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Registered at the ADVANCE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 General Post Officeadvance as a Newspaper PRICE 3d. THE MANDELA CASE The legal profession is fol­ PEOPLE’S lowing with the keenest inter­ CONGRESS- est the case in which proceed­ ings have been instituted against Mr. Nelson Mandela, well-known local attorney, to We promised you news to warm THE LEADERS HAVE MET! have him barred from the pro­ your hearts when we announced our fession. The Law Society has special big May Day issue of Ad­ important step towards the convening of the Congress of the People was taken at Dur­ instituted these proceedings vance. Well, here’s the first instal­ ban last Sunday, when leaders of the African National Congress, the S.A. Indian Con-^ against him because of a con­ ment of that good news—the Dean gress, the Congress of Democrats and the S.A. Coloured People’s Organisation met and viction arising out of the de­ of Canterbury, the world’s most be­ fiance campaign. loved churchman, has accepted our elected a joint planning committee of the four bodies to carry out the campaign. invitation to write a special May The comments of some Day article for Advance. This historic meeting is the open­ the leaders. The charter will emerge be, in every sense of the word, the Johannesburg legal men are ing of a new phase in the long from countless discussions among charter of the ordinary man and unprintable, as the matter is The Dean’s article will tell how struggle of the people for freedom. the people themselves. It will truly woman. sub judice. May Day will be celebrated all over For the first time, in response to the world. Make sure of reading the invitation of the African this article by the writer of that National Congress, leaders of demo­ classic of people’s literature, “The cratic national organisations of all Socialist Sixth of the World,” and ra have met to plan out a major many other books written by this cai ipaign. outstanding Christian and fighter for A campaign to form local peace and justice, holder of the People’s Convention committees in Stalin Peace Prize. every suburb and township, every You can be sure of receiving the village and reserve in cities and in special issue of Advance if you rural areas throughout the length order it to-day. Don’t delay—we are and breadth of the Union will begin sure to be sold out very quickly. immediately. The first task of the local committees will be to hold HAS YOUR UNION, CON­ public meetings to discuss the GRESS BRANCH, PEACE drafting of the Freedom Charter. GROUP SENT IN ITS ADVANCE The Freedom Charter will not be MAY DAY GREETINGS? submitted, even in draft form, bv WOLSELEY WORKER SAYS STATEMENT FORCED Support from Hungary, Italy By BECKY LAN A 15-YEAR-OLD girl, Mina Gungu, told the Wolseley Magis- trate’s Court last week that she had been working at Wolseley Canning Factory since she was 11 years old. She had been called by the prosecution to give evidence against trade union leaders Rachel Williams and Anne McKenzie, who are charged with inciting “Mina Demingo and others” to take part in an illegal strike for higher CHUCK OUT THE CHUCKERS-OUT wages. But when cross-examined by Sgt. going ahead with the organisation Venter, the prosecutor, Miss of the workers. The backward Gungu denied that the accused or workers who have been recruited ar anyone else had told her not to go “scab” labour by the bosses are Massive Opposition To Forced Removals to work. joining the ynion, too! Last week Sgt. Venter applied to have her we registered 75 of them. JOHANNESBURG. declared a hostile witness. He said BOSSES HAVE LABOUR SPY \y iT H the announcement by the Government of Us intention to start its piecemeal ejec­ that the evidence she was giving in court was contrary to a statement A Coloured member of the C.I.D. tion of the people of Sophiatown, Newclare and Martindale at the end of April, the she had made to the police. has been sent into the factory to sp' on the workers as a “sub-foreman.” campaign against this grim plan is reaching new heights among the people of the threat­ Miss Gungu told the court she They very soon spotted him, and ened areas and throughout Johannesburg. had signed this statement under when he turned up at a meeting h force. She had been called into the was ejected from the hall. “I have no intention of moving,” one African householder told when members of the Liberal Party, office of Mr. D. Delport, manager Advance last week. His spirit is reflected in the thousands of signa­ the Torch Commando and others of the factory, and in his presence The workers have been mosf tures to the mass petition against removal now being signed by refused to accept a motion that re­ and that of a factory foreman she heartened by messages of solidaritv people of the area. presentatives of the African and had been questioned by two detec­ from food workers all over the Indian Congresses, or even indivi­ world. Meanwhile a massive demand is which they own themselves, and tives. She pointed out Det.-Sgt. growing among the people of the leave us living in cardboard and dual Non-Europeans, should be Sauerman in court as one of those “We learned with indignation o' brought in as partners in the pro­ Orlando breeze-block death cham­ hessian,” one Moroka resident posed campaign. who had questioned her. the attempt to smash your union. bers, the people of Moroka and said to Advance. “We are Council “That man forced me,” she said, Be sure of our moral support,” Jabavu and other “temporary” tenants. The Meadow’ands houses Commenting on the meeting, a her finger pointing at Sauerman. wrote the workers of one of the emergency camps erected by the are Council houses. We demand member of the Congress of Demo­ largest dairy plants in far-away crats who was present told Advance: She told the court that she was City Council to deal with the hous­ the right to occupy those houses.” People’s Democratic Hungary. ing shortage, that they should have “One had the extraordinary spec­ terrified by the presence of the boss, “LIBERAL” SABOTAGE foreman and members of the C.I.D. And the Italian Food Workers' first claim on the new houses being tacle of members of the United Federation has written expressing put up at Meadowlands and in­ Meanwhile, Father Huddlestone’s Party voting for an all-in campaign EVEN ORGANISING THE its sympathy and solidarity. tended to receive the Western Areas Western Areas Protest Committee is to include the Congresses, and mem­ evacuees. continuing to arouse tremendous bers of the Liberal Party and others “SCABS” These people are living in the support with its campaign among who should know better voting They said to her repeatedly: worst slums in Johannesburg, and European citizens of Johannesburg against it. “Didn’t Annie McKenzie tell you Post us your May Day greet­ the City Health Department has re­ against Verwoerd’s inhuman scheme. “At every meeting of the West­ to strike?” After they had re­ ings right away. Only limited peatedly drawn attention to the Thousands of postcards objecting to ern Areas Protest Committee peated this many times she said space is available, and to be shocking and inhuman conditions the scheme are being signed and African speakers have been on “Yes.” But, she said, this was not sure of yours appearing you under* which they live—conditions sent to Parliament and the City the platform and they have been the truth. should waste no time. which threaten the health of every­ Council. excellently received by the Euro­ The case was adjourned to C2nd one in the city. An attempt to form a united pean suburban audiences. April. Rates: 10/- an inch or 2d. a word. “How can they put up new front of all organisations opposed “One can only conclude that the Meanwhile, my union, in spite of houses for people who live in to the scheme, however, broke down Liberals are lagging miles behind increasing police intimidation, is brick houses in Sophiatown, at a stormy meeting last Monday, progressive public opinion.” 2 ADVANCE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954

PRISON EXPERIENCES From L. Kukulela, Bennie Street, Langa, Cape Town. On the 28th January, 1954, 1 ftp. 'Advance was arrested under the Urban Areas Act. I was kept in a cell from 11 a.m. to Friday morning, Post1 29th January. After that we were NO TIME taken before the registration pass officer, who had the authority to PSALM 23 tell us whether guilty or not under Address letters to Advance section so and so. From Nuffsed, Cape Town. i Post, 6 Barrack Street, Cape In the presence of the pass Dr. Malan is my shepherd. officer I was beaten by a police­ TO WASTE Town. Some of the letters I’m always in want; man (number given). below have been shortened or He maketh me to lie down on We were then taken to the cells O n February 4 we printed an editorial that many of our readers extracts only printed. park benches, again without any trial, and I was reported they liked. It said that conditions in South Africa He leadeth me in the path of kept there for three days. apartheid were ripe for an unprecedented unity between all sections of the For my Coloured sake. On Monday, 1st February, we population against the fascist attack, for full democracy. THE THREATENED were made to appear before the Yea, though I walk through the magistrate of Langa Court, who PEOPLE valley of depression, adjourned the case to Friday, 5th The theme of the editorial was this: From XYZ, East Griqualand. I anticipate no recovery, February. These are the millions waiting to march together in an in­ I have just read the pamphlet For Malan is with me. Then the appointed date came, issued by the S.A. Congress of He prepareth a reduction in my and the case was again postponed vincible army of freedom. Democrats (“The Threatened salary until 10th February. The 10th People”). In the presence of mine enemies; came and I appeared before the But waiting. I feel that there is an important He increaseth my income tax; magistrate. He did not want to For there can be no army without leaders—organised leaders admission left out of this pam­ My expenses runneth over. hear any nonsensical things from working together ^s a team, guiding all the different people in phlet. Surely unemployment and poverty me, he said. I tried to defend my­ The authors do not stress suffi­ Will follow me all the days of his self by telling him that we came this great army together, showing them the way, inspiring them ciently the necessity of universal administration, here to get money as we are not with confidence. franchise in regard to the econ­ And I will dwell in a pondokkie better paid in outside areas. The omic prosperity and progress of for ever. reason we are all collected here is That was nearly two months ago. A lot has happened in South Africa, nor even to the cul­ for better pay, better conditions in those two months. The people have shown themselves more de­ tural aspects of such a measure. jobs. The present Government is always against the Africans. termined than ever to fight fascism. Not only has this been the In not stressing these points IF IT FAILS TO COME . . . My fine was £1, including the case on the Non-European liberatory front, but also in the they miss out some forceful argu­ £2 for bail, or seven days in gaol. ments in favour of their policies. From I. M. Mahloko, Serowe, heightened activity of the trade union movement since the Schoe- Bechuanaland. I was then released at Roeland man Bill was announced. No doubt this is a ticklish Advance is just the right paper Gaol with a sum of 11s. 5d. on point, but it is very necessary and for us. We read quite a lot of 12th February, 1954. it should not be ignored. But the failing which we criticised two months ago still papers, but this is the master of exists to-day. We do not yet seem to have found an effective Universal franchise would them all. If it fails to come we bring about a qualitative change feel that we are not properly in­ WHAT WE WANT way of co-ordinating our campaigns, of uniting all who are fight­ formed of what is going on in the and would mean a tremendous From S. J. Mogomotsi, 9021 (B), ing the same enemy on different fronts. increase in commerce, trade and whole world. Orlando West, Johannesburg. business in general; an increase in A steady flow of reports of the struggles of the people come production and increased oppor­ Why do we belong to trade to the people’s newspaper- When there is not complete clarity on tunities for industrialisation. unions? Because we have to ELECTION LETTER stick together. If we don’t stand an issue ADVANCE is the first to sense it. And on a number of The moment is becoming op­ From: R. Mpakamisi Mhlaba, 15# up and fight the bosses we will be matters to-day there is not complete clarity among the people on portune for such a policy in view Masumph Street, New Brighton, driven down and down. We can­ the correct manner of working on some issues. of a general trade recession. Port Elizabeth. not fight a ^ individuals, we have Increased buying power among I support the candidature of to stand bysone another. An in­ The people are calling for leadership in the struggle—for a the Non-European is something Ray Alexander because of the jury to one is an injury to all, ir­ vanguard of the people, to give a lead on every issue. Such a that many business men have principles she stands for, on the respective of colour or creed, and realised long ago would be to basis of full equal rights for all must be resisted as such. The vanguard must make their views public far and wide. And they their advantage. citizens of South Africa. The union gives us the strength and must do so the moment the issue arises. Now is the time for democratic Africans of the Western Circle resources to do it. Non-Europeans and Europeans to must demonstrate their political What do we workers want out There is, for example, an urgent need for clarity on the pre­ stress this point. consciousness and the correct use- of life? Why do we take part in sent trade union struggle. There has long been the same need in age of their meagre political rights Dolitics? I realise it might be difficult for by electing a representative of We want work so that we can the campaign for peace. Even in the preparations for the Youth some parties to compromise, but their own choice. This is the live in self respect and care for Festivals, which are going so splendidly, the young people com­ I am only putting my views for­ fundamental principal of demo­ our families. We want a decent plain that the old hands under-estimate the significance of the ward in a constructive spirit. cracy observed by all civilized standard of living and culture so Festivals and don’t give the necessary support. Die Burger To put it crudely, hard cash countries. that we can be men and not launches an attack on a Durbart crowd for holding a Stalin mem­ wins more converts than sentiment This demonstration will also machines. We want peace so —but there is no reason why the show to our own leadership the that humanity can organise its orial meeting, and the country is left wondering why Durban is two cannot be bound together. fallacy of the boycott slogan. resources to go forward and to the only place where such a meeting was held. And the Congress Conversely, it should be pointed Support the people’s candidate! go higher. of the People—probably the the most important activity of the out that Malan’s apartheid can­ year—has not been pushed as hard as the people had hoped. not increase anybody’s prosperity A LETTER THE CAPE TIMES WOULDN’T PRINT except, perhaps, an ever-narrow­ Miss Alexander precisely for the The forces of freedom have grown stronger since then, but ing circle of privileged persons, From G. Ngotyana, secretary. the headline of our editorial two months ago is more pointed but on the contrary must reduce Cape Western Advisory Board reason that she is the only candi­ the country’s general prosperity. and Vigilance Association, date who puts forward this policy. than ever. There can be NO ARMY WITHOUT LEADERS. White House, Cashel Street, Mr. Nonkonyana says: “it is not Athlone. the job of vigilance to try to force the Africans to vote one way or The Cape Times of March 20 another.” gives prominence to a statement by a Mr. Nonkonyana that “the We fully agree. The suggestion HISTORY CAN BEAT Get rid of African vigilance associations of that anyone is being forced is the Western Cape dissociated clearly ridiculous. Putting the themselves from attempts to con­ reasons to the African people why vert them into political bodies they should support Miss Alex­ THE SPLITTERS ANGRY supporting the candidature of Miss ander—a democratic right we still Ray Alexander in the Cape West­ possess, is a very different thing PROGRESSIVE trade unionists have been delighted at the ern Natives’ representative by- from forcing them. way ADVANCE, through the news scoops and comment­ PAINS! election.” The one who is trying to “force aries of Ray Alexander and Michael Harmel, has been able to The Cape Western Advisory Africans to vote one particular expose each attempt at treaehery by trade union leaders and thus Mag-Aspirin is better. Take Boards and Vigilance Associations, way is the Minister, who by his to assist the workers in foiling Schoeman’s plans. Mag-Aspirin for quick and effec­ the only body capable of speak­ amendment is attempting to force tive relief. Feel how gently it ing on behalf of Vigilance Asso­ Africans to vote for Miss Alex­ “Some people are having weekly thromboses at your slant on soothes away the pain and calms ciations in the Cape Western, and ander’s opponents. of which Mr. Nonkonyana’s Ath­ trade union affairs, and I would not be surprised if ceremonial the affected nerves. Mag- As your report has created a burnings of Advance are being carried out by the leading ladies Aspirin’s safe, sedative action lone Vigilance Association is in widespread incorrect impression of has freed thousands of sufferers fact a member, has instructed me the policy of my organisation, I of the right wing,” one correspondent chuckles. from the agony of backache, to inform you that this is not the have been instructed to request The progressive forces are strong, and the splitters can be lumbago, neuritis, headache, case. Mr. Nonkonyana has no you to give prominence to this sore throat, bladder pain and authority to speak on behalf of correction. beaten. The hopes of'a few reactionaries to turn the new Trade sleeplessness. Get your Mag- “Vigilance Associations in the Aspirin to-day 1 Cape Western.” Union Federation into a colour-bar pawn for Schoeman can easily boomerang if progressive unionists and the rank and file My organisation has in fact We have received a letter adopted a resolution declaring its from a Johannesburg reader of the unions whose leaders are betraying them pull their full firm opposition to the Amend­ criticising trade unionist Morris weight. mnc-nspiBin ment to the Suppression of Com­ Kagan for his decision to re­ munism Act, which will have the sign from the Trades and Ray Alexander’s reminder is all-important that, when in is not ordinary aspirin effect of debarring one of the can­ Labour Council. 1925 Creswell tried a similar stunt, the new organisation threw didates from Parliament, and has out Creswell’s nominee, elected Bill Andrews and entered a Mag-Aspirin Powder*, 21- per box. Also announced its demand that Afri­ The letter, together with Mr. available in Tablets at 2/6 at all chemists Kagan’s reply, will appear in period of united, honest effort in the interests of the workers. and stores. cans have the right to sit in Par­ liament, and has gone on record our next issue. 6560-5 ■ in support of the candidature of We must make history repeat itself. ADVANCE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 3 “ SOCIALIST” LEADERS BETRAY PEOPLE IN INDIA Left United Front Broken Up BOMBAY. r r \ R U E to the tradition of Social Democracy, the Praja Socialist Party in the Southern Indian State of Travancore-Cochin have betrayed their electoral promises and decided to set up a minority Government, relying on the Parliamentary backing of the Congress Party. The decision of the Praja Socialists (equivalent in outlook to tics of villifying the Communists. the Labour and Socialist parties of the West) to form a Left co­ They won the day and the Tra­ alition with the aim of defeating Congress at the elections caused a vancore leaders announced their crisis in the national leadership of the party. decision on the following day to The local Socialist leader, Mr. P. The result of the election was break with the United Front and T. Pillai, defied his national leaders historic—the first clear defeat for abandon their promises. They will by entering an electoral pact with Congress. Congress emerged from form a Government by themselves, the Communists and other Left this election and the simultaneous although they have only one-sixth parties and groups. Agreement was general election in Patiala and East of the seats in the Legislature and reached not only to join forces to Punjab as the party of the extreme will be unable to exist for a day If a bomb hit Warmbaths defeat the reactionaries of the right, the princes, land-holders and without the support of the Con ruling Congress Party but to con­ conservative religious bodies. gress. Not satisfied with having let off a powerful hydrogen bomb on tinue after the election and set up The Left United Front together MOVEMENT TO LEFT March 1 which burnt and injured fishermen 90 miles away from the a model State Administration. won 59 seats against 45 for Con­ explosion centre in the Pacific Ocean, the irresponsible atom-maniacs gress. Of the 59 the Socialists won But this betrayal is not considered HIGHLY PROFITABLE 19 seats and the Communists 23. likely to halt the broad movement of the United States have announced they will explode next month The electoral pact was highly towards the left in the whole a bomb many times more powerful. The March 1 bomb had a blast profitable to the Socialists. They BETRAYAL Indian sub-continent, including of 15 million tons of the most powerful conventional explosive TNT. Pakistan. were not well organised and by Up to the middle of last week The whole world has never manufactured so much TNT. Japanese themselves might have gained the Travancore Socialists adopted The landslide defeat of the Mos­ few seats in the election. The a firm attitude and issued an an­ lem League in the East Pakistan fishermen were injured by the after-affects of the March 1 bomb up Communists stood down in some nouncement on Tuesday that the elections, where a loose coalition to 600 miles away from the explosion centre. What will happen if of their safest seats in favour of party had “decided to keep the of the Left ousted the Government; the Americans continue with this policy of recklessness and intimida­ Socialist candidates. Congress Party out of power and the doubling of the Communist vote tion? The Australian atom scientist, Profes. John Blatt, has sug­ While the national leadership of prevent a breakdown of the Con­ in PEPSU; the Travancore-Cochin gested that unless a check is called mankind will be annihilated in 20 stitution.” result; by-elections and municipal the Socialists was shouting about years’ time. a “pact with the Communists in Meanwhile, however, the right- elections have shown that Congress and other reactionary parties are order to destroy them,” the Left wing national leaders of the Social­ This sketch map of South Africa illustrates the area of death, de­ United Front threw its whole ists were meeting in emergency ses­ losing their appeal and have be­ weight into the election, and Mr. sion in Madras, their aim T)eing to come the party of the entrenched struction and injury which could be caused by Only four bombs of Pillai maintained frequently that destroy unity with the Left and interests against the mass of the the March 1 type. One explosion over Johannesburg would blast, the pact was a lasting agreement. turn back to their now familiar tac- people. shatter and burn an area up to Warmbaths in the north and Stander- The next general election is due ton in the south-east. On the Rand itself stones and buildings in India in two years, and reaction­ would melt, life would disappear. A bomb over Worcester would ary politicians are looking with anxiety at the signs that the Indian spread destruction over the whole Western Cape, including Cape EINSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY masses are awakening. Town. (The circles on the map have a 90-mile radius.) c r a c k at M c C a r th y NEW YORK. HEAVIEST FIGHTING YET 1^\R. ALBERT EINSTEIN, the world’s greatest living scientist, celebrated his 75th birthday last week with a statement calling on the American people to resist McCarthyism and the witch-hunt against the people's liberties. Einstein urged all intellectuals in par­ IN INDQ-CHINA WAR ticular “to refuse to co-operate in any undertaking that violates the constitutional rights of the individual.” Einstein's fight for the democratic of public information under pres­ rights and freedoms won by past sure of military secrecy.” generations of Americans and now Einstein also enraged the U.S. Peoples’ Army Allows Mercy Cease-Fire trampled by the witch-hunting war planners by his defence of policy of big business, has stirred peace. His latest statement was a LONDON. up bitter hostility to him. He was call to his fellow scientists to make denounced by Congressman John E. a stand. 'J'HE seven-year struggle in Indo-China entered a new and significant phase last week, Rankin as “an old faker with a when the Vietnam People’s Liberation Army opened full-scale positional assaults on the Communist front record.” STRUGGLE FOR PEACE French fortress of Dien Bien Phu, defended by over 10,000 crack troops and a fortified zone But Einstein is too big for them “We scientists believe that what which has taken years to construct. to touch and is too valuable a we and our fellow men do or fail scientific asset for them to risk driv­ to do within the next few years will For almost a week the battles raging round the entrenched out­ ing during a temporary cease-fire. ing him out of the United States as determine the fate of our civilisa­ post have been the largest since the war began, and in the event of The French sent out Red Cross the Nazis did from Germany in tion. the fortress falling the entire French position would become critical. ambulances in the morning and 1933. “And we consider it our task un­ The campaign opened with two all its supplies and reinforcements took away their wounded and It was Einstein who worked out daring and spectacular commando were coming in by air. dead. This was the first cease-fire tiringly to explain this truth and to on the battlefield and was an the basic equations for the develop­ work for understanding and ulti­ operations, in which the Liberation In the first two days of the ment of atomic fission, and he was mate agreement between peoples Army attacked key airfields deep in impressive proof of the policy of assault both airstrips were put out leniency of the People’s Army. the first to warn President Roose­ and nations of different views.” the French rear at the chief port of action and 18 American planes velt in 1939 that the Nazis were and headquarters centre, Haiphong destroyed. Some were shot down The Vietnam command has not probably developing atomic weapons and Hanoi. over the battlefield by intensive set the capture of Dien Bien Phu as and suggesting similar research TAKE YOUR CHOICE! anti-aircraft fire—the first of its its immediate target, and describes should be undertaken in America. In these two raids 78 planes were kind in the war. •t.he battles there, although the Afterwards he stated resolutely Here are two agency reports of totally wrecked (10 per cent, of the biggest yet, as a means of “creating the same event: total force available) and enormous The French lost over 1,200 men favourable conditions for the that if he had known the con­ in the first three days’ fighting, in­ sequences he would have had South Korean Widows Insult quantities of bombs, shells and air­ people’s forces on other battle- Syngman Rhee craft fuel set on fire. Nearly all the cluding their Deputy Commander, fronts and to destroy still more of nothing to do with the development Colonel Gauchet. In one day’s of the atom bomb programme. Seoul (Reuter).—War widows in­ planes and war material destroyed the enemy manpower and so crush terrupted a religious service held were supplied direct to the war fighting for the fortified position of the military plans of the French and In one of his recent statements he in memory of the South Koreans front by the United States. At Hinlom the French lost 623 men Americans.” openly attacked atom diplomacy who had fallen on the field of of the famous Foreign Legion. The Catbi air base, near Haiphong, one In a message to the successful and the cold war. battle by shouting insults at Syng­ of the three biggest in Indo-China, hill position, defended by concrete man Rhee. The women screamed: posts and barbed wire in belts 50 units the Vietnam People’s Army U.S. MILITARISM American ground personnel servic­ commander, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, “We want our husbands! We don’t ing the planes had to flee when the yards thick, was captured and hun­ “The policy of security through want charity!” dreds of prisoners, dead and conferred the Government’s decora­ airfield was attacked, and they re­ tions on them and declared: superior military power,” he said, South Korean Women Show Their turned to find the wrecks of 60 wounded fell into the hands of the “has led to the concentration of Devotion to Syngman Rhee planes, including 38 huge B26 Vietnam Army. “It is the first time that our tremendous financial power in the Seoul (United Press).—After tak­ people’s forces have attacked a Superforts, worth hundreds of mil­ “PICK UP YOUR WOUNDED’’ hands of the military; militarisation ing part in a ceremony in memory lions of dollars. group of enemy fortified posts with of youth; close supervision of the of those killed during the war Pre­ During the evening the People’s a combination of artillery and anti­ loyalty of citizens; intimidation of sident Syngman Rhee and his wife The Vietnam attack on the fort­ Army attended to the French aircraft units. The victories thus people of independent political were nearly injured by a crowd of ress was aimed in the first place at wounded, and meanwhile informed scored demonstrate the steady thinking; the indoctrination of the shouting people, who cheered them the airfields. Dien Bien Phu is over the commander, Gen. de Castries, growth of our People’s Army and public by radio, Press and school; as they left the scene of the cere­ 200 miles away from the nearest under flag of truce that he could lay the foundation for still more a growing restriction of the range mony. French-held territory at Hanoi, and pick up his wounded in the morn­ victories.” ADVANCE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 5 4 ADVANCE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 INTERNATIONAL SUMMARY BY COMMENTATOR ' J w c k m THE CHAMP BACKS FESTIVAL C.I.D. GOES COWBOY DURBAN. ]y£R. CHRIS DE BROGLIO, ex-South African (European) bantam weight-lifting champion and Natal feather­ Strange Arrest of Bhoola BIGGEST U.S. MISTAKE EVER? QOOOF! What a terrible fall the United States (U.S. Secretary of State) at the Inter-American Con­ weight champion, 1949-1952, is supporting the Festival for gress at Caracas yesterday. . . . Peace and Friendship, to be held at Curries Fountain next JOHANNESBURG. has had in Asia. jV/TR. ISMAIL BHOOLA, banned ex-secretary of the Tin Workers’ When the U.S. Government risked the enmity of “His speech gave Mr. Dulles the opportunity to month. Union, has been arrested and charged with an offence under India and the whole of the Middle East by signing indict Guatemala.” “Such festivals must lead to the racial harmony which is soi the Suppression of Communism Act. He is alleged to have committed a war pact with Pakistan, Harry Pollit, secretary of But Time, March 15, told it like this: necessary for our country to-day,” he told Advance. the offence over a year ago at Palmietfontein Airport on the eve the Communist Party of Great Britain, was in India. “Guatemala’s Foreign Minister . . . delivered a of his departure for overseas. The case has been remanded, and he Immediately after the announcement of the pact fiery counter-attack, directly naming the U.S., and “I realise how difficult it will be operation and friendly relations is out on £100 bail. Pollitt made what seemed a rash statement. made the biggest oratorical hit of the week with the to obtain the full co-operation of amongst various groups in a multi­ conference delegates . . . and won the conference’s all races, especially the Europeans, racial country. The arrest took place under “Two of them got into our car, “It’s the biggest mistake the United States has and we had to take them to the ever made,” said Pollitt. first ovation. Argentina’s Foreign Minister rushed up but if only a few European athletes, “I have attended mixed schools extraordinary circumstances. to wring his hand. Said another South American like myself, are ready to give their Magaliesburg police station, where where the youth of different Mr. Bhoola has been back in Ismail Bhoola was taken into cus­ Events last week went a long way to proving the delegate: ‘He said many of the things some of the full support to the festival the ven­ racial groups learnt to understand South Africa for over a month, and British Communist leader correct. rest of us would like to say if we dared.’ ” No Money— ture will prove worth while and will Weight-lifter De Broglio. tody. I have not received my pro­ and appreciate one another on has carried on his normal life, has perty back.” The pact led to outspoken hostility from Prime pave the way for greater co-opera­ the sports field as well as in the spoken at public meetings a n d been “SOON YOU DIE” tion at future festivals,’* he said. Minister Nehru of India. (“Since the pact there has classroom. seen about on his normal affair^. been greater insecurity and greater tension . . . it is While watching the troubles of their rival im­ No Dean! PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Yet he was arrested while Mr. Jack Cope, Natal-born jour­ a step away from peace. . . . It is likely to create perialists with thinly disguised pleasure, Britain had “I sincerely hope that sportsmen DEMOCRACY? her own problems in Kenya. DITORIAL arrangements for the Mr. De Broglio told Advance that of all races will take the oppor­ Natal Indian Youth driving on a country road after nalist, author and poet, last week conditions which facilitate and encourage aggression. proposed special May Day he had learnt from personal experi­ tunity of meeting their fellow ath­ a police car had dogged the car LONDON. had news from London that his first . . . It creates a grave situation for us in India and Through General China she had been trying to issue have gone ahead very well in­ ence how inter-racial sports events letes at Curries Fountain during the Support Festival he was driving in for 10 miles, The Governor of British novel had been accepted for publi­ for Asia. . . . (It) is a form of intervention. . . . negotiate peace with the liberation movement. And deed. Several famous people, in­ did much to achieve better co­ festival week in April.” DURBAN. and eventually swerved to block Guiana, Sir Alfred Savage, has cation in London. The book was likely to have more far-reaching results than pre­ though the peace offer was little other than a de­ the road in the style of ai Holly* described in a cable from London vious types of intervention. mand for unconditional surrender, it had set the cluding the Rev. Hewlett Johnson, Appealing to all young men and announced his new Legislative the Dean of Canterbury, have wood melodrama. Council and Executive to take as “magnificent” and is scheduled “At the present moment teeth of the settlers on edge. The settlers want women of Natal and to their youth nothing less than what is happening now—a war of already agreed to write exclusive Mr. A. Kathrada, who was driving the place of the deposed Gov­ for early publication. there is a considerable num­ organisations to participate in the The book, under the title “Fair extermination of the Kikuyu people. (“Hang a dozen features for us. There’s a real treat . . . SO DOES THE First Natal Festival of Youth, the the car, told the story to Advance. ernment and Legislature in ber of American observers at­ which the People’s Progressive House,” is set against the dramatic tached to the United Nations Kikuyu from a tree every morning,” as one ex­ in store for all of you—IF . . . Natal Indian Youth Congress has “We were on our way from p os­ . . . IF you give us the money we Party had won power in the events of the armed rising of the team on either side of the pressed it.) issued a statement proclaiming the ter to Magaliesberg when a “TAZ’ Zulu people in 1906, and includes need to produce that extra four festival as “a wonderful oppor­ first democratic elections. ‘cease-fire’ line in Jammu and But the wealthy settlers were able to relax. The HEADMASTER,THE LIBERAL, car passed us on the road. They re­ The Executive of seven con­ in its characters some of the his­ Kashmir State. fighters refused to accept the British terms. pages. With the best will in the tunity to strengthen the bonds of mained in front of us for about 10 world we simply won’t be able to sists of the following: Three toric leaders of that time, among These American observersr One of the leaders to whom the surrender demand friendship with the youth of other miles. Then, when there was a businessmen; two defeated them the almost legendary Bam- can no longer be treated by. do so unless you play your part. racial groups.” parked lorry ahead on the left, they was addressed, the so-called “Field Marshal Russia,” As it is now, donations are not THE TRADE UNIONIST candidates at the general elec­ bata, whose name is usually asso­ us as neutrals in this dispute, I sent a taunting reply to the local British District The forthcoming Festival for suddenly stopped and blocked the tion, one of whom lost his de­ ciated with the struggle. and hence their presence ap-1 coming in fast enough to make us road. We had to stop sharply and Officer, John Candler. “Soon you die,” said the note. feel confident even about an 8- CAPE TOWN. Peace and Friendship is being posit; one retired official and pears to us to be improper. A little while later Candler drove into an ambush. T^ELEGATES to the Cape Youth Festival, which is to take place organised by the Natal Festival nearly collided with the l o r r y . W e the former leader of the Op­ pager, let alone that May Day saw the car was full of detectives, YOUR BABY CAN’T BE “India has no intention of surrendering or barter­ His body was buried in a Nairobi cemetery last special. This week’s contributions, near Muizenberg over Easter, are expected to come from as far Society at Curries Fountain, Dur­ position. “HARBOURED” ing her freedom for any purpose or any compulsion week. afield as Beaufort West and De Aar. Lorry-loads of young people and when we complained at their The Legislative Council of although slightly better than last ban, during the Easter week-end. JOHANNESBURG. whatever,” he concluded. “In this grave situation Rebuffed, Britain has begun one of the heaviest from Worcester and Paarl are also expected. action they merely laughed. They 24 comprises: The manager of this country will, I have no doubt, stand united. This week’s effort, still leaves us with took the key out of our car and Several employers of domestic offensives of the war in a desperate victory attempt. almost £1,000 to collect by the end “There we can come together and the Sugar Producers’ Associa­ is no party matter but a national issue, on which Parties and concerts are being shake hands as a token of solidar­ pushed it off the road. They tion; five defeated candidates labour have recently received circu­ More Africans were killed last week than in any of the month. held in many areas to spread the lars from Mr. Carr, Non-European there can be no two opinions.” (Parliamentary previous week, Sapa reported. There is still time—nine days, in BOMBS ON MALAYA ity and friendship; there we can searched the car, ignoring my pro­ from the election, four of speech: March 1.) message of peace, friendship ^and affirm our determination to fight tests and demands for a warrant. Affairs Manager, threatening them Britain announced a bogus “reform” which bluffed fact, from the date of writing—for LONDON. whom lost their deposits, two Never before had Nehru made so forthright r racial harmony. Football matches in against racial discrimination,” con­ They took away my diary, note­ civil servants, a group of com­ with prosecution under the Urban nobody—not even the tiny section of Africans who you to give us that £1,000. I repeat which Coloured, African and Euro­ According to official figures pub­ Areas Act, involving a month’s im­ statement on the U.S. war aims. It was a speech of what I said last week: If even only tinues the Congress statement. book, personal letters and collec­ pany directors and all the for­ collaborate with the imperialists. pean youth have played have drawn lished last Thursday, the Royal Air “There we can learn to understand tion tins. prisonment, if they continued to first-rate importance, and it had the support of the The “reform,” including an African in a minor 100 of our readers set out to collect large crowds of people at Retreat. Force dropped in 1952 more than mer members of the Opposi­ entire Indian Press. £10 each between now and the 31st each other’s problems and there we “The police party was under tion. “harbour” babies belonging to their Cabinet post, was nothing less than agreement with A similar match will be held at 4,000 tons of bombs on Malaya and can exchange our experiences and Lieut. Du Plessis. African women servants. Everywhere in Asia Nehru’s words were echoed. the settlers’ proposals for a War Cabinet. More we shall make our target. Langa this Saturday. The teams are fired 10,000 rockets. Military advan­ READ THAT LAST SENTENCE discuss how we contribute to better The pact was “a conspiracy to create bases in this power to kill the Kikuyu people is given to the all coming to the Festival. tage gained by this mass attempt at understanding amongst our differ­ part of the world and to involve these areas in war,” European settlers. AGAIN! We’re speaking to YOU! destruction was—nil. ent peoples.” Sit down now, make out a list of Among those who have so far declared Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Regmi. But the imperialist burden your friends, relatives and ac­ agreed to sponsor the Festival are: Had the U.S. predicted such results? Apparently ^ grows heavier and heavier. quaintances and then get cracking. Dr. O. D. Wollheim, warden of LATEST MOVES not. Certainly the Egyptian reaction caught them on When democrats won the Approach each one of them for a C.A.F.D.A., and a leading member CROWD ANGERED BY the wrong foot. The semi-official Cairo Al Mussa- elections in British Guiana donation to the Freedom Fund be­ of the Liberal Party in the Cape, war hinted angrily that the best reaction was for the British Army had to come fore the end of this month and send the Rev. Dr. E. A. Lawrence, a Middle East countries “to adopt a policy of to fight democracy. Now the school principal and a prominent nearby British Honduras is us the results. neutrality or even throw in their lot with the Rus­ figure in the A.M.E. Church; and ELECTION STOOGE ON THE T.U. FRONT sian camp.” threatening to vote for free­ Some of our friends in England Mr. A. Calmeyer, general secretary dom. Elections were to have have been doing what we are sug­ CAPE TOWN. The biggest shock came when Naguib made a gesting you should do. This week’s of the National Union of Cigarette fflH E Chairman of the Nyanga Vigilance Association, Mr. E. J. BY MICHAEL HARMEL been held there on April 23. and Tobacco Workers. speech condemning the pact. Blunder followed blun­ But the People’s United total of £141 includes £6 14s. from A Malike, who was asked by a specially requisitioned meeting of der. The U.S. threw Naguib out. “Arbee,” a pseudonym which covers Professional feather-weight boxer the Association to explain on what authority he had written a letter JOHANNESBURG. Party, which fights for de­ Then, as a special Advance correspondent re­ mocracy, looked very much as if it would win. the identity of more than one Eng­ Boston Tar-baby is arranging ex­ to Swart opposing a protest against the Suppression Bill, left the ^[THE Transvaal Council of Non-European Trade Unions will probably call a national trade lish well-wisher in our struggle for hibition matches for the Festival. meeting in the middle of his explanation when he became fearful of ported, “No sooner had the news of the ousting of So the British have cancelled the elections. freedom and justice. . . . OUR He has expressed his whole-hearted the growing anger of the audience at his attempt to explain. union conference in the near future to discuss the vital problems facing the workers. All Naguib reached the people than the masses demon­ strated in tens of thousands, demanding an end to Meanwhile the British attempt to find some legal struggle for freedom. However support. The meeting then adopted a re­ At Langa, too, while audiences unions, without distinction, will be invited to the conference. The agenda will include dis­ basis for its fantastic charges against the People’s many well-wishers we have abroad, solution of full support for Messrs. the army dictatorship and the beginning of demo­ Pupils at high schools in the Cape refused to give a hearing to Gibson cussions on the Native Labour Act, the Industrial Conciliation Bill and the future of the cratic rule.” Progressive Party in British Guiana has shown up the outcome depends primarily on Peninsula are expected to come to Ngwevela and Ngotyana in their on Saturday or to Fiske earlier in the shameless fraud these were. our own efforts. Make yours now the Festival in large numbers. The petition to Parliament demanding the week, there was a very large trade union movement. With their whole position threatened, the rulers Council has thrown into sharp re­ had to beat a quick retreat and call back Naguib The courts found a district secretary of the party and give our fascist enemies some­ principals of many schools have the withdrawal of the Amendment meeting for Ray Alexander on lief the plans of right wing thing to gnash their teeth about at to the Suppression Bill, designed to Sunday. This decision has already been taken in principle by the Execu­ to present a united ruling class. “This was a distinct not guilty of sedition. Commented defence counsel offered to assist in getting their tive of the Council. It will be submitted for confirmation to the leaders to dissolve the Council Mr. D. N. Pritt frankly if inelegantly: “The police the end of this month. pupils to the Festival. “I think it keep Ray Alexander out of Par­ Mrs. Jonker-Fiske caused great shock to their American masters, who, according to annual C.N.E.T.U. conference, which takes place in Johannesburg and merge their unions in a new United Press, ‘were caught completely by surprise,’ ” evidence in this trial stinks.” FRED CARNESON. is a marvellous idea,” one principal liament. amusement by distributing sweets colour-bar co-ordinating body. Meanwhile, candidate Gibson, on Saturday. our correspondent reported. The next day the case against Fred Bowman, a P.S.—Our office addresses are: remarked. to the children. She still had no These plans are now being hastily who had set up his loudspeaker a audience. ( a rank and file body whose estab­ But, of course, this is all building up to the great People’s Progressive Party member of the House of CAPE TOWN: Chames Buildings, “The Government threat to shelved and some of their for­ few yards away in the hope of Among Ray’s speakers wereCapt. the trade union movement affects lishment was reported in last mer supporters are busy denying big climax which gave the whole point to Pollitt’s Assembly, charged with sedition, was withdrawn. 6 Barrack Street. IN THE TRANSVAAL drawing some of the crowd away, Wilson Lincoln Tsikwe and Messrs. week's Advance, reports an en­ statement. JOHANNESBURG: 5 Progress workers of all races,” said Mr. that they ever had such inten­ LITTLE GIRL GROWS UP JOHANNESBURG. annoyed the meeting by playing H. Gila, W. Ngongonyeka and J. Leslie Messina, secretary of the thusiastic response among the tions. Last week, after the U.S. had gambled the united Buildings, 154 Commissioner loud music. He, too, had to move The Transvaal Youth Festi­ Ngwevela. Chairman was Mr. D. Council of Non-European Trade workers. A manifesto, calling opposition of the whole of Asia in exchange for the Noting my comment on the interest Die Wolboer Street. j offjajirriedly. Mehloana. workers to a mass meeting of fac­ At the same time they hope to has evinced in trade with the People's Democracies, DURBAN: Pembroke Chambers, val Committee is holding a Unions, in a special interview with achieve their original aims of Pakistan war pact, the people of Pakistan gave the Advance. “The main weapon of tory and workshop representatives Yanks the shock of their lives. a Newcastle reader has sent me this verse from the 472 West Street. conference of interested people “unity” with the pro-Govemment Newcastle Advertiser: at 4 Kort Street on Saturday, the Government to destroy our on April 11, exposes the Indus­ unions through association with A United Front, in which the Communist Party April 3. at 2.30 p.m. unions is racialism. Racialism trial Conciliation Bill and declares the planned “S.A. Council of played an important part, entered the East Pakistan Mary had a little lamb, Strong Attack on Bantu spells death to the trade union the aims of the Council of Action Trade Union Federations,” which, elections against the reactionary Government Mos­ Whose wool she wished to sell. Another Youth League Plans for the festival are go­ movement. Our only hope of de­ to: ing ahead rapidly, and the fes­ as reported in Advance last week, lem League on a policy of rejection of the pact. She took a fleece to Uncle Sam, feating Schoeman’s splitting tac­ Unite trade unions and workers, is intended to include the Nation­ Who merely said, “Well, well,” Branch tival promises to eclipse last tics is a challenging reaffirmation When the first 129 results were announced the year’s splendid event. A fine Education Act irrespective of race; alist - inspired Ko-ordineerende “This really is to me most queer”; JOHANNESBURG. of the trade union principle of Secure and defend the rights of Moslem League had only four seats. The United And then he heaved a sigh: response has been given to “TT1HE Africans in this sub-continent have again been served with Raad while excluding the Trans­ Front had 119. Following Mr. Walter Sisulu’s workers’ unity, irrespective of race freedom of association, collective vaal Council of Non-European “You do not understand, my dear; call to the youth of South Africa, speakers from the committee at -*■ one more slice of the unleavened apartheid bread. Once again or colour.” bargaining and strike action; a large number of schools. South Africa has declared herself a democracy only for the ‘chosen Trade Unions. I only sell—not buy.” a new branch of the Africa Defend living standards “and WILL DULLES LEARN? Said Mary: “Why you turn down one Entries are pouring in for Whites.’ Once again South Africa has shown that the opinion of the The Transvaal Council had not National Congress Youth League been approached by any other the freedom of all South Afri­ While the proposed “co-ordin­ Who buys from you I cannot tell, was recently formed in Orlando. the literary, musical and majority means nothing to the ruling minority.” These are the strong cans against the attacks of the ating council of co-ordinating In Venezuela Dulles finished battling away to en­ words used by the editor of The Good Shepherd, official organ of trade union body with a view to But look you here, my little lad, The enthusiastic meeting of young artistic competitions which are Nationalist Government; councils” will provide for e^on force his colonial policy on the Latin American In future you can go to hell!” being organised. the Transvaal African Teachers’ Association, in his editorial on the united action, said Mr. Messina. States with little sign of real success. people elected Mr. Leballo as Bantu Education Act. So-called unity moves which ex­ Struggle for higher wages and affiliated body to maintain its pre­ Poor Uncle Sam, he bowed his head, chairman and Mr. Charles Lakaje An ambitious programme of against increased costs of living: sent constitution and identity, it One thing was certain. A plot to overthrow the And down his throat a sob did gulp, The editorial continues: “What cluded the African workers, the as secretary. cultural, sporting and other be controlled so that it followed the majority of the working class, Obtain better protection of all will claim to speak for the whole popular Government of Guatemala had been But softly to himself he said, events is planned for the fes­ we object to is the fact that our traditions and direction of the workers from illness, injury and of the trade union movement. By hatched. But whether Dulles would learn from the “This little girl is growing up.” education is to be separated from merely played into Schoeman’s tival week-end—April 30 to State. In other words, ‘Native edu­ hands. unemployment; submerging the identity of the burnt fingers in Pakistan remained to be seen. VENTER MEMORIAL the education of other people in cation’ is openly and shamelessly to T.L.C. in such a body, which will UNVEILED May 2. Songs and dances of all Secure better workers’ housing Little Guatemala clashed sharply with the giant FRENCH POSTSCRIPT nations, plays nd many other South Africa. We object to it be­ be turned into a political agency “Our duty towards the trade and defend their homes against obviously be dominatetd by the imperialist power of the north. The clash was re­ JOHANNESBURG. events will make a crowded cause it is discriminatory. designed to enslave the African union movement and towards forced removals; reactionary section, the right wing Most South African newspapers “overlooked” a very ported somewhat differently by the Cape Argus and important news item last week. A large crowd of trade unionists week-end, and it is hoped that mind and thus ensure his perpetual the workers will not permit us Demand freedom of movement leaders of the T.L.C. hope the U.S. Time Magazine. and friends attended a ceremony young people throughout the “The so-called Native education oppression and suppression. The merely to sit back and criticise and a stop to the deportation of to achieve the same result as In a Paris Parliamentary by-election Communist at the West Park Cemetery last is to be transferred, not to the others whose racial prejudice The Argus tried to ridicule the Guatemalan writer Andre Stil got 125,927 votes against the com­ province will come to the aim is not to educate the African African workers. would have been reached by dis­ Foreign Minister. week, when a monument to the camp. Enquiries should be ad­ Union Education Department where but to ensure White supremacy. seems to outweigh their trade FUTURE OF T.L.C. solution. And it has become clear bined opposition’s 138,394. late Jan Venter, late president of dressed to P.O. Box 2948, it belongs but to the Native Affairs Thus the doors to higher education unionism,” he said. The resignation of Morris that dissolution would be rejected “Pro-Red Minister Rebuked,” it headlined (March In the last election for this seat (June 17, 1951) the S.A. Trades and Labour Coun­ Johannesburg. Department, because, says Dr. H. F. are to be closed at the discretion of Meanwhile the new Witwaters- Kagan from the National Execu­ by the great majority of the affi­ 9). “Senor Torxiello, Foreign Minister of Guatemala, the Communist vote was 32.40 per cent. This time cil, was unveiled. Verwoerd, Native education must the Minister.” rand Workers* Council of Action, tive of the Trades and Labour liated organisations. was rebuked sharply by Mr. John Foster Dulles it was 47.73 per cent. 6 ADVANCE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 THE BEND IN THE ROAD By KATIE HENDRICKS, Illustrated by L. DE VILLIERS. new arrivals for I had retained my convent-bred curiosity about c4$ vance c4nmial 2)ance people. There was the coloured lounge and also a European lounge, the threshold of which I must not cross; the notice board At the home of which stated positively that no visitors were allowed in the rooms after a certain hour; the multitude of “don’ts” pinned up here and MRS. A. FISCHER there and the placards advertising a dozen variety concerts; then t\\e stairs which led to my room. I 12, BEAUMONT ST., Cor. HASWELL S never quite got over my delight in that room and I never opened the (continuation 16th Avenue, Lower Houghton) door without experiencing a warm glow of ownership. If only it did OAKLANDS, JOHANNESBURG not consume quite so much of my earnings. If one were to explore the origin of the European population of South Africa I suppose it would be found they stem from as many different places on the globe and as many different races as the Coloureds of South Africa. The SATURDAY, APRIL 10th, 1954 features of the European are just as much a clue to his origin as are the features of the coloured with Dancing 8 to 12 the exception of colour and that is a big exception. It is remarkable the number of shades one can find between dark chocolate brown and Music by MERRY BLACKBIRDS I lived in undreamed-of luxury. slightly off white, for the ancestry of the Coloured is blended in black SYNOPSIS undreamed-of luxury marred Aunt and white on his face. Katie has been living as the un­ Mattie’s satisfaction at seeing the We Coloureds are a bewildering welcome guest of her aunt. last of me. mixture of Hottentot, African and One day her good-for-nothing When I moved into the Tafel­ European; of Malay, Indian and brother Robert, who has been liv­ berg Hotel, I left Aunt Mattie’s the East; some Bantu, some Bush­ ing as a bergie on Table Moun­ house with its childhood associa­ man, some Oriental, the seamen of tain, comes to beg for money. tions and took my place in the the world, and the best families of Katie convinces him that he adult coloured world. I showed the Cape, whether they be classed should go and see their mother. my friends over the hotel with a as Coloured or European today. proprietary air that tried to ignore There are the Coloured intellec­ We left for mother's room at the fact that it swallowed up the hotel in a little procession. tuals and professional men living twelve pounds ten shillings of my on the narrowest ledge of South Robert walked a few yards behind nineteen pounds salary monthly. African society, uncomfortably me because he insisted that I, a However, I assured myself, it was wedged between the mass of Afri­ teacher, would be ashamed of be­ worth it because in any case I ing seen with him. I told him that can and Coloured proletariat and could not have found other accom­ the white man. They are so un­ I thought that was a silly idea, if modation. Everything about the he trailed behind me like that, comfortable that many have left hotel held for me the fascination the black man’s country to find people would get the impression of fairyland. The dining hall was that he was trying to pick me up living space in the white man’s large and bright and my table near country overseas. and that would be much worse. a window was a vantage point we eot to the hotel, from which I could sell all the (Continued in next issue) mother was still in the kitchen, so I left Robert in her room and hurried off to the dance. BASUTOLAND PEOPLE As the weeks passed, Aunt Mattie became more and more impatient and she sold the furni­ ture from my little partitioned “HATE MALAN GOVT.” room more rapidly, so that there was little left beyond the bed. Finally that went as well, and by the time of the opening of the hotel, I was sleeping on the floor. Congress Rejects The Tafelberg Hotel is on the slopes of Table Mountain just be­ Incorporation Discussions low De Waal Drive overlooking DURBAN. Table Bay. I had booked a room in advance and every weekend I HE idea of the incorporation of Basutoland in the Union of would walk to the building site to South Africa is repugnant to every Basuto man and woman, see what progress had been made. declares Mr. N. C. Mokhele, national president of the Basutoland The watchman had grown accus­ African Congress, in a statement to Advance. tomed to my weekend prowling and he would say, “Hullo, miss, The people of Basutoland will end to the dictatorship—which the your room is nearly ready.” never accept the Union Govern­ system of indirect rule means—of “If you don’t get a move on,” I ment’s legalised non-recognition of the Imperial Government in Basuto­ would reply, “I’ll be out on the Africans and Indians as human land. street.” ' beings; the fascist rulers of South ROLE OF CHIEF When the hotel opened I was Africa will never be our masters; The system of indirect rule has the first guest to move in. I think and apartheid, which means the en­ reduced the representatives of the the idea of my living in such slavement of the African people, people to mere advisers, while the will never be our way of life, states desires and aspirations of the Basuto the manifesto of the Congress. people are usually disregarded or “ c h i l d r e n s dismissed with scorn by the hier­ SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED archy of White “political officers.” The Basutoland African Congress COUGHS? accuses Britain of acting dishonour­ The Paramount Chiefs role in Aunt Chubb’s famous remedy is specially ably by negotiating with the South Basutoland is to implement the prepared for children under 12 years. It soon usually threatening instructions of brings soothing relief from the distress of African Government on the incor­ the Government officials, accord­ Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bronchial affections, poration of Basutoland in the Union Croup and Whooping Cough and helps to without the consent of the Basuto ing to the manifesto. induce the restful sleep children need. Ask The British Government is called your chemist or store for Aunt Chubb's Cough people, and in spite of their hatred Remedy today. of the South African Government upon to remove all discriminatory and its policies. laws in Basutoland and to expel The manifesto points out that from the country any White official, AUNT CHUBB'S Britain has neither the legal nor trader or clergyman who dis­ political right to even hold dis­ criminates on the grounds of colour, REMEDY cussions with South Africans on and demands that all licences of Trade Enquiries: Graham Remedies this matter. White business concerns which dis­ LtdH P*0. Box 731% Cape Town. The Basutoland African Congress criminate against the African 8286-4 demands self-government and an people be withdrawn. $ t ADVANCE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 CLARION CALL Ray Alexanders Trade Union Column BOGY SPIES Die Burger had a startling main front page headline: “S.A. Uran­ Dangers Of The Proposed ium Espionage—Russians Want to Know What is Happening.” Then followed sensational “disclosures” about an inter­ national espionage ring” and Co-ordinating Council “Russian spies.” . What was the sum total of basis for this story? This: rPR A D E union resistance to Ben Trade Union Federations has ex­ would have too many Ben Schoe- “They (the Soviet Embassy) Schoeman’s Apartheid Bill is cluded from the membership man-boeties. It will not carry on keep a careful watch of reports in growing week by week. clause the Transvaal Council of a fight against the apartheid ence the workers of the dangers South African newspapers and clauses of the Bill as most of its facing the trade unions in the analyse them. Within a fejv days A number of trade union jour­ Non-European Trade Unions. nals have criticised the Bill, in members have adopted the apar­ shape of the Schoeman Bill and the information is in Moscow.” The present membership consists Native Labour Settlement of Dis­ You know, that’s not so funny. addition to the continuous attack of the S.A. Federation of Trade theid principles. maintained by the working-class putes Act. It should strengthen It’s the sort of evidence they cruci­ Unions, the S.A. Trades and La­ PROGRESSIVE BODY the trade unions by arousing the fied the Rosenbergs on in the papers, Advance, Saamtrek and bour Council, the Western Pro­ The workers must stop this plot. Forward. workers to take an active part in United States. vince Federation of Labour The formation of the new Workers their trade unions. REAL SPIES The political de- The S.A. Trades and Labour Unions, the Federal Consulative Council of Action at the Wit- Let every trade unionist force partment of the Council has issued a circular cal­ Council of the S.A. Railways and watersrand is to be welcomed and discussions in their branch union C.I.D. phoned our Mary Butcher ling upon its affiiliated unions to Harbours’ Staff Association, and such Action Councils should be meeting on the Bill. Discuss it at a couple of days ago. She had prepare for an all-in conference on the Co-Ordinating Council of S.A. formed in other centres. your factories and bring afeout a been chairman at a meeting at the Bill, which it is organising in Trade Unions. The primary function of the mighty workers movement to fight which a Dr. Soandso had spoken. conjunction with the S.A. Federa­ The draft constitution lays down Action Council should be to influ­ this vicious Bill. The problem, said the worried de­ tion of Trade Unions. that other trade union co-ordinat­ tective, was that the police had But no effective action is being ing bodies may be admitted to no record of a progressive doctor taken to arouse the vast mass of membership by a majority vote. called Soandso. Could Mary help workers. No factory meetings, no them and tell them where this leaflets distributed—not even a LITTLE CHANCE A MISTAKE THE U.P. doctor lived? pamphlet to explain the contents There is very little hope for a Mary’s memory is usually good, of the Bill. majority vote to admit the Trans- and it was quite surprising how, Some trade unions even dis­ * vaal Council of Non-European when this policeman asked her for courage members from discussing Trade Unions. The objects of this information she didn’t seem to be new Council is supposed to be to OFTEN MAKES the Bill at branch members’ meet­ able to remember anything. They ings under the pretext that the co-ordinate, to endeavour to reach still don’t know where Dr. contents of the Bill are unknown. agreement on matters of national Soandso lives. importance affecting the trade By Our Parliamentary Correspondent Which reminded me of what a EXCUSE FOR FAILURE union movement in South Africa. fellow from Brazil once told me. When it suits their book’ the How can this proposed Counci1 T AST week the United Party Senators voted with the Government In his country the police try to leaders will refer to the Bill. For reach agreement on platters of na­ in support of the Native Trust and Land Act. Later they ex­ make it very hard for democrats instance the S.A. Council of the tional importance when the mas* plained that it was a mistake—they had meant to vote against the and always go round taking down Amalgamated Engineering Union of African workers centred round Bill! The United Party frequently makes these little mistakes of not names. So the progressives have decided way back in December to the Transvaal Council of Non- knowing which side it is on. thought up a really nasty trick. extend the current agreement for European Trade Unions are ex­ The Assembly has now passed Bill and then it went on to rail­ Every time they speak at a meet­ six months. cluded? ing and they see a detective who the Bill which amends the Sup­ way matters. The United Party does not know them by sight they Now, in March, they make the A great deal of time has been pression Act. The United Party was jubilant. In the scandal of the have themselves announced under Bill an excuse for their failure to taken up for the trade union lea­ voted against it and put up some sale of the Agulhas to a company, a fictitious name. demand a more favourable agree­ ders to hatch this out. Let the good arguments on purely legal one of whose directors was a for­ Then when the detectives re­ ment. But they don’t make a workers have no illusions about it. aspects. The United Party found mer Nat. M.P., the United Party port back to headquarters they single criticism of the contents of Such a Council would not give itself opposing not only the Gov­ found a nice, non-political sub­ find a huge, impressive file of the Bill. the militant lead that is essential ernment but also the “Independent ject that it could chew, digest, re­ new names growing—and they I see that the draft constitution for the trade union movement to United Party” — the expelled gurgitate and chew again. What a cannot trace the owners of the of the proposed S.A. Council of preserve its independence. It rebels.. relief to have a debate on some­ names. You’ve got no idea how thing which has nothing to do with hard that makes their work. NAT. MOUTHPIECE colour politics! Or so the United The rebels have become the Party thought. HANSARD HO! (These are JOHN THEKA Government’s mouthpiece. They This week the Assembly intends No. 2: GROWN-UPS the men do all the Government’s fighting debating the Natives Resettlement who sit in for it. Mr. Swart is now in the Bill—the Bill to provide for the Parliament and say that Non- happy position where all he ha-? removal of the inhabitants of the Europeans are not fit to vote:) AND HIS PASS to do is to shout encouragement Western Areas. It must be re­ to the rebels from the grandstand. Col. Jordan (U.P.): When he JOHANNESBURG. burg Fort Prison), the hospital, membered that the United Party rose to address the House shortly 'the Newlands police station. Mr. Blaar Coetzee, one of the is opposing this measure because before the adjournment Mr. Bar- T^VERY week thousands of Everywhere he drew a blank. Fee rebels, has apparently decided that it usurps the powers of munici­ low had a stomach-ache, and be­ -M-J Africans Afrirrii are caught in the two guineas. He shrugged his he can best further his political palities and because certain alter­ fore the adjournment took place cruel net of the pass system— shoulders and said there was career by being viciously anti- native conditions are not being he had succeeded in transferring arrested, imprisoned, deported. nothing else he could do. Mr. Communist. The United Party agreed to by Verooerd. his complaint to the House. We know these terrible statistics Theka paid the fee and went out. only wants to hang Communists. But the United Party has not Mr. Speaker: Order! The Hon. and what they mean in terms of He wasn’t going to give up so Mr. Coetzee, I am sure, would like yet decided to oppose the removal Member must withdraw. human suffering. Perhaps, though, easily. He knew that police offi­ to boil them in oil. scheme, because the Africans have Col. Jordan: May I be heard we do not always realise what cials rarely trouble to get down He accused Ray Alexander of every right to stay where they are. before a ruling is gwen? they mean to the individual until the names of Africans accurately. standing for Parliament “to fir So far the U.P. has held the view Mr. Speaker: No. we come across the concrete in­ He was fearing by now that John ther the Communist strategy that the Africans must be re­ Mr. Russell: Say you withdraw stance of someone we know. Take had been “sold” to a farmer and against the democratic institutions moved. It differs from Verwoerd the stomach-ache. a very ordinary, typical case already deported from Johannes­ of the country” and to “make a only on the conditions under Col. Jordan: Surely there can which happened last week: the burg under notorious section 17 of mockery of the Government.” But which removal should take place, the Government needs no help— be no impropriety about using the case of John Theka. the Natives Urban Areas Act for Perhaps there are brave souls iu word stomach-ache. It is a per­ the crime of being out of a job. it makes an utter mockery of John Theka was born in Johan­ itself. And now that it has Mr. the U.P. who believe that th< fectly respectable part of the ana­ Africans are entitled to continue tomy. nesburg. He has just turned 19. NO BAIL Coetzee on its side the mockery Mr. Speaker: Order! Until last year he was at school. has reached its final heights. living in the Western Areas, anC Dr. Jonker: On a point of order, Now he has to start looking for He got hold of another lawyer. Mr. Barlow also added his that the slum clearance scheme* you, Mr. Speaker, ruled that the a job, so he had to go down to He went round personally to the piece. He was horrified to learn must take place within those areas. Hon. Member should withdraw. the pass office to get a permit to police stations and the prisons. that both Sam Kahn and Brian If there are such people in the look for work. This is only a tem­ Eventually he traced his son, who Bunting were out of the country. U.P. I wonder if they will speak Does he not have to obey the had been arrested by the Native chair? porary permit, and jobs—reason­ He also revealed that he had been their mind? Mr. Speaker: He must with­ ably paid jobs—are scarce. So Commissioner and was, as he reading the Burger’s unsubstanti­ Like to take a bet that they John had to go down more than feared, facing deportation. The don’t? draw. He knows he must with­ lawyer made representations. Mr. ated scare stories, because he an­ draw. once to the pass office to get his nounced that there are spies in Col. Jordan: May I ask what permit renewed. The last time he Theka got a letter from an em­ the country trying to find out I am to withdraw? went, a couple of weeks ago, he ployer stating he was willing to about South Africa’s uranium. M Mr. Speaker: The Hon. Mem­ failed to come home that night. take John into his employment. Swart is on the trail of people who WELFARE SOCIETY ber knows very well what he has No bail is allowed at the Native poison reservoirs; Mr. Barlow is DURBAN. to withdraw. PARENTS FRANTIC Commissioner’s gaol, and John, catching spies; surely the time h?»« The Cato Manor Local Commit­ who has already been in for p Col. Jordan: Then I will with­ His ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. come for Sir De Villiers Graaff tee of the Durban Indian Child draw what I know I must with­ week, is still there awaiting de­ to uncover a treason plot so th Welfare Society has issued a report Albert Theka, were frantic with velopments. draw. anxiety. John is a good, steady he can demand the hangman’s on its service to the Indian com­ Mr. Speaker: Is the Hon. Mem­ lad, who did exceptionally well at Mr. Theka, who has spent ? ■oose again? munity of its area during the past ber trying to be disrespectful to school. He is the apple of their week of terrible anxiety, js still year. the chair? eye and they look to him for not free from his troubles. He stiM ANOTHER ACCIDENT? Sewing classes have been estab­ Col. Jordan: No, not at all. great things. They spent a sleep­ has to face further lawyer’s fees. The rebels voted with the Gov­ lished and a milk club organised at Mr. Speaker: . . . I have to warn less night. He still does not know whether ernment on the Communist the Cito Manor Housing Scheme. the Hon. Member I will not allow John will be released next week. Amendment Bill, and it is now on Every child from the age of one to him to abuse the proceedings of The next morning Mr. Theka its way to the Senate, where the six vears receives milk daily. this House. got the day off from work. He That is the pass law. “John is a United Party no doubt is taking The committee also carries out Col. Jordan: I am quite un­ went to a lawyer’s office and got good boy,” he told Advance. every precaution to ensure that i the investigation and supervision of aware, with respect, that I am not the lawyer on the telephone. The “The pass law does not worry the does not vote for the Bill by acci­ families in need, or*'in receipt, of obeying the rules of this House. lawyer phoned the pass office, the skellums. This Johannesburg—it is dent. maintenance grants in the district. Mr. Speaker: Order! Native Commissioner’s office, a terrible place.” For the rest of the week the The hon. secretary of the commit­ PHILOSOPHER. “Number Four” (the Johannes­ M.H. Assembly discussed the Medical tee is Mr. K. Swaminathan. 8 ADVANCE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954 FIGHTING The Man in the Street No 17 SPORTS PARADE ting what you were waiting for.” And after work it’s another queue, TALK a long ride back in the crowded bus and then start getting ready by The first issue of the new and for supper. greatly improved Fighting Talk is “And the prices! Bread’s 8jd., now on sale (subscription 5s., P.O. milk 7id. . . . I remember when Bert Williams Box 1355, Johannesburg). Fighting Talk was for many years each used to cost a tickey. The bus the organ of the Springbok Legion. fare used to be 5d., now it is 7d., Now it has been handed over to an and they’re talking of putting it TT is not often that you get such proving to be one of the hardest independent committee of sup­ up again. heart-warming displays of hitters in the bantam-weight divi­ porters of the Congress movement “Typists’ salaries are quite in­ sportsmanship as well-known man­ sion in the world to-day, has and members of the African adequate. I certainly find it diffi­ ager and trainer M. K. Tommy’s always said that it was Durban National Congress, the South Afri­ cult to come out. I am sure we gesture at Stanger recently, when, which made him and it was for can Indian Congress and the Con­ should get organised.” in one of the fights in the first Durban which he always fought. gress of Democrats. Mrs. Vermeulen was once an or­ professional tournaments staged Indian fans go wild with delight ganiser for the N.U.D.W. and has “We intend to continue Fighting never lost her feeling of sympathy there by Chin Govender, Tommy at the sight of Slumber, and even Talk as a vigorous, outspoken helped to heal the cut on his wilder after victory. Joe Francis, and fellow-feeling with others. She magazine which fights the good spoke to us about the Western boy’s opponent’s eye with one of Leader’s boxing editor, tells me fight for the rights of men, and the many ointments he carries in you shoiuld have seen the crowd Areas scheme: which challenges the ideas and out­ “I think it is dreadful. How can his first-aid kit. The opponent was after Slumber stopped Lekwete, look of the white supremacists, be­ Kid Johnson, of Maritzburg, who alias Kid Dynamite, at the City they throw those poor people out cause their ideas spell death to de­ of their homes? And how do they was matched against Tommy’s Hall in three rounds a week ago mocratic institutions, to racial har­ brilliant Natal bantam-weight —they literally brought down the expect them to get to work, when mony and to peace. Fighting Talk IVTEET Mrs. Olive Vermeulen, the Orlando trains are already champion, Harry Naidoo. If roof of Durban City Hall with —if we can make it so—will be Tommy had not assisted, Johnson their vocal strength. typist, housewife and firm crowded to bursting?” the voice of the Congress move­ believer in trade unionism. She told us of the difficulties of would most certainly have been ment,” the editors announce. defeated on a t.k.o., as the cut I was greatly surprised when I Mrs. Vermeulen, who works in African domestic workers at Park­ looked very dangerous. came down to Durban to cover The > first issue is attractively laid the city and lives in Parkhurst, hurst, who have to walk for at Chin Govender’s maiden tour­ the Tuli-David fight for Advance out and has a number of excellent finds life pretty strenuous. She has least half an hour to the nearest nament wasn’t a sensational affair to see the reception Slumber got. articles on a wide range of subjects. to dash for her bus in the morn­ bus. but it was an encouragng start Despite Tuli’s world acclaimed The magazine is so good that one ing for her long ride into town. “Something has got to be done to professional boxing in the prowess, Slumber was the ruling looks for ways that it could have Shopping has to be done in the about it,” concluded Mrs. Vermeu­ Lower Tugela district. Govender favourite and the betting was all been even better. Three articles on bazaars during lunch hour. “They len. “We Europeans must speak got good support from the local in his favour. Even though he lost, Parliament and the plans of the are terribly crowded,” she said. up too. We are affected ourselves, fans, who packed the cheaper his loyal supporters chaired him Government are not balanced as Often enough you find yourself at and we must also show the Afri­ seats especially. The new pro­ from the ring into the dressing- one might wish, by articles discus­ the back of a queue and have to cans that the Government does moter, an ex-amateur, struck me room. In our racialist country an sing what the people, and the Con­ go back to the office without get­ not speak for us.” M.H. as a simple, unassuming soul. instance like this does a world of gress movement in particular, are Sometimes he sounded very naive good, not only in the sporting field doing to foil Parliament’s knavish —a contrast to many of the wily but in politics, too. tricks. (The people are more im­ RENT INCREASES merchants that are in business in portant and interesting even than All Men Created Equal boxing these days. Secretary SCARED OF SLUMBER Parliament.) FOUGHT Frank Ashe, of the Board of Con­ This is no fairy story, but Bill Startlingly, I was able to find not Bishop Quotes Declaration trol, was very liberal with praise McConnel, trainer of the Aus­ one single reference to peace in the of Independence Increased rentals in New Brighton of Govender. Ashe is a spartan tralian holder of the world ban­ whole magazine—not even in the are being vigorously opposed by for organisation and it is not tam-weight title, just wouldn’t article commemorating the anniver­ JOHANNESBURG. the New Brighton Tenants’ Associa­ always that he hands out praise. allow his boy to spar against sary of the death of Stalin. How tion. Since rentals were increased Slumber David when they were Quoting the famous pre­ many people have continued to pay Govender has good reason to be was that possible? amble to tjie American De­ pleased with himself. in this country preparing for their claration of Independence— the former rent. Two of the ten­ fights with Toweel. Ben Jele, A final point. Like our brother “All men an* created equal, ants who have been prosecuted for CLUMSY DISPLAY Slumber’s manager, tells me that American progressives, who are they are endowed by their being in arrears are fighting a test Lingum Pillay fought poorly to he was insistent about David ruthlessly critical of any slip into Creator with certain inalien­ case for the Tenants’ Association. beat Young Gobi. He gave a sparring with Carruthers, but Mc­ the racialist terminology of the clumsy, unsure and irritatingly able rights to life, liberty and “We cannot as tenants stand and Connel most politely turned him ruling class, we, too, must keep our the pursuit of happiness”—the inept display. Gobi clinched too down every time. Of course, they writers alert to the need for vigil­ watch while we are being pro­ much, and this added to make up Bishop of Johannesburg was secuted one by one for rentals whose sparred with other Non-White ance. The derogatory term “Native” among the speakers at a meet­ a very poor contest. Barry Van- fighters, but Slumber was marked has been allowed to slip into two legality we doubt,” writes Mr. Ray­ deyar started off very promisingly “Explosive.’’ They all knew what ing called by the Race Rela­ mond Mhlaba, the chairman of the of the articles—and it is quite im­ tions Institute last week to con­ against Joe Mgidi, of Maritzburg, he had done to Vic Toweel in his permissible to talk of South Africa’s Tenants’ Association. but sat it out in the fourth round prime—knocked him cold for a sider "She implications of the “Black problem.” The Africans, the Natives Resettlement a n d when Mgidi began to hit him a few minutes. He was the first man vast majority of the people of our OPTICIANS little too hard! Harry Naidoo was Urban Areas Bills. The Bishop to do so at the time. Carruthers’ country, are no “problem.” The condemned the Bills, as did Wolfson and De Wet, F.N.A.O. too clever and too fast for a very refusal to spar with David is the only problem is how to get rid of (Eng.) Qualified Sight-testing and brave Kid Johnson, who was Chairman Ellen Heilman, who most spontaneous acknowledg­ the avaricious race-mad handful said the Bills would take away Dispensing Opticians, 4 King George beaten very clearly on points after ment I have heard of this boy’s who rule South Africa. freehold rights and put every Street (between Bree and Plein receiving a dangerous cut over the ability. African behind a location Streets) Johannesburg. Please note eye in the third round. Naidoo is Fighting Talk deserves a very change of address. wide audience. Readers of Ad­ fence; Councillor Harvey a good boy, but he’ll never win a And Carruthers should know— Phone 22-3834 championship. He hasn’t learned he’s ruling world champion. Sport vance will find the 5s. subscrip­ (U.P.), who said the Mentz to develop a punch yet nor has writers tell you very discreetly tion fee to this monthly magazine scheme would disrupt Johan­ — 20% Reduction to Africans — that a good sports writer will well worth while. L.F. nesburg’s commerce and indus­ he got a killer instinct. try; and Mr. Oliver Thambo, The bantam-weight division has never commit himself, but readers CARTAGE some hard, tough boys who can of Bert Williams should know who said that legislators did We are the cheapest in Furniture that they don’t get any wishy- not remember that Africans punch hard and who know when MULTI-RACIAL were human beings. and Household Removals. Town or to make use of an opportunity. If washy stuff from me. Slumber Country. Also General Cartage. Naidoo can perfect this part of David will beat Carruthers any SANTA COMMITTEE Speaking from the floor, Dr. Phone 81-9005: A. B. Xuma said the Johannes, his strategy he will go a long way, time he gets an opportunity to EVATON. SEAWARD CARTAGE CO. though I can’t see him doing very meet the kangaroo lad. burg City Council was as much much against the dynamic Afri­ U A new branch of the S.A. to blame as the Government. 534 Main South Coast Road Many who thought that Tuli can opposition from the Trans­ National Tuberculosis Association ROSSBURG vaal. had finished Slumber have found was recently formed at Evaton, that they’ve made a dreadful mis CLEVEREST FIGHTER Transvaal, with an all-races com­ FOR SALE Gilbert Petros fought a brilliant take. The Tuli fight has instilled mittee, consisting of five Indians, welter-weight in the main bout of greater confidence in the quiet, three Africans and Coloured and For BOOKS and STATIONERY Complete Beds, £4 15s.; Chairs, the evening in tough-as-nails Jerry likeable and intelligent packer. European members. The branch come to 10s.; Divans, £1 15s.; Tables, 30s.; Macdonald. 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I’ve always reiterated that another world title possibility. site as a T.B. settlement. A con­ 119 QUEEN ST. the best form of defence is a- cert held to raise funds for this counter attack—that is just what purpose resulted in a net collection DURBAN Macdonald did. Petros was the of £1,300. The branch committee is master, but he didn’t have things busy getting permission required his own way, especially when he AGENTS WANTED under the Group Areas Act, Native managed to get Macdonald into There are tens of thousands Affairs Department sanction and trouble. The latter punched and of potential ADVANCE other official formalities needed to pummelled his way out of a kayo readers in every part of the get the settlement going. R. BUGHWflN (M SON defeat. Petros got the decision. I country. By selling Advance Mr. S. M. Nathie is the chair­ personally thought a draw would you will make an important man, Mr. S. J. 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