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2 B MONDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 1962 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Chinese Attack on Indian Borders Causes People To Forget Differences By PATRICK J. KILLEN i United Press International New Delhi (UPD The Com munist Chinese attack across India's borders accomplished something 15 years ol parlia mentary debates and hundreds of laws failed to do. It united this vast nation of 440 million people for the first time since independence. As thousands of young Pun jabis, Madrasis and Mahras trains, forgetting ancient feuds and regional loyalties, lined up at army recruiting offices, and thousands of women do nated their gold bangles and bracelets to the war effort, many Indians found there were other things than this new-found unity to celebrate, One was the dismissal of Defense Minister V. K. Krish na Menon, longtime advocate of friendship with the Com munists. Menon's fall from the No. 2 position of power means a probable swing from left to center or moderate right tor Indian policy. Prospect of Closer Ties Another was the prospect of closer ties with the West and fewer tics with Russia. Menon and his supporters in the In dian bureaucracy were known for their bitter anti-Americanism. When Peiping shattered the "five principles of peace ful co-existence" with its at tack, India still counted on Soviet and not Western help. But Russia proved unwilling to support a neutral nation, no matter how friendly, against a Communist state, no matter how unfriendly. Now India, in a reversal of a long-standing policy, is re ceiving U.S. and British weap ons and probably will come under a regular program of Western arms aid. The first reaction to the Chinese attack last month was shock and bewilderment. As the Communist "human wave" advance engulfed 2,000 square miles of Indian terri tory and Inflicted thousands of casualties, it appeared India might not recover from the shock. Unite In Determination But after a week, what the Hindu nationalists had not been able to accomplish since 1947 began to happen. Indians in 21 states and territories, people who speak more than 400 languages and dialects, united in their determination to "drive the invaders from the sacred soil of India." Even the Indian Commu nists turned against the Chi nese. They condemned their fellow Communists as aggres sors and approved shipments of Western weapons to defeat them. Dissenting Indian Com munists, so - called "China lobbyists," were arrested. The border battlefronts are hundreds of miles from In dia's major cities, and New Delhi and other population centers do not look like they are on a war footing. There are no troops In the streets and transportation is operal ing normally. Excitement In Slums But there is excitement in the slums of Old Delhi and in the modern apartments in New Delhi's diplomatic en clave. Plodding Indians are suddenly in a hurry to show their patriotism, to give their blood and blankets for the embattled Jawans or soldiers, and to enlist themselves. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's daughter, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, led the drive to turn in gold jewelry to pay for weapons. She donated all she had - more than $800 worth, and Indian women with only one anklet or bracelet follow ed suit. The government radio and press carried countless reports of the man in the street's re sponse to the Chinese threat: "Master Amarnath, age 10, has given all the 110 rupees ($23) in his piggy bank to the war effort . . . prisoners in the Saurashtra jail offered to give up one meal daily for the duration." Have Cause To Work Indians now had a genuine cause to work for. It suddenly seemed unimportant that the 73-ycar-old Nehru might die tomorrow. If he did, someone else would take over - and it wouldn't be Menon - with the country's full support. 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You had an aging Neh ru, still weakened from last spring's illness, you had in fighting among the cabinet members and a splintering of Nehru's Congress party. "It wasn't the sort of place where dramatic economic ad' vancement could take place or even keep pace with the past." Now, despite the armaments burden, the state of emergen cy enables the government to advance financially without worrying about the political implications. Pork barrel items in the na-' tlon's third five-year plan will be eliminated. The emphasis j will be on communications, coal production and power de-1 velopment - ail essential for i the war effort, but at the i same time the very projects India's friends have been urg-1 ing it to push for years. With Menon gone from the cabinet, another minister who has been astride the Russian tiger is having his troubles. K. D. Malaviya, minister for ; mines and fuel, is the man who made India dependent on j Russia for part of its oil sup ply, and involved Soviet tech nicians in the construction of two important refineries. May Lose Hit Job Malaviya may lose his job if Russia definitely takes sides against India. Indians have been taking a look at some of their other international friendships since the crisis began. President Carnal Abdel Nasser of the United Arab Republic comes in for the most criticism. i ai me lime oi auez, we I went down the line for Nas- and Cairo is offering cease fire plans - not support, or ser," one Indian official said even much sympathy." sadly. "Now we're in trouble. In contrast, the prompt ac tion of the United States and other Western powers in sup plying arms has won thn thanks of the government and the gratitude of the public. 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