MOSES IS JOHANNESBURG. JAN SMUTS AIRPORT WITNESSED DRAMATIC SCENES LAST SUNDAY, WHEN OVER 400 MEMBERS OF THE FOUR CONGRESSES GAVE MOSES KO- NEW IGE TANE, BANNED PEOPLE’S LEADER, A ROYAL WELCOME ON HIS RETURN NORTHERN EDITION Registered at G.P.O. as a Newspaper TO SOUTH AFRICA AFTER AN ELEVEN-MONTH ABSENCE OVERSEAS. Vol. 2, 7. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1955 PRICE 3d. The Non-European enclosure was a riot of Congress flags, pennants and bunting. Specially painted banners bore the words “Welcome Home Kotane.” While they waited for the BO AC Skymaster from London to land, the crowd sang DOW N TO songs of the Defiance Campaign and the Congress of the People. Who are they waiting for? asked many a puzzled spec­ tator. The answer was not long in coming. As the plane 4 PAGES touched down, a great roar went up: “We want Kotane.” For many weeks now we have been warning you that Minutes ticked by, as one by one leader to emerge. As he did, he was the hnanciaJ position of New Age was becoming more and the passengers descended . a busi­ mobbed by supporters, and pre­ ness man with his attache case, a sented with garlands from Basupat- more precarious. We had hoped that you would take our middle-aged woman, another wo­ sela and Young Democrats. warnings seriously and give us the money we needed to man . and then, there, framed in But Moses Kotane could not stay keep going on the present basis. the doorway, stoood the rnan for with his supporters, and left quickly. whom all were waiting—his hand His banning order still operates. While many of our readers and supporters responded raised aloft in the Congress salute. Before he drove off, he told New magnificently, many others remained apparently indifferent Airport officials on the tarmac Age: “I am glad to be back, and I to the fate of their paper. momentarily turned to stare as a congratulate the people who have thunderous roar of “Afrika!” broke been carrying on the struggle.” AFRICA ARE EQUALLY GLAD THE RESULT IS THAT WE ARE NOW FORCED TO CUT from 400 throats, and the beautiful JUDGING FROM THE RECEP­ THAT MOSES KOTANE IS OUR COSTS. FROM NEXT ISSUE NEW AGE WILL BE RE­ strains of “Nkosi Sikelele Afrika” TION, THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH BACK. DUCED TO FOUR PAGES. floated over the airfield. Moses Ko­ We regret having to take this step. We fully realise how serious tane had returned. it is to cut the effectiveness of New Age by half at a time wlien the Outside the immigration office a democratic movement is fighting for its very right to exist. But you long double line of Congressmen SACPO CALLS FOR have given us no option, for without the necessary funds we can formed, waiting for their banned do nothing. Unfortunately, we cannot hold out any promise of an early return to an eight-pager. The reduction in BUS BOYCOTT size to half does not reduce our costs proportionately, so that we CAPE TOWN. workers. They want to stop us will still be faced with the urgent from being tradesmen in the Build­ problem of keeping even the four- A call to the people of Cape ing Industry and skilled workers in pager in production. factories. They want to stop pro­ New Age belongs to everyone Town to prepare to struggle gress. who refuses to bow the knee to against the new threats to their Nationalist tyranny. It is our finest “The Population Registration in collective achievement and it is our existing rights has been issued Johannesburg and other towns has duty—the duty of every one of us in leaflet form by the South meant great hardship to our com­ —to cherish and protect it to the munity. It will become as bad as best of our ability. The problern of African Coloured People’s Or­ the Pass Laws for the African peo­ saving New Age from extinction, ganisation. ple. After Group Areas (Locations) the problem of bringing our paper and Identity Cards (Glorified Pas­ back to full fighting strength is, “The Nationalists are plan­ ses), they will no doubt clear us therefore, the concern of every off the streets at night democrat in South Africa. ning to extend apartheid on the “WHAT NEXT! Only concentrated activity buses,” says the leaflet. “If they throughout the country can save ARE WE GOING TO SIT succeed we will only be allowed BACK QUIETLY AND ALLOW New Age and ensure that we go OUR CHILDREN TO FACE back to eight pages with the least to use certain parts of the buses. possible delay. SUCH A DARK FUTURE? THE To make up for loss of profits ANSWER LIES WITH US. The matter now rests in your COME TO THE MEETING ON hands. by bus-owners, fares will be IF YOU CAN RALLY ROUND THE GRAND PARADE AND AND SEND US AN EXTRA raised. Non-European workers HEAR OUR PLAN.” £1,000 BY THE END OF DE­ CEMBER, WE CAN GIVE YOU will be left stranded on apart­ BACK THE EIGHT-PAGER IN heid bus stops, be late for work JANUARY. Prof. Hallhews Acting Make it a point of honour and lose their jobs. to send your donation before the Mr. S. Fisher (right) addresses the Port Elizabeth meeting, “DO NOT GIVE WAY TO Principal of Fort Hare end of December. Together we can antf must keep New Age in circu­ THIS INSULTING AND OPPRES­ PORT ELIZABETH. SIVE MEASURE. PREPARE TO lation. P.E. Meeting Condemns At the November meeting of the FRED CARNESON. BOYCOTT THE BUSES,” STATES Fort Hare Governing Council Pro­ Remember our addresses: THE LEAFLET. fessor Z. K. Matthews was ap­ pointed Acting Principal. He re­ Cape Town: Room 20, Chames Special Branch Tactics “The Government plans to build Buildings, Barrack Street. places Prof. C. P. Dent, who re­ PORT ELIZABETH. a huge location at Nyanga. This is signed after the Dumminy Com­ Johannesburg: No. 5 Progress intended first for African families, mission had severely criticised his The attempts of Special Branch policemen to intimidate members of later to be converted into African Buildings, 154 Commissioner the newly formed branch of the S.A. Coloured People’s Organisation by administration. Street. single quarters and finally into a visiting and questioning them at their homes and places of work were Coloured location. We are being The appointment of an African Durban: 6 Pembroke Chambers, condemned by the audience at a large meeting held by SACPO at the forced into locations and ghettoes. as Acting Principal after the re­ 472 West Street. Malatsky Square recently. We call on all people to stand with marks made recently by Dr. Ver- Members of the New Brighton and Korsten branches of the A.N.C. us in our total opposition to group woerd that the Dumminy Commis­ Port Elizabeth: 9 Court Cham­ areas and locations. bers, 129 Adderley Street. also attended the meeting. sion had missed the real cause of the trouble at Fort Hare has cre­ Mr. S. Fisher, the chairman, rights for themselves and their “With the Industrial Conciliation urged the people to stand firm in ated a certain amount of specula­ children. Bill the Government wants to split tion. Banned For Five Years the face of the police pressure. They “ Now the Coloureds can no longer our trade unions on colour lines, JOHANNESBURG. must know that to fight for freedom rely on the United Party, the Liberal as Hitler did with the German Dr. Verwoerd felt that Fort Hare was no crime, and he urged them to Party, nor any of the political par­ should be controlled by the Native The Minister of Justice has ban­ intensify their efforts until freedom ties that have always lulled us to iliniilinillillllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Affairs Department, like the rest of ned Mr. Peter Selepe of Dube, Or­ was won. sleep,” declared Mr. Fisher. African Education. Some Africans lando, from all gatherings for five Appealing to the people to feel the appointment of Prof. Mat­ years. He has also prohibited him ARRESTED thews may have some bearing on from taking part in the activities of develop self-confidence he dramati­ Pass your copy of cally seized upon a crutch that was Mr. Robert Resha of Johannes­ this proposal. 35 organisations, ordered him to re­ burg, who was arrested the morning sign within 30 days from the Afri­ lying on the ground near a limping Dr. Don Mtimkulu, Principal of woman. With the crutch under his of his arrival for entering New N E W A G E can National Congress and the Brighton without a permit, ex­ Ohlange, Natal, and well-known in Transvaal Peace Council, and or­ armpit he demonstrated graphically Race Relations circles, has been dered him never to become an how the Coloureds had all along pressed joy that the Coloureds had rallied round S.A.C.P.O. “Had you on to a Friend appointed as Senior Lecturer in the offioe-beArer of the Federation pf been leaning on other people'in­ Education Pepartment as from South African Women, stead of fighting for decent human (Continued on |»ge 8} Ititililililliifiiiiiililllllillillllilllliltliillililillllitlilliiil 1957. NEW ACE Israel Blaming The EDITORIAL Wrong People I am a Jew who sympathises with Israel and wishes it utmost LETTER BOX peace and much progress. This WHAT ARE THE does not mean sympathising or agreeing with the Government of Israel’s policy. If Israel is in trouble, part of the fault is her LIBERATION IS NEARER own. BLACK SASH UP TO? I have one important grudge against Israel—right from the be­ The Black Sash women decided at their conference last THAN WE BELIEVE ginning the Government followed week to carry on their campaign against the Nationalist Govern­ an utterly opportunistic policy.