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END COLONIALISM!THE 15lh SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK SAW A GATHERING OF THE WORLD’S

LEADERS AND STATESMEN. NEW AGE THIS WEEK PUBLISHES EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECHES MADE TO THE ASSEMBLY BY PRESIDENT SEKOU TOURE OF GUINEA, PRIME MINISTER KWAME NKRUMAH OF GHANA, AND MR. KHRUSCHOV OF THE SOVIET UNION.

THE COMMON THEME OF THEIR SPEECHES WAS—FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE FOR THE COLONIAL PEOPLES.

Sekou Toure:TNDEPENDENCE for all colo-

j nial people was demanded in a ' strongly applauded speech at

the United Nations General Assembly by President Sekou Toure of Guinea.

The process of evolution of sub­ject peoples laid down in the United Nations own charter was

often conveniently “overlooked” by those who sought to main­tain domination over certain parts of Africa, he said.

The practice of exploiting these subject peoples was being car­ried out without morality. “Un­til these false ideas of racial inequality are put aside it will be impossible to solve funda­mental issues like peace and stability in the world.

NO INFERIOR PEOPLES“There are no inferior peoples.

No one has the right to say to another people they have the ideal of liberty. With equal force we condemn domination . . . by those who believe that the fate of colonial peoples must depend on their charity,” Mr. Toure said.

That concept was “a main source of conflict in Africa.” He added: “The proclamation of indepen­dence of all colonised peoples is the answer to this essential con­cern voiced by the charter of the United Nations.”

NOT PUPPETSThe new African U.N. members

could not accept the “puppet role” being foisted upon them by some. The imperialists must give up their privileges.

Mr, Toure tabled a resolution call­ing for the immediate seating of delegates of the central Govern­

ment of the Congo.

comes to be revised, a permanent seat should be created for Africa on the Security Council in view not only of the growing number of African members of the United

Nations, but also of the increasing importance of the African conti­nent in world affairs. This sugges­tion applies equally to Asia and to the Middle East,

Nkrumah:fT'HE great tide of history flows -*■ and as it flows it carries to the shores of reality the stubborn facts of life and man’s relations, one with another. One cardinal fact of our time is the momentous impact of Africa’s awakening upon the modern world.

The flowing tide of African nationalism sweeps everything be­fore it and constitutes a challenge to the colonial powers to make a just restitution for the years of injustice and crime committed against our continent.

NO MALICEBut Africa does not seek ven­

geance. It is against her very nature to harbour malice. Over 200 millions of our people cry out with one voice of tremendous power—and what do we say? We do not ask for death for our oppressors; we do not pronounce wishes of ill-fate for our slave- masters; we make an assertion of a just and positive demand.

Our voice booms across the oceans and mountains, over the hills and valleys, in the desert places and through the vast ex­panse of mankind’s habitation, and it calls out for the freedom of Africa. Africa wants her freedom. Africa must be free. It is a simple call, but it is also a signal lighting a red warning to those who would tend to ignore it.

I look upon the United Nations as the only organisation that holds out any hope for the future of mankind. Mr. President, di^n- guished delegates, ca.st your eyes across Africa. The colonialists and imperialists are still there. In this twentieth century of enlighten­ment, some nations still extol the vain glories of colonialism and imperialism.

Khruschov:

In my view, possession of colo­nies is now (juite incompatible with membership of the United Nations. This is a new day in Africa, and as I speak now, thir­teen new African nations have taken their seats this year in this august assembly as independent sovereign States.

The readiness of any people to assume responsibility for govern­ing themselves can be determined only by themselves. I and the Government of Ghana, and I am sure the Governments and peoples of independent African States, share the joy of welcoming our sister States into the family of the United Nations. There are now twenty-two of us in this Assembly and there are yet more to come.

PERMANENT SEAT I would suggest that when the

Charter of the United Nations

lyrESSIEURS delegates, the emancipation and revival of

independent life among peoples which for centuries have been kept off the highways of mankind’s de­velopment by the colonialists is taking place for all to see—this is the great sign of our epoch. In 15 years alone about 1,500 million people—that is, half the popula­tion of the earth—have cast off the chains of colonial oppression. Dozens of new states have berm formed on the debris of old colo­nial empires.

Our age is the age of the strug­gle for freedom, an age in which the peoples are casting off the alien yoke. The peoples desire to live in dignity and they are fight­ing for that sort of a life.

The peoples of the new States have proved convineingly that they are not only able to do with­out the eontrol and guardianship of the colonial powers, that they are not only able to administer themselves, but that they are also active builders of a new life, and incomparably more rational admi­nistrators and frugal masters of their wealth, of the riches of their countries, than the colonial autho­rities.

The peoples of the colonial countries are not only denied the right to independence and self- government. but their national and human feelings and dignity are in­sulted and trampled upon at every step. Ruthlessly exploiting and plundering the colonies, the fo­reign monopolies are draining them of all their assets, barbarous­ly robbing them of their wealth.

As a result of colonial rule the economy of the colonies i? ex­tremely backward, and their work­ing noDulation drags out a miser­able existence. It is in the colonies that we .se the longest working hours, coupled with the lowe^ national income, the lowest wages, the lowest expectation of life, and the highest death rate.

Indeed the main aim of the colonial system is to make tremen­dous profits for the great foreign monopolies which have captured the key economic positions in the colonies, and to drain them of their riches and assets by any and every means. Therefore the entire economy of the colonies is an economy of exploitation. Being subordinated primarily to the narrow interests and requirements of the market of certain more highly developed industrial coun­tries, that economy develops slow­ly in a malformed, lopsided direc­tion.

It has been scientifically proven that all the countries of the Afri­

can continent and of other conti­nent; possess tremendous, diverse and to a considerable degree un­explored riches. They could be made to serve the peoples of those countries and, consequently, to serve all mankind.

The colonial system deliberately and artificially perpetuates the economic backwardness of the colonies and obstructs their indus­trialisation and the rational utili­sation of the available resource;. This results in an unparalleled waste of public wealth, a tremen­dous waste of labour, in the pre­ponderance of a single-crop economy in the colonial countries adapted to the selfish require­ments of the metropolitan countries.

An end must be nut to colonial­ism, and not only because it brings disaster and suffering upon the peoples of the enslaved countries. It brings disaster and suffering.

tears and privations also upon the people of the metropolitan coun­tries. Who will say that French mothers, whose children are dying in the fields of Algeria, suffer less than Algerian mothers who are burying their sons in their native soil?

The Soviet Union, true to its policy of peace and support for the struggle of the oppressed peo­ples for national independence, calls upon the United Nations to raise it.; voice in defence of the just cause of the liberation of the colonies and to make immediate measures completely to abolish the regime of colonial administra­tion.

The demand for the complete and final abolition of the colonial regime in every form and manife­station stems from the entire course of world history over the last few decades. This regime is doomed, and its downfall is only

a matter of time. In practice, the

question now is only whether the funeral of the colonial regime is to be peaceful or to be accompa­nied by dangerous adventures by those of its supporters who resort to extereme means. The events in the Congo are a fresh reminder of the existing dangers.

Wc welcome the sacred struggle of the colonial peoples against the colonialists and for their libera­tion. If the Colonial powers do not heed the voice of reason, and con­tinue their former colonial policy of keeping the colonial nations in submission, people who want the colonial regime abolished should give the utmost support to those fighting against the colonialists, against colonial slavery.

People who oppress other peo­ples cannot themselves be free. Every free people should help nations still oppressed to win their freedom and independence.

It is imperative to stamp out colonialism once and for all, and throw it into the dustbin of history.

Who else but the United Na­tions should advocate the ending of the Colonial regime of admini­stration if. in conformity with the Charter, it is the duty of the United Nations to reaffirm faith in human right, in the dignitv and value of the human personality, in the equal right of nations, large and small?

Isn’t it time to go over to the last victorious offensive against colonialism, just as civilised man­kind a century to a century-and- a-half ago took the offensive against the slave trade and slavery and buried them, thus opening to the broadest scone not only the political but also the economic development of society?

The Soviet Government con­siders that the time has come to pose the question of full and final abolition of colonial rule in every shape and form, so as to put an end to this disgrace, this barbarism and savagery.

Laos ExplosiveA VIOLENT struggle is being

conducted in the East Asian Kingdom of Laos. After a neu­tralist army major had ousted the pro-American dictator of Laos two months ago, right-wing armymen (aided by the right-wing govern­ment of neighbouring Thailand) tried to stage a countei -coup After meeting with some initial success, the right-wing were out­manoeuvred by a left-wing and neutralist alliance.

U.S. warships cruise ominously in the South China sea off the shores of Lao;̂ —there is a serious risk of flagrant U.S. intervention to restore the previoas corrupt and reactionary regime in the country.

According to the London Times, the British government favours a neutralist government in Laos, but the Americans are adamant in in­sisting that a completely pro-U..S. government be installed.

The situation remains explosive.

* SCOREBOARD □I Racialism in Eastern Province* by RECORDER ’

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SECTION of the Coloured cricketers in Eastern Province

has (inally decided, after a great deal of ducking and dodging, not to take part in non-racial cricket.

Many feeble arguments were offered against playing in the Fede­ration. The last one was a lack of playing rules. When the Federation offered to draw these up, Morris Johns and Westy Yon were thrown into confusion and took the matter back to the Union.

The Union stuck to non-participa­tion on the foolish grounds that

they would “look foolish” if they reverse their earlier decision. The real reason, as is clear from the dis­cussions in the Union, is anti-Indian and anti-African feeling.

This must be exposed and smashed as soon as possible.

This racial unit must be con> pletely isolated, a campaign of ex­posure must be started. Clubs such as the Uitenhage group—which sup port non-racialism—must be encou raged to join the Federation.

It must be made clear to this Union that they have voted for what is practically permanent exclusion from the non-racial body.

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Delivery Schedules for 1960I ’ucsday November 15White City Jabavu Site & Service;SenoancChiaweloWednesday November 16Site & Service:TladiDlaminiPhiriThursday November 17MoletsaneFriday November 18Site & Service:Mapetla Town; Yeoville Fordsburg, E.N.T. Mayfair, ParkhurstSaturday November 19Mofolo Village Mofolo NorthMonday November 21Pimville Protea K Uptown MolopoTuesday November 22Orlando:MzimhlopeElizabethvilleExtensionWedne.sday November 23West Native TownshipNewclareAlbertsvillePhomolongWestcliffeThursday November 24Central West, Jabavu

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Wednesday November 30Orlando East DubeThursday December 1Krugersdorp:MunsievilleRoodepoort:DobsonvilleEloridaLuipaardsvieiFriday December 2Mofolo South ZondiSaturday December 3Pretoria:Lady Selborne Nigel:DunnottarHeidelbergBalfourDiepkioofJabulanniMonday December 5

RandfontekiNew LocationTuesday December 6MeadowlandsZolaWednesday December 7AlexandriaThursday December 8Benoni—DaveytonFriday December 9EmdeniNalediMoroko North Saturday December 10BrakpanBrakpan State Mines Springs—PaynevilleMonday December 12Randfcmtein:Old LocationWestonariaRobinsonTuesday December 13EvatonVereenigingVanderbijlparkWednesday December 14AtteridgevilleThursday December 15Pretoria:AtteridgevilleVlakftmtein

Transvaal Coloureds are accused of being backward in sport. But they give an example to the rest of the country in tennis. Richard Mo- goai has been a big attraction in the Southern Transvaal champion­ships.

He trounced the Indian cham­pion Jasman Dhiraj 6-1 6-1 6-0. in the semi-finals, to meet Alfred Hos­kins in the finals. Jemaine went down to Hoskins in a 21-hour semi­final battle.

There has been much progress at provincial level towards non-racial­ism in tennis. But the national administrators seem to be dragging their feet.

SUCCESS STORIES# Congratulations to Mrs. Ruth

Aghullas on winning for the third time the Transvaal women’s singles title. She beat Miss Katherine Da­vies 6-2 6-3.

These two also won the women’s doubles title.

# Kalamazoo Mokone is joining the top European soccer team An- derlecht in Brussels. He was for­merly with Cardiff City.

INFORMATION PLEASESome time ago Natal sports

writers planned to form a provincial union. There was an alternative suggestion that a non-racial national union be formed. Nothing further was heard from Natal.

Now a Durban journalist David Evans is canvassing support for a non-racial journalist union. This is

an excellent idea. Readers are in­vited to write to this column if they are willing to assist.

Professor Leo Kuper of the Uni­versity of Natal is anxious to have information -bout sport especially athletics. Write to him direct or c/o this column if you have informa­tion.

Sportsmen are reminded that this column will be pleased to carry sports news and views together with fixtures, results and match reports

♦ * * 'Mr. Leo Mtishizana, genial Presi­

dent of the S.A. African Rugby Board is to be congratulated on his determined efforts to establish non- racial rugby.

Since the national Coloured body is slow off the mark, despite pres­sure from its provincial units, the solution seems to be for Coloured provincial units to affiliate direct to Mr. .Mtishizana’s board.

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RUITERS AND RUGBYSpringbok Captain is Junior Broederbonder^ N Saturday October 22 the

Springbok rugby XV opened their tour of the United Kingdom. The man to lead them on to the field was Avril S. Malan, who at 23 is the youngest player ever to captain a South African rugby team.

He is a graduate of Stellenbosch University and the son of Pro­fessor A. I. Malan, member of parliament, and one of the founda­tion members of the Broerbond, The professor is also reputed to be one of the leading philosophers’ in formulating Nationalist policies in South Africa.

When the Broderbond was originally formed its policy dis­cussed, it was resolved to ‘gain control of everything it can lay its hands on in every walk of life in South Africa’. The Bond worked to such good effect that at a secret meeting held in Bloemfontein on December 13, 1943 it was reported that the ‘Broederbond has suc­ceeded in getting its members into controlling positions everywere’. This was no idle boast for today the parliamentary wing of this insiduous organisation — the Nationalist Party — is in control of the government.

NOT CONTENTHowever the Broederbond was

not content to let the matter rest there. So in September 1957 in Bloemfontein it formed a junior body. The junior body was called the “Ruiterwag” and was intended to infiltrate secretly into all sec­tors of South African life. It caters for young professional men in the Afrikaans universities, in law, public service and the teach­ing profession. It even has mem­bers in the Defence and Police forces.

It holds all meetings in absolute secrecy and has a very limited and selective membership.

When the Ruiterwag was origin­ally formed iti stated policy was to maintain and develop the Afrika­

ner people as a seperate nation. It was to see that preference was given to Afrikaners in business and professional life and it was ex­horted to fight Roman Catholo- cism. Freemasonry and “organisa­tions hostile to the people.”

Such organisations no doubt in­cludes amongst others all the Non-European mass organisations, the Liberal Party, the Sons of England and any other body which might oppose their diabolical schemes to gain control in every sphere of life in South Africa.

SEND REPORTSAll Ruiters were called upon

(vide official minutes of the first Wagraad (council of the Guard) held in Bloemfontein Sept. 27, 1958 Para 19) to send in reports to their headquarters about all alien organi­sations and Roman Catholocism”.

It was pointed out that a large number of Catholics were amongst the immigrants coming into the country and that the attention of all Ruiters should be brought to bear upon the “danger which thus represents to the Afrikaner”. Another and equal danger were members of “alien organisations”.

Early in 1959 before the next gathering of the Wagraads, a circular letter 2/59 dated 2 March 1959 was posted to all the leading Ruiters. Paragraph 2 of this letter reminded all the leading Ruiters to give thought to matters which were discussed at the last Congress and to see that members of each

Wagpos (cell) had “carried out their instructions” as indicated at that gathering.

SPORTS BODIESIt then went on: “In connection

with the Afrikaner and Sports bodies, Ruiters must strive for the acquistion by the Afrikaner of a

rightful share and place in our sports bodies. You must give this matter your attention particularly since the executive committees of the Rugby clubs are being elected now”.

One of the things to be rectified was the fact that although there were 80% Afrikaners playing rug­by, only 40% of the executive bodies were in their hands.One of the leading Ruiters plead­ing in favour of this policy was Mr. Dan de Villiers No. 25, a well-known referee, former vice- President of Transvaal Rugby Union and assistant manager of the Springbok team in New Zealand in 1956.

No. 86Amongst the leading Ruiters to

carry out successfully the behests of this secret organisation is Ruiter No. 86 formerly of the “Hout Constant” branch in Stellenbosch. This branch was established in June ruiters and rugby 1958, and in a circular letter 2/58, dated August 4, 1958, “Avril S. Malan, number 86” is described as “a member of the recent Western Province Rugby team that played in Johannesburg”.

AVRIL MALAN HAS TRA­VELLED FAR IN A VERY SHORT TIME. HE NOW CAP­TAINS THE SPRINGBOK RUG­BY TEAM IN ENGLAND.

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