NORTHERN EDITION McCarthy Defied NEW YORK. An American engineer, Mr. Al bert Shadowitz, a former War De partment employee, defied Senator McCarthy’s Senate investigating sub committee earlier this month by re fusing to answer questions. He said he did so on the personal advice of Dr. Albert Einstein. Dr. Einstein, through an observer, told pressmen that he had in fact seen Mr. Shadowitz a week before the enquiry and that he had advised him personally not to co-operate Registered at the with “this or any other investigating General Post Office as a Newspaper ADVANCE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1953 PRICE 3d. committee.” He had advised Shado witz he said, to invoke the First wcUance Amendment to the Constitution and refuse to answer questions on poli tics, thinking or personal associa tions. A.N.C. SUPPORTS PLAN FOR This incident recalls Dr. Einstein’s open letter to a New York school teacher several months ago, when he stated that intellectuals interested in preserving freedom should go to gaol rather than co-operate with PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE Congressional investigating com mittees. Luthuli’s Presidential Address QUEENSTOWN. rpHE African National Congress was already interesting itself in the proposition of a Pan-African Congress, said Chief A. J. Luthuli in his presidential address to the A.N.C. conference here last week. “We must regard our liberatory movement in the Union as part of the liberatory movement in the whole of Africa,” he said. “We welcome the interest taken in this matter by the Prime Minister of the Gold Coast, Mr. Nkrumah; the President of Egypt, General Neguib and the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Nehru.” Reviewing the achievements of Explaining the conference deci the defiance campaign, Chief Lut sion to call a national convention huli said it had produced a shar of the people of South Africa to pening of political consciousness vo^k * jt, a Freedom Charter, Pro among all sections of the South fessor Matthews said South Africa African people, “much heart-search belonged to all its inhabitants and ing among some people and much the A.N.C. believed all the inhabi ire and violent reaction with tants should take part in shaping its others.” destiny. CLAIM FOR FREEDOM “We want a gathering to which “One has to accept the justice of ordinary people will come; sent the claim of the non-whites for there by the people. Their task freedom and work unreservedly and will be to draw up a blueprint for openly for its realisation or be the free South Africa of the fu guilty of directly or indirectly as ture.” sisting the Nationalist Party in its Other resolutions condemned the relentless and unmitigated oppres Western Areas plan, high taxes on sion and suppression of the non peasants, the Native Labour and white peoples in their claim for Bantu Education Acts. The A.N.C. free democratic rights.” executive was instructed to draw Chief Luthuli added: “We must up a roll of honour of defiance keep up the spirit of defiance and volunteers and issue certificates of thus keep ourselves in readiness merit to them. for any call to service in the in «SOCIALIST COUNTRIES terests of our liberatory move ment” Chief Luthuli expressed appre ciation for the co-operation be ----- Yon, Jack, tween the A.N.C. and the S.A.I.C. WANT PEACE and also expressed the willingness I’m All Right of the A.N.C. to co-operate with NEW YORK. other bodies “on the basis of “Pres. Eisenhower spent SHRUG OFF equality and mutual respect for the eighteen minutes with Mamie Sisulu Reports On His Visit individual identity of our organisa and members of his staff in your tions.” a new 750,000-dollar White JOHANNESBURG. THE BOYCOTT House air raid shelter during “ impressed me most in the Eastern European There was a heated debate at a mock A-bomb raid. After countries, Russia and China, was the abolition of un BACKACHE! conference on the 1949 decision to wards, Civil Defence officials boycott elections held in terms of reckoned that, had the raid employment and the tremendously sincere desire for peace,” Mag-Aspirin is better. It quickly the Native Representation Act. been real, the President said Mr. Walter Sisulu, secretary general of the African Na ends the torture of backache. There were those who urged con would have survived, al tional Congress, in an exclusive interview with Advance. It is the ideal sedative for ference to rescind the decision and though 120,000 Washing Mr. Sisulu was greeted with an U.S.S.R. and Britain—he found a affected nerves, more than often those who wanted to see it fully tonians in the neighbourhood ovation when he reported to the warm sympathetic interest in the implemented. would have been casualties.” A.N.C. conference at Queenstown problems of the African people. the cause of rheumatic pains, Conference finally resolved to re —Time, November 16. last week on his overseas tour. The At the Bucharest festival Mr. Sisu including backache, lumbago fer the matter back to Rhodesia and Nyasa Federal Party), recently land; many traditional chiefs In this exclusive feature article SIMON Z U K A S launched a series of attacks on were deposed for opposing fed the N.R. African Mineworkers’ eration by passive resistance; former Vice-President of the Northern Rhodesian African Union demanding more Govern new political crimes and penal ment interference (“super ties were added to the penal Congress until arrested and deported by the British authorities, vision”) in union affairs. codes; White police reserves were formed and the Black mili analyses the recent election results in the Central African The immigration of a group o f Indians into Northern Rho tary and police forces reinforced Federation. desia was recently blocked by with armoured cars and aero th e Northern Rhodesian planes, and, more significantly, Authorities—a departure from with large complements of a two-thirds majority. Theo National Congresses and oppo electorate, by the two parties previous practice and proof of White officers and non-commis retically it faces a combined nents of the present form of and “independents”, was based the new Federal spirit! sioned officers. Opposition of eleven: in practice federal structure. The other on the future position of the By December 15, the interim the real opposition will be only two, Messrs. Savanuhu and Hove African in the Federation! The Non-European people Federal Government felt the four. of Southern Rhodesia, both must close their ranks; the Afri Federation sufficiently secure to The successful member of the elected, not by Africans, but by The Federal Party stood for can trade unions must mount hold a general election for the Confederate Party (the Rhodes the Europeans of Southern Rho “Partnership” between the races: guard, if Federation is not to first Federal Parliament. ian counterpart of the Malanazis desia, both officially endorsed the Confederates for Apartheid. set them back in their struggle but seasoned with fascist-minded and supported by the Federal “Partnership”, to be sure, is for peace and a decent life. No Victory elements of the British retired- Party, both M.R.A. converts, will not Apartheid but “Partnership Progressive Europeans in the officer class) can be relied on to continue to play their cap-in- in our opinion does not mean Rhodesias—and there are many The results of the elections are support the Government in all hand role and attempt to sell equality between Europeans and —must come forward, transform no victory for the people of Huggins’s policies to the African the broad masses of the Native the Southern Rhodesia Labour Central Africa. They are a vic undemocratic measures against people. population” (Federal Party state Party (which is already multi tory for foreign Anglo-American the people. ment on October 5). “It means racial and has Charles Mzingeli mining and finance capital. They Thus the African people can that the door to political ad as its vice-president) into the pave the way for large-scale Can Expect Little look to four M.P.s—at piost ten vancement is not locked . . Progressive Federal Party and capitalist investment and un From the three “European —to fight for them in a Parlia The door may not be locked: the organise the Black and White bridled exploitation. They have Representatives for African ment of thirty-five. Clearly, they price of admission is made high workers within it on the basis been enthusiastically applauded Interests”—in Central Africa will be well advised to seek enough to exclude all, except of peace, African emancipation in the “city” of London and in unlike in South Africa, not advance and self-protection those Africans “who give evi and socialism. The mass New York by the very forces elected by African voters—only through organised mass action. dence of a sense of responsi struggle against federation that were responsible for the mild criticism of the Govern And they must start organising bility”. The “good” Africans, awakened the African people of imposition (against the wishes ment can be expected. All three, immediately, for a major blow is especially those that join M.R.A., Central Africa. Its imposition of the people) of the White- indeed, are very close to the likely to be dealt soon after this those that betray the struggle of finally discredited British im supremacy strait-jacket labelled Federal Party and one, Dr. first Parliament meets in Febru their people, are to be given the perialism in the eyes of the Federation. Haslam from Northern Rho ary: it is the proclaimed inten chance to say “Yes Bwana”. African masses. It can bring Yet, the results are significant desia, even a member of it! tion of the Federal Party to the downfall of White-supremacy in that the vast majority even make its first task the definition much nearer if it is now used by of the White electorate voted The one independent M.P. (Dr. of Federal citizenship and the Mining Interests the African Liberatory Move for a policy which, though gen Scott), leader of the temporarily right to vote. Huggins and his party are no ment to advance the unity of erally reactionary and conserva dissolved Progressive Party liberals even in the very-capi the people on both sides of the tive, advocated a large degree of (progressive only in terms of Undemocratic talist eyes of the Financial Zambesi to face their common racial integration on the econo capitalism — and even in that For this Parliament two M.P.s Times of London. However, the enemy together. mic level and token integration sense, only slightly) is likely to were appointed—one each by Federal Party, while dominated on the political level. The Euro do no more than urge the pro by the large mining interests . peans rejected total segregation vision of a few more loopholes the Governors of Northern (Sir Harold Cartmel-Robinson, as a doctrine: the fascist pedlars for African advancement—suffi Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The a former high colonial official of Apartheid were routed, ob cient to buy off the African remaining thirty-three were of the Northern Rhodesian Gov taining only one seat. intelligentsia. elected. Of these, four (Africans) ernment and now a director of were elected by electoral colleges several copper mines, sits on its In the new Parliam ent of 35, Of the six Africans in Parlia which were constituted on a executive) and large farming the “Federal Party” (the Central ment, only four (those elected semi-democratic basis; four more interests (Sir Malcolm Barrow African version of the South by African bodies in the were elected by members of is the plantation owner in the African U.P.) led by Sirs Northern Territories) can be re European (and Indian, but Cholo area in Nyasaland where Godfrey Huggins, Hoy (now lied on boldly to oppose the Gov mainly European) organisations there was recent mass African Roland!) Welensky and Malcolm ernment. They are all promi in Nyasaland, and the remain resistance to slavery) does con Barrow, commands more than nent members of the African ing twenty-five on the common tain a “left wing” representing voters’ rolls of the two Rho- the White professional class. desias. The present Southern Mr. Graylin, a Livingstone soli Rhodesian roll includes 400 Afri citor, and Mr. Eastwood, a cans and the Northern Rhodesian former member of the Rhodesia only one! Labour Party, are in this group Now while, within the consti in the new Parliament. tution, the Federal Parliament cannot concern itself with the With a franchise (for 29 seats) election of the four Africans confined almost entirely to and the two appointed Europeans Whites there was no hope of for the Northern Protectorates, success for any candidate stand it has complete freedom—there ing for equality. In the event, What a wonderful are no entrenched clauses and none stood—except for the six no other real brakes—to decide African seats. way to banish who will vote for the twenty- Whereas in Northern Rhodesia nine elected and specially elected and Nyasaland the African (three for African Interests in people were able to use their CONSTIPATION Southern Rhodesia) members. vote to choose four militant Know why Partons do so much The leadership of the Federal Africans and were therefore for you? Let me tell you! In the first Party deem the Southern Rho correct in avoiding boycott, the place, Partons make sure that you desian common voters’ roll suffi system of electing the two get rid of all the body’s waste. In the ciently guarded by economic and Southern Rhodesia Africans was second place, they regulate the entire statutory barriers against dilu such that only stooges could get nervous and digestive systems. That’s tion by Africans. They see, how in, for they were elected on the a great combination! That’s the only ever, some loopholes in the com common roll and therefore by a way to put the spring back into mon roll of Northern Rhodesia mainly-White electorate. While your step and the sparkle into your and in the electoral system in this remains the basis of election eyes. You don’t just want to relieve Nyasaland, and intend to secure for these two seats the African Constipation. You want to make sure people of Southern Rhodesia of complete elimination—get all those them against African and Indian must resort to boycott, as poisons out of your system. You dilution—all, no doubt, in the Charles Mzingeli, leader of the can’t expect to be free of Headaches, spirit of “ partnership ” — the Depression, Sluggishness, Indiges central issue round which the Reformed I.C.U., foresaw. tion and Blotchy skin until you do, contest for the White seats was The Federal Party has not you know. Arid there’s nothing like fought. waited for Parliament to meet Partons for the job! It is not surprising—it is only before launching an attack typical of British imperialist against the African workers. chicanery—that while the Afri Sir Roland Welensky and Rex can people were assured that L’ange, both now in the Federal PARTONS Pills the Federal Parliament will have Parliament, recently condemned Sold everywhere: nothing to do with “ affairs the Dalgleish Report which re African dancers who recently toured Italy form a striking contrast to affecting their day-to-day life”, commended some advancement 30 pills 1/- 50 pills 1/6 the background of classical architecture. the whole approach to the White for Africans in semi-skilled 8303*2 4 ADVANCE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1953 ADVANCE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1953 5 DEMOCRATS' DIARY FOR 1953 U.S. Government plans to kill Liberal Party holds first con hydrogen bomb by delegates to ment, introduced in Assembly. after hearings of Land Tenure pass round-ups by police on Rosenbergs on their wedding an ference, lays down Std. VI fran special T.L.C. conference, which Select Committee finds Bunting Board. Africans in Western Cape. JANUARY niversary. First execution date, chise policy. decides to reject Bill in toto guilty of Communism, Parlia Kenya fighting intensified— 4,000 Johannesburg laundry however, postponed because of and lodge complaint with U.N.O. ment adopts report and Swart Bishop of Johannesburg says new appeal to Supreme Court. Johannesburg baking workers against Bill. informs him he is no longer an at end of first year 5,000 Afri Suppression of Communism Act workers strike in protest against strike for 5-day week. cans had been killed, 28,000 “attacks all basic human rights.” the expulsion of their secretary, This appeal rejected, despite Delegates from 33 organisa M.P. Session ends w ith ap imprisoned and hundreds of Miss Betty du Toit, from the defence proof that vital new Strong Peace Council formed tions in Cape Town decide to pointment of commission to go thousands fenced into controlled Government announces new union by the Minister of Justice. evidence never considered, and in Natal. form national organisation to into Coloured Vote Bill again. camps. plan to remove all Africans Rosenbergs murdered in elec Transvaal A.N.C. and T.I.C. fight Coloured Vote Bill and act Inspiring Youth Festival living in Alexandra, Pimville, Port Elizabeth City Council tric chair. launch campaign against West as mouthpiece of Coloured camp held in Johannesburg. Israeli army murders Arab Kensington B and other areas in introduces pass laws for Afri ern Areas removal plan, new people in all matters. villagers in Kibiya border clash. Johannesburg. cans. Despite U.S. intervention and pass books, apartheid and new threats, Italian working - class Hungarian soccer team defeats Croum appeals against acquit makes striking gains in general barriers on railway stations, and Mossadeq Government in Per election. “What has happened is Native Labour Act. sia overthrown by military OCTOBER NOVEMBER England 6—3, voted finest team tal of Bunting in Cape Toum in the world to-day. Magistrate’s Court. Bunting a Communist success,” reported Diplomatic relations between dictator Zahedi, with British and Strike of sugar workers in South Africa loses U.N.O. charged with becoming an M.P. the Manchester Guardian. Soviet Union and Israel restored. American connivance. British Guiana, supported by battle over South-West Africa Evidence presented in trial of after Swart had told him not to. U.S. provoke riots in East After two years of negotia Mr. A. Fischer, Q.C., banned People’s Progressive Party and treatment of Indians. Captain Griffiths in Kenya ex Later Bunting makes maiden Berlin. tions, Korea truce finally pro by Swart just before he was leaders, results in British Gov poses brutality and savagery speech in Assembly. claimed and 3-year war brought due to open South Africa’s first ernor’s suspension of constitu Patrick Duncan and two others with which British trying to June observed by A.N.C. to an end. National Peace Conference in tion and deportion of democra in his batch of defiers abandon subdue African people, and Johannesburg Civic Guards, 26 tically elected Government. appeal and elect to serve gaol formed to protect people against and SA.I.C. as national day of Johannesburg. 275 delegates leads to international outcry. commemoration. Memorial to African leader from three provinces at confer sentence. tsotsi menace, banned by police. Johannes Nkosi unveiled in Dur ence recorded their opposition Jan Venter, president of Johnson Ngwevela acquitted ban. Trades and Labour Council, In a broadcast over Peking First mass police raid against Huge people's conference in to use of Africa as war base, dies. radio, A.N.C. secretary-general, by Appeal Court on grounds that people of Windermere Cape Johannesburg protests against Women launch campaign called for negotiation instead of the Minister of Justice had not , war to settle international dis Reign of terror in U.S. pri Walter Sisulu, says China is an given him a hearing before bann Town. Over 1,000 Africans ar Western Areas scheme. Dan against Government’s “dearer * inspiration and Chinese people rested. gerous police provocation mis bread” Budget, interview putes. soner camps in Korea leads to building a new life in most im ing him from attending gather fires. Havenga. murder and mutilation of North pressive manner. ings. All notices banning people Americans conduct day and French workers call mass Korean and Chinese prisoners under Suppression of Commun night pickets outside White Rev. D. C. Thompson attends strikes in protest against Gov who express vnsh to return to A t Natal A.N.C. Conference, ism Act from attending gather House while President Eisen World Peace Council in Buda ernment’s economic policy. Communists. Chief Luthuli calls for formation ings thus rendered invalid. hower considers appeal for cle pest. Call for negotiation be AUGUST Reservation of Separate mency for Rosenbergs. tween big powers to settle inter After calling for top-level Amenities Bill introduced in national differences. talks with Russia, Churchill gets Parliament. Thirty-five thousand Africans Third world congress of mysterious diplomatic illness. welcome A.N.C. President Gen- Peace in Korea was hastened by the heavy defeat administered to the United Nations forces in the last women meets in Copenhagen. Bermuda conference postponed. Two thousand three hundred eral Albert Luthuli in Port Eliza offensive launched by the North Koreans and Chinese forces. Here the remnants of the South Korean delegates attend mass confer beth. Capitol Division, pride of Rhee’s army, are seen try ing to regroup after being scattered to the four winds Strong South African contin ence on Rand called by A.N.C. gent attends Fourth World and T.I.C. in protest against Gov Mr. Patrick Duncan and his Trades and Labour Council To make a start with West Youth Festival for Peace in group of defiers charged in court conference rejects Schoeman’s ern Areas plan, Government JULY Bucharest. ernment’s policies. with incitement under new pro MARCH apartheid policy, demands re starts buying up properties in A.N.C. issues programme for Havenga announces reduction Trade unionists M. A. Muller clamation. British Government announces peal of Suppression of Com Sophiatown. economic advancement, demands in bread prices as result of and Arnold Selby banned from final refusal to allow Seretse munism Act, calls for defeat of Bamangwato issue statement minimum wage of £1 a day. people's protests against higher Textile Union. Khama to return to Bechuana- Nats, in general election. saying they are prepared to price. land. accept no other chief than More police raids on offices FEBRUARY International Women's Day Seretse. Kgotla to elect new and homes of African leaders in In historic speech before joint chief proves a failure. Johannesburg. session of Supreme Soviet, Swart introduces Public Safety celebrated on March 8. APRIL Malenkov pledges Soviet power SEPTEMBER Bill and Criminal Law Amend Nationalist Government wins S.A. pilot captured by Chinese British delegation visits China for international friendship. ment Bill in Parliament to World-wide protests increase issues peace call. to negotiate £30 million trade Government fails to get neces against U.S. plan to murder general election with increased European citizens in Johan crush defiance campaign and majority in House of Assembly. Irish lawyer Peter Evans ex deal. sary two-thirds majority at third Rosenbergs. nesburg form Western Areas reading of Coloured Vote Bill give Government sweeping exe Majority of electorate, hoioever, poses British murders in Kenya, Opening of parliamentary ses cutive powers in “emergency.” America re-opens large-scale voted against Nats. ordered out of territory. Protest Committee under chair before joint session. Leadership February 8—People’s Day of germ war attacks in Korea. De sion, with announcement of manship of Rev. Trevor Huddle crisis develops in U.P. with Protest. tails confirmed by high U.S. Thousands arrested in new Following election, Liberal further Bills to deprive the ston. emergence of “rebel” element. officers in statements to Chinese wave of repression in Spain. and Federal parties formed in people of their liberties. Joint V.P. and Torch Commando de captors. South Africa. session of Assembly and Senate Schoeman’s Native Labour Bill Cecil Williams, national chair cide not to oppose Public Safety Resistance of Africans in to remove Coloured voters from outlawing strikes, described as man of Springbok Legion; Dan Bill and Criminal Law Amend Joseph Stalin, great leader of Kenya stiffens and fighting May 16 observed throughout common roll. a dangerous experiment xoith a Tloome, acting secretary- ment Bill. Soviet people, dies. Georgi spreads as British policy of India as “Freedom for Africa” general of A.N.C.; Nelson Man Johannesburg's City Council, Malenkov elected to head new land theft and mass murder be Day. dela, Transvaal president of with U.P. majority, accepts Soviet Government. comes apparent. French cook up “Laos in A.N.C.; Alan Lipmann, execu Millions of Italians go on vasion” story in Indo-China, tive member of Peace Council; Verwoerd’s Western Areas plan. N ative Affairs Department lose heavily in field engage Yusuf Cachalia, joint secretary Solly Sachs leaves South starts to issue Verwoerd’s new strike in protest against fake ments. Africa. electoral law passed by Italian of S.A.I.C., and John Mavuso, The Ngwevela judgment of the Appeal Court liberated over 100 people’s leaders who had been banned pass books for Pretoria Africans. Parliament to weaken Left U.S. prisoners of war, released executive member of Transvaal by Swart from attending gatherings. Here Johnson Ngwevela, the man who proved Swart’s banning British Government publishes Labour Bureaux opened in main parties. by North Koreans, sent to luna A.N.C., all banned by Swart. notices were illegal, is welcomed by the crowd at a meeting on the Grand Parade, Cape Town. White Paper setting out plans centres. tic asylums in America for psy for Central African Federation. Soviet Union breaks diploma Death of Labour Party leader, chological treatment because S.A. Coloured People’s Orga Attempts of Transvaal platte- of multi-racial democratic front tic relations with Israel follow John Christie. they supported peace. nisation, aiming at full demo land towns to expel Indians to to fight Nationalist tyranny. Duncan sentenced to £100 fine ing bomb attack on Tel Aviv Jomo Kenyata and others con Non-European leaders in all cratic rights for all, formed in undeveloped areas in veld fail DECEMBER or 100 days, others in same batch legation. victed in Kenya and sentenced centres banned by Swart in new Cape Town and constitution Mr. Juan Lapuente, former Two British trade unionists Britain continues reactionary to £50 or 50 days. to seven years’ imprisonment for adopted. E. A. Deane elected arrive in Union to investigate policy in Africa by deposing President Gottumld, of Czecho wave of repression. chairman. Spanish Republican consul, dies trade union situation on behalf South Africans celebrate “managing’ ’Mau Mau. After Michael Scott deported from in Cape Town. Kabaka of Buganda for demand Colonial Youth Day on Feb slovakia, dies. case is over Magistrate Thacker of British T.U.C. ing independence of his country. ruary 21. British House of Commons flees the country. Kenyata ap Nyasaland as an “undesirable”. After winning West German Bafabigeya group soundly de passes Central African Federa peals. Swart gives police carte elections with U.S. support, feated at Transvaal conference United Nations commission Basutoland African Congress Although Eisenhower rejects tion Bill. blanche to deal with “agita Chancellor Adenauer calls for of A.N.C. attended by record condemns Nationalist Govern issues manifesto demanding self- Rosenberg clemency appeal, McCarthy witch-hunt in U.S. tors.” “You will be protected,” “liberation of those 18 million number of delegates. E. P. ment’s racial policies. rule. American Court of Appeals George Lusu wins train apart gathers momentum, begins to he promises. of our cousins living under - threaten even churches. Soviet oppression.” Moretsele elected President in A.N.C. leaders and S.A. trade Signs of “recession” begin to grants temporary reprieve for heid appeal in Bloemfontein. British start air bombing of succession to banned Mandela. unionists attend November 7 appear in United States—pro case to be reviewed by Supreme Court holds SA.R. facilities for India-Africa committee formed Kikuyu in Kenya. duction falls, unemployment in Court. Non-Europeans inadequate. in Delhi to mobilise material Further Swart bans imposed Gladstone Tshume, A. P. celebrations in Moscow. on V. C. Berrange, Hilda Watts, Mati, Hay dee le Roux, John creases, wholesale prices drop. and moral support for African Jack Hodgson Springbok Le freedom movement. Julia Wolf son, Piet Huyser, Gomas and Samuel Rosenblatt , Banned speakers in all Union JUNE Willie Kalk, Cassim Amra, Joe banned by Swart. gion secretary, and Mary centres receive an enthusiastic Farouk kicked out of Egypt. Matthews, &. V. Reddy, Nancy Butcher, Advance reporter, welcome from the people when General Naguib takes over dic Twenty-six million stricken by British and Americans pro banned by Swart. tatorship. famine in India. Dick and Ray Alexander. Swart’s voke international crisis when they break 18-month silence im FAST. SAFE R E U g j Mai an and other “Republi chief target is the trade union they announce unilateral deci Leaders of Guiana Progres posed on them by Swart. Korea wounded prisoner ex cans” rush off to London to at movement. sion to hand over to Italy the sive People’s Party arrested by Indian custodian troops in change begins. North Korean tend the Coronation of Elizabeth Natal African and Indian international port of Trieste and British and detained without Korea find proof of U.S.-spon- prisoners leave Koje death camps II. Coronation Day in Pretoria Congresses, in joint statement, surrounding territory known as trial. sored murders, torture in Korea in emaciated condition. marked by race riot. Zone A. prisoner camps. COLIC. «*»»!** deplore Cato Manor riot, and General Navarre’s much- Chamber of Mines increases call for racial co-operation. Equality of all South Africans Schoeman circulates new draft wages of African miners to at Homes of Indian and African is objective of newly formed boosted attack in Indo-China tract greater supply of labour. leaders raided by special branch Thousands of canning workers S.A. Congress of Democrats ends in heavy defeat for French Bill to impose apartheid on trade of S.A. Police. Congress offices in Western Cape strike in pro established at national confer union movement to employers Non-European railway work in Johannesburg also raided. test against expulsion of their ence in Johannesburg. T. N. Naidoo, vice-president and stooge trade unionists. ers, leaders of their trade union, Northern Rhodesian Africans secretary, Ray Alexander. Tex of Transvaal Indian Congress, A.N.C. conference in Queens sacked in ZJnion-wide purges start passive resistance cam W.F.T.U. Conference, attended dies. ordered by Nat. Government. paign against imposition of tile workers in Cape also strike town decides to call mass Federation. Campaign spreads against expulsion of Nancy by a number of South African U.S. Attorney-General Brown people’s conference to formulate to Nyasaland. Dick. trade unionists, issues pro ell causes sensation by accusing a Freedom Charter and draw up The event of 1953 which most brought the American administration into gramme for unified labour President Truman of promoting a plan for a “new South MAY Three workers shot dead dur disrepute was the murder of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. This picture Bantu Education Bill, provid struggle and restoration of a spy in his administration. Africa.” Conference also decides May Day meetings in South ing canning workers’ strike in is of their orphaned children, Robert aged 6 and Michael aged 10, still ing for transfer of African edu working-class unity nationally on economic boycott of anti~ Africa and throughout world. South West Africa. the victims of persecution in the United States. cation to Native Affairs Depart- and internationally. Beginning of mass raids and African firms. 6 ADVANCE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1953 THE BEND IN THE ROAD by Katie Hendricks SYNOPSIS day’s tea, and I served the porridge “You like Sister Nannie, don’t placing my feet in his footsteps home and they did the cooking; Katie Hendricks a young girl, to Uncle and the children. Aunt you?” inches behind him. there was oats instead of mealie living with Aunt Mattie and Uncle Mattie ate at the hotel where she “I won’t live with all those When the adults arrived home meal and in place of bread there Henry in their home in Bryant worked. babies.” they fried some chops and eggs would be one or two little dough Street, at the foot of Signal Hill, One morning I was about to “Ag, come.” and then there was tea. nuts called “koesisters” which are discusses some of the neighbours. light the old coal stove and had “No, I won’t go,” and Robert I asked timidly for tea. made by the Malays. Sunday din already put in the paper and the burst into tears as Aunt Mattie “No tea,” said Aunt Mattie fi ner was the highlight of the week; From a personal point of view, wood, when I remembered that turned into Jordaan Street from nally. we had roast meat, potatoes, yel I got to know the Cottel’s cloth Aunt Mattie always added a little the hill. As she approached she “Robert needn't have any,” said low rice with raisins in it and ing over the high wall better than paraffin when she lit the stove her stared hard at me and then at the Louisa. curry beans; on Sunday everyone the Cottel family; but from the self—it was her privilege. Paraffin parcel of clothes I clasped firmly “Ag, don’t worry me chilldren, was happy; we had second help retailed gossip, I knew just as worked wonders with the obstinate in my arms. you know that Robert has a weak ings and full tummies. much about their lives as the rest old stove and that morning I was “What are you doing in the bladder and that he can’t drink In the afternoons we went to of Bryant Street. Lena Cottel was guiltily poised over the stove with street? Huis-toc. Run, get along tea at night. And if Robert has no Sunday School at St. Paul’s Eng coloured and her husband was a the paraffin bottle in my hand home.” tea at night, none of you can have lish Church. Susie’s children re white man—everyone called him when Aunt Mattie walked in. She We turned and ran into our any. Katie, take the children away fused to go because of the mixed Mister Cottel. stopped at the door to watch me alley, into the courtyard and I dis * and wash them. You must all go attendance of coloureds, slightly I envied their children greatly while I replaced the bottle and appeared into the lavatory with to sleep.” coloureds, a few natives, some because Mister Cottel doted upon set a match to the paper with the emptiness of dread and despair It must have been about this Malays and a sprinkling of Chi them so. I thought how inexplic clumsy fingers. A big yellow flame in my heart. time that there was a final break nese children. Instead of going to ably wonderful it would be to have shot up and a piece of burning Aunt Mattie was calling for me. between mother and father and Sunday School, Ivan, Bertie and a father like Mister Cottel. The paper soaked with paraffin fell out She called repeatedly so that I after that they never became re Jane would sit on the mountain Cottel children lived in a world of the stove on to the floor. could delay no longer and when conciled to each other again. side above the High Level Road apart—a far grander wcrld than I crept out I found tea and cake Sometimes months elapsed be and wait until the class was over; mine. Mr.Cottel fondled and kissed “Pick it up before I kick you,” waiting there on the kitcncn table. fore they saw one another and or they would go to the docks and hugged his children affection she shouted suddenly. When I had drained my cui> Aunt their association was never one of when the fishing boats came in ately. He had no complaints—he As I hesitated, panic stricken be Mattie produced bandages and husband and wife. Perhaps the and help to sell fish; with the liked their smooth, firm, brown fore the soaring flame, Mattie ointment and she began to dress fault was not theirs; there was no money they earned they went to skins and was fond of his pretty bent down and thrust my hand the blisters on my hand. home and they both worked long the bioscope on Saturday. brown wife. into the fire. hours miles away from each other. They had no language in But then a little bug bit Lena For two days I hated Aunt Mat* common other than English which Cottel. She got the notion that she tie and my hand was raised with In the evening, Aunt Susie’s was difficult for both of them. On Riebeeck Square there is an wanted to be white as well. fierce blisters. Tight lipped I children who usually ate breakfast When mother wrote a note in old building, built in accordance She took to wearing long-sleeved glared into her face at every op- and lunch by themselves, had sup- Afrikaans, father had to take it to with the instructions of Sir George blouses and never went out with a coloured friend to have it ex Yonge, a governor during the* first out gloves. She bleached her hair plained. British occupation, as the first and then began to bleach her theatre at the Cape. When, about skin with the most potent creams I shall never really know what one hundred and twenty years ago, and powders. The gossip about caused that final estrangement but the authorities became convinced Lena Cottel fairly hummed and it was to do with us, I know. that the theatre was ruining the from afar we watched Lena get Father no longer came to Aunt morals of the young people of whiter and whiter and more and Mattie’s house; when he did soon the Cape, it was converted into a more like a ghost. She became after Robert was born, Mattie had church. Then it became St. Ste such a legend that children were gone straight out to the telephone phen’s School and it was there frightened of her, and when she box on the corner of Bryant Street that I started my schooldays. walked down the street they gathe to summon the police. “Why are you so black,” a little red in little groups to watch her. When father threatened to steal boy with a dirty off-white com Even Mr. Cottel could stand it no us away, mother said she would plexion asked me on my first day longer and he left her and the tell the police. at school. children and ran away to England. “It is bad to live so,” father My wit, sharpened by many en Then for the first time Lena said, “In the kraal it could not be counters with Ivan and Bertie, was Cottel had to go to provide for so. equal to the occasion: her children. The gossip about “Cape Town is not a kraal,” “You cannot have black parents them was forgotten and I no lon said mother scornfully. and expect to be white,” I retorted ger envied the children. They be “Why do you give my children stunning my adversary. came a normal family, and the to that sow of a woman?” But I complained bitterly to children scrambled to the foot of “Because if my sister did not Aunt Mattie, “Why do they call the cableway with us on Sundays look after them,” mother retorted, me a darkie.” to sing Afrikaans songs for the “they would have no place to “Don’t worry about them,” visitors until the police chased us live.” Aunt Mattie replied, “Your away. “They should be in their own mother is a coloured. Isn’t she my As the eldest I had to look aftsr place,” father persisted doggedly. sister?” Aunt Mattie may have Louisa and Robert, and hard^ and “Where is there a house? Who meant to imply that she could not “Pick it up before I kick you,” she shouted suddenly, will pay the rent? Who will buy help my father’s origin. fast routine occupied most or my the food?” mother sneered, “You day. Every morning at six I lit the say that you want to make a home “But I don’t like the school.” stove and then went to fetch milk portunjty and when the pain was per with us because Aunt Susie for them! I know you! I know you “You must like it. It is a lot of from the Cape Dairies, which was at its worst I called Louisa and arrived home late from work. better than that.” trouble to send you to school.” a long way down the hill. In the Robert into the little alley out Ivan and I had to walk to the “I want to go to an English winter it was dark and the narrow side the courtyard. hotel where Aunt Mattie worked, “They must come to live with school, Aunt Mattie.” winding passageway which led into to collect a pail of soup for all me.” “Run away.” Jordaan Street terrified me. It was “Come with me, we are going,” the children. As we left the alley “Where?” said mother scorn “And,” I said searching for a wet and slippery and little animals I announced. and turned into Jordaan Street, fully. subject that would get under Mat brushed past my feet among the “Where are we going, Katie?” Ivan would suddenly begin to Father spat upon the ground at tie’s skin, “they hit me at this rubbish piled ankle high; some Louisa asked. walk very fast. mother’s feet, “I have a room.” school.” times I kicked against a dead cat “You will see, come. I will get We followed the same routine “Ag, voetsak.” “They won’t hurt you,” said or squeezed past a drunk seeking your clothes and mine also.” every evening, “Why are you walk “Don’t say voetsak to me,” the Aunt Mattie. shelter from the wind. Robert said excitedly, “Are we ing so fast?” pride of the Mandisodzas burst Uncle Henry got un to make Ivan was particularly sensitive into his eyes so that he cared for It was up to me to prove that the mealie meal when Aunt Mat tie going to stay with Daddy?” about his European appearance. nothing only his pride. she was wrong. I found an onion had already left lor work. He “No.” “Shut up!” Mother dismissed this protest on the vegetable market which was added fat to the porridge to save I led them into Jordaan Street “Why are you running?” and with a shrug and father, his fists so conveniently situated on our milk, which had to last for the and a little way down the road my legs would twinkle to catch up clenched, his body rigid with fury, school doorstep. towards “Die Nannie Huis” which with him. glared into mother’s face. The little boy with the dirty was kept by a very strong, very Suddenly Ivan would stop dead off-white complexion sat in front fat and very good woman called on some street corner and he For such a thin,g his grand of me and I said to him, “Why IRREGULAR? Sister Nannie. Sister Nannie col would make as if he did not know father would have killed a woman. don’t you wash.” Then I pinched You need Pepsilettes—this pleasant- lected unwanted coloured children me while he muttered viciously, I got to know about these things his trousers wedged invitingly tasting laxative keeps you free of and unmarried mothers and cared “Walk, walk ” several years later when I was at through a crack in the seat. Constipation and the ills it causes. for them in her two houses in lor- the convent. At that time, how The little boy leapt into the air Headaches, Acidity, Indigestion, daan Street. I would walk' on a little and ever, I was aware only that, where with a full sized roar and I Lassitude, Bad Breath, Depression When I made my decision to turn to call him. Then he would as before mother and father had furiously rubbed the onion on my are mostly caused by incomplete take the children away from Aunt accelerate once more and pass me tolerated each other, they now be hands. The teacher sailed down on elimination. Pepsilettes are made to Mattie I had had no idea where at high speed. gan to hate each other. But we me with a swishing cane. correct that—gently but thoroughly. we would go; but now we were in This kind of leap frog continued saw so little of mother and father “Hold that hand out. Now that Get some frcm your chemist or Jordaan Street almost on the stoep the whole way to the hotel. I do that it meant very little to us then. hand.” The cane crashed down on store today and feel that difference not know what kind of savage Father’s second son, Naartjie, was my oniony hands with numbing of “Die Nannie Huis” and I made pleasure I took in tormenting Ivan not yet born to become the focus whacks and immediately the onion tomorrow. my decision. but it was very difficult to resist. of mother’s animosity. went to work and my palms puffed “We are going to “Die Nannie On the way back to Bryant Street, Meanwhile one day followed up to alarming proportions. Then PEPSILETTES Huis” I announced. Ivan struggled along splashing the the next in the same regular pat I blubbered and nursed my hands Trade Enquiries: Graham Remedies Robert stood stock still and said soup around his knees rather than tern. Only Sunday broke the mo until I was sent home. Ltd., P.O. Box 7 3 i t Cape Town. surlily, “I won’t go.” accept my help. Usually I walked notony of our routine. On Sun 8286-6 “Why?” I asked in exasperation, back the whole way carefully days the adults were usually at (To be continued next week) ADVANCE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1953 7 RAY ALEXANDER'S TRADE UNION COLUMN Higher Wages for Canning Workers DURBAN. A Conciliation Board Agreement was arrived at between Messrs. LETT is a good practice to stop STAKE It is no. doubt the political It was in 1953 STOCK that the Nation them as well as the overwhelm Hind Bros, and the Food and I every now and again during stability, the economic progress alist Government was returned ing majority of South Africans. Canning Workers* Union, Durban the daily rounds and think back and the military might of the to power with a greater majority, Segregation finds no friends at Branch. The wages and condi in order to weigh up the things Soviet Union, China and the after it had put on the Statute the United Nations, not even tions of the Durban food workers that have been done against the other peace-loving countries that Book two Acts, the Public Safety amongst the American and are regulated by wage determin things left undone. With the constitute the major obstacle to Act and the Criminal Laws British imperialists, who dare ations of 1943 and 1945. old year drawn to an end, this is the plans of the people who are Amendment Act, which go a not antagonise the non-white as good a time as any to draw trying to force the world into long way towards introducing people of the Middle East, Asia The new agreement comes into up a balance sheet for 1953. another war. But the will to full-blown fascism in the Union. and South America. operation on the first pay day in peace expressed by large sec February and grants wage in I am more inclined to make tions of the population in all Insolent with the success of We should take stock of our creases from l/6d. to 4/9d. per such a survey because of several countries and reflected in the the vicious racialism employed weaknesses and make up our week. long talks I had during the past great world peace rally of in its electioneering campaign, minds to fight the Government week with a great friend of December, 1952, and in the acti the Nationalist Government with more energy and determin The negotiations on behalf of mine who has just come back vities of the world peace move stepped up its attack on the ation. There is no need for us the Food and Canning Workers’ from Europe where he attended ment, the third world congress trade union movement, violated to despair. The Nationalists Union were conducted by Miss the third World Trade Union of women of June, 1953, where elementary trade union rights after all represent a small, A. M. Coe, Port Elizabeth Branch Congress and afterwards visited women of 70 countries resolved and drove some of the most ex although dangerous, group of Secretary. some of those countries about to take their place as mothers to perienced and able officials out people who are desperately which we in South Africa are fight for peace—all this greatly of their trade unions. clinging to an outworn, wasteful When, after the Conciliation not allowed to learn through helped to hold back the monsters Unlike our fellow-workers in and inhuman social system that Board meeting, Miss Coe reported books, let alone through per who are working for war. Italy, France and elsewhere has aroused the contempt and to the workers after work on an sonal visits. we were unable to defend the hatred of the overwhelming open space outside the factory, Democracy and peace go hand workers’ organisations against majority of the world’s popula she was taken by the C.I.D. to Impressed in hand. Every defeat inflicted these attacks. tion. Let us be strong and the Rossburgh charge office for My friend is not only im upon the aggressive powers or resolute in our determination to alleged contravening of municipal pressed, he is tremendously en upon the politicians who stand Democratic Front abolish it and we, too, shall be thusiastic over what he has seen. for war makes it more difficult able to take our place with the regulations. Thirty workers went From his accounts, as well as for them to impose their fascist, The weakness of the demo working people in other coun to the charge office to see that from the official reports, I know police state under the pretence cratic and working class front tries who are moving towards Miss Coe was safe. Miss Coe was the Trade Union World Congress of war emergency and the “fight arises from the colour bar and freedom, friendship and peace! not charged. was the biggest international against communism”. the race prejudice prevalent gathering of trade unionists I therefore believe that the amongst the Europeans. ever held, and also the most progress made by the working It is by stimulating and en representative. Even Africa, class is one of the fruits of the couraging racial animosities, by where trade unionism is in its peace movement, while at the preventing any movement that infancy, had no fewer than 37 same time a more united and makes for inter-racial unity, delegates. vigorous working class move that the Government means to Add pleasure to your leisure The World Federation of ment will still further strengthen keep its grip upon the country Trade Unions is a genuine the forces of peace. and push forward towards a workers’ organisation. It does fascist dictatorship. not preach or practise collabora South Africa The Native Labour Disputes tion with the capitalists. It Events in South Africa have, Act of this year was a typical gives wholehearted support to unfortunately, moved in the example of this policy of isolat the workers in socialist coun opposite direction. Here is a ing the Africans from their with Cfi VO jj.fi tries as well as those struggling government which, in defiance fellow workers and keeping them against imperialism. It stands of world opinion, rejects every in an inferior position. four-square in defence of work democratic principle and violates The Nationalists, of course, ing class rights, trade union the most elementary human are fighting a losing battle. They democracy, international solidar rights in order to guarantee the have most of the world against ity and peace. profits and privileges of the It is very bad that the right ruling class. wing trade union leaders in Great Britain and the United First Steps in States, who persist in the policy of class collaboration, refuse Western Areas Plan to co-operate with the World Peace Council Federation. In spite of their Condemns JOHANNESBURG. opposition, the Federation has The first moves to “whitewash” definitely established itself as Kenya Cruelty the Western Areas of Johannes the leading international force in trade unionism. That achieve JOHANNESBURG. burg have been made. About 28 ment is one of the great things The South African Peace stand owners in Martindale and which 1953 witnessed. Council, at its meeting last Sophiatown have been informed week, passed a resolution ex that their leases will terminate pressing its horror at the at the end of May, 1954, and that Advances “increasing cruel and indis they will have to vacate their The progress of the World criminate manner in which premises in terms of the Western Federation is to a large extent a hostilities are being waged in Areas Clearance and Development reflection of the advances made Kenya.” The Council called by the working class in a num upon “the peoples of the Scheme. ber of individual countries. I whole of Africa to unite in Dated the 27th November, 1953, am thinking of the great an irresistible demand for the and signed by the Secretary for achievements of the working ending of this futile and bar the Advisory Committee of the people in Italy, shown in the baric war.” Western Areas Clearance and defeat of the reactionary gov A further resolution con Development Scheme, the letter ernment during the year, and demned the Government's in France where were seen the demand for the incorporation states: “As you are aware, the biggest and most successful of the Protectorates “as an premises which you are occupying strikes that have taken place imperialistic ambition whiciji have been acquired by the Gov in any country since the war. represents a grave menace to ernment in connection' with the Less widely known but just as the peace of Southern Western Areas Clearance and De significant was the growth of Africa.” Expressing its soli velopment Scheme. the trade union movement in darity with the people of the India and some of the South Protectorates in their resist “The Government has under American countries. ance to this proposal, the taken to re-house all Natives who I am sure that the growth in Council called upon all are required to vacate premises the strength of the working class peace-loving people to sup they are occupying, inter alia, in in Europe, Asia and elsewhere port their resistance. Sophiatown and Martindale in was largely a product of the The incoming executive connection with this scheme. It growing will for peace which was instructed to launch a is hoped to have the necessary has inspired the most powerful new and vigorous peace cam peace movement that the world paign early in the new year, accommodation available for the has even seen. Who of us, “in which the question of housing of the Natives in the near thinking back to those dark peace will be linked as future. days of 1952 which followed closely as possible with "In so far as other races are Eisenhower's election as Presi South African affairs.” The concerned the necessary represen dent of the United States, would executive is to concentrate disagree with the statement that on establishing new Peace tations have been made to the the most outstanding achieve Councils in the Eastern Cape Land Tenure Advisory Board for ment during this year was the Province, the O.F.S. and the an early decision on the Group defeat inflicted upon the war Protectorates, as well as Areas of Western Johannesburg. mongers in the United States, other areas where no peace It is hoped that the residential Great Britain and the other movement now exists. areas for the various races will be imperialist countries? made public soon by that body". Dress by Rene Page 6650-/6 8 ADVANCE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1953 S.A. INDIAN YOUTH CONGRESS “SOCIALIST COUNTRIES WANT PEACE” SUPPORT FOR (Continued from page 1) FORMED CANNING UNION WOLSELEY. Mr. Sisulu to the World Student ping canals and the other fruits of During the recent dispute at Congress in Warsaw. “Even the their labour.” the canning factory here, an offi most anti-Communist Western dele S.A. FUTURE Pledges Support For cial of the canning company told gates couldn't help admiring the Asked whether his experiences the workers that if they left the great work accomplished in re had affected his views about the Pood and Canning Workers’ Union building the city destroyed by^ the future of South Africa, Mr. Sisulu Dadoo And Naicker he would “look after” them. He Nazi barbarians,” he said. “The said: “The immediate task of the told them they should form a new restoration of Warsaw has been a people of South Africa is to win JOHANNESBURG. union, with a committee consist great inspiration to the Polish peo the right to determine what sort of MPTHE Indian people of the Union will not be party to any ing of himself and four other ple.” society they are going to live in. 1 misguided individuals who may request India and Pakistan employers’ representatives and six CHINA When democratic rights have been to withdraw the Indian question from the Agenda of the United representatives of the workers. He was also invited at Bucharest won, we can discuss what type of Nations”, declared the main resolution adopted at the first This committee would take up the to visit China. “It was a wonder social system we are going to have. conference of the South African Indian Youth Congress held in workers’ complaints. It would not ful experience visiting a great Meanwhile democrats of all shades Durban recently. be necessary for the workers to country which has recently emerged must unite to win political equal The resolution referred to re develop fully as true seats of pay subs. He gave the workers from the position of a semi-colony ity.’ ports of manoeuvres by officials learning. We call upon the entire 24 hours to make up their minds. with terrible conditions of poverty Asked whether he had not of the South African Indian youth of South Africa of all races Last Thursday night, a general thought his trip to Eastern Europe, Organisation to persuade India to and colours to organise united members’ meeting of the Food and malnutrition.” Russia and China might have an withdraw the question of racial and effective protests against the and Canning Workers’ Union, He was in China over a month tagonised the supporters and well- discrimination from the U.N. Government’s move”. Wolseley Branch, unanimously travelling extensively in the north wishers of Congress, Mr. Sisulu Agenda and to re-establish diplo Another resolution appreciated adopted a resolution expressing east and southern provinces of the said: “As far as the non-whites are matic and trade relations with the "great services rendered to full confidence in the Food and counfry. He attended the vast de concerned, certainly not. They look the Union. the cause of democracy by Canning Workers’ Union and monstration in Peking on the an upon these countries as their near “We cannot tolerate individuals Doctors Dadoo and Naicker” undertaking to work under the niversary of the liberation on Octo est friends who have unreservedly who want to place their own in leadership of the Union for the ber 1—“the greatest demonstration supported their case at UNO. terests before the interests of the and pledged that the Indian complete unity of all workers and I’ve ever seen in my life. People “My visit was a goodwill visit community and before the in youth would continue to follow for the achievement of higher of all classes and all parties took on behalf of democratic South terests of democracy”, continued devotedly in their footsteps. wages and better living and work part, and applauded with enthusiasm Africa, both white and black, the resolution. “This Conference Finally a resolution was passed ing conditions of all workers of the address by army leader Chu South Africa needs friends both strongly believes that not only pledging the support of the South the canning company. Teh, who was with Mao Tse Tung in the East and in the West.” must the Indian Government con African Indian Youth Congress to Asked by an Advance reporter on the platform. tinue with the present policy, but the world peace movement and how they felt about the bosses' Mr. Duma Nokwe also reported is of the opinion that the time strongly condemning the imperial “Union”, the workers replied, “I visited the great undertaking to the conference on his travels and has come when the Government ist bloodshed in Malaya, Vietnam “Ons sal nooit, nooit na daardie of the Kwantung water reservoir, presented to the A.N.C. some gifts of India must seriously consider and Kenya. Unie gaan”. One woman stated: their second largest construction from the World Federation of whether the practice of racial “A1 verlaat my man my, ek sal project still being built. It is a Democratic Youth, including a cap, discrimination in the Union is HEADQUARTERS nie ons Voedsel en Inmaak Wer- magnificent project and will be of scarf, American shell-case, wooden consistent with India’s continued The conference decided on Jo kers Unie verlaat nie”. great significance to Chinese agri tea tray, wooden cigarette case and membership of the Common hannesburg as the headquarters The workers said that bad as culture and industry. wooden note holder, all inscribed w ealth”. of the South African Indian Youth conditions were to-day, they had “I mixed with factory workers, with peace symbols. Congress and elected the follow been worse in the past, and it was peasants and intellectuals from The gifts were enthusiastically APARTHEID ing officials:—President, Dr. H. only through the efforts of the the universities. 0;*e thing is accepted and are to be preserved as AT UNIVERSITIES Moosa; General Secretary, Mr. Union that the workers had been quite clear—almost ail the Chi articles of historical value. After lodging its “strongest pro A. M. Kathrada; Treasurer, Mr. able to fight and win better con nese are united in devotion to ------test at the outrageous move made M. Mitha. ditions.- their country and acceptance of by the Malan Government” to the leadership of Chairman Mao. Reply io Bert Williams close the doors of the Wits, and They curse Chiang Kai-shek and From C. M. Bassa, Secretary, Cape Town Universities to Non- the American Government. Natal Indian Cricket Union: Whites, the conference declared: “While anxious about Taiwan “What South Africa requires is (Formosa) and Korea, they are su The attention of my Union has not the erection of more fences STUDENTS AND WOMEN premely confident of the future.” been drawn to an article in your between the White and the Non- issue of the 10th December, 1953 White people, but the bringing RUSSIA Entitled “Sport and Politics,” together of all peoples on a basis At the close of his tour of China written by Bert Williams. of equality for the common good CALL FOR PEACE Mr. Sisulu was invited to attend The article, purporting to deal of the country. Consequently we the November 7 celebrations in with unity in non-European sport call for the total abolition of JOHANNESBURG. may, by bearing faithful witness Moscow. “I was impressed by the in South Africa, contains inter- segregation in all universities in “We respectfully request the to the example and teaching of high living standard of the people alia, certain allegations against South Africa so that they may Government to use its influence her Master, be used to promote my Union which are figments of to bring about an early meeting the spirit of goodwill and confi of the U.S.S.R.,” he said. “The the author’s mind and cannot go of the five great powers in the dence among the nations, and people are well-fed and well- unchallenged. interests of peace”, ' declares a obtain justice and equity for all clothed. There are magnificent I do not know the source of resolution recently passed by the people”. new buildings in Moscow over 30 your correspondent’s information U.S. Judge Hits Back Women’s Association of the Pres stories high. but it is sheer nonsense to sug byterian Church of South Africa STUDENTS CONDEMN WAR “It is impossible to describe the gest that “the Inter-District Cric LONDON. and Rhodesia, as reported in A recent resolution adopted by new Moscow University adequate ket Union is not very popular the S.A. Peace Council bulletin the Students’ Representative ly. It is said to be 15 times the because it’s mainly Tamil, and Chief Justice Clark, the Ameri “South Africa for Peace”. Council of the Witwatersrand size of Columbia University, in the Natal Indian Cricket Union can Judge who has flatly refused to University also condemns war. the United States, formerly regar is controlled by Muslims.” My recognise the legality of the State The full text of the resolution is The resolution reads: ded as the world’s largest. I visited Union is composed of four units Department’s order for his dismis as follows: “This S.R.C., recognising that the students’ restaurant, luxuriously and works as one big happy sal, continues to take his seat on “We, the members of the Wo war contains a threat to the cul equipped with a menu equivalent family. It is csompleteily non the Beanch of the High Commis men’s Association of the Presby tural and intellectual development to that of a first-rate hotel. There sectarian and all those who are sion Court in Germany. terian Church of South Africa and of humanity through: was no black bread. connected with the administra Rhodesia, give thanks to Almighty “I stood near the leaders of the tion of its affairs are only con He has told the State Department God for the efforts that have been (a) The perversion of science for U.S.S.R. taking the salute at the cerned with fostering the grand that its cable suspending turn is “in made to maintain Peace in the ends of human destruction in November 7 celebrations. It is the game. sulting,” adding that the last person world. We pray that God will stead of constructive pur greatest day in the Soviet calendar, The story of the omission of suspended was an atorney who pro give wisdom, guidance and cour poses; with darling and music lasting Ted Chetty from the first South tested because the U.S. High Com age to all leaders the world over, (b) The diversion of state moneys throughout the night. African Indian XI is completely mission in Germany did not prose for we are convinced that the for military defence to the unfounded. A selector’s task cute a lower court judge who was only way to lasting Peace is detriment of the educational “I visited the Republic of Aber- is no bed of roses and there is guilty of bigamy. through the practice of that way needs of the community; baijan which enjoys great benefits hardly any team selected which of life made known by Jesus in association with the other repub meets with unanimous approval. “The department,” declared Chief Christ. We respectfully request (c) The erection of intellectual lics, including economic develop Ted Chetty has rendered merito Justice Clark, “compounds felonies the Government to use its in barriers between scientists, ment and defence. rious services to my Union and I and apparently prefers bigamous to fluence to bring about an early writers, musicians and philo “The people of the republics are am sure that he would be the independent judges.” meeting of the five great powers sophers in different parts of happy to be members of the Soviet last one to suggest that he was in the interest of peace. the world; family of nations on the basis of omitted from any team because “As members of the universal (d) The destruction of universi complete equality. he is a Hindu. STANDS FOR SALE Christian Church, we pray for ties, laboratories, schools and The article gives a completely Stands for sale to Coloureds only, the removal of distrust, jealousy general retardation of cul “What impressed me most in false account of the affairs of my at Grasmere, Johannesburg. Two and suspicion from our hearts, tural and educational pro the Eastern European countries, Union and in the interests of Stands vacant. 50 x 100 each.— and from our own nation, as gress; Russia and China, was the aboli sport and to clear the good name Apply to: Flat No. 30, 3 West St., well as from the hearts of the tion of unemployment and the of my Union, I must ask you to Johannesburg. citizens of other countries, and expresses itself in support of any tremendously sincere desire for publish the full text of this let from their governments. And wre attempt to ease international peace. ter. pray that the Church as a whole tension”. “The U.S.S.R. has today taken OPTICIANS a leading place with regard to the Wolfson and De Wet, F.N.A.O. economic progress of Europe. It is Peace Conference Eng.) Qualified Sight-testing and Published by Competent Publishing and Printing (Pty.) Ltd., 6 Barrack heading for world economic leader LONDON. Dispensing Opticians, 4 King George Street, Cape Town, and printed by Pioneer Press (Pty.) Ltd., Forgate ship. It can only achieve this if A Peace conference held in Street (between Bree and Plein Street, Woodstock. peace is preserved. Their econo Manchester recently decided to or Streets) Johannesburg. Please note Unless otherwise stated, all political matter in Advance by Brian mic achievements make the people ganise a mass petition against Ger change of address. Bunting, 6 Barrack Street, Cape Town. hate the very idea of war with its man rearmament. 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