Sunday, August 1, 2010

Compromise With Britain Means Suicide - WW2 Anti-British Propaganda Leaflet


As I said earlier, you will see more often me posting war propaganda leaflets than other items :-) Here I am again with another of WW2 propaganda leaflet. This one was issued by Indian Independence League against British Government of India.

Shown above is front side of leaflet coded 5508. It carries text in English on one side while Urdu on reverse.

The text in English reads:

C O M P R O M I S E

WITH BRITAIN

MEANS SUICIDE


Crafty Britain will set traps all around you.
Beware of these death traps. Have nothing to do
with Britain or her talks of compromise. Go on
with the fight and abandon all thoughts of settle-
-ment with Britain.

Remember that compromise with Britain means
the betrayal of India. It will also mean untold
suffering for India's millions and centuries of
foreign exploitation.

Rise all over India

Drive out the British


INDIAN INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE
IN EAST ASIA.

Shown above is reverse side of same leaflet with text in Urdu. Definitely, this was meant for normal people of India who were fighting for freedom and independence of India. The leaflet encourages them to follow what historians say Garam Path (path of violent struggle) by fighting British not mere protesting. It also warns people from getting into talks of compromise with Britain.

When war broke out and Britain declared India also into war then there were violent protests by all sections of society why India was pulled into WW2. After lots of negotiations with Congress and other political parties, Britain had compromised formula where they offered India independence after the war. The negotiations continued for long time and finally India got freedom on 15th August, 1947 after the war/surrender of Japan was finally over in 1946.

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