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Rev. J .C .C ata ta £*Q* Cradock, C.P,

My dear Seoretaxy-G eneral*

E nclosed herew ith p lea a e f in d copy o f l e t t e rto th e A cting Prime X iin ieter asking him fonaaet medfejmgation from Conftfese.

I th in k members o f th e DeputA io n should be3 a d m in is tr a tiv e o f f i c e r s , M essrs G odle, Champion, Thema, K atthew s, Dr. S e t lo g e lo , Dr Molema. I do not know i f Dr. Bokwe would l ik e to g o . Perhaps Rev. tttiak u lu i f he i s s t i l l a c tin g P r o v in c ia l P r e s id e n t .

Secon d ly , I want you a t your e a r l i e s t p o s s ib le convenience to w r ite a l l P ro v in ces and p u b lish in th e p r e ss in s tr u c t in g them to h o ld t h e ir annual e le c t io n s under th e C o n stitu tio n not la t e r than June 30th 1945 in order to g iv e th e new P r o v in c ia l E x ecu tiv es tim e to prepare fo r th e Annual Conference o f th e C ongress.

T h ird ly , I want you to a d v ise Capetown th a t th e P resid en t-G en era l and h i s w ife w i l l be at Cape­town from A p ril 19th to about A pril 27th 1945. There has n ever been a form al r e cep tio n fo r th e P res id en t- G eneral a t th e Western P ro v in ce . They o u ld tak e ad­van tage o f t h i s long v i s i t .

Last year th e la d le s wanted to meet Mrs. a m but h er v i s i t was out sh o r t . T ogether w ith the men o r se p a r a te ly th ey oan make arrangem ents during th e same p er io d .

Yours vexy s in c e r e ly ,

P .fi. Send me ai&endment s to C o n stitu tio n . P eop leare elam ouring fo r i t .

A h / 4 $ o 4 0 ( t

EXFICSTVE3 AFRICAN ' ORZERS1 UNION .

203 Chancellor House,25 .Fox Street, Johannesburg.

6 th April 1°^5»

Dr. A.3. Xuma,Soohintown,J 0 H A t! 1 E 3 B U

1)6 X P X 6 SX(5.0Tli^Kindly find here-^n enclosed our Memorandum to

Hon. the Minister of' labour P.C Cape Torn. I personally regret

that I failed to furnish you with the proper details nt due time

Your advice and r»s»isterice wil1 he h ig h ly

appreciated .

Yours faithfully,

V( ,

68 V ic to r ia S tr e e t , Durban,

11th A p r il, 1945

Dr. i i .b . /.-urna, 104 End S tr e e ti v t EjU U%) Otijiul* & z>&Uh G ,

Dear S ir ,

I d e s ir e to e la b o ra te ftir th er to my l e t t e r to you in connection w ith th e p roceed in gs in th e P r o v in c ia l Congress m eeting h e ld on th e 2nd in s t a n t .

In th e f i s r t p ls c e th e m eetin g , on th e m otion o f Mr. H. Selby Mslmang, r e fu sed to a ccep t th e p o r tio n o f th e S e c r e ta r y 's and F in a n c ia l Statem ent and rep o rt which r e f le c t e d a c t i v i t i e a beyond th e f i r s t O ctober 1944, on th e ground th a t a s snd from the l e t O ctober, 1944 ( th a t i s the d ate im m ediately fo llo w in g the m eeting which you a tten d ed a t Old Dutch Reformed Rd when you l a s t v i s i t e d Durban). The P r o v in c ia l Congress was sn e n t ir e ly new o r g a n iss tio n and th e E xecu tive Committee under th e o ld C o n stitu tio n was n ot competent to deal w ith any a c t i v i t i e s o f Congress a f t e r th a t d ate .

The In escap ab le co n c lu tio n from t h i s r e s o lu t io n i s th a t s s from th e 1 s t O ctober, 1944 the O rgan isation was then b e in g run in term s o f the new C o n stitu tio n p assed a t and r a t i f i e d a t B loem fontein in December, 1943.

T h ird ly , when th e Item " E lection s" was reached , Mr. Mslmang moved th a t i t was im p o ssib le fo r th e o r g a n isa tio n on thatb date (2 /4 /1 5 ) to comply w ith the term s o f th e C o n stitu tio n s s th e se c t io n d e a lin g w ith th e r e p r e se n ta t io n o f branches in th e P ro v in c ia l Congress req u ired th a t the r a t io should btn one d e leg a te fo r every 20 members Oxt in such r a t io a s th e P r o v in c ia l Conference may from tim e to tim e d ec id e: and th e r e fo r e , a s th e P r o v in c ia l O rganisation had n o t , a t th a t d a te , f ix e d i t s own r s t io o f r e p r e se n ta t io n , i t was im p o ssib le a t th a t date M age to have any e le c t io n s in the terms o f th e C o n st itu t io n . T h is o f co u rse , n a tu r a lly was queched from th e f lo o r o f th e house a s i t was q u ite c le a r th a t the argument was pure q u ib lln g .

However, Mr. Champion who seconded the m otion , d e a lt w ith i t from q u ite a d if f e r e n t ( and em p h atica lly co n tra d icto ry ) angle m aintained th a t th ere were no branches o f Congress such a s are coutem plated In th e C o n st itu t io n , in as much s s th e C o n stitu tio n

Srov id ed fo r th e "approval" o f th e P r o v in c ia l E xecutive b efore the ranches cou ld be an e f f e c t iv e and l i v e lim b o f Congress and a s ,

he fu r th er m ain ta ined , t h i s "spproval" had n o t been communicated to th e branches, th ere was " le g a lly " no acceptance or approval.In s p i t e o f th e very fta ll d is c u ss io n on t h i s s s p e c t o f the contravere in which a l l a sp e c ts o f th e q u estio n were d isc u sse d , the house unanim ously accp ted th e v iew th a t i t was ou t o f q u estio n to hold e le c t io n s in term s o f th e C o n s titu tio n . T h is to my mind brought about an Impasse concern ing th a t item in th e agenda.

The s i tu a t io n then reduced i t s e l f to the p o s it io n th a t there could be no e le c t io n s h e ld on th a t date u n t i l and u n le s s th ere was , in th e o p in ion o f th e E xecu tive and members, a reason ab le chance o f com pliance w ith th e term s o f th e C o n stitu tio n - which term s, by th e way, were in no way a ttach ed or d isp u ted e it h e r in terms o f u n reason ab len ess o r in j u s t i c e or im p o s s ib i l i t y .

Because I had gauged the temper o f th e house in th a t i t DID want an e le c t io n on th a t d a te , and fa r th er th a t , i t had r e a l is e d

the /

J ® P °a a ib ility o f co® Pliance w ith th e term* o f the C o n stitu tio n? J r f f 5 *v . / S * * th8t' the adjourn u n t i l such tim e asL ?1X ?®X* had, tb ® op p ortu n ity to co n ta c t both y o u r a e lf as l i ? £ P a l and the P ronw incial P rea id en t a s to th e ad v iaab l- l i t y o f h o ld in g e le c t io n a by a maaa v o te o f membera o f Congreaa d e sp ite t . ’.e term s o f the C o n stitu tio n inasmuch aa I waa convinced th a t p e r s o n a lly , 1 waa incom petent to a llo w a tr a n sg r ess io n o f ^ L V! i ! ^ PSr ?l y +Jn my ^ i n i t i a t i v e . Furthermore I d ea ired to

* Jr p e r c u lia r circu m stan ces a s s ta te d above In t h i sH ^ ui ? b t co“ P^«t.ent fo r th e house to e l e c t i t s o f f i c i a l s

o u ts id e the d e fin a te end ex p ress term s o f th e C o n s titu tio n . I f such an e le c t io n has taken p la c e , w i l l th a t e le c t io n be v a l id and i f n o t , what would be th e remedy.

____ 0“ 1 d* c la red th e m eeting adjourned and c a l le dupon Mr. O liv e r Msimang to le a d the house in s in g in g o f th e N ation s!S i th * Pl 8 t f o m * Mr . Maioang asked to say arew words b efo re th e anthem.

* b??n *r s n t*d» *»« im m ediately launcheds most v ic io u s s t ta c k in th e most lu r id and uncouth language moved a v o te o f no con fid en ce in me p e r so n a lly on th e grounds th a t I had c a l le d the g a th er in g under f a l s e p re te n c e s in th s t U I was p ostp on in g a m eeting p a r t ic u la r ly and s p e c i f i c a l ly c a l le d fo r e le c t io n s w ithout g iv in g th e m eetin g th e op p ortu n ity to e l e c t .

I h le ire so lu t io n was n o t form ally seconded, but to my mind i t was unanimously c s r r le d by acclam ation because th e n o is e i t Drought fo r th e drawned any o th er v o ic e th a t m ight been ra laed in o p p o a itio n . ih e e x tr a c ta o f the proceed lnga which I en cloae herew ith fo r your p eru sa l w i l l bear t h i s o u t . Although th e Anthem waa n ot aung, the fa c t remaina th a t I had c loaed the m eetin g . During th ia commotion, I l e f t th e b u ild in g .

A fter I had l e f t , I understood th a t the m eeting ca rr ie d on +v C h ief J . .L u t u l i to th e Chair and I t proceeded on w iththe e le c t io n s o f Congress o f f i c i a l s snd th ese ware by a VOTE Eh MASH# o f the members o f Congress in t ia ta l and w ithout any re feren ce to them a s d e le g a te s o f t h e ir branches but they a l l c a s t th e ir v o te s in th e ir in d iv id u a l c a p a c it ie s in co n traven tion o f the terma o f the C o n stitu tio n .

to* UFFICULIY MA IS i

1 . Can th e preaent e x e c u tiv e o f th e P r o v in c ia l Congreaa hand over to the new e x e c u tiv e the booka, a s s e t s e t c .

2 . In my o p in io n , the paaalng and acceptance by the houae o f the v o te o r no co n fid en ce In th e a c t in g P rea id en t crea ted an eupaase and n o th in g fa r th er could have been la w fu lly done in the oircum stencea u n t i l th e m eeting had d isc u sse d th e m otion .

3 . B efore t h i s took p la c e , th e m eeting had by r e s o lu t io n s p assed , accep ted the fa c t th a t com pliance w ith the terms o f the C o n stitu tio n a s i t stan d s to -d a y , was an im p ossi­b i l i t y .

4 . The newly e le c t e d o f f i c i s l s o f th e N a ts l O rg a n isstio n o f Congress were d e f in a te ly e le c te d o u ts id e the terms and scope o f the r e g u ls t lo n s govern ing th e o r g a n is s t io n .

W ill you th e r e fo r e p le a s e l e t me have your rep ly a s e a r ly aa p o sa lb le aa th e a itu a t io n req u irea immediate c la r i f i c a t io n .

Your a fa ith fV illy ,

U gd ) a .S . MilMnUUI

Al>y- e f T o q i q

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Cr. A. tf.C.Champion*Olci Dutch Rd.*

Da rban> .Natal.

Dear Cr. Champion*

Congratulations! in your election. The people of Natal have put their stamp of re­cognition of your leadership and expect you to play your part in the great National iddva- ment.

I am writing to welcome your suggestionto meet ut> about the firat or second of May„ lira. Xuma and I would be pleased to have you a a our guest.

scours ainoerely*

h*'c

Kr. I,Leg Chili, x.O .B ox 176riiCTSBSBUflB, TRANSVAAL.

Bear Sir,

tfe received with regret the news that Mr, Molepo lost his appeal. However, 'Jh.« fight® has "been raede on the National principle.

#e are seriously considering the possibility of a petition to the Government on his behalf and on he>if>lf of hi* colleagues who were affected *by the depute ion o*der but this point and other de­tails will be discussed perhaps when we visit Pietersburg.

You will tm glad to know that the African National Congress settled the account for the

appeal.

tfith best regards,

Yours sincerely*

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Natal Elects Its President

Cr. Champion Gets Unanimous Vote

A I the Easter general meeting of the African National Con- gress Cr. A. W, G. Champion was elected President for the

province of Natal. The other eleven members from whom officials will be appointed were also elected. The election was the most interesting within the last five years. Congressmen flocked by every means possible to Natal’s capital from every part of the country to register their votes.

The first part of the session Msimang bydwelt on matters more or less of a routine nature and it was characterised by a cold air of unreality which permeated the proceedings. Delegates did not have their hearts in matters of routine. They had their minds on the election.

The afternoon session warm­ed as soon as it was opened. Mfundisi Mtimkulu had an ­nounced Dr. Dube’s retirement from active politics. Con­ference felt, however, th a t the matter was of too great an im­portance to be decided amidst the tense and eleetric atmos­phere of an election meeting.

Then came the election item. Mfundisi Mtimkulu started by declaring tha t accredited -dele­gates alone would vote for the President...though in all the other issues brought before con­ference during the day all present had voted. Mr. Selby Msimang immediately chal­lenged this and demanded a free election, Swift to his sup­port came Cr. Champion who demanded to know if the Press announcements signed by Dr. Dube, Mfundisi Mtimkulu and Mr. A. J. Sililo calling the peo­ple to a free election did not ex­press the Congrss official view. No satisfactory reply came. The storm broke loose.

Heated exchanges of views followed in which both sides spiritedly took part. The meet­ing rapidly threatened to be­come rowdy, with the majority clearly demanding a free elec­tion. Mfundisi Mtimkulu took a firm stand on voting by dele­gates and ruled th a t conference be adjourned while he went to consult Dr. Xuma and Dr. Dube on whether or not the free election demanded could be legal. The house heatedly dissociated itself from this, while Mr. O. E. Msimang moved a vote of no confidence in Mfundisi, the house signify­ing its agreement with Mr.

taking

FOR FULL RECOGNITION

A DURBAN Committee re­presenting Commerce, In ­

dustry, the Labour D epart­ment, the Trades and Labour Council and the Native Affairs Department recently passed a resolution unanimously ad­vocating the registration of African trade unions in terms of the Industrial Conciliation Act.

WOMEN MARCH

ABOUT seventy African wo­men are reported to have

marched to the Paarl J.own Hall and threatened to sleep there if the shanties in which they live were destroyed ki compliance with a municipal order. Their action has stayed the action of the Town Council of Paarl.

loudly cheering him.

Mfundisi took his hat and marched out amidst boos and shouts. He was followed by Messrs J.C. Mkize, A. Shanga- se, J. Nzama of the Executive.

The Datinhauser delegates, Messrs. A. P. Sibankulu and I. S. Mabaso joined him at the door. Outside the hall, Mfu­ndisi was joined by a group of Intellectuals, some of whom had been outside, while others had come from the meeting to persuade him not to leave the meeting as he had done. Mr. A. J. JSiliio, the retiring “Secre­tary of the Congress in Natal did not follow Mfundisi. He remained to the end, notes of the proceedings.

In the hall the meeting had refused to cool down under the pleas of Mr. Selby Msi­mang. Cr. Champion had given up all efforts to quieten the conference, when Chief A. J . Lu thu li remonstrated with those who spread confusion and finally brought the house to order. He was unanimous­ly elected chairman and under his direction the meeting again became very orderly and pro­ceeded to pass a resolution dissociating itself from Mfu- ndisi’s ruling and demanding a free election. This was car­ried by an overwhelming ma­jority of Congressmen—whom Chief Luthuli had segregated to one side of the hall— Mfu­ndisi J. Sibiya of Dannhauser, being the only dissentient.

Cr. A. W. G. Champion was unanimously elected President of the African National Con­gress (Natal). The following were the eleven members of the committee : Chiefs A. J. Luthuli, W. S. Kumalo and Langalake Ngcobo; Messrs. E. Selby Msimang, J. K Nguba- ne, O. E. Msimang, Henry P. Ngwenya, H. I. E. Dhlomo, S. I. T. Bhengu, J . Gregory and Rev. P. M. Shange.

COMMUNISTS ARRESTED

FOUR Orlando Communists were reported to have been

arrested last month a t a meet­ing convened to protest against the ban against free speech. A t the charge office they had been advised th a t they were to be notified when to appear in Court. At the time of going to Press no news had been re ­ceived of what had happened.

POLL T A X FOR WOMEN

REPORTS from the Trans­vaal state tha t the United

Party and Nationalist membeis of the Transvaal Provincial Council strongly favour the extension of the Poll Tax o African women earning £\ 50 a year or over.

ALEXANDRA BUS DISPUTE ENDED

NAACP SECRETARY IN PACIFIC

MR. W alter White, Secre­tary of the National Asso­

ciation for the Advancement of Coloured People., a powerful Negro organisation in the U ni­ted States, which stands for justice for the man of colour... is reported to be the “New York Post’s” correspondent in the Pacific.

Mr. W hite, whose courage in championing the Negro’s cause has made him world- famous, hopes to study a t close range the conditions under which Negro soldiers fight and live in the Pacific.

AGITATORS

TH E “Guardian” reports

Senator H. M. Basner as having recently stated: “There are no greater agitators in this country than the Ministers of Mines and Native Affairs be­cause every speech they make leaves the Native people with­out hope.” Senator Basner con­tinued and said th a t unless it was realised th a t there was a class conflict in the white and and other communities, the country had no power to deal with it and concluded: " I t is no use shutting our eyes and say­ing it does not exist and de­scribing the people who say it exists as agitators. I f people are hungry and oppressed, they do not need any agitators.”

REPORTS from Johannes­burg state th a t a public

u tility company h a s taken ovei the tleet of bu«es ~ l>' tween Johannesburg and Alex­andra Township and is running them a t the old fare of 4d dur- the week and 6d during week­ends. ______________ _

INDIANS OPPOSE BOROUGH

TH E Stanger bianch of the

Natal Indian Congress re­cently sent a deputatiou to the A d m inistrator of Natal to pro­test against turning Stanger into a Borough. The deputa­tion contended th a t this was a move to eliminate the Indian member of the Stanger Town Board.

The Administrator, who also had to receive a deputation from the Town Board indicated tha t the Provincial Council would communicate its decision later as important questions were involved in the protest.

THREATENED WITH INTERNMENT

MR. James Z. Mdatyulwa,

president of the Western Transvaal Advisory Boards Congress is reported to have been threatened with in tern­ment if he doesn’t cease to make statements described by the authorities as revolutionary.

Mr. Mdatyulwa is said to have recently appeared before

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Editorial Opinion - -

infeunbla pa ipantu - Bantu Forum

What the People Say

APRIL 17, 1945.

TN these columns our readers m ay express themselves free ly on 1 any subject under the sun so long as they are tolerant, bri e f and to the 'point.— [Ed. “Inkundla ya B an tu .”]

“ CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSE.”

TH E more the Government ’s d e ­mobilisation and post -war re ­construction plans are studied

the more curious they become to the African.

The Africans are being driven from lands they have occupied for the be t te r par t of a century in Nor thern Natal, while about 20,000 others a re threatened with eviction from land near the Drakensberg river sources—to say nothing of those in the Ingwavuma district who must make room for re turned whi te soldiers. The most ironical th ing in all this is that the African people have played a mos t dist in­guished part in this war and were promised security, f reedom and all that . They had been premised land long before the war. They have had par t of tha t land in the o ther provinces. A little has been bought in Natal. Ins tead of going ahead with the purchase of more land for Natal, the Government is busy expelling Africans from land on which they are settled, without telling them where they may go.

W h e n the people demand the land they were promised, they are told that there is no money, but money is freely available for the purchase of land for white soldiers, to whom no specific promise was made and who are not being driven away from their homes by anybody.*i. »ii SOuuuS Cui'iuu^—piTticijAsTiYwhen the Minister of Native Affairs can state that not long ago he raised £ 8,000 within a few hours for the Capetown municipality.

The re is only one way out, the African should realise that promises are not worth much and that the only way to get redress for grievances and justice is to organise himself intensively.

paper. W e are not incl ined to be taken in by the promises of action to make the scheme actually work. Promises have been made before— in more solemn and binding words — by the Government, only to find that when their fulfilment was de ­manded, endless excuses were a d ­vanced to justify the Government’s failure to live up to its word. The Minister’s scheme may be handi ­capped by this and in the mean­time it remains a scheme good on paper only.

GOOD SCHEMES ON PAPER

W E do not often find ourselves in a position to regard the views of the Minister of

Native Affairs on certain aspects of the development of the African people as likely to lead to a genuine solution of the problem of relations between black and white, but his statement made in the Senate recently, tha t he is on plans to encourage the establishment of industries near the reserves and that Africans working in these shall be encouraged to settle with their families on pieces of land to which they would ultimately have title if they proved themselves worthy, re ­presents some advancement in his thinking on our communi ty’s future.

T h e idea, it would seem, would be to br ing an end to the system of migratory labour by giving Africans secure employment, good wages and improved living conditions in the reserves. Africans generally, would find noth ing to quarrel with th i s —for the reason that the p r o ­posed industr ies would hasten the process of adaptat ion to the condi ­tions of civilised living and st imu­late to a grea te r extent the African’s desire to improve himself and be tter his status as a citizen of South Africa.

Th e unfortunate par t of the whole plan is that for a very long time to come it may exist only on

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the Chief Magistrate of Klerks- dorp who communicated the warning to him. '

Among other things Mr. Mdatyulwa is reported to have said was: “The attitude of the Government is quite clear to us. The tragedy at Marabastad, where 16 Africans were shot down for daring to ask for bread, the incident a t Stander- ton, where a number of African women had their heads cracked with knobkerries and iron bars for protesting against illegal raids and the violation of their privacy and the disturbances a t Pietersburg, wTiere tHe~ police, military and aeroplanes were used to intimidate people who were refusing to let go the inheritance of their children... these are a clear sign of things to come which would make South Africa the most unhappy place in the world to live in. This reign of terror, and not the African people, will be re­sponsible for any bloodshed which may be the curse of our generation.”

Asked if he was aware of the significance of his utterances, Mr-Mdatyulwa is reported to have replied: “ In taking up this determined attitude, the African people do not need ag i­tators or inciting speeches. The legislative machinery and the general treatm ent meted out to us are sufficient to create the move to which I have re ferred. My people have for many years looked for better days and better things to come. These have not come. Con­sequently a leader of the African people finds himself facing an audience of grumb­ling people...he cannot con­vey an appeal to an oppressed and suffering people for united action in terms and phrases less emphatic than those I am re­ported to have employed.”

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OLD LADIES’ TACTICS

I C A N N O T hel p s ymp at hi s in g with Mr. Moerane who, in his last letter, cal ls me a t hug and goes on to use

l a n g u ag e which is i ncreas i ngl y violent and i l logical to express his frustration. M y g r a n d m a e mpl oy s the s ame tactics when she is cornered in an argument a nd c a n no t get out o f it easily.

No w, for his chal lenges: H e says there is perfect peace between the T e a c h e r s ’ Un i on and the P a r e n t s ’ or­ganisat ion. T h i s is not in a c c o r d with the facts. T h a t a promi nent official in the Pa r en ts ’ Ass oc i at ion could write about the N B T U officials as Mr. C h a t n p i r n did, indicates that there is s omet hing wrong somewhere. Mr . Moerane proves his s tatement by the a rgu me nt that Cr . C h a m p i o n was invited to the J u b i le e c e l ebr at ions — to whi ch the latter repl ied and denied that he had been invited in his c a p a ­c i t y as a Par ents ’ A ss oc ia t ion official. Mr. Mcerane has not said that Cr . C h a m p i o n told an untruth when he said this. O f course I appre ci ate the fact that Mr. C h a m p i o n may by now have been invited to address the N B T U soon, just to smooth t hings in a quieter a tmos phe re . T h a t is good strategy.

I am g oi n g to l eave aside the fact that s tatements p ubl is hed by Mr. Mcerane and Mr, M b a t h a on N B T U e v i de nce before the E d u c at i o n C o m ­miss ion a n d whi ch c ontr adic ted one anot her have not been reconci led.

T h e point which seems to worry Mr. Moerane is my assert ion that sect ions o f teachers in Natal are not happy — more than is the case in the other provinces. H e denies this, but 1 think he knows that Nata l has the lowest percentage o f qual i f ied teachers (to be prec ise 32 per cent) and a good ma ny of these are di str i buted in the lower pr imary schools . T h i s means that out of every 100 teachers in pri­mary school s, the 32 qualif ied are sweated to ma ke up (in pari) for the inevi tabl e ineff iciency o f the 68 u n ­qual i f ied. L i k e every qual i f ied t eacher in the four provinces, N a t a l ’s qual i f ied t eacher is general ly un de r­paid. T o this is added the fact that he works ami dst a maj or i ty o f un ­qual i f ied col leagues.

T h a t N a t a l ’s exa mi nat io n results c o m p a r e very f av o ur ab l y with those o f the other provinces is to the credit

o f the i n di v i dua l teacher, rather than to ths c on di t i on s under which he lives or his p l y— t fact Mr. Mot raue will concede.

T o me, you have fewer teachers who do a gr ea t deal of work w hi ch c o m - p ires very f avourabl y with what others — m i r e in n u m b e r s — do in the other provi nces with the same pay. I f this is not worse i l l treatment, then only Mr. Moerane can tell us what it is.

I may r e mi nd him that i f he read my remarks careful ly, he s ho ul d have noted that I speci f ical ly wrote of “ the t ea chi ng profession in Natal , with the e xce pt i on o f a very small sect ion, was the worst paid in the U n i o n . ” Mr. Mcerane has not d is pr ove d this. On the contrary, he dwells on s i mi lar s c a le s — whi.ch, he s houl d know, do not indie ite that teachers work under s i mi lar condi t ions , doing equal a mount s o f work. Where one man does more work than the other, though their salaries may be the s ame (both

are low iu this case), the one who does not work at the same pay is ex­ploi ted more than the other.

O f course I need hardly point out the unf ai rness o f expect i ng the un. qual i f ied t eacher to do the j o b of a qual i f ied man, a nd these unfortunate souls are paid worse than pol icemen who can nei ther read nor write. T h a t such a heavy bul k (68 percent) should be empl oy ed to do the work o f q u a l i ­fied people, but at lower rates o f pay is i ndefensible expl oi tat ion— in my mind.

No, Mr. Moerane, you may cal l me a thug, but that will not alter the fact that N a t a l ’s teachers are the worst paid — at least a l arge section o f them, i f you want me to say not all o f them. It definitely is not the N B T U w hi ch is res po ns ib l e for this; nor is it your Executi ve . It is the system. It is the system which is the enemy o f the t ea che r as wel l as the parent and the only way to get better c ondi t i ons is to present a united Pa re nt - Te ac h er front. T h a t is all I pointed out and w hi ch qual i f ies me for the tit le of a thug.

No, Mr. Moerane, you are c a pa b le o f a better show than pl ay i ng g r a n d ­m a ’s game,

K H A N Y I S A .

Bunga Session R eview ed__(From Our Transkei Correspondent)

IN a period of not more than tw o w eeks the T ran skei G eneral Council w ill have disposed of no less than 204 items

which appear on its agenda. The motions cover a very wide range of civic activities and it is really doubtful if justice can be done to them in so lim ited a time.

Before w e touch on a few of the motions w hich in our opinion are significant it may be rem arked that the Council does not seem to be aw are that the Council does not seem to be aw are that it now has power to legislate on certain matters. T he w hole of the Agenda still follows the old pattern of " respectful request.” In our opinion the agenda ought to be divided into tw o sections so that w hile one w ill contain only m atters dealing with issues outside its scope of w ork the other may be devoted entirely to the full use of legislative powers w hich have been granted to the Council.

A N N U A L P R O B L E MOne of the T ranskei’s annual problems

is the shortage of m aize supplies, and this year w ill be one of the worst for a long time. It has been gratify in g to note that one motion is to the effect that the G overn­ment should establish m ealie depots at suitable intervals to avoid the delay in d elivery. D uring the period betw een May x, 1944 and A p ril 1945 a considerable num ber of bags of m ealies will have been im ported into the territories, but almost without exception, traders have had short supplies almost in every month— particular­ly between O ctober last and March this year. In most cases these shortages have been a result of delays in delivery ow in g to the fact that the m ealies have to be con ­veyed over long distances, and three days without food, to say nothing of w eeks, must be a dreadful thing to think of for any wom an who is looked up to by the children to provide it. The establishm ent of such depots would enable the distributors to keep a regu lar supply sufficient to meet the norm al demand.

No less than the need for such depots is the question of a form of subsidy to enable the people to obtain their staple food at a lo w er p rice than is the case at present. One motion urges such subsidy on a 5 per cent basis, and that is surely not asking too much. T he grim stories of starvation in these territories are scarcely known by the gen eral enlightened public. If they did, sheer hum anity would com pel them to see that som ething is done about it.

Continued Colmn 3 Pago 8.

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Masitinina ke ngoko? Masihlale si- hlale sihlelina esonweni, ukuze uBaba- lo lw ande ? Tina safayo nje kwisono singatinina ukuba sahlala kuso?

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1941 k w a v e l a i s in du lu lo s i p h u m a e T r a n s v a a l k o -

m n y e wabe fu nd is i be ta base W es i le Rev- G. H. M pi t so , eva- ka l i s a into y o k u b a beku- n g a b a l icebo e l iph i l i l e yo u k u b a b e k u n g a t i k u b e k h o u m a n y a n o le n t l a n g a n o zawo on ke a m a h le lo , n g a k u m b i i s i fundis i esi, ukuze ku b e k h o u k u p h e f u m l e l a n a no- k w a k h i w a n g o k o m e le l e y o kobu- d le lana n o k u s e b e n z i s a n a ngoxolo n a n g o k u v a n a . K w a b e k w a t h i n i k a k a d e ?

K u n g a t i k u m Mhlel i la a m a - x e s h a e s i k u w o n g a w o k a n y e a fu n a u k u b a a m a d o d a a se m kh o- sini m n y e alwe n g o m o y a m n y e u k uze loyiswe u t s h a b a o lusi sono s o k w a h l u k a h l u k a n a n o k u n g a - k h a t h a l e l a n i n o k u n g a h a m b e l a n i k w a m a b u t h o e B a n d l a l i k a Kr is tu- M a s i t i n i n a ke ngo ko m a s i h la le n a k o l u l w a h l u k a n o ? H a y i ndi t i n a k a n y e ! Lifikile i x e s b a o k a n y e k u d a l a lazi b o n a k a l i s a y o u k u b a m a s i b e s e n t w e n i e p h a t h e k a y o r " ; B a z a lw a n e n i t i n i n a n g a l e n d a w o e t h e t h w a n g o k a Mpitso? X a s i l u m a n y a n o s i y a k u b a n a k o -*■ u k u b h u n g i s a n a ; s i y a k u b a n a k o u k w a k h a n o k u b o n a k a l i s a u k u - k h u l a ko bom b o m p h e fu m lo n o k u y i lu ngi se le la k w i k a m v a e l izayo ink onzo k a Thixo. A n i -

_imjQi-,n^fiuiins madoda , a*ifundi v in in a k u y o k a n y e l e n d y i k i t y a yesi s ixholoxholo se m fazw e e liwa- yo ? Z i m a n a eziz ihandiba zase Merika , E n g la n d , Rus s i a , zidiba- n a z igqugu la— “ m a s i t h in i ngo- ku madoda , s i n g a l u t h i n i n a n goku o lu tsh ab a lu ngu H i t l e r ukuze lungabi s a s e n z a k a l i s a ? ”

No Y esu w a y e m a n a u k u b a na- m a x e s h a a t i n g a w o a ke a p h u m e na ba fund i b a k e a b a l i s b u m i lina- babini, u k u t h a n d a z a n o k u b a c e - bisa. Tbuhlungu y o n a l en to yo- kubona n g a t i k u y a p h a n g w a n a n g a b a n t u u k uze abaninz i ibe ngabam, nd iz am e la into y o k u b a ing a t i u k ub a k u n o k w s n z e k a ya - kho i n g a p h e la . K u la p o b e k u y a k u q in is e k a n o m t h e t h o w e m f u d u - ko, o s u k a k w e l i n y e ihle lo es iya k w e l i n y e lo u n g x a m e l e u k u n g a - k h a t h a l e l w a ngoku si t i ku ba u m n t u lowo eve la kwih le l o anga- l i k a t h a l e l a n y a .

“ Prof . D. D - T . e l a b o r a t e d a t l e ngt h on th i s qu es t i on of u n i t v in ch u r c h e s in 1928 and 1929 w hen he de l ivered the p ro c e e d in g s of J e r u s a l e m Co nfe re nce of 1928 to which he w a s a de lega te , and th i s was endorsed by D r S t a n l e y J o n e s of A m e r ic a in 1936 w h e n he v i s i ted So u th Afr ica . “ D e ­n o m in a t i o n a l fe de ra t io n w oul d go a long w a y t o w a r d s the b u i l d ­ing of th e C b u r e h of C h r i s t in S o u th A f r i c a r a t h e r t h a n e n c o u r ­age d e n o m i n a t i o n a l S e p a r a t i o n . ” A n d i t s h o m n a noko u k u b a xa u m a n y a n o lolo h lobo be lunokw e- nze k a i n g a b a lo lwabefundis i bo- dwa. K u n g a lu n g a k a n y e xa b e kh o n a b a n g e s i b o bafundis i , k u b a n g a b o n a b a n t u a b a n e m p e - mbele lo e z in a m a n d la k u le m ih la , n a n g a p h e z u k w abe fund is i . L i ­cebo l ika Tixo u k u b a ku he ko e z in t la nga z imbini u k u b a z ih la le ku ny e , z ibonisane , z i f u n d i s a n e — k o n a ukuze k ub eko inza l i seko

G O M H L A welOth April , 1945 b e k u t s h a t a u P r i m r o s e V u k a y i b a m b e k u n y e ne

n to m b i k a J a c k Diko u m n i n a w e ka C h ie f K e t a n i I l in c i ku Taba- nkulu-

U - V u k a y i b a m b e n g u y e n a nya- n a omnc inc i kubo bonke o n v a n a b a k a mfi P a r a m o u n t Chie f M are - la n e o k o k u k u t i b e s e k u t s h a t a owokugqibe la .

U - V u k a y i b a m b e u n g u m n i n a w e k a P a r a m o u n t C h ie f Bo th a , baza- lw a k u n d l u n y e n e N k o s i y a m a Mpond o enkulu .

I n y a m a ib i l ibheme, iz im u n cu - m u n c u z a l a m a x e s h a e m p u c u k o z i k o k a k u l u . Urnzi uz i le ugi lana- A m a q a j i oAngus- K w a b a k o ne- C o n c e r t y o l w a m k e l o apo k w a d u - d w a k w asa . N g e n t l a z a n e k w ase - lwa iziselo ezipol i leyo n a m a q e b e - n g w a n a . W o n k e u m n t u o w a v e k o w a v a k a l a esi t i a k w a b a ibinga- p in dw ayo .

Izipo ne m ig id o ezaziko zabaz i - ninzi , ng e n x a y o k o y i k e l a i s i t u b a a n d i z u k u w a p a p a s h a a m a g a m a .

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| A Y E L A N A n e n q a k u elibo- n a k e le k w ip e p a l a k h o , I n k u n d l a y a B a n tu yo-

m h l a we 30 M a rc h , 1945, e l ibuza imfidi yengqobo ye mi buzo e f i l e y o ngo M n u . J a b a v u was® Bhai , lowo u l ibha l i l eyo ezifihla n e g a m a la k h e ku ba esazi u k u b a a k a n a - k u y i m e l a in t o a y i t h e t h a y o , mxe- lele Mhlel i u k u b a m a k a v e l i s e ig a m a l a k h e k u l e m i h l a t i ye ph e - p h a l a k h o , s i z o k u m a n e l i s a ngo M nu . J a b a v u w o d u m o l w a la p h a . A m a t y w a t y w a s i a n j e n g a y e anga- zan ge a b a m b h e z ih la lo ngoku- n g a t b e n j w a k w a w o n g u m z i nga -

sBhZANAZO)

n g a z a n g e a k h e n t o a p a eJ Oka J a b a v u , s i k u k h u m b u z e tbi — Mhlel i , y i s t h a l a m a n i e n g e n e kwe- s i s ih la lo n g o k u c e l w a y i m i b u t h o emininz i kw e la se B ha i , u n g e n e ku so n g a m a n a n i a n g a b a n g a na- kho n o k u b a lw a .

E l i g w a l a l i n o x a n a s i l a k h e lenza n t o n i n a n je n g e n z a l a y a l a p h a eii- t h e t h a l i zimele r . ge ty b o lo ? V e la m fa n a warn n e g a m a lakho , oka J a b a v u u n di xe le la u k u b a u y a k u - k u b h u l e l a obenxh ow a k w im pe ndulo y a k h e . Uqhe l i l e u k u h a - mb a n g a m a t h i n z i ube u s e n z a izigigaba .

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AMr. A. M a d a la , D.V.T. behlabe- n y u s a i nd le la ezi singa ez ikolweni zesitili-

r ■¥■AyibotTakal i k u b u y a m v a ingqa-

k a q a p h e z u k o k u a a t s h u l w a o k w e n z iw e y o I s a b o n a k a l i s a ka- k h u l u u b u k h a l i o k u n g u m m a n g a - liso- A m a t h e m b a a y a x e n g a ngo ­ku eb e s i t h e m b a u k u t h i noko uqap h u lo l a k u y i t h i n t e l a .

B e k u s a m k e l w a uRev. T a u w ase M o u n t Zion n g o m h l a we 30th M a r c h y a b a n g u m h l a o m k h u l u ku h le lo l a m a A. M. E. Church-

*N g o m h l a we 3 M ay , 1945 ku -

y a k u b a Rhona i n k u p h i s w a n o y e - k h a k h a e B iz ana S h o w G ro und- Si la kh e le u m k h a n y a o losuku . S a k u b u y e s inaz ise bafundi-

U M n u . S. R. H. B ul ube wedu- mo l w a s e B h u n g e n i e M t a t a uk ho - n a a p a n a y e u D l a m i n i , n g a th i u z a k u m t a n d a lomzi.

eti. “ a b a N t s u n d u n a b a M h l o p h e m a ba bu le le Kunve .”

Si t s ho k u n i befundis i n j eng e N k o k e l i zetu u k u b a ke nis ibonise n g a l e n d a w o , s ib heki sa k u n i ba- s h u m a y e l i . K u k h u l u ok u th e - t h e k a y o k w i n k u n d l a n g e n k u n d l a n g a m a l u n g i s e l e l o a s e m v a kwe- infazwe, n a t i nje n g e b a n d l a l ika K r i s t u le m ayi be y e n y e yez in to ez ic ingwayo. A y a l i t h e t h e l e l a i lu n g e lo l o m n t u o n t s u n d u ke la- m a d o d a a y i N R C . n d i te ta m n a a t s h o kulu me ze , s e n g a t i ng ek u- kho i l u n g u e l i n y e e l o n y a le lw e u k u n c e d i s a n a n a w o l imele Iona u b u c a w a , n d i n g a t s h o po u k u t i a w a n a k o w o n a u k w e n j e n j a l o . I s o n o s ig uny i l e m a d o d a , m a k u - t l j iwen ina i c a w a iy a p h e la madod a a b a n t u b a n g x a m e l e u k u d i k w a yi- m i t h e t h o y o b u c a w a , n g a n g o k u b a s e k u n g x a m e l e u k w a n d a u m o y a w o n q e k e k o n g o k u c h a s e n e nemi - t h e t h o y e c a w a . A c o m m iss io n of i n v e s t i g a t i o n s of th e c a u s e s is n e e d fu l b u t h o w c a n we s t a n d to i t d iv ided ?

What The People Say(Continued from page 2)

P O S T -W A R PLA N

Motions d e a lin g with the Governm en1 schem e fo r the rehabilitation of Native R eserves do not seem to have been suffi­ciently considered. The Councillor who w ill initiate the debate on the all-im portant subject do not seem to have studied the the G overnm ent schem e, or if they certain ly do not appreciate its far-reaching econom ic im plications. In dealing with such matters most Councillor seem to be extrem ely con­fused as to the real position. F or instance one motion accepts the schem e and m erely asks that the allotm ents should be super­vised by m agistrates through chiefs. But But the G overnm ent schem e as explained

- K E a b o n a k a l a a m a g o s a e z f k g b y tlie ex-Secretary fnr N ative Affairs early. t t t /» flito UAor pannrtt o rim in i e+ v&A Ktrl e mf und o u ln s p . H o f m e y r ' ^ 1']? ye^r ca" not be ad'7inistered by cbie(fs , . . . , u n lfss the G overnm ent w ere prepared 'to

O g a b a m b u e v o___k u n y e 11 an exceedingly long tim e to wait forits fruition. j

T his Governm ent scheme has been thoroughly considered b y its officials and in it are certain provisions for the economic enslavem ent of the A frican people. For instance, the rural v illage settlem ent and some of the peri-urban village settlements 'can now be clearly se e rrfo f“WfTftt'"tTTey~are~ after the Prime M inister declared in P ar­liament that the Governm ent was con sider­ing a labour recruiting organisation for farm s on the same lines as for the mines.

W e would therefore strongly w arn the Councillors not to dive thoughtlessy into the the pool without determ ining its depth.

H ow ever, a motion asking for a review of tne " w h o le question of Native land occupation in the Transkei to investigate w hether the average size of ths allotm ent is sufficient to maintain a peasant farm er or a civilised fa m ily ” m ay reveal an awful state of offairs if handled in telligently. T h e fact is that in determ ining the size of an allotm ent the G overnm ent never con ­cerned itself with either the maximum nor minimum productivity of such of such an allotm ent. In fact its chief concern w as that it should be so sm all that the holder should never depend on it.

M O ST D IS H E A R T E N IN GT h e attitude of the Councillors tow ards

the Am endm ents of the B unga constitution has been most disheartening to those pro­gressive elem ents in the territories w ho have beeu lookin g forw ard to a dem ocratic constitution. In spite of the unanimous decision of the peoples of the territories who have been looking forw ard to a de­m ocratic constitution. In, spite of the unanim ous decision of the peoples of the territories as expressed in the resolutions of the T ran sk ei O rgan ised B odies— a most representative organisation of all elem ents — the Councillors have shown a contem ptu­ous disregard for public opinion. Most of the am ending motions deal with the com position of the Executive Com m ittee w hose real pow ers are very doubtful once the B unga grapples seriously with the leg is lative pow ers which it has been granted. If the G eneral Council has, for instance, resolved on a certain m atter to becom e law , w hat pow ers w ould the Executive Com m ittee have to turn down such a resolution ? In the present circum ­stances the functions of the 'E xecutive Com m itttee seem m erely to carry out the decisions of the Council rather than to initiate legislation. Rather than an in ­crease of num bers, or, even if the num bers are increased w hat is more important is that the Executive Com mittee should be re­sponsible to the G eneral Council to w hich annually it must g ive a report of its activities, but on this m atter all the Coun­cillors have m aintained an ominous silence.

The fo llo w in g most dem ocratic recon r medations of the O rganised B odies; —

(a) “ C andidates for th e General Council should be elected independently of th e D istr ic t Council, and thus ensure direct representation ” and

(b) T h a t C an didates should be free to seek elections anyw here in the territories have not been' accepted by a s in g le - Councillor. Instead the C ouncillors prefer to entrench, again st public opinion, the p rim itive w a y of elections where b y the m ost progressive candidate m ay be sorted out a t the bottle neck where there is a Col- ]eae of only tw elve to decide 011 four who w ill be D istrict C ouncillors and the four D istr ic t C ouncillors re-inforced by tw o G overnm ent nom inees decide tlie fa te oi thousands b y electin g tw o o f th eir m embers to be G eneral Councillors.

G E N E R A L IM P R E S S IO NV iew ed gen erally the agenda shows an

appalling ignorance of the trend of events p a rticu la rly regard ing N a tiv e Policy. A n ob jective stu d y of the agenda leaves one w ith the im pression th a t th e C ouncillors have accepted th e G overnm ent N a tiv e P o licy , hence some C ouncillors are as frightened as the H erenigde P a rty a t the “ great and a larm in g influx of A frican s in­to urban areas ”

W ith o u t any know ledge of the cause of £C 55 f.lio Oovprnmenr, nro-airen

posals to deal w ith it Cr. N. T y a li asks for the determ ination 'of a “ national minimun w age for farm labour thus the C ouncillor asks f o r a diversion of the A frican labour flood from th e industrial centres to the farm s. B u t even if such a “ national m in i­mum w age for farm labour w ere d eter­mined, South A fr ica ’s European farm in g population is so reactionery and n oisy th a t the minimum w age would scarcely be an im provem ent on th e.p resen t slavo w ages.

So divorced are som e of the C ouncillors from the stru gg le of the people th a t C r. L . M an in jw a (P ort St. Johns) moves:-

“ T h a t in view of the fact th at the colour bar is a fundam ental basis of the A c t of U nion, th is Council resp ectfu lly requests th e Government, to am eliorate th e position b y A D O P T IN G A P O L I C Y O P C L A S S D IS T IN C T IO N A N D D IF F E R E N T I A - B E T W E E N C U L T U R E D A N D U N ­C U L T U R E D N A T I V E S as is the position w ith Europeai^ and C oloureds.”

T h e p ity of i t a ll is th a t those who e lect­ed him are not lik e ly ever to know th a t in him is th e greatest enemy of A frican progress.

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B I R T H

T"0 Mr and Mrs. G. I. M. Mzama- ne, For t Hare, a thi rd son I sang Kiwudirets i Zibaya was b o m

on the 31st March, at Viptoria Hospi ­tal Lovedale. T hanks to Doctors, Sisters and Nurses.

Snfeunbla pa iPantut # s s ^ w T y f m m .

A P R I L 17, 1945.

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EN D L I N I yeZige le e P a l a m e - uD r . Brookes , u M k h u l u m e l iw e N d lu k a M a l a n d e l a up hezu

k o d a b a o lu k h ' j lu m a y e l a n a no ku- t h e n g w a lcomhlaba u t h e n g e l w a a b a N s u n d u n g u H u l u m e n i - Ube- k a p h a m b i k u k a H u l u m e n i insolo y a k h e n g eze th em b is o z ika H u l u ­m e n i z o k u t h e n g e l a uZ u lu izwe, k e p h a lezoze thembiso z ing ab e z isafezwa.

U m a a B a n t u a b a n s u n d u izwi l i k a H u l u m e n i b e n g a s a s h o u k u t h i l i l iqini so, loko k u n g o b a u H u l u m e - ni k u l u l a n j e n a k u y e n a u k u b a enze ize thembiso a ng abe esazifeza. L o k u kuf ike ku be y in to ebuhlu- n g u k a k h u l u ng oba phe la a b e ­l u n g u b a m a p u la z i bo n a kabem i le e k u x o s h e n i a B a n t u ; s i k h u l u m a n j e n a b a b a x o s h a u b u t h a p h u t h a - phu , k e p h a k u n g e k h o lapho a B a n t u b e n o k u y a kho n a .

K u k h o n a o lunye u h l a n g o t h i o l uf ane l e u k u b a lu b h e k w e n g a w o omabi l i ngoba n g e m p e l a s e k u k h a - n y a m a n j e u k u t h i o k u y ik o n a n g e ­m p e la k u v im b e n o k u t h e n g w a k w e z w e n g u H u l u m e n i k a k u s i k o u k u t h i ima l i k a y i k h o ; y in go ba a b a n s u n d u b a n e b a la e l im n y a m a , f u t h i k a b a n a l o iv o t i ; f u t h i kaba- n a y o i n h l a n g a n o eqini le yokuc i - n d eze la u H u l u m e n i u k u b a enze izifiso zabo. L o k u s ik u s h o nge- s iz a th u esi soba la . N jan goba i l w airj6 if)i lnipTi u n u i u i i i e m u m i ngazo zombil i , u t h e n g a izwe k w a Z u l u , u l i t h e n g e l a a m a s o t s h a abe lu ng u , u k u z e a t h i eb u y a empin i abe eyo- h l a l a k h o n a e n g a h l u s h w a Iu tho. L o k u k a k w e n z i w a e m a s o t s h e n i a b a n s u n d u ; p h e z u k w a lo k u , ko- d w a u H u l u m e n i u k h a l a ng o k u th i im al i k a y i k h o y o k u t h e n g e l a aba n s u n d u izwe-

Okufike kube l u k h u n i k a k h u l u e kw a z in i u k u t h i k a n t i u H u l u m e ­n i u h lo s e n i ng oh la ng a l u k a M a g e - b a n g u k u t h i c i she ku lo lonk e leli l a s e N a t a l a B a n t u b a y a c h u k u n y e - zwa, b a x o s h w a e z i n d a w e n i zabo- E m la z i , ku d e b u d u z e n e T h e k u , a b a n s u n d u a b a k h e k h o n a base- ngoz in i y o k u b a b asu sw e k h o n a , l e y o n d a w o iwele ezan d le n i z ika M as ip a l a . N a l e n a p b a n s i k oN di a b a n s u n d u k h o n a basengozin i y o k u b a bas usw e la p h o n g e b h a x a l o k u t h i baseduze n e m i t h o m b o ye- mi fu la , k u t h i w a ke kabak.wazi u k u p h a t h a i n h l a b a t h i ; izwe inx a l a k h i w e y ibo l i y a g u g u d e k a ; nga- ko u k w e l a p h a loku , k u f a n e l e b a ­su sw e . U k u b a b a zos i w aph i k o d w a k a k u s h i w o .

K a k u b o n a bo dw a laba abahle l i bengaz i u k u t h i b a z okw enz iw an ja - ni. N g a p h a e n h la n e N a t a l i a b a ­n s u n d u bax o sh w a e m a p u la z in i a b a n e m i n y a k a e m i n i n g i bawa- t h e n g a ; a n i a n y e n a k u b a benga- w a t h e n g a n g a , s e b e n e m i n v a k a e m in in g i beh le l i k u w o . L e n t o k a y e n z i w a k u b e l u n g u ; yen z iw a k o n s u n d u k u ph e la .

Z onke lezizinto zoku c in deza la o n s u n d u z in g a m a b o m u . Zenze- lwe u k u m v i m b e l a o n s u n d u an ga - ze a f ika e b a n g e n i l o k u k h u l u l e k a . N a k u b a a b a k h u l u m e l i bet.hu e P a l a m e n d e b e w a k h o m b a lamaqi- n i so, b a y i n g c o s a n e k a k h u l u . N o m a bpna bes i lwela n g o k u n g a - ngabaz ek i , u b u n c a n e babo bufike bube y is ith iyo . Y in y e indlela

Ezivela kuSigele Wethu(Ngu Sige le E D G A R H. B R O O K E S ]

( Nam uhla uSigele Brookes, okhulumela uZulu ePalamende usithumele amazwi okuyiwona awabeka pham bi kweNdlu ye Zigele mayelana nodaba lokuchithwa kwabansundu ezindaweni abazakhile. Ngenxa yokuba amazwi akhe engeze angene onke njengoba awakhuluma, sibangule izihloko eziJchaliphile zenkulumo yakhe; yizo esizikhipha lapha. Mhl. IB .)

U - D r . B r o o k e s w a q a l a ngoku- k h o m b a u k u t h i k u k h o n a izinqu- mo k a n y e n eze them bi so esezenzi- we k a n i n g a n a k u B a n t u b a s e Nata l i , ez inye iz inqumo zimbi. L ez i z in qum o ezimbi ziya n g o k u y a z a n d a ; kw e th as i se le ize thembiso ez in gag cw al i s wayo . K o n k e loku u m a s e k u h l a n g a n i s w a k u m e n z e o n s u n d u ang aze abe e sa c a b a n g a u k u t h i u H u l u m e n i konje uke ali- k h u l u m e n a iq in i»o ; a n gabe esa- m t h e m b a u H u l u m e n i .

W a t h i k a y i k h o into embi eye- d lu la u k u b a u M u n t u uh le l i ud l a e jeqeza, enovalo lo k u t h i k u l end a - wo a k h e k u y o n a u n o k u b a achi- t h w e n o m a nini . W a lu l e k a u H u l u m e n i n g o k u t h i loku y i k o n a o k u b a n g a u k u b a a b a n s u n d u ba- h la le b e k h o n o n d a ukuze k u th i n o m a ku f i ka abedukis i , bedu k ise abanye .

U - G e n e r a l H e r tz o g w aye l i m i se n g o k u c a c i le elokuthi a b a n s u n d u bay o thene e l wa n a k a n j a n i izwe. L a m a z w i a k h e ap h in d e agcize le- l w a ngu Mnu. J . H. H ofm eyr , ko dw a n a m h l a n j e loko k a kw enz i - wa . W ath i yena kuyam n aa n g a l i - sa loku ngo ba k u hl e l iw e n je n a u H u l u m e n i u y a b a t h e n g e l a a b e l u ­ng u izwe, n a k u b a y e n a u H u l u m e ­ni a y e n g a z a n g e ab a th e m b is e uku-

k u h la l iw e ph ans i , lux oxwe u d a b a lwabo, k u b o n i s w a n e k a n y e nabo, u m q o n d o wabo b a n i k w e i t huba l o k u w u k h i p h a . W a th i y e n a uzi- mise le u k u b a asize n g a k h o konke a n a k o e k u z a m e le n i u k u t h o l a ind le la y o k u lu n g is a u d a b a Iwaba- seMlaz i . Okwes ib i l i w a n x u s e l a u k u b a k u th i n a b a n s u n d u laba a b a k h e ogwini ba fu ne l w e i z w e ; b a th e n g e lw e , ku ng aze k w a s h iw o u k u t h i J iyabiza. N g e l a s e N g w a - v u m a , u H u l u m e n i a fu n e ukul in i - k a abe lu ngu , uDr- B r o o k e s w a th i n je ngo ba a b a n s u n d u u H u l u m e n i eb ab an d lu iu l a , u f n n e la n i u k u t h a - t h a in d a w o yabo n a ? L o k u in d a w o y a s e N g w a v u m a n g e y a - b a n s u n d u .

W a p h e t h a n g o k u n x u s a e thi u H u l u m e n i m a k a n g a l o k o t h i a suse n o y e d w a o n s u n d u eN a ta l i , nga- ph a m b i k ok ub a lonk e u d aba lwe- s imo s e m ih la b a e y a k h i w e tiga- b a n s u n d u se luk e Iw a h lo lw a liko- mit i l iKa Hulume ni .

thi u y o b a t h e n g e l a izwe.W a p h i n d a w a k u s o l a k a k h u l u

lok u u k u b a a b a n s u n d u babe be- loku b e c h u k u n y e z w a ez indaweni abazakhi le . W a t h i n j engob a u H u l u m e n i e th i a k a n a y o ima l i y o k u t h e n g e l a a b a n s u n d u izwe a b e th em b is a Iona, o k u n g c o n o ke m a b a n g a x o s h w a a B a n t u ez in d a ­weni a b a k h e ku zo na , aze u H u l u ­m en i a b a th e n g e le lezoz indawo a b e t h e m b i s a zona.

W a t h i o k a n y e okufike u m lu n g u k um enz e a n g a b u k e k i emi kah le e m e h lw e n i a b a n s u n d u n g u k u t h i l e z indaw o ezak h iw e n g a b a n s u n d u , n j e n g a s e n h l a n e N a ta l i , l apho se be x o sh w a k h o n a a b a n s u n d u n a ­m u h la , z indaw o a b a n i k w a zona n g u H u l u m e n i w a s e N a t a l i luqobo; a b a n y e babo b a n i k w a ngoba babe kade besiza u H u l u m e n i ez impini ezi thi le , ko d w a n a m u h l a lezo- n d a w o o k w a t h i w a k a b a k h e k u ­zona, s e k u t h i w a z in dawo ezika- k we z ind aw o z a b e lu n g u , osekufa- nele u k u b a o n s u n d u a k h i s h w e k uz ona ngoba k u sh o abe lungu- W a b u z a u S e n a t o r B ro o k e s u k u t h i l e n k a m b i s o in ge y o b u d le lw an o na .

Udaba lwaseM laziW a n x u s a u k u b a a b a n s u n d u

ba seMl az i b a n g a c h u k u n y e z w a ;

t h i n a es ibona u k u t h i k u fane le u k u b a k u z a n y w e y o n a ; uM fe la - n d a w o n y e kaZulu . ( Jma s i loku s i y i n h l a k a n h l a k a , lowo ed on sa esa lapho e t h a n d a khona , u H u l u ­me ni u y o d a n a e lo ku e z a p h u la n g o k u t h a n d a ize thembiso zakhe-

O k u n i k a i t h e m b a n g u k u t h i u K o n g re s i u y a v u k a . U m a evuka l i s e k h o n a i t h e m b a lo k u t h i inoku- v u k a in h la n g a n o yes izwe ; i sizwe s i k h u l u m e ngezwi el i lodwa, s i lwe n e m i t h e t h o emibi e c h i t h a o n s u ­ndu, i m p h e n d u l e i m p a b a n g a ng e ­n x a ye ba la l s khe .

Umkhosi ka Good FridayN okuvulwa kweNdlu

yama-a frik aE-Hillcrest, Durban Circuit

(Ngu M B Y E N G W A )

Kr S U K E L A ngolweSi na a m a A fr ik a ad i l ika zonke iz intaba e ya e H i l l c r e s t l apo bekuyi -

n k u n d l a ka Good F r i d a y nomkos i om ku lu w o k u v u l w a kw endlu ya- kona ; ng a lo lu su k u k w a b o n a k a l a u k u t i k u k ii 1 u k u z a k w e n z ek a . N e m p e l a lat i l i shona ya yi s iw i le in k o m o ku mfo ka K u n e n e Ebu- s u k u y a v u l w a inkonzo y o k u t e t w a k w eC a la l ika J E S U , ngu Mfu. J- W . K u n en e , eh aqw e n g a m a G o s a ake n g e n k u l u in t lo n ipo Nging e- buba le ubu h le benkonzo ey ay i la po k a n y e nobufakaz i a B a n t u babazi- g inx i kwaze kwasa-

N g o lw e S ih l a n u inkonzo y a n g e n a a B a n t u ababe lapo bab en gap ezu lu k w a m a 500 in gan i izinto z r 'kuha- mba zaz inz ima k a n g a k a . Uku- p u m a k w e n k o n z o k w a m k a n y e l a wonke u k u t i kufiwe. I z in t s h u - m a y e lo ezaz ilapo z a z id abu k is a int l iz iyo .

Kvrasa ngo Mgqibe lo olunffaliyo, e m u v a kw enk onzo yaseku,sani zonke izigaba z a p u m e l a pandle , zazifica sez imi le iz inya t i e z in ta tu z iku lupe le z i tu tu me la - L a p o k w a k u l u m a iGosa e l iku lu leSeki - ti u M r . R. M- N g u b a n e l isiza u Mfund is i walo uRev. J . W. K u ­nene, n g a m a z w i a qa t a ati , “ Nga- les i senzo esenz iw e n a m h l a nje u k u b a k u w e iz ink om o ezine asi- qondi le u k u b a s i ja t sh u l i sw e izi­n k o m o zodvva kod wa siqonde uk u- ja bul e la n o k u b o n is a ub uqa we . Siboni le u k u t i s e k u fa n e l e u k u b a s ibuveze oba la u b u q a w e b a m a k o - s ikaz i e U n i f o r m u k u b a s iw ah lab i - se i n k o m o n a w o ”

N e m p e l a a k o n j i s w a in k o m o y a w o imvubams-l 'e le o k u y i k o n a k u k o m b i s a y o u k u t i a n g a m a q a w e a l i m e le i A f r ik a ; aq u b ek e u G o s a a t i : “Siboni le u k u t i k u f a n e l e

a m a G o s a on k e e h la n g e n e a tshe- ng iswe ubuqawe bawo ngoba pe la v i w o n a ape t e iz intambo. N a w o k e a h l a t s h i s w a in z im aka z i .” I b a n d l a l a h l a t s h i s w a iz inkomo ezimbi l i inc okaz i n e n t l a m v u k a z i k w a s e k u b a iz i nkom o ezine zi- zonke .

N g l t a n d i l e u k u b o n g a lababa- n t u ababe s i pa te le u k u d la , oMkk- E t h e l N g u b a n e , (u Go sakaz i o m k u l u ) E l i z a b e t h F ih le la , Rose- l ina Ndhlov.u, Bel la Gumed e , n s - b a n u m z a n e : —Dick B h e n g n , J . Yenj rwa; J . Manzi , A- Zika la la , M- N x u m alo - S iyaz ibonga izi- nt l iz iyo ez imhlope.

E k u s e n i k u s e l u v i v a n a k w a h a - n j w a n g o d w e n d w e k w a y i w a ema- n gc w abe n i a b a n t u sebengapezulu k w a m a 600, k w a b a m n y a m a im i - j iva y a m a D i k o n i nezingubo zama Kos ikaz i esililo, k w a b a nihlope a m a V o lo n t iy a ; b a s h o . impela ofakaz i “ B a t i s imboni le u J e s u ev u k a ” k w a b u y w a ngo- ln k u l u u d u m o ngecu io 95 “ U S A - P I L ’U J E S U M A N J E . ” K w a - n g e n a inkon zo y e s i T E B E ipe twe ng u Mfu- J- W. K u n e n e es izwa ng u Mfu- N. L a n d a n i . Y a b a ne- sizo ta esihle ka ku lu - K w e m u k e - lw a a B a n t u engingebabale-

E m v a k w a lo k u k w a l u n e i s e l w a u k u v u l w a k w e n d lu ngo 11 a.m., k w a s e k u m n y a m a k u m h lo p e ngo­ba kw ase k u f ik e ne z im e n y w a zabe lungu. U - M a g i s t r a t e wase P i n e t o w n waxol i sa k a k u l u uku- n g a p u m e le l i , uMr . D i n k e l m a n u m n i k a z i w e P u la z i w a d a b u k a u k u n g a p u m e l e l i ng ok un gapi l i e e u l a eses ibhedle la , sa tokoza uk u t i u M r Bai ley nom uz i w ake w a v e k o n a , sa to koza n g o kubako na k u m n u m z a n e o t a n d a i^ on to la m a AfriKa UMr jNtiahpT j fa vu lw a indlu ngu Mfu- ‘J . W . K u n e n e n g e g a m a “ Nko s i s i h la n g e n e . ” N e e m n v a k o k u v u lw a kwendlu* u s ih l a lo u R e v J W . K u n e n e wa- z isa iB a n d la ngreztmenywa ebo- nga nomsebenzi wazo e k w a k e n i lendlu oMr. Bai ley no M r Ndaba , k w a h l a b e l e l a a m a C h o i r s amabi l i R h y t b y m D ark i e s n a m a A f r i c a n Me lodians , basho a B a n t u kwa- n g a t i a b a d l a n g a k a n t i i n y a m a y s v i n i n g i k an g ak a -

U si h l a lo w a dede la uMr- R M- N g u b a n e u k u b a aqoqe u m nike lo wokubonera fu t i agcizelele u k u b o ­n g a u m sebe nz i weSon to neziha- mbeli- W a u s u n g e n a n ja lo umni- ks lo ka Mr . Bai ley nomuzi wake ,-£1-12 0 u M r N d a b a 10/- n a b a - n y e b aw a n g a m a s h u m i nez ih lanu nez ingogo k w e n z e k a £ 10- 0-0 k w a b u y e kw a f ik a a m a L U T E R E a s i p a t imnikelo ongu 11/6 kwa- bo ngw a, kw af ik a inkos i uChie f M a l i m a Mkize n a m a b u t o ezogu- bhfila a t n a - A f r i k a nabo ba nik e l a .

Ind lu y a s e H i l lc r e s t ingen ye yez indlu ezipambil i z a m a -A f r ik a ; y a k i w e e g qu m eni n g a m a Blocks ab u n jw e kahle ka s e m e n d e n a ng o k he te , in c i n t i s a n a nez indl u z a m a B a n d l a apambi l i zase mado lobh e- ni, y a k iw e n g e m a l i esh is iwe .

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COMfJNIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICAN (JOHANNESBURG DISTRICT)

TRaNSVAAL COUNCIL OF NON-EUROPEAN TRADE UNIONS.

ROSENBERG ARCADE,

MARKET STREET,

JOHANNESBURG,

The Secretary,

Transvaal Indian Congress.

23rd April 1945.

Dear Sir ,V-DAY CELEBRATIONS.

Every sign indicates that Victory over the evil forces of Nazi

Germany is fast approaching.

As we write, the Red Army is in the inner suburbs of Berlin, and

it seems probable that the Armies of the Jjest and the East have already

linked up.

The three above organisations ha-"e met jointly together and come

to the following conclusions:

(1) That the Victory over Nazism is a great triumph for the

common people of the world, including South Africa.

(2) That to consummate this victory In South Africa. It is

necessary that all the people of our country should

possess those rights and freedoms which have been made

the war aims of the United Nations.

(3) That the democratic working class and progressive

forces of South Africa must unite their Voroes and

press forward their claims for economic and political

advancement as an integral part of the victory c&lebrations.

For this purpose we have decided to make V-»Day a great People's

Demonstration in Johannesburg, uniting all sections in the demand for food,

jobs, homes and freedom; for a better South Africa.

We have also decided to invite all progressive organisations in Johannesburg to participate in planning and convening a great People s

Demonstration at the Market Square on V-Day.

We are convening an urgent meeting at No. 3 Trades Hall, 30 iCerk

Street on Friday afternoon next, 27th A p r il /^ o which you are invited to

send two or three representatives. I 5 ■

If at all possible, we would request that your Executive endorse

in principle the conception and proposals contained in this letter before

Friday's meeting.

As time is extremely pressing, we earnestly ask that if it is

impossible to convene a special meeting of your Executive and place the

above question before them, your 8hairman and Secretary attend the meet­

ing on Friday In a consultative capacity.

With fraternal greetings.

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Dear S ir ,

X r e c e iv e d your communicat ion o f th e 11th A p ril fo r vdiioh I thank you . 1 s h a l l put th e co n ten ts b e fo r e my Committee a s soon a s arrange­m ents oan be made.

How fa r d id you tfe w ith th e amendments o f Mis N ata l P r o v in c ia l C o n stitu tio n j& lc h .w a s to put th e P rovinoe in to l i v e w ith th e C o n stitu tio n ?Was t&& adopted by th e P r o v in c ia l C onference as d esired ? As you w i l l remember a t th e Peace S e t t le ­ment C onference in O ctober we agreed on i t a t your su g g e s t io n .

Hoping to hear from you on t h i s p o in t .

Yours s in c e r e ly *

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25TH APRIL 1945

flfc D. A* F. XUMA D. P. F.PRESIDENT GENERAL A. N. C.

104 END STREET JOHANNESBURG

DEAR DOCTOR , , ^ . ..I have received your letter of the

4th Instant , In rep ly thereto I have tc inform you that aa soon aa

ITr Roos the Attorney for Molepo*s case gives a atetmont of the moneys

paid to him by the rolepo's Defence Committee I shall forward to you

the full financial position 'of the Fund • 1 ahall he very much pleaaed

if a petition to the Government on Molepo's and hia colleagues behail

he made . I shall also he gald if you will fix a aate lor your visit

to Pietersburg so that we may summon a good -neeting for you «

- With Best wishes $

I remain ,

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^pril 28, 1945

Mrs. Madie H. Xuma,85 Toby Street, Sophiatown,Johannesburg, South Africa

Dear Mrs. Xuma:

We have an opportunity to sell the place in Reidsville for the sum of Twenty-five Hundred ($2500.00) dollars. All of the heirs are w ill­ing and even anxious to sell this property and the case is waiting the delivery of the deed.

Please go before a Notary Public, along with your husband and have the enclosed Power of Attorney executed and return it to me at once so that I will be able to sign the deed for you.

Please tell me in your letter what disposition to make of your one-fourth of the net nroceeds of this sale.

Very truly yours,

W. Avery Jones

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a ia. 'GKAIfiUAK* S ADDHES3 BEPOKE THJS MMBiiSMCY ftjyyv.Riain-r." o i t t h b " " 1 1 a t o m : x ' ^ ' I T -t a s s c a u » 6i i : - - - - - - - -

Lady and Gentlemen,

I tak e g rea t p lea su re to welcome you to t h i s emergency Con­fe r e n c e o f th e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f th e A n ti-P a ss Campaign. T h is Conference h a s been c a l le d to rev iew wor* o f th e A n ti-P a ss Cam­paign to d ate and e v a lu a te a c t i v i t i e s o f th e C ouncil, S in ce th e N a tio n a l A n ti-P a ss C onference on May 20th - S lo t* 1944.

As I lo o k upon your fa c e s today you do not appear to he a s you were when you c lo se d th e g rea t Conference on May 2 1 s t , 1944.That was to be understood because every th in g s p e l le d su ccess* s p i r i t s were h ig h and enthusiaem was g rea t because th e Conference and dem onstrations were a g rea t su c c e s s .

C arried o f f w ith th a t temporary enthusiasm * we r e so lv e d to do g r g rea t th in g s - namely* we p led ged o u r se lv e s to r a is e ~5000* c o l l e c t 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 p e t i t io n s and p resen t th e p e t i t io n in th r e e months. No doubt i f every d e le g a te to th e C onference had been a b le to persuade p led ge each member o f th e o r g a n is a t io n s rep resen ted a t th e C onference to su b scr ib e a sm all sum to th e fund and s ig n a p e t i t io n and ask one f r im d each to s ig n th e p e t it io n * th e se a sp e c te o f th e Campaign «ould have been brought to a s u c c e s s fu l co n c lu s io n in l e s s than a mo n t h . f t was a ls o hoped th a t every member o f th e Counoil would do h i s b ee t and g iv e h i s b e s t ir r e s p e c t iv e o f any and a l l c o n s id e r a tio n s in th e in ­t e r e s t o f th e cause o f th e freedom o f th e m i l l io n s who were su ffe r in g under th e burden o f th e P ass Laws, iiuman n atu re b ein g what i t i s we w re to be d isappoin ted* enthusiasm soon died* in t e r e s t lack ed and f in a n c e s *Jid s ig n a tu r e s Ci rne in very s lo w ly and on ly from lim ite d soucss*

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As you w i l l remember* we went out to r a is e =-5000. O rg a n isa tio n s and in d iv id u a ls were to do t h e ir p a r t . However# a f t e r th e Conference we were anooked to f in d a t our f i r s t m eeting o f th e fork in g Committee o f the C ouncil th a t we were faced «ith a huge indebtedness o f about *£69 with no v i s i b l e so u rces on incom e, fu rth er# i t was im p o ssib le to g e t a c le a r and s a t i f f a c t o r y statem ent o f th e f in a n c e s o f th e Aoti Baas Campaign Committee up to and in c lu d in g th e Conference u n t i l abou s i x weeks ago. T h is le d scae d i f f i c u l t i e s which co n tr ib u ted to th e b h an d icap s o f th e campaign. P ir s t ly * i t made i t im p o ss ib le fo r th e fo rk in g Committee to accep t th e f in a n c ia l sta tem en t. Secondly* i t m .de i t d i f f i c u l t to p lan any com prehensive scheme o f a f in a n c ia l CiJR Daien because no ord inary mamber o f th e Committee excep t perhaps one o r two Jrrusteec had any id e a o f th e tru e s t a t e and th e sou rces o f f in a n c e s . I t would, th e r e fo r e , have been d i f f i c u l t to ex p la in to new p r o sp e c t iv e doners.A s one presum es th a t I t was th e in te n t io n and th e b a s i s o f th e r e s o lu t io n to r a is e a£000. I t was im p o ssib le to «®P*oy f u l l tim e workers to carry out th e p l- n s o f th e campaign % • * f u l c o n c lu s io n , Fo u r th ly , we were unable to p r in t » * •» « § ••* » S o ? pam phlets, l e a f l e t s , e t c . The Commltte composed a s I t i s o f f u l l ea* D loyed members cou ld not have been reasonably exp ected to carry the 1U11 d e ta i le d o f th e ctanpaign. C erta in ly i t had to work out th e plb.ni and schemes o f th e eamptdgn. But th e ex ecu tio n o f t h o s e p la n s depend* f i r s t l y on f U l l - t l a e workers and seco n d a r ily on th e members o f tn e

We s e t up a c o u n c il w ith arrangem ents fo r e le c t io n s o f r eg io n a l a r e a s i The o b je c t o f t h i s p lan was to carry th e work w ith the a s s i s t , ancc and gu idance o f lo o a l I n f lu e n t ia l l e a d e r s i n t o t h e whole The duty and fu n c tio n o f th e s e men was to g u i* « .the a n t i -p a s s s p i r i t in th e se a r e a s , to r a is e funds and to c o l l e c t ^s ig n a tu r e s . These p eop le were to be part o f thetween _ ,.0<i th eir areas and tne

the Working Committee ana t.

g u id ss o f th e l o c - i antl-paaa C o m lt te e s in t h e ir reg io n a . U nfort* u n a te ly no r e g io n a l members were e le c te d * instead at l e a s t in one ca se we have had a r e s ig n a t io n . At l e a s t t in sep ara te areas we Ibave hade t*o members *hose work h as been s in g u la r ly su c c e ss fu l* I r e f e r to Mr. Moses Kotane o f Cape Town and i&r. S .liac L ep o lesa o f B loen -

f0* t 0 In*answer t0 toe o r i t ie i s m s l e v e l l e d a t th e iork in g Committee by Mr. Moses iis ta n e in *hioh he s a id he was « e aeaiber Tout did more work than 20 o f u s who composed h im se lf* 1 *ould on ly say he the advantage o f b e in g by h im s e lf , lie could ^gree witti h im s e lf , he eo u la t r u s t h im s e lf , he © u ld depend on h im se lf <n d be lo y a l not on ly to h im s e lf but to th e et,use i t s e l f *

gQiugfta COtftilTTflS,

A irking Goxmaittee was famed with ab^ut 20 members l i v in g in a ra d iu s o f b& m ile s from Johannesburg in order to carry in to e f f e c t and to attempt to coordinate the » r k of the campaign, ih e r e waa g^e^t enthusiasm during the afceution ~nd the first two or th ree m yesiu gs.b u t soon afterw ard s in t e r e s t la g g e d . O thers a i t enaed only once in a j f o i l e . S t i l l o th e r s d isappeared fo r good. 2he consequent waa .that the ows- m it te e 'a atten d an ce was reduced to an atten aan ce o f ^oout 6 o r 6 “ o f ­f e r s which was not even a quorum. We had to r e s o lv e tv aub-eoisatj.tWs a f th e ^brkisg Consoittee in o ro er to avoid th e c i f f i c u l t y

t t e t t k . J r -d o Union in -te r f s r e d ^ith t h e ir attendance. However* if people like th e deputy chaixsaan. a m ed ica l p r a c t io n e r . who is alw ays su b ject to u rgen t c a l l s from d if f e r e n t a d v a r ie d so u rces» ? n teree ted andloyal to th e cause and th e campaign c m ld have arranged to a tten d aome of the m eetin g s . "Whereth e r e ia a w i l l th e r e is:*a way".

T h is la c k o f in t e r e s t and non -atten d an ce to th e m e e„ in g sh y « e m a jo rity o f th e Committee crea ted one o f th e moat a er io u s d i f f i c u l t i e s o f the campaign. They sea t no a p o l ig ie s . They ~snt n a ita e r c r i t ic i s m s nor su g g e s t io n s . The campaign was ju s t left w ithout thw ir mipport i.u any foim or fa s h io n . They d id n o th in g . They ^ **le o o t o f t' eu su a l wife non-w orkers we exp ect these to be tb e lo u d e s t c t l t i s s o f t^ campaign aa d th e most e loq u en t in t e l l i n g u s a t t h i s m eeting o**° sc a p e -g o a ts are and *<hat should have been done.and th a t could have bee

u o n e .^ ^ x ith ow sfver . tho question of the b i b l i c a l p arab le o f see in g a mote in 3omeone e lse* a eye in s te a d of the beam in one s own ey e .

how ever, any o f u s *M> have withdrawn or w ith h eld our support fo r whatever reasou p erso n a l o r o th erw ise can never sscap e th e con­demn t io n which must haunt u s a s we b eg in to look Hiore se r io u a ly <~n s in c e r e ly upon th e d i s a b i l i t i e s and burdens o f our p eo p le . n“ u®J r*th a t by w ith h o ld in g my h e lp a t any s ta g e s r~ fioJd ojTt v«t.rfi.vau mv p eo p le and t h e ir cause ana delayed t h e ir freedom .1 * ' T w « t o t o . O f OM fr o o d o . o f our p o o p l. :u t b . f i r s t and * U ? Z l l c o n sid era tio n s* p e r so n a l. p o l i t i c a l o r o tb e r r io o . Jn ly

th u s mijy you and I be tru e to ■ t hl at a t e of a f f a i r s we wet Dumbfounded aa we we re .m v&kM *A b P * gome o f vanoB a id not

au rp rised o le u m th a t members o f .. A nti-Paas Campaign in th eeven a tten d th e m eetin gs were taxy wyro roundlyp u b lic p r e s s . The Chairman and th e ^•®Tef J J ure o f th e campaign. Kone s i n g l e d out a s th e cause o f th e s U ^ o d Beet i n g s . Kembers

i s t r a t i o n . I t i s so »

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