13 Ijyj |iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiininiiniiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiifititt;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiii^ I The third All-African People*s Conference opened in Cairo last week with delegates | I from 69 organisations and political parties from 37 African countries in attendance. Among | I the delegates were leaders from South Africa: DR. Y. M . DADOO o f the S.A Indian Con- | I gress; DR. ARTHUR LETELE, Treasurer-General of the former ANC; MR. NANA MAHO- | I M O, of the former Pan Africanist Congress; MRS. MARY TUROK o f the S.A. Congress of | I Democrats; MR. AMBROSE MAKIWANE, MR. TENNYSON MAKIWANE and MR. I I MOSES MABHIDA. | I First reports reaching New Age from Cairo indicate that the delegates'"have made a | WWCULFORRG AGRINST SJL illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllilllUlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllin^ • DR. ARTHUR LETELE told the Conference: “We call on all countries to support Dr. Nkrumah’s call for United Na­ tions economic sanctions against South Africa.” • MR. TOM MBOYA, Sec­ i Vol. 7, No. 25. Registered at the G.P.O. as a Newspaper retary General of the Kenya African National Union, called E NORTHERN EDITION Thursday, April 6, 1961 5c. J for “direct action, not mere iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiHimniiimmiiiiimmiij^ wtu'ds*’ in imposing economic ■ i € sanctions on South Africa. SA. DELEGATE FIVE-POINT AGENDA Indian YoutlT The conference i:%efK]a included the following five items: TO CAIRO 1. To achieve the independence of the still-dependent countries of Back Call For Africa and eliminate imperialist agents from the independent coun­ tries. Convention 2. To wage a struggle against new aggression by imperialism. JOHANNESBURG. 3. To reorganise the African The Transvaal Indian Youth Con­ liberation movement. gress has welcomed as an historic 4. To introduce democratic, eco­ step the decision of the All In Afri­ nomic and social principles in can Conference held in Pietermaritz­ Africa. burg re<^ntly. 5. To achieve unity and co­ “The challenge to the Govern­ operation among the Governments ment to call a national convention and peoples of Africa. before the republic failing which LETELE SPEAKS mass demonstrations will take place Eh". Arthur Letele,_ deported last on May 31, is momentous. In the year from South Africa to Basuto­ resolution we see a peaceful yet de­ land, made the first speech on be­ termined opposition to a regime half of the South African delega­ which is brining disaster to South tion. Africa. We will do all in our power Bringing to the conference “the to ensure the maximum Indian par­ sincere message of fraternity and ticipation in such a convention. solidarity from the oppressed masses “We call upon the Indian people in the southernmost tip of this vast of South Africa to once again pre­ continent.” Dr. Letele said: pare themselves to struggle relent­ WE CANNOT BE SILENT Mrs. Mary Turok, Congress of lessly side by side with all freedom When k was all over, there was a big hi^ for Walter Sisulu from Africa is part of the world. We loving people against Nationalist cannot remain silent or indifferent Democrats del^ate to the Cairo tyranny. We call up>on all the people Mrs. Amina Cachalia outside the treason trial Special Court. The of South Africa to unite to stop a policeman behind looks VERY CROSS. to things which go on all around conference. (Continued on page 5) Nationalist Republic. Treason Trial is RUSSIA AND CHINA STOP Truly Over ALL TRADE WITH S.A. From our London Correspondent NATIONAL TRADE HAS AN­ colonialist authorities of South The Chinese boycott had in fact Africa.” started in July last year. The PRETORIA. D R - N. Diederichs, South NOUNCED THAT PEOPLE’S Africa’s Minister of Econo­ CHINA HAS SEVERED ALL The letter further explains that various trade agencies of the ]y£ILLIONS of words of a i l ­ ECONOMIC AND TRADE RE­ “the Chinese people have consistent­ Chinese Government were then re­ ment, towering piles of mic Affairs, has received a LATIONS WITH THE UNION ly given their d^p sympathy and quested not to enter into any new document^ and four years and speedy answer to his boast in OF SOUTH AFRICA, IN SUP­ resolute support to the just struggle trade contracts with South Africa. against imperialimi and colonialism An official Chinese announcement three months spent in the dock Pariiament last week that the PORT OF THE JUST STRUGGLE breaking of Commonwealth ties OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN and for winning and preserving na­ of the boycott was, however, de­ by 28 of South Africans most PEOPLE. tional independence waged by the layed until all old contracts had doughty freedom fighters were could be offset by an increase SIMILAR ACTION HAS ALSO African people as a whole and the expired. brought to an abrupt end by 38 in trade with the Soviet Union, BEEN TAKEN BY THE SOVIET struggle against racial discrimination The impact of China’s boycott is and for fundamental human rights likely to be felt most in the sensi­ minutes of judgment from the China and other socialist coun­ UNION. tries, from whom he claimed to In its letter the China Council by the South African people in par­ tive wool exporting industry of Special Court Bench last week. declared its “deep concern” for ticular.” South Africa. In the exporting sea­ Day after weary day the accused have received a number of South Africa’s people. The China Council expresses its son of 1959-60 South Africa sent had filed into the court, the old con­ “rather attractive offers.” INDIGNATION confidence that the “righteous cause over 8 million pounds of wool to verted vSynagogue, to sit on long IN A LETTER TO THE SOUTH “We express great indignation at of the South African people will China but »nce July 1960 exports wooden benches beneath the high AFRICAN UNITED FRONT, and strongly condemn the crime of certainly win victory so long as they to this market have fallen off vaulted ceiling and watch the three THE CHINA COUNCIL FOR brutally massacring the South strengthen their unity and persist in rapidly. (Continued on page 4) THE PROMOTION OF INTER­ African people committed by the struggle.” (Continued on page S) Away With Imperialism NEW ACE The imperialists know that a THE nCHT FOB FREEDOM union of independent states of Africa will be a force to be reckoned with in world politics. CAN NEVER BE TREASON f LETTER BOX That is why they murdered Lu­ mumba and imprison their oppo­ sensational collapse of the treason trial last week brings nents in Africa. to an end one of the most sordid chapters in the history of Imperialists believe that the only human race is the white race. Nationalist political persecution of their opponents. PROTEST AT BAN ON Let our slogan be “Africa for the There was never any basis to the charge of treason which was Africans.” Imperialists, why do brought against the 156 accused who were dragged from their you preach of God, the moral law, homes and cast into prison in December 1956. The whole case ANC AND PAG justice, when your governments fail to practise these fine precepts? was a sheer act of political intimidation and terrorism inspired Through the columns of your more arid more in their determi­ You are hypocrites, for you shut by the Government. paper I wish to register my protest nation. up the kingdom of freedom Nobody can begin to know the endless misery and suffering at the action of the Nationalist I appeal to all freedom loving against men, for you neither go in which was inflicted on the accused as a result of this trial. Inno­ Governmen't in extending the ban people of our country, voters and yourself nor do you allow those on the ANC and the PAC under voteless, to use every legitimate who want to go in either. cent people were deprived of their livelihood and forced to live the so-called Unlawful Organisa­ method at their disp>osal to com- Away with colonialism and im­ on charity for years. Families were broken up, children separated tions Act of 1960, p»el the Government of S.A. to perialism in Africa! Wake up from their parents. reconsider its piolicy of apartheid youth! Boys and girls, where are The physical strain of the trial was so great that some of The reimposition of the ban and racial discrimination, and to you? clearly shows that the present Nat call a National Convention repre­ NALEDI NTLAMA the accused were driven to an early death. Government is unable to rule this Maseru. country and it should resign and senting all the people of S.A. to THESE ARE CRIMES OF THE NATIONALIST GOV- make way for an able government draw up a new constitution and ERNMENT WHICH THE SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE that will rule on the concepts en­ Bill of Rights that will make racial discrimination punishable by law. WILL NOT SOON FORGET OR FORGIVE. shrined in the Freedom Charter. Asian Affairs Dept. Yet despite all the Government could do to make the charge W. T. SOB AN DL A I want to warn the Government of treason stick, despite the appointment of a Special Court and that in this country there shall Former Secretary of the Rejected the hand-picking of the judges by the then Minister of Justice never be peace as long as a section now banned ANC— No doubt the setting up of the Mr. Swart, despite the fact that the law was altered four times of the population is denied the Walmer Branch. Asian Affairs Department has its to suit the Crown and to the prejudice of the accused, despite fundamental right to express their origin in the successive hammering views and aspirations freely year in and year out at the United the fact that the Crown was given every opportunity by the through the medium of their or­ Nations of the question of the Bench to make the most of its wretched case, the evidence was ganisations without police intimi­ treatment of Indians in South so inadequate that defence counsel were not even required to dation.