Show T f OR W EA OAI Washington n D. D C. C INDIA AND U. U S. S Despite the Churchill visit and the I impending campaign in Burma conditions conditions conditions con con- inside India still remain one sore spot where Anglo-American Anglo relations relations relations re re- re- re lations frank and friendly as they are could stand some cleaning up All of the Presidents President's special advisers advisers advisers ad ad- have brought home more or orless orless orless less the same reports They include include in in- clude elude Laughlin Currie member of the White House staff Under ex secretary of War Louis Johnson Special Ambassador Billy Phillips Latest evidence of Indian sore spots is a report to Leo Crowley new Economic Warfare administrator tor from his New Delhi representative tive John Fischer who writes The government of India the British army and many Indian businessmen businessmen businessmen busi busi- view the opening of an Economic Warfare office here with frank and rooted deep-rooted sus sus- This suspicion is not directed direct direct- ed at us alone it falls faUs on all aU American Ameri Ameri- can representatives in India The American Mission was established established established es es- es- es here in 1941 in the face of considerable reluctance on the part of the government of India Previously Previously Previously the United States S had not been permitted even a consulate in New I Delhi The VI O OSS and even lend-lease lend representatives have told us that they have been received here with open misgivings misgivings and and in inthe inthe inthe the case of the first two agencies sometimes with hostility Before our arrival the government of India raised a number of questions regarding regarding regarding re re- re- re garding our mission with the American American Ameri Ameri- can Mission We have reason to believe that our movements have been under close observation both here and in England and that surveillance is likely to continue Reasons for Coolness There seem to be two main reasons reasons reasons rea- rea rea rea- sons for this attitude Fischer re reported reported reported re- re ported to Crowley I 1 The fear that American representatives representatives representatives rep rep- may send to Washington Washing Washing- ton through channels not subject to British censorship information concerning concerning concerning con con- the internal situation in In In- dia This the government of India seems to believe might stimulate American sympathy for the Nationalist Nation Nation- list alist movement and criticism of the governments government's ineffective adminis adminis- i ti tit t techniques 2 Fear of American war post-war commercial competition This concern concern concern con con- cern seems to be shared alike by bythe bythe bythe the British and many large Indian businessmen It has been so pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- that the mission thought it expedient shortly before our arr arrival arrival vaI v- v al aI to assure assur the government that activity in India is in no way wayco co concerned ernd with trade trade promotion I To offset the cool attitude ot of me the government of India the American Mission has received us with a helpfulness helpfulness helpfulness help help- and kindliness which has exceeded exceeded exceeded ex ex- ex- ex e expectations we are confident that despite all this we can manage fairly well t NTO N TO RELAX RATIONING OF FARM Il FARl MACHINERY Agricultural officials have been closeted for several days working on onan onan onan an announcement which will be good goodnews goodnews goodnews news to farmers They are planning planning planning plan plan- ning to relax the rationing of farm machinery Relaxation will take two forms One will be to permit farm machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery companies more latitude in distributing their products to different different different differ differ- ent parts of the country The other will be to take certain machines definitely off the ration list Although plans are not quite complete complete complete com com- it is probable that most farm machinery will be from now on except tractors combines hay bailers beet lifters and similar mechanized equipment In general tractor implements will be taken off the list though tractors will stay on It will still be necessary for farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers to go to their ration boards to get permission to buy certain farm machinery but this will be only for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of making sure that they are legitimate farmers and really need the equipment The old system of strict rationing on most farm machinery will go by the boards Hitherto farm implement companies companies companies compa compa- nies have been required to distribute their products equally throughout the United States so that some counties counties counties coun coun- ties where little wheat is raised have received as many binders as counties counties counties coun coun- ties in the middle of the wheat belt Or in some cases too much corn machinery has been sent Jo to counties counties counties coun coun- ties where little corn is raised while corn belt counties have been slighted The new order will permit farm implement companies to use more discretion in order to avoid inefficient inefficient inefficient distribution CAPITAL CHAFF C. C While congressional solons were away the house have been busy All the paintings on Sightseers Sightseers' Sightseers Sightseers' Sightseers Sightseers' Sight Sight- seers' seers Row have been cleaned statues statues statues stat stat- ues have been given a needed much-needed bath and the subways leading to the senate and house office buildings buildings buildings build build- ings are arc resplendent with a fresh coat of paint C. C L Looking at the he hefty ty girth of Sen Edwin C C. Johnson of Colorado who tips the beam above pounds you would never guess that he eats only one meal a n day |