations vital to the maintaining main-taining of the country's fighting planes. tKXMi: FOR HOLIDAYS : SPANISH FORK T-5 Walter Ik Herbert was home for the holidays. holi-days. He is stationed at Fort Benning Ca. J They Make Own Weather Sv - til""1 r-i v "rm?y , ' i? pH?j ?iv i SB rt t 'i.- tl.l I Jk. v ' i - III r " To test flyers and their equipment. Army experts at Wright Field. 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