Chungking, Nov. 22.
"Never have I seen such ability to bear suffering and such philosophical endurance and physical misery as the ordinary Chinese soldier exhibit" Dr. M. Atal, leader of the Indian medical unit, told Reuter in an interview today.
Dr. Atal's opinion was echoed by other members of the unit, who are filled with admiration for the qualities of their patients.
Dr. Atal, who served one year in the International Brigade in Spain doing medical work, stated that conditions in the China war w entirely different owing to immense problem of transportation of wounded men.
ver vast areas in China," he said, "there are no roads, while battlegrounds are constantly shifting. What hope is there for seriously wounded men? The Chinese soldi goes to battle knowing this, and sti he fights and is willing to die under these conditions."
He expressed the opinion that this state of affairs could not be easily remedied, although it could be improved.
The unit was out of touch with its headquarters at Changsha most of the time, Dr. Atalfsaid, owing to telegraph delays. For instance, he declared, it took eleven days to get a reply from Changsha to a telegram.
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