,..--.--- -----_.._----._-_. 'THE NATAL SOC COPYRIGHT SEC ...., _-----_._._---_.-.. b,wtercd 11 tbc O.P.O. I' I _papa". Vol. U. No. I FEBRUARY, 1957 Prite 6d. WAAROM HULLE WHY THEY ARE GEHAAT WORD HATED IN 'n onlangsc uitgawe van "Punch" is daar IN a recent issue of "Punch" there is a scath· 'n bylende verwysing na mnr. J. G. ing rdemw;:e 10 Mr. J. G. Strijdom. In Strydom. Met die oog op die oode~k wal view of the currenl inquiry into chal'Jd of lans ingestel ....-ord na bcskuldigings yan ver· treason it .....oukl be improper to quote the flad. sou dil onbeboorlik wees om die sinsoede phrase in full; it is Jufficicnt to say that it in sy ,ebec.1 lan le haal; dil is egter genoeg included the word -jackboot". BUI what is om te lit dat dit die woord ..itlpuewel" insluit. chicny significant about the senlence is that it Wal egtcr 50 beteL:enisvol is. is die reit dat die occurs as I casual. passing remark in In Irticle sin voortom as 'n tcr100pse opmerlr:ing in 'n lhat has nothing to do with Soulh Africa, and artikel wat nib met Su)d;·Afriitl te dam het tl\;lt the Edilor of ~Punch" can confidently nic. cn dat die redakteur Yln ..Punch" mCI assume lhat his readers know who Mr. Strijdom vertlUUC kan aanvaar dat sy lesers wcct wie is and what his policies are without any special mnr. Strydom is en Wit sy beleid is sander eltplanalion being necessary. That is an indica· enige besondere YerduidcliklRg. Oit is 'n aan· lion of the noloricty which the Nalionalists duiding van die ~rugtheid wat dic nasionaliste hllve succeeded in wmning for themselves and vir hulleselr en vir die land· ahans in Brit­ lheir country, al least in Britain. Few readers tanje--yerwerf het. Min lesers van ..Punch" of "Punch" could name olT·hand the Prime kan uil die yuis se wie die Eerstc Minister yan Minister of, say, New Zealand. bUl they have b.v. Nu Sccland is maar hulle hct al almal all heard of Mr. Strijdom and what his Govern­ gchoor yan Dlnr. Strijdom en wat sy regcring ment stands for. vcrtccnwoordig. Now it is a safe guess that what has damned Oit Iran mel 5Ckcrheid gCflli word dat dit the name of the ationalislS O\'erseas is. not nie groat bekidsake is wat die naam vln die the big issues of policy, but the series of petty nasionalistc oorscc verdoem het nie. maar we! meannesse:s and crudities of which they ha\'e die reeks nietige ~mccnbedc en grofhcde walflln hulk skuldig is. Hoe bellngrik die been !uilly. Vital as the Senate Act crisis was ScnaatWCIkrisis vir ons in Suid·Afrika oak: was. to us in South Africa. it is doubtful .....hether one is dit twyfelagtig of ccn pcnoon uit 'n duiscnd person in a thousand in Britain could outline, in Brillanje, 5Clfs in brd! trekke die YcrJoop e\'en roughly. the course ofthal great constitu­ vln die gfOOt konstitusionck dispuut Iran aln· lional dispute. The dCVlIS'ating implication.s dui. Die verwoeslcnde implilrasies van OIlS of our ~anli..communisf' legislalion are pro­ ...anli-kommunistiese" wetgewinl is heelwaar· bably Greek to the man-in-the-Slreel in Eng­ skynlik Gricks vir die man·in-die·strlat in land. but what he dues remember are the litlle Die S"'urt Se,p. Feb,ua,;c 'j7 Th~ mock S<U", Feb,u"", 'j1 1:.n~land. maar lOo·at hy lOo·el ootbou is die human thlnp lhal milke Ihe hcadhJ1('s in lhe mmslike kkinigbedc Wit die booOyne van die popular l1C\O"Sp3.pcrs. What he hokIs apinst popu~re nuusbblie trtf. Wit by tten die the Nalionalists, fOf instance, are such thinp nasionalisle het is sulke dinge soos byvoorbeekl as the refusal of a passport to a Nath'c die !cit dat 'n jong naturel wal 'n beurs vir youngster who had been awarded a bursary .~ludie in Amerika verwerf het 'n paspoort to sludy in America. the demand for registra­ geweicr is, dat registrasic nommers ge-eis word tion numbers before a couple un gel married. ~'oordat 'n paanjie in die huwelik kan Ittt, die the pictUTC of Mr. Sw-.Irt holding up a sjambok prenl van mor, SWln Wit met uitdruk.tings with upre.ssioos of appro\·"I. the lI$C of rofI' w \'an goedkeuriog '0 s;ambok omboog bou, die temptuow ...·ords like WHotoot5- and ''CooIics • gebruik van mioagttnde woorde SOOS ,.Holoots­ the harrying of Coloured people 10 pr()\'C their en ,.Koelies," die plaery ....n ~kleurdes om nice, lhe denial, in effect. of universilY edUC'"d­ hulle ras le bewys. die onlkenning, in werklik­ tion 10 non·Europeans. the refusal 10 allow heid. van universiteilsopleiding alln nie-blankes, mi",ed audicOCC$ for great visitinG llflists. These die weierin! om gemengde gebofe toe le laal vir arc simple things that the ordlD:lry nl.." C3n hcsockend.: grool kUl\$lenaars. Oit is eenvou­ uodct51and. He C'"J,n T«Ognisc .. bully in any dljlC din~ wal die gewone man ltan verstaan. laoguqc. He may not be inclinc:d to follow l'ly ltan ·n bullcbak in enige tllal uilken. Hy the intricate legal aTJ:unM:'nts in a constitulion<ll Dlag nie geocig wees om die ingcwikktlde welS­ trial. but he does know when a Go\'(:rnment is i,rgulllellle in 'n konslitusionele gt.-ding le volg mean and cruel in it!> handling or people. espe· nie, lllanT hy weel wanncer 'n regering mensc cially when the people ,·onl;ernt.'t.I ha"c nn ~lIl«n en wrccd behande\' vemalmlik means of ,ettinG their own hack through the wanneer die belrolro:ke IDl'IlK nie in 5laat is om ballot boil. lerug le sllln deur middtl vln die 5lembus nie. It is a f.\·ourite complaint of Ihc Go\'C:rllment Dit is 'n gclidkoosdc: klagte ~'In die Rege· thal pcop&e ovenc.as do not "understand" the ring dat oorseesc mense nk dle probleme ....n problems of South Africa and th:u consequcntly Suid-Afrika ~'Cn;laan nie en dat hulle gevloglik the Nationalists are always being misrepre· lIltyd wanvoorgcstel word. Maar daar is nib sented. But there is nOlhing I"lrtieularly dim­ wat besonder moeilik is om le ventaan in die cult 10 understand in the instances that we have \'OOrbeekle wat OOS langebaal het nie. 'n qUOled. You do not have 10 be a profound Mens hod nic 'n diepdenkende 5ludenl vln 5ludcnt of South African history to reali5e thal Suid·Afrikaanse gc:skiedenis le wees om te the up-rooting and banishment of Ioog-estab­ bc$d dat die onlworteling en vemanning Vln lisbed Indian communilid and lhe dcslruction langbcslaande Indiergemecnslappc en die ver­ of their livelihood is a harsh mid lyr.lIlnical woe:;ting van hulle lewensbcstaan 'n has en proceeding. You do nOI 11it\'e to be all expert tiranniesc optrede is. 'n Mens hod nie 'n on Colour 8:lr Icllislalion 10 kl10w that lhe tteskundi~ op die gcbicd van Klcun;keid.slyn­ enforced labelling of Nati\'c blood as "B1ad" wetgewing le wees om le bc$d dal die gc­ fOf lransfusion purposes is not only scienliflC­ dwoogc beslempcling van naturel1e bloed IS .,.\wan- vir oortappingsdoc:kindcs nic Illcen ally fatuous. but rotcially insultil1,. wetensltaplik dwaas is nie, malr 001: rasse· 11 is elltraordinary-and ("dther frightening­ helcdigend. that the NationaliSI lellders eanl10t sce this. Dit is merkwaardig-en ietswlt vreesaan· They are regarded as petty tyrdnts O\'erSC35, jaend-dal die nasionale leiers dil nie ltan not bec.use they pass tyrJnnkallaws (although bcsef nie. OorKC word bul1e as geringe that is true enough), but because they do tirannc beskou nie orod.t hulk tirannise lOo·elle IDCIn and unChristian Ihings 10 fellow hUllUn maak nie (.Iooe.....el dit Walr gcnoeg is) malr beings. The Prime Minister woukl lI\oid hair "mdat hulk gemene en onchristclike dade Iln the odium which he 1101" enjots ..'ilh the hulk medemens doen. Die ante Minister kan die tecnsin wallTmee hy nou beskou word common man in Britain. if he would only lell aansienlik verminder as hy sy ministers sal his Ministers to keep civil longues in their maan om beledd en so nou en dan wclwilleod heads aDd soow • little human kindness occa­ te wees. slonaJly. 1,... HI... £ ........ I ~"".._.r. 'SI Rising Prices-Their Cause And Cure Hy I.. 11. SAMUELS (Senior la:turer, DcpafUIICll1 of &.'OOOIllics and Erooomic History, Wilwatcrv.nd Uni,'crsity) RISING ('fiat are no MW pbntommon in South All IhcK dtmlIndJ """re ~bk uf oimullllMOllS Africa. y~ there i, ftOlhilll compuablic in Uln. (ulfilmcrtl with the raourca of nalure. invenlion ..... <'m1W)' 10 the ~ ..... ""'"uludc of thc .. in InduW}' .1 our commatld. The .aull was an over­ pricQ. ....ich IIu laten "Iaoe In tile Union si,," the blown coonomy. buQti... 1I ill teams. The oipu .,.,Ibreak or the Wll'. Si.- Iltis period retail priors 01" unin ",uc and llill I~idc'll in lhc Ibonqc ""n, on the aVCfall". man: than doublcd.. AI tb•• 01" .......ken. in the SIC:Idr rile in IOId miAi... COIU, ral~ the Pound h.u Iolot rnon: than half iu ~... in the ilOCapacily 0( the ...il.....,.5 10 cope with the .,.,....-a' "nee 19". .......i.......Iwnc 01" tnllic. arid 'I' ...... pt .........patiol'l Such ...ioImt diot",be.- of the ...ndard of nluc with our tlcclini... ,oW .nd other (om... uchansc annol 1'.,1 III pr<l6lott the _ illtidiouJ ..... ra,. rn<hC,"- 1TlldIin, dwI~ ill the ...a.1 and ccononuc- raMic "I' ...