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|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 : 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. . 3. To reorganise the African The 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 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 . 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 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 . 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. Blow To Racialists Africa. This is a new departure argue on the facts. from the former Nationalist “all Banning of organisations, ban­ The racialists must have suffered out elimination or repatriation” THE COURT CAME TO THE UNANIMOUS CON­ ishment of leaders, declaration of a blow when “apartheid” was re­ policy for the Indian community. CLUSION THAT THERE WAS NO BASIS FOR THE states of emergervcies, will not jected by the Commonwealth As apartheid is still the basic solve the problems of this coun­ Prime Ministers’ Conference. The CHARGE OF TREASON. principle, this is not the way out. The judgment of the special court is a slap in the face for the try; neither will they deter the South African United Front de­ Progressive Indian opinion rejects oppressed people’s fight for a free serves high praise for its untiring the theory of “developing along Government, for Professor Murray, and for all the red-baiters in and democratic South Africa but efforts and talks with other your own lines” as a warf>ed South Africa who have tried to undermine the Congress alliance will only serve to strengthen them leaders. philosophy of a warped mind, by unscrupulous anti-Communism and witch-hunting. Perhaps the greatest praise challenging dynamic times. We The Freedom Charter says: “That South Africa belongs to should go to President Nkrumah will continue to pursue the right Time For Freedom of Ghana and Mr. John Diefen- to participate in the affairs of our all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can Most of the White population baker, who must have made Dr. country as free and equal citizens. justly claim authority unless it is based on the will of all the are against African liberation. The Verwoerd very wrathful and hot PAUL JOSEPH people . . .” wishes of the Africans are not re­ under the collar. No praise for Johannesburg. ^ Its main demand is that: **Evbry man and woman shall have cognised at all. When we ask for Menzies whose anti-Japanese p>o- * * * licy is well known. the right to vote for and to stand as candidate for all bodies h i^er pay, fair treatment and which make laws.” better education, we are called Thank you. all who helped Yes-men Not Wanted Communists. achieve this victory, this blow to It is the judgment of the court that this is neither communism When a man asks for liberation semi-fascist racialism. In certain organisations some nor treason. Furthermore, although the court did not explicitly it is time for him to be freed. prominent people denounce others say so, the implication is plain that the Freedom Charter, as the S. P. MOKHOSl DEMOCRAT as pimps because they do not Basutoland. Cape Town. share the same opinions. I would basic policy of the Congress Alliance, is no more than the like the leadership of these organi­ elementary programme of democratic reform of which this coun­ sations to take strong action try stands in such crying need today. against this sort of thing. We sincerely hope that people are not recruited in order to act Reign of Terror I OVERJOYED? I as “Yes-baas” in political circles, "Y^OU are all of course over- We have been getting far but to add what they think is right Yet for merely working for such democratic reform, the ■- joyed at the result of the too little money from you and OF>pose what they think is not members of the Congress Alliance have been subjected to the treason trial. The acquittal of lately. Maybe you have been correct until they are defeated by the accused after years of tor­ taking New Age, like the trea­ a vote. most vicious persecution at the hands of the Government. Nor ture is a wonderful triumph. son trial, for granted—some­ L. S. CELE should it be thought that with the ending of this case, the What a slap in the face for thing that goes on for ever Durban. Government’s reign of terror is over. the Government—from its own without visible means of sup­ There will be no apology or offer of compensation from the bench! It just shows what a port. poor case the prosecution had. Well, the treason trial has Government to make up for the appalling losses, both spiritual Perhaps your celebrations now come to an end. DON’T Where Do Our and material, the accused have suffered during these five terrible and thanksgivings are already LET NEW AGE COME TO Taxes Go? years of trial. over. But we want to remind AN END. On the contrary, this rebuff from the courts will merely you of one fact; Send your donation today. We have experienced great hard­ stimulate the Verwoerd gang to further excesses against the Throughout the almost fiv^ Our special thanks go this ship since August 19^. The year agony of the accused, week to friends in Johannes­ school principals and committees people. The South African Congress of Trade Unions, the only New Age was always by their burg, who donated the fine invited all pyarents to a meeting body representing the mass of workers of all races in South sWe. At first we were even sum of R300. We need more where it was announced that the numbered amongst the accused friends of the same calibre, in Africa, has already been arbitrarily banned from holding meet­ monthly fees for lower primary ings for three months. The Government will tend to rely more —yes, accused number 156 was Johannesburg, or elsewhere. It scholars would be raised to 15c the Real Printing and Publish­ is friends like these who keep from 10c, and to 25c from 10c and more on administrative action against the people’s leaders, ing Co. us going. for hifdier primary scholars. rather than face the risk of further rebuffs from the courts. But in any case, we alone of Last Week’s Donations: Then in Januarv of this year Legislation providing for preventive detention is a further possi­ the South African Press gave another meeting was called and week-by-week coverage of the Cape Town: bility. Unity RIO, D.H. R1.90, D we were told that the fees would course of the trial. be raised to 30c for all scholars. The violent assaults still to come from a tyrannical Govern­ Our reporters Lionel Forman & R R2, N.M. R2, Hot Water R6, Jacobin RIO, Harold What is funny albout this is that ment smarting from many defeats both nationally and interna­ and Robert Resha, both ac­ the School Board does not tell us cused, made a name for them­ R2.10, Ken R2, Harry R4, tionally^ must be met by the united determination of all selves with their reports. Lio­ Spuds R2, Double Yolk R6, what the money is to be u ^ for. democratic-minded South Africans. nel later had a book published. Wyndoc RIO, Rubar R15, Pre­ Parents are afraid to ask in case mier Rl, Bob R3, Johnny 60c, their children are put out of With the treason trial out of the way, the road ahead should Maybe Robert will still do ffie now be clear to all. same. Ban R2.10, M.G. R2, Joe R4, school. When the treason trial was Chess R3, Anon (per S.C.) R2, We do not get anything out of no longer news for the daily Mica R2, G.A.F. R2.10, Rimo this money. All the children do is g The people’s struggle against apartheid must be intensified. press. It remained news for RIO, Don R5, E.D.T. R20, Ed gardening in school and we get New Age—we gave up at least R5. S.M. R4, Rough Diamond about two bagsful each of the g A new South Africa must be built on the basis laid down a page a week to make sure R25, Alf R2. produce, which cannot support in the Freedom Charter. that the true facts of what Johannesburg: any family for a year. Colls. R4, Harry R2, Colls. I have three children at school. IT IS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN TREASON TO went on in court were pre­ For each one I have to pay R3.60 sented to the public. RIO, O. Grove R4, Friends a year. I also have to pay R4.50 SAY THIS. IT IS JUOT PLAIN COMMONSENSE. THE For four and a half years! R300, Colls. R4. Obs. R12. VERWOERD ROAD IS THE ROAD TO DISGRACE AND You can repay something of Durban: for poll-tax, and R2 for an ox- your debt to New Age by Nad R4, Cafe R62.47, Plays wagon which I own. On top of RUIN. THE FREEDOM CHARTER, BASED ON EQUAL sending a donation to keep the R24. this, each man must pay R8.50 RIGHTS FOR ALL, PROVIDES THE ONLY GUARANTEE paper going. TOTAL: R592.27. whenever a new school is built. M. A. MATLAKALA OF PEACE AND HARMONY AMONGST ALL SECTIONS =illlllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllltllllllllillllllllllllllllllllHHIIIIHIillllllllllllllllHlli.~ Mabteskraal, Tvl. OF OUR PEOPLE. In Protest Against 3-Month Ban SACTU CALLS FOB WORLD BOYCOTT JOHANNESBURG. SACTU immediately sent off Two principal lines of action cables to the All African Trade appear jxissible. First, such a com­ ^ H E South African Congress Union Federation, the WFTU and mittee may consider issuing an in­ of Trade Unions has called the ICFTU urging vigorous pro­ ternational financial appeal to assist tests. South African trade unions as well on trade unions throughout the The call to trade unions to de­ as workers who have been impris­ world to boycott South African clare SO'Uth African ships ‘black’ is oned or were in the treason trial. goods, declare South African a call to dockers not to load or off­ Next, the Committee will consider ships ‘black’ and take any other load South African vessels. It is an organising an international trade extension of the economic boycott boycott by calling the workers alL solidarity action in protest movement and could be the start of over the world not to handle South against the Government’s three a demand for countries to declare African goods. economic sanctions against the month ban on all SACTU Mr. John Tetfegah, President of meetings. Union. Millions have already endorsed the Ghana TUC, is .said to be com­ the call for the boycott of South mitted to an active policy on South The ban was slapped on SACTU Africa and may call for similar by the Minister of Justice under the African goods and SACTU com­ mented the day after the ban: “This action from African trade unionists Suppression of Communism Act. It at the inaugural conference of the was intended amongst other things action by the Government will only strengthen this endorsement and All-African Trade Union Federation to block SACTU’s sixth annual con­ due to take place in Casablanca in Dr. A. Letele, Dr. Y. M. Dadoo, Mr. Moses Mabhida and Mr. ference last week-end (see below). should make the boycott a complete success.” May. Ambrose Makiwane at the All-African People's Conference in Cairo. '^illlillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllj jKenyatta’s Voice A t| And The Wheels I Cairo Conference | SACTU BEATS THE BAN = A tape-recorded message s = from Jomo Kenyatta was = Begin to Move = played to the All-African = Successful Conference Held in Durban = People’s Conference by Mr. = Meanwhile the World Federation From M. P. Naicker bodies in the country, representing # to call upon all members of = Tom Mboya. In it, the Kenya E of Trade Unions, in co-operation DURBAN. 53,000 workers in 51 affiliated trade its affiliated unions . . . to partici­ = national leader said he hoped E with the Ghana Trade Union Con­ unions. pate in the mai>s action planned for = all delegates would work for E gress, is actively working towards SACTU’s sixth annual con­ May 1961 and to continue to work = the unity and strength of the S the creation of an international The conference resolved for the liberation of our country. S African peoples and thus = trade union committee to co-ordi­ ference beat the ban imposed on it by the Government With­ # To call upon all trade union­ = achieve peace and prosperity. = nate and organise activities in sup­ ists and all democrats in SA to pro­ MESSAGES port of the South African struggle in minutes of the news of the S The reproduction of the mes- E test to the Minister of Justice and SACTU’s sixth conference re­ against apartheid. ban coming through emergency to demand the withdrawal of the ceived messages of supoprt from = sage was so muffled as to be = The Ghana TUC will be invkii^ = almost unintelligible in parts; = arrangements were made to ban on SACTU meetings; trade union federations in Cyprus, representatives from tbe Interna­ the German Democratic Republic, = Mr. Mboya blamed this on = tional Confederation of Free Trade bring the conference forward by # to send details of the ban to = “the British District Commis- = France, Italy, Yugoslavia, the Soviet Unions, the British TUC and the one day—and this was done. the United Nations and the Inter­ Union, Zanzibar, Cuba, Burma, Po­ = sioner, who was hovering over = trade union centres of Nigeria, national Labour Office; E us and doing everything pos- = The conference sat in all-night land, Finland, Indonesia, Ghana, Kenya, Tai^anyika, India, Brazil, Japan and Libya. E sible to impede the recording.” = the Soviet Union and China to a session. # to call on fellow-workers E He assured the conference that = meeting in Accra during July next The three month ban on all throughout the world to demon­ The annual report prepared for E Kenyatta was “still strong and = for this purpose. SACTU meetings came into force strate their solidarity with the delegates is an impressive record of E fit and still leader of Kenya . . = The principal aim of such a com­ last Friday, March 31. The confer­ South African Congress of Trade workers’ organising over the year. = Whether the British Govern- = mittee would be to establish contact ence was due to open that day—but Unions by taking any action which Important developments in the orga­ = ment likes it or not, no Gov- = with the South African trade imion the delegates were rushed to Dur­ they think fit—be it to call our ships nising of unions for African miners = emment will be formed in = organisations with a view to ascer­ ban in time for it to start on the “black” or to boycott South Afri­ and farm workers top the list of E Kenya unless it is led by Jomo = taining the type of international afternoon of Thursday March 30 can goods; achievements. E Kenyatta.” = working class action needed to and the proceedings went on at assist the South African workers. rapid-fire pace until five minutes to .^illllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli midnight on Thursday. A ^ C T U official flew to EKirban to tie up conference arrangements for the early start; Johannesburg delegates were rushed to Durban by road; and Durban delegates hastily rounded up. Cape Town delegates had, fortunately, already arriv^. URGENT BUSINESS The agenda was slashed in half and only urgent business tackled. The delegates settled down immedi­ ately to discuss the implications of the ban and how SACTU will work during the next three months. At the end of the ‘beat the ban’ conference the Sp>ecial Branch car­ ried out a raid and took down the names and addresses of all dele­ gates and confiscated all documents including copies of messages, minutes and resolutions. Despite the difficulties, the Cre­ dential Committee’s report showed that the conference was very repre­ sentative. There were 57 delegates in all. Transvaal was represent^ by 12 delegates and Cape Town by eight. Kimberley sent three dele­ gates and the remainder were from Pietermaritzburg and Durban. The feeling of abhorrence at the manner in which the conference was banned was expressed by seve­ ral delegates in hard-hitting speeches. STEADY GROWTH A composite resolution stated that despite bannings, arrests, depor­ tations and savage fines and sen­ tences on workers who have taken strike action, SACTU had grown in six years from a small body with Mrs. Phylllj Altman. National Executive Committee member of only twelve affiliated unions into SACTU, addresses the “Beat the Ban” conference in I>urban last OUT FOR THE COUNT! one of the majoDr co-ordinating week. Stephen Dhlamini, Natal Chairman ot SACTU, is in the chair.

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