Waiting for a Big Man to Appear
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Vol. 3 No. 23 (Published Fortnightly) November, 1969 WAITING FOR A BIG MAN Sick African's ordeal in U.K. TO APPEAR over passport T took a big man to admit a mistake - "aud I think we should now N African businessman who was wait for a big man to appear", said the Prime Minister, Mr. Ian A once host to the British Common I wealth Secretary, Mr. George Tbomson, Smith, in a reference to the lmposidon of sandions by the British was placed in detention recently when Government. he flew into London en route from Speaking at the annual congress of the Rhodesian Front, be said: Amcrica- because he refused to exchange his Rhodesian passport for a "Whatever the original reasons for sanctions were. today they are corn· British one. pletely immoral. But of course morals and immorality don't matter in the During his ordeal, 55-year-old Mr. world today, and I don't believe there is any immediate prospect of Henry Mpumulo Ncube of Gwanda Distnct suffered a recurrence of a sanctions being relinquished," be said. heart attack which first struck him .., mwt warn you • w M the future is COIKemed - e•ea ODH ~ lulve during his American visit. tecurcly lmplemaued our new Coastitutloo - this ill loioa to be oo bed of roRS. Mr. Ncube was detained as he was We bave come • loag Wily, but doo't Id us deceive ounelva - there's still a being pushed in a wheelchair from the mudl looaer WilY to go." transatlantic flight at London Airport. He had this message for all Rho fully inadequate", it had been a tremen desians: Although clearly we were win dous improvement on "what we bad ning the war, the enemy was stilJ trail· inherited". ing us and using bit-and-run tactics. Serious Intention Complacency and over-confidence must This was only a small beginning of be guarded against. what would grow into an "incredible exercise", because the R.F . was serious Earlier, Mr. Smith said that Rhodesia in its intention to maintain European was making history-particularly in the civilization in t.lili part of the world. post-U.D.I. era. The past year had seen many significant milestones, and the Meanwhile, industrially, Rhodesia had for&ina of some important links in the produced another record, and this was lifeline which had rescued Rhodesia imponant because it wu on this foun from the brink of n plunge back into dation that Rhodesia would develop and the dark ages. attract more immigrants. The Prime Minister likened Rhodesia This had been part of one continuous to "a small island of civilization stand· exercise since the R.F. came to power in ing against the vile doctrine of appease Mr. Ncube-wltb his pasport-)'1 U 1962. ment and surrender which has invaded Is wooderful to be bKk home In Briak of disaster Africa to the north of us". Rhodesia with his &mlly. lt was important that Rhodesia "Even in those early days we were should continually remind itHif of how convinced that we were riaht. Today, ''1 was taken to a small room and perilously near it came to the brink of looking at Africa to the north of us, questioned about my Rhodesian pass disaster. Unfortunately, there was a we know we were right," be said port. Officials asked me whethe. I tendency to forget these thinp and realized that Rhodesia was an enemy therefore it was imponant for bim to Tbe fatare of Britain, and that I had no business warn Rhodesians to gua.rd a[lainst com On the future of Rhodesia, Mr. Smith having a Rhodesian passport." be said. placency, over-confidence and arropnce, said it should not be forgotten that it "When I told them that as far as 1 because these were usually the fore· was for the young people of this coun· was concerned Rhodesia was not an runners of "a big fall". try that "we are fiahtina". enemy of Britain they suuested I The Prime Minister said that amona He said that while Rhodesia bad no change my passport for a British one. important events of the last year was intention of deviatina from its chosen "I refused to do this because I felt it the announcement that more than course, history bad proved it would be mi&ht cause trouble when 1 got back 10,000 immigrants had come to Rho· stupid not to accept that Rhodesia was to Rhodesia". dcsia. Ana while this figure was ..woe- (Co•da..,. 011 •at ..,.) CCo•tbl ... o• hp J) www.rhodesia.me.uk 2 RHODESIAN COMMENTARY November, 1969 In the face of international restraints Land settlement The Lowveld will be the first Rhodesia a country on the go area for land settlement and it is hoped to make a start on a new HAT happens when the United Commenting on Rhodesia's growth scheme in April next year, said WNations leads a world-wide rate. a Rhodesian new5paper says a the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. economic boycott of a little country with rate of 3.5 per cent. a year is often con David Smith, when he replied to only 4,800,000 people, asks Ray Vicker sidered a target in countries in Europe. the debate on the second reading in an article in the Wall Street Journal Italy with a growth rate averaging of lhe Agricultural Land Settle· based on a visit to Rhodesia. 5.8 per cent for 1966 and 1967 had been ment BiiJ. He answers his own '\uestion thus: about the most impressive in recent Young Rhodesians would be "If the country is Rhodesia, it has the years. given priority in settlement biggest boom in ita history, with a net For the same period the figure in schemes and it was intended to inflow of new settlers, an economic France was 4.6 per cent, Sweden had an offer them attractive prospects in revolution that launches dozens of new average of 3.1 per cent. for the three order to encourage them, although industries, seta off a boisterous stock years 1966-68 while Britain "trailed the target "-"BS farming on an market advance and strengthens will all ominously" with only 2.5 per cent. for economic basis. round. That's the picture that emerges the same three years. after talks with dozens of government figures, busine$$men, bankers, farmers and ordinary citizens in this ruggedly Visiting individualistic land." Canadian Ray Vickcr quotes Prime Minister Ian makes Smith in an interview as underscoring the picture of a country on the go and presentaoon estimating that the country's gross A promiaen= domestic product will rise 10 per cent. Canadian basinese this year over last. exec:utive oa a Fr-om beyODd borders fact -llodlq toar or Soutb Africa A spokesman in Salisbury for the and Rhodesia, Mr. Ministry of Finance in a recent stale· ment said:- Herben H. Lmk (rf&bt) as a pail "Therc is no doubt that the Rho ol tbe Mabooa desian economy is buoyanL A remark land Turf CIDb ably high level of development invest J)laalts the Ma ment-much of it from outside the c:haDU Gold Cup country-has been made in the past two at Bonowdale years which will yield higher levels of race course t. output in aJI sectors of the economy in SallJbary to tbe lhe ;·ururc.. wfJuliD& owaer ol. "Economic activity in agriculture, for Clear Win, Mr. example, will be markedly greater in B. M. Calms. 1969 than in 1968 which was a difficult year because of adverse seasonal factors. "I hope you will join with me in "Certainly, mineral production will Waiting for a big proclaimin& that as far as the future is increase at a faster rate in 1969 and eoneemed, not only will we retain our 1970 as a result of the major develop man to appear position in Rhodesia but we will con menta that have taken and are talcing tinue to play a full international part place. (Co•tmftd fro• pp I) in ensuring that no outside force-no "The manufacturing sector is, of part of their world. We could not live foreign foree - will ever succeed in course, continuina to make great strid~ in isnlatinn, and it wa_~ our duty to bringin2 about the downfalJ of Southern in malcinf the country more self minimize the creation of harmful rela Africa.iT sufficient m a large range of goods tions with the rest of the world. which were previously imported. On racialism, Mr. Smith said Rho desia appeared to be dealing with this ID fllce of l"eelt.nn1afs far better than any other country in "All tbe$0 developmenta lead to the spite of the complications existing in Covered mbber yarn conclusion that the rate of growth of this country. the gross domestic product, allowing for But a latent danger existed, and this The manufacture of covered rubber a small upward movement io prices, will could be exploited. We must be vigilant yam used in the weaving of many types be at least 10 per cent more than the at the same time as trying to improve of elastic tapes will begin at the Salis 1968 figure of £390,000,000. race relations. Community development, bury factory of Paramount Elastics and "The rate of growth in 1969 is excep more than anything else, was going to Tapes which is reported to have tionally high and is certainly above what lead to success where other methods invested £50,000 in necessary machinery. can be regarded as a normal long-term before bad failed.