(■ b Volume 23 No 34 21 JUNE 1976 7p Gabellah offers new rule for Twenty Countries at Salisbury conference FOR MORAL RE ARMAMEKI

DR ELLIOTT GABELLAH, Vice Presi a hundred people of all races from dent of the African National Council, . believes that conflict in Rhodesia could Among the speakers from South be a starting point for world crisis but Africa was Judge C J Claassen. 'South also that resolution of conflict in Africa has great wealth,' he said. 'If the Rhodesia could be 'a pointer' to a new states and nations could co-operate on a peaceful basis, we could create a society The Rhodesian African leader said this which could supply the rest of Africa at an international Moral Re-Armament with food and industrial resources. But conference in Salisbury attended by personal and national pride, hate and representatives from twenty countries. feju: stand in the way. Change must start Opening the conference the Mayor of with me. I have had to apologise for Salisbury, Councillor Tony Tanser, said my attitude of racial superiority and I it was the most cosmopolitan assembly want to repeat it here. My attitudes were he had ever addressed. wrong. I am sorry. Please forgive me.' Dr Gabellah was introduced by Alec It was no good talking of Rhodesia Smith, son of the Rhodesian Prime as 'a last bastion of Christian civilisa Minister. Alec Smith described Gabellah tion', said the Anglican Bishop of as 'my friend and colleague, a man of Mashonaland, the Right Rev Paul principle and superb courage to stand Dr Elliott Gabellah addressee opening session Burrough. He told members of the up for what is right in our society'. audience that they had come to the con Gabellah told the 800 people present, members of the African National ference at their peril. They had to accept 'We politicians have tried and tried to Council and others prominent in the the terrifying logic of the love of God. find solutions but we find no answer. Our political and business life of Rhodesia 'You will be asked not by a bishop but problems are beyond the power of man were also present. by God to take your courage in your to solve. But there is a power and a Alec Smith said it was because he was hands and live it out,' he said. power house which has not been tapped. a Rhodesian and loved his country that During the meeting the hall resounded That power is God. Power from God he was seeking a solution to its prob to the music of a traditional African stgjts with you and me. You cannot rule lems. 'God has a plan to heal the xylophone band and to an African r '' country if you are crooked yourself.' divisions of our land', he said. 'If we chorus, and at the end the whole The Rhodesian problem could cause commit ourselves to this plan we can audience, black and white, stood for the bloodshed and even lead to a third world overcome the problem of race prejudice, singing of 'Nkosi Sikelele Africa', the war, he said. It could be solved by turn hate and injustice. But this will not hap African anthem. ing to God. Man must look critically at pen unless we all participate.' He wel On the eve of the conference Alec himself. The tendency was for black to comed especially a party of more than RHODESIA contmind on pago 2 blame white and vice versa. 'Let us adopt a rule - not who is right hut what is right. There cannot be two rights. What is right - that is the answer to our problems,' he said. Attending the opening session, which was chaired by Sir Cyril Hatty, a former Minister of Finance, were Senator J WrathaU, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, R Cronje, Minister of Labour and Health and E Sutton- Price, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. Sir Humphrey Gibbs, former Governor General of Rhodesia, Pat Bashford, Leader of the Centre Party, as well as members of the family of and of Bishop Muzorewa and many Tha Marimba band from Mufakota, tha Sailabury townahi slon RHODESIA continued from page 1 opportunities for the black man and the moral and spiritual revolution which Smith and twelve respresentatives from investment opportunities for the black goes far enough to alter our life style ^ix countries, including four black and entrepreneur which will answer the and penetrate our political and in white South Africans, were interviewed degr^ation we feel? Before a God-led dustrial systems.' 'This is where the by Rhodesian TV in a 45 minute pro- unity every problem can be solved.' ordinary person comes in,' she con programme on 'The new society'. He was followed by Cyril Pearce, tinued. 'Each of us in our lives immediate past President of the CHIEF MINISTER SPEAKS experience the desire of the haves to Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce, hang on to what they have, of the have- The Rhodesian constitutional conference who emphasized that businessmen had nots to destroy those who have more would help everyone if it was held in to accept that their objectives were not than they do. When we work these a spirit of brotherhood and desire for just profits but the overcoming of social things out in our own lives we have a results, a South African Chief Minister problems. Business, he said, had to help part in creating the new philosophy and told the assembly. feed and house and open opportunities way of life that is essential if the world Chief Lucas M Mangope, Chief for the millions of have-nots. is to solve its environmental problems.' Minister of Bophuthatswana, who was speaking on 'The forgotten factor in ALTERING THE LIFE STYLE FEEDING AFRICA politics and international relations', said 'Our children are going to live in an 'Food or Famine' was the theme of a that Southern Africa was on the thres age when there is a lot less of every session addressed by farmers from hold of exciting but extremely challeng thing than there is now. Are we equip Rhodesia, South Africa, Britain, Kenya ing developments. The long over-due ping them to live in that age? We must and New Zealand. not confuse a high standard of living 'Rhodesia has a role to play in with a good quality of living.' The Southern Africa,' said Sir Cyril Hatty, speaker, Mrs Helen Duigan, a Johannes who chaired the session. 'We can do a burg housewife, gave practical examples lot to help Mozambique, and already we of housekeeping in the context of limited are helping Zambia. I believe in getting world resources to a seminar on 'Human together with the common objective of Nature and the Environment'. 'Imagina feeding a hungry world, over and abo^ tion is one of our most precious re political boundaries. Some settlemei..' ITi sources,' she said. must come in Africa, and when it comes Speaking as an ecologist Dr David we have an important part to play in Mitchell, Senior lecturer in the Division producing food for other countries.' of Biological Studies at the University Dr Ian Edwards, a senior research of Rhodesia, told the seminar that the officer in the Rhodesian department of situation demanded a change in the agriculture, gave the assembly a survey motivation of individuals and society, as of world conditions which have made well as in human relationships. 'Rhodesia famine 'a fact of life'. is a microcosm of the world,' he said. 'Agricultural research knows no 'We have our developed and under- political frontiers,' he concluded.'We co The Rt Rev Paul Burrough, Bishop of Mashonaland operate on a global scale.' With sound Rhodesian constitutional conference was agricultural policies and a maintained conceived, he said, through the vision standard of expertise, such co-operation of the South African Prime Minister, would ensure the food needed in John Vorster, and Presidents Kaunda of Southern Africa in the future. Zambia, Nyerere of Tanzania and "The margin between feast and famine Khama of Botswana. is a narrow one,' he said. 'Food dis Chief Mangope warned that black tribution is the crux. We confuse youths were impatient because they national disasters with man-made prob thought things were not changing fast lems.' Another need, he said, was to enough. South Africa would not remain close 'the communications gap between unaffected by changes taking place in the urban and farming communiti'^S Mozambique and Angola. If the Transkei 'We have sacrificed the farmer in the became independent, which it was pre interests of cheap food.' This, he said, paring for, and other homelands saw was a major contributing cause of the the advantages, they would also demand economic crisis in Britain, which now independence. Judge C J Ctaassen from South Africa produces only 50 per cent of her food As a black South African, he said he developed countries, our race problem, requirements. had suffered untold humiliations, our inequality of wealth. If we can solve Other speakers illustrated, from ex indignities and deprivations for a long our problems in this country we can perience on their farms, how to deal with time. 'If time and the intensity of sub show the rest of the world how to the human elements which block co jection to such treatment justified bitter answer them.' operation. ness, I would be very bitter.' Roland Kingwill, member of the Con 'I believe New Zealand is responsible He said he would not allow such servation Advisory Board of the Karoo, to see that the people of Asia are ade bitterness to enter his heart because South Africa, spoke of his experiment quately fed, and it may be the responsi Chief Mangope said although black in soil conservation twenty years ago, bility of Rhodesia to see that Africa is South Africans were discriminated reducing the number of stock he carried fed,' said Robin Prickett, a New Zealand against there was now a change at the risk of personal loss. It has now sheep farmer. of attitude among the white South been found that this was the right stock He told how he and his fellow-farmers Africans. This had given rise to hope ing rate for the area environmentally. had opposed a strong farming and com that meaningful change would happen Mary Lean, a young English journa mercial lobby which wanted to introduce in South Africa, he said. list, quoted the Executive Director of sugar beet into New Zealand to save C K Mageza, a former Minister of In the United Nations Environment Pro overseas exchange. terior of Gazankulu, South Africa, asked gramme, Maurice Strong, who said of A sugar beet crop in New Zealand the assembly,'How can we provide work environmental change, 'It will take a RHODESIA continued on page 4

2 New World News 21 June 1976 Community in Holland (a group of Holland: islands belonging to Indonesia), Negroes and Indians from Surinam, a country on SONG the verge of full independence, Chinese making and Indonesians as well as many dis OF ASIA tinguished Dutchmen and women. One of the members of Parliament, Asia live who with other European MP's had wel comed Song of Asia to Europe, said after the show, 'You make the Asian Berlin: THE DUTCH MINISTER of Labour, nations live for us. As a member of the Dr J Boersma, received a deputation of Development Aid Committee I am aware the Song of Asia force in his office of the danger that we create more prob welcomed as during the lunch break of the weekly lems than we solve by our present mode meeting of the Dutch Cabinet. He said of giving aid. You can help us find he welcomed their efforts and afterwards better ways.' diplomats he asked them to sing to the civil ser The New 2:eaJanders in the Song of vants in his ministry in the main Asia force met relatives of the more than THE 12 NATION CAST of Song of entrance hall. hundred thousand Dutch migrants in Asia spent eight days in Berlin. The A shortened version of Song of Asia their country. The Counsellor at the New musical show was performed for 1400 drew enthusiastic applause at the Nether Zealand Embassy and other diplomatic people in the large and gracious Theater lands Congress building in the Hague. representatives attended the show. Some des Westens. The audience included the The audience was a demonstration of of the Song of Asia group were received consul-generals of Turkey, Japan, India ties Holland still has across the globe. by the Indian-Ambassador in-the Hague, and France and 150 students from the There were 40 from the South Moluccas Mr Bajpai. Technical University. ^^Chairing a meeting at the University iwjiwwaiwMw i»,idressed by the cast was one of its mmmmmmwi students, Thomas Diebold. He said, *I was brought up with a strict Catholic education but I went my own way. I participated in student demonstrations. I have always liked to be ahead, so I also accepted this challenge of MRA to fight for the best kind of social change.' Indonesian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Thai, Polish and Czech students were among those who attended the programme. Most stayed to continue discussions afterwards. One Indian student said, T have been very confused by the different ideas given in the uni versity. Today I found an entirely new angle on the problems of the world- and on their answers.' Another said, 'After seven years of scientific and tech nical studies I am very much aware of the need for character development as SFB, Berlin's TV station,films a Filipino dance from 'Song of Asia' on the steps of Berlin's Gedachtn- w^. I have been wanting to find out iskirche, in the heart of the city. Photo: Rengfelt f ' I could help. I am prepared to try our your idea starting the change with New Caledonia, to see Song of Asia in myself.' Berlin. He told the cast, 'I cannot suc Socialist MP Angela Griitzmann wel ceed in public life if I am not straight 'Changing an comed the whole Asian group in the in my private life. As a politician I Reichstag, birthplace of German demo need much change. The life of a poli anti-social cracy. Receiving them in the modem re tician is difficult and we need the help built interior, destroyed once by the of our friends in MRA to change our famous fire of 1933 and then by allied country and the world. element—mel' bombing during World War II, she said, 'My wife and children and all of us 'I am happy to welcome you as diplo as a family have been trying to live our 'A CONFERENCE for tomorrow's mats, the kind of diplomats we need lives by absolute moral standards ever leaders' took place earlier this month here in Berlin. In this city especially, since I was at Caux in 1971. Before at Asia Plateau, Panchgani, India. The where two world systems meet, you are then I was a different kind of man going conference, initiated by Bombay diplomats facing a gigantic task. I hope in a different direction. We are a young students, was for 'those who want to your message can reach the heart of and wealthy country with 30 per cent of shape the future, are fed up with the every single Berliner. What you say is the known reserves of nickel. We are two status quo, are determined to change right - the answer can be found in every ethnic groups; 50 per cent Europeans, things but have the guts to pay the price human heart.* 50 per cent Melanesians. We have many in their own lives.' Yann Celene Uregei, President of the economic difficulties and many personal It drew 132 young people from Legislative Assembly of New Caledonia, and sectional interests to combat. We schools, colleges and universities across went especially from Paris, where he was shall need the help of Moral Re- the country, a quarter of them from conducting negotiations with the French Armament to tackle these many North East India. Government on the political status of problems.' PANCHGANI continued on page 4

New World News 21 June 1976 3 PANCHGANI continued from pege 3 goals. There is nothing worse than the Delegates from Assam presented to the demands of the immediate to rob us of centre a hand-carved chair sent specially at a glance great goals. Nothing better than a cap for the occasion by Mrs Deva Bala tive imagination to fasten us to them- Chaliha. as New World News so resolutely Many of those who came realised that CYPRIOT REFUGEES beckons.' moral principles were vital ingredients ACTION 'God's resources aren't measured in dollars or pounds but in obedient people. in the making of a leader. They were Two Cypriot refugees, Neophytos Christ- His currency, guidance, is stable and re chaUenged to measure their lives against odoulides and his wife Antigone are tak liable. It can revolutionise any old dis absolute moral standards of honesty, ing action with the Housewives' Dec illusioned life. Please renew my double purity, unselfishness and love and to find laration. Neophytos lives in a camp near subscription and accept a donation of God's plan for their lives. Dhekelia while Antigone lives in the fifty dollars for the most revolutionary Paresh Virani, a commerce student village with their two children. news service in the world.' They write: 'We had the thought to from Bombay, told of his hobby of 'col CAIRO PERSPECTIVE lecting' cutlery and chinaware from duphcate the "Declaration of British different restaurants. He resolved to go Housewives" and pass it to British, Senior Egyptian government officials and to each restaurant and hand back the Greek and Turkish Cypriot housewives. student leaders have welcomed the pub lication in Cairo of a new pamphlet items. About 120 copies are in circulation.' about Moral Re-Armament. Maria Joseph from the Coimbatore FOR CANADIAN SCHOOLS In Arabic, with an English translation, Institute of Technology said that she the 30 page pamphlet is written by The film Give a Dog a Bone has drawn had been given a new aim in life. 'I have Sheikh Mohammed Surur, an education an enthusiastic response from school decided to set matters right with the alist from Asmara, Eritrea. It is entitled children and their teachers in Northern president of my village council. Thanks 'Moral Re-Armament and the Modern British Columbia and Alberta. It was to MRA for changing an anti-social ele World' and is available in London from ment-namely me!' shown through the co-operation of local Grosvenor Books (20p + 7p postage ajid^ priests and school principals in Fort St packing). R K Singhal, a medical student from John, Peace River and Grande Prairie. Jamshedpur, wrote his father about to Sheikh Surur, Secretary of the Muslim Association of Asmara, writes, 'Basic smoking and drinking habits and his in CHINESE INVESTMENT different attitude to studies. He apolo ally, Moral Re-Armament calls for gised to him for these things and said, An Australian reader, Wilfred Griffiths, change. One cannot look for change in 'I have taken things out of society and who works as a technical consultant in other people and neglect it in oneself. not put anything into it. I have decided Taiwan, writes: Nor can one demand it in any particular to use my life to put something into it.' 'Some time ago I had the opportunity, section, for that would be prejudice. Merlin Clarance, an MA student of because of the difficulty of foreign ex Change is needed in every individual Agra University, said, T used to hate change, of arranging a number of yearly and every society, in ruler and ruled, in certain people but put up a good face subscriptions to New World News for a the common man and the responsible group of young Chinese. in front of them. I have written letters leader equally. When it becomes general of apology to those I had detested.' 'The value of this investment is now and everyone begins to feel the pricks of seen. They have accepted the necessity of conscience about what is unfair to others M O Martin, a young engineer from living by absolute moral standards, lis a new generation will come into being, Kenya, apologised to his father for bit tening to God and sharing their thoughts united and ready to sacrifice for the terness, to his brother for jealousy and to find God's plan for this strategic common good. They will totally reject to to aunt for not having cared enough island. selfishness and hate. For in the field of for her. "Whenever anyone hurt my feel 'A play, written by a member of this character the reactionary is the man who ings,' he said, T used to keep away from group and then skilfully acted out, de demands benefits from society, and yet them. I have decided to make it up to picts clearly and convincingly that when maintains a stony selfishness himself.' certain colleagues and former teachers. the search for "what is right" is genuine, There have always been problems be confrontation in the family can lead to •The Report and Accounts of Moj^ tween myself, the workers and my change and deeper relationships. The play Re-Armament (The Oxford Group)^^ Britain for 1974 have just been pub management. I have written asking them is based on the actual experience of lished. Copies can be obtained without to excuse me.' members of the group.' charge (p+p in Britain 12p) from the Students from South India have de Finance Office 12, Palace Street London cided to organise a seminar to spread DOUBLE SUBSCRIPTION SWIE 5JF. what they have leamt at Asia Plateau. An Australian subscriber was debating The Jamshedpur group have already an whether to renew his New World News RHODESIA continued from page 2 nounced plans for a conference in their subscription, feeling he had to cut would have a disastrous effect on the city in October. They plan to tackle expenses. Then, he writes, these thoughts economy of Fiji, 1500 miles away, he p^stftism in their college and state. came to him: New World News explained. 'We took this action because flashes stories of innovators at work. we had a moral as well as contractual INDUSTRIAL SEMINAR Of people of all nations whose con obligation to Fiji,' he said. A sugar beet Meanwhile delegates from both sides cern for the human family rockets industry has so far not been introduced. of industry were attending an industrial them way beyond personal or national 'When I told this to a group of French seminar at Asia Plateau on the theme interest into the universal area where farmer experts, they said, ""i^u are ten 'A fresh factor at work'. Delegations human lives are enriched - where the years ahead of our thinking in Europe." came from Orissa Cements, Zenith Steel imagination is caught by great goals. My conviction is that the farmer needs Pipes, Khatau Mills and Cooper En 'Artistry, industry and a downright to be responsible for his own product gineering. care for people are the fruits of these from the pasture to the plate.' Published weekly by The Good Road Lid, PC Box 9, Tonbridge, Kent, England. Printed by Tonbridge Printers Ltd. Registered as a newspaper at the Post Office. Articles may be reproduced without reference to the editor, acknowledgment welcomed. Annual subscription (3-monthly introductory rate in brackets): inland £3.50 (£1.00) overseas airmail including Europe £5.50 (£1.50). Regional offices and rates (airmail); Australia MRA Publications, Box 1078J, GPO Melbourne, Vic 3001 $10.50 (33.00). New Zealand MRA Information Service, PO Box 4198, Christchurch SI0.50 (S3.00). South Africa Moral Re-Armament. PO Box 10144, Johannesburg R9.00 (R2.50). Canada and USA S14.00 ($3.50). Editorial address: 12 Palace Street, London SWIE 5JF.