WAAROM HULLE GEHAAT WORD WHY THEY ARE HATED

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'THE NATAL SOC COPYRIGHT SEC

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b,wtercd

11 tbc O.P.O. I' I _papa".

Vol. U. No. I FEBRUARY, 1957 Prite 6d.

WAAROM HULLE GEHAAT WORD

IN 'n onlangsc uitgawe van "Punch" is daar 'n bylende verwysing na mnr. J. G.

Strydom. Met die

oog

op die

oode~k

wal lans ingestel .... -ord na bcskuldigings yan ver·

flad. sou dil onbeboorlik wees om die sinsoede in sy ,ebec.1 lan

le

haal; dil is egter genoeg om te lit dat dit die woord .. itlpuewel" insluit.

Wal egtcr

50

beteL:enisvol is. is die reit dat die sin voortom as 'n tcr100pse opmerlr:ing in 'n artikel wat nib met Su)d;·Afriitl te dam het nic. cn dat die redakteur Yln ..Punch" mCI vertlUUC kan aanvaar dat sy lesers wcct wie mnr. Strydom is en Wit sy beleid is sander enige besondere YerduidcliklRg. Oit is 'n aan·

duiding van die

~rugtheid

wat dic nasionaliste vir hulleselr en vir die land· ahans in Brit- tanje--yerwerf het. Min lesers van .. Punch"

kan uil die yuis se wie die Eerstc Minister yan b.v. Nu Sccland is maar hulle hct al almal gchoor yan Dlnr. Strijdom en wat sy regcring vcrtccnwoordig.

Oit Iran mel 5Ckcrheid gCflli

word

dat dit nie groat bekidsake is wat die naam vln die nasionalistc oorscc verdoem het nie. maar we!

die reeks nietige

~mccnbedc

en grofhcde walflln hulk skuldig is. Hoe bellngrik die ScnaatWCIkrisis vir ons in Suid·Afrika oak: was.

is dit twyfelagtig

of

ccn

pcnoon

uit 'n duiscnd in Brillanje, 5Clfs in brd! trekke die YcrJoop vln die gfOOt konstitusionck dispuut Iran aln·

dui. Die verwoeslcnde implilrasies van OIlS ...anli-kommunistiese" wetgewinl is heelwaar·

skynlik Gricks vir die man·in-die·strlat in

Die S"'urt Se,p. Feb,ua,;c 'j7

WHY THEY ARE HATED

IN a recent issue of "Punch" there is a scath·

ing rdemw;:e

10

Mr. J.

G.

Strijdom. In view of the currenl inquiry into chal'Jd of treason it ...oukl be improper to quote the phrase in full; it is Jufficicnt to say that it included the word -jackboot". BUI what is chicny significant about the senlence is that it occurs as I casual. passing remark in In Irticle lhat has nothing to do with Soulh Africa, and tl\;lt the Edilor of

~Punch"

can confidently assume lhat his readers know who Mr. Strijdom is and what his policies are without any special eltplanalion being necessary. That is an indica·

lion of the noloricty which the Nalionalists hllve succeeded in wmning for themselves and lheir country, al least in Britain. Few readers of "Punch" could name olT·hand the Prime Minister of, say, New Zealand. bUl they have all heard of Mr. Strijdom and what his Govern- ment stands for.

Now it is a

safe

guess that what has damned the name of the ationalislS

^O\'erseas

is. not the big issues of policy, but the series

of

petty meannesse:s and crudities of which they ha\'e been !uilly. Vital as the Senate Act crisis

was

to us in South Africa. it is doubtful ...hether one person in a thousand in Britain could outline, e\'en roughly. the course ofthal great constitu- lional dispute. The dCVlIS'ating implication.s of our

~anli..communisf'

legislalion are

pro-

bably Greek to the man-in-the-Slreel in Eng- land. but what he dues remember are the litlle

Th~ mock S<U", Feb,u"", 'j1

1:.n~land.

maar lOo·at hy lOo·el ootbou is die mmslike kkinigbedc Wit die booOyne van die

popu~re

nuusbblie trtf. Wit by

^tten

die nasionalisle het is sulke dinge soos byvoorbeekl die !cit dat 'n jong naturel wal 'n beurs vir

.~ludie

in Amerika verwerf het 'n paspoort geweicr is, dat registrasic nommers ge-eis word

~'oordat

'n paanjie in die huwelik kan

Ittt,

die prenl van mor, SWln Wit met uitdruk.tings

\'an goedkeuriog

^'0

s;ambok omboog bou, die gebruik van mioagttnde woorde

SOOS

,.Holoots- en ,.Koelies," die plaery ....n

~kleurdes

om hulle ras le bewys. die onlkenning, in werklik- heid. van universiteilsopleiding alln nie-blankes, die weierin! om gemengde gebofe toe le laal vir hcsockend.:

grool

kUl\$lenaars. Oit is eenvou- dljlC

din~

wal die gewone man ltan verstaan.

l'ly ltan ·n bullcbak in enige tllal uilken. Hy Dlag nie geocig wees om die ingcwikktlde welS- i,rgulllellle in 'n konslitusionele gt.-ding le volg nie, lllanT hy weel wanncer 'n regering mensc

~lIl«n

en wrccd behande\' vemalmlik

wanneer die belrolro:ke

^IDl'IlK

nie in 5laat is om lerug le sllln deur middtl vln die 5lembus nie.

Dit is 'n gclidkoosdc: klagte

~'In

die Rege·

ring dat oorseesc mense nk dle probleme ....n Suid-Afrika

~'Cn;laan

nie en dat hulle gevloglik lIltyd wanvoorgcstel word. Maar daar is nib wat besonder moeilik is om le ventaan in die

\'OOrbeekle wat

^OOS

langebaal het nie. 'n Mens hod nic 'n diepdenkende 5ludenl vln Suid·Afrikaanse gc:skiedenis le wees om te

bc$d dat die onlworteling en vemanning Vln langbcslaande Indiergemecnslappc en die ver- woe:;ting van hulle lewensbcstaan

'n

has en tiranniesc optrede is. 'n Mens hod nie 'n

tteskundi~

op die gcbicd van Klcun;keid.slyn- wetgewing le wees om le bc$d dal die gc- dwoogc beslempcling van naturel1e bloed IS .,.\wan- vir oortappingsdoc:kindcs nic Illcen wetensltaplik dwaas is nie, malr 001: rasse·

helcdigend.

Dit is merkwaardig-en ietswlt vreesaan·

jaend-dal die nasionale leiers dil nie ltan

bcsef

nie. OorKC word bul1e as geringe

tirannc beskou nie orod.t hulk tirannise lOo·elle maak nie (.Iooe...el dit Walr gcnoeg is) malr

"mdat hulk gemene en onchristclike dade Iln hulk medemens doen. Die ante Minister kan die tecnsin wallTmee hy nou beskou word aansienlik verminder as hy sy ministers sal maan om beledd en so nou en dan wclwilleod te wees.

human thlnp lhal milke Ihe hcadhJ1('s in lhe popular

l1C\O"Sp3.pcrs.

What he hokIs apinst the Nalionalists,

fOf

instance, are such thinp as the refusal of a passport to a Nath'c youngster who had been awarded a bursary to sludy in America. the demand for registra- tion numbers before a couple un gel married.

the

^pictUTC

of Mr. Sw-.Irt holding up a sjambok with upre.ssioos of appro\·"I. the

^lI$C

of

^rofI'

temptuow ... ·ords like WHotoot5- and ''CooIics

^w•

the harrying of Coloured people 10

^pr()\'C

their nice, lhe denial, in effect. of universilY edUC'"d- tion

10

non·Europeans. the refusal

10

allow mi",ed audicOCC$ for great visitinG llflists. These arc simple things that the ordlD:lry nl.." C3n uodct51and. He C'"J,n T«Ognisc .. bully in any laoguqc. He may not be inclinc:d to follow the intricate legal aTJ:unM:'nts in a constitulion<ll trial. but he does know when a Go\'(:rnment is mean and cruel in it!> handling or people. espe·

cially when the people ,·onl;ernt.'t.I ha"c nn means of ,ettinG their own hack through the ballot boil.

It is a f.\·ourite complaint of Ihc Go\'C:rllment thal pcop&e ovenc.as do not "understand" the problems

of

South Africa and th:u consequcntly the Nationalists are always being misrepre·

sented. But there is nOlhing I"lrtieularly dim- cult

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understand in the instances that we have qUOled. You do not have

10

be a profound 5ludcnt of South African history to reali5e thal the up-rooting and banishment of Ioog-estab- lisbed Indian communilid and lhe dcslruction of their livelihood is a harsh mid lyr.lIlnical proceeding. You do nOI 11it\'e to be

all

expert on Colour 8:lr Icllislalion

10

kl10w that lhe enforced labelling

of

Nati\'c blood as "B1ad"

fOf

lransfusion purposes is

not

only scienliflC- ally fatuous. but rotcially insultil1,.

11 is elltraordinary-and ("dther frightening- that the NationaliSI lellders eanl10t sce this.

They are regarded as petty tyrdnts O\'erSC35, not bec.use they pass tyrJnnkallaws (although that is true enough), but because they do

IDCIn

and unChristian Ihings

10

fellow hUllUn beings. The Prime Minister woukl lI\oid hair the odium which he

1101"

enjots ..'ilh the common man in Britain. if he would only lell his Ministers to keep civil longues in their heads

aDd

soow • little human kindness

occa-

slonaJly.

1,... HI...£ ... I ~""..

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^'SI

Rising Prices-Their Cause And Cure

Hy I.. 11. SAMUELS

(Senior la:turer, DcpafUIICll1 of &.'OOOIllics and Erooomic History, Wilwatcrv.nd Uni,'crsity)

RISING ('fiat are no ^MW pbntommon in South Africa. y~ there i, ftOlhilll compuablic in Uln.

<'m1W)' 10 the _~ ... ""'"uludc of thc . .

in

pricQ. ....ich IIu laten

"Iaoe

^{In tile Union si,," the}

.,.,Ibreak

or

^{the Wll'.} Si.- Iltis period retail priors

""n, on the aVCfall". man: than doublcd.. AI tb••

ral~ the Pound h.u Iolot rnon: than half iu _~...

.,.,....-a'

"nee 19".

Such ...ioImt diot",be.- of the ...ndard of nluc

annol 1'.,1 III pr<l6lott the _ illtidiouJ ...

ra,.

1TlldIin, dwI~ ill the ...a.1 and

ccononuc-

raMic

"I' .... lOcidy. By lI"t,", 11 all filed _ r

dai...

.. lkprnul,n, ~ plal__ !laYlK with .11 _lal1' mnU'a(U. <Non.able l!cqunb. pension" lire insutlUICC poloaa. oa~III" blolancn ... MOl1P... ftllnN ;nh>

•.,. uqllircd

&.

pu· ..'ar or ..",nime pounch.

Eyen

.""'" cla!IID

,,'1>0

.un<! I" pin moll f'lllIl .. pro- k>nt:ed n .... ,n ~ ""'y IIIX. ," .he" tnd. he ,mmu"., fr"m iu clamalinl dl'cdl.

All "r," ri... a", _ . of ...riC'. (,,;1. Ch.:onJl".

J'f'"

^bell are in any ca", iMSnl"'bk, if adJUst- _nil .re tu be: made ;n .. 1><000eU;YC ttOn<>mY.

There all be: link doubt. for cumplc, that price m,,>,(mcnl. in SQuill Afd"" &in"'" I~ hive pll)'w

~ major r~1I: in encoura.inl an UJnn5ion 'I' the naliona! "Ulput and the real olondordl of the nllion, The ino;ruse in oOIJl<ll i5 • bencfil, lh<Kl.h Ihe ri..., in prica of iucl( it • $OC'i.1 evil, .nd • ..,riotlt OIlC ...hen Ihe pricc rill' il ...idelprcad .nd rapid.

GROW'T1l IN In;MAND

Vi<>lcnl e1t.nan in pricft .nd lhe ... Iuc o( nlOl1CY

... IM)I juf.l ha~n. TM~ .re QUKd by • po...lh

in dnnand ('5 uprlOOKd 'I' money incomes) JrC'1n"

lhan lhe !low of",oocb .nd .rvica ....i ..ble for pur- chue "'ilh ch

,,'Og",loCI

.t prevailin, prica. Thil ....«Salvc ~Mion 0(

_ y

;''''''lloCl is ...hat i5

_ I y referred 10 U -in"'tion.~

11 ... no fl)Ccia1 i'*aht 10 pcrori"" lhe IOllrcc 01" Ihc ««Salft demand {or consumer JI)Olk, I ...•

port and otllcr

KO'Ku. ...

w ...

teriah. ...

chinery.

cquiptl'llml and ..bGor

durinJI

^Ihc war arid po$l·war 1"Ql1l

over

the lOlpply

o(

these

JOOds.

Si... Ihc aid of the war partic>.tlarly. Ihc South African

_ r

hat undcrp-one Ihc JlQl", IU~ in ill

economK:

...,.. T_ major

JC'I<&1dI;

^{haft been}

dc.-.:1ocJcd

in lhe

Onn""

Free Sh'" and lhe Far Well. Iland. arid a ... mini",

ana

it in prna:u of IIdn• •"",d up

0fI lhe F.r EuI

1I..1ld.

Durin, ^{the aame period} tllcrc hat boa! im""",fC induflrial. aJricultu...

1.

Innt·

pori .nd .,.".'er npanoion, "'lIill: buildin. and otllcr CO"W"\I('Iional activ,ty have: becn 00 .n unpu",dtllled _le. (jOV«ll...I. provincial and other public ^tJI' pcnditura ..., f1.ill rneltin.

ne'"

pelkl: It the ..., lime, the CO<IlOlmplion 51andards of both ...hile and non·",-hitc h.ve b«n ueadily improvinl-

/)ir

.'·M'"''

^{.~rrfl. l'rbruMir 'j7 ]}

All IhcK dtmlIndJ """re ~bk uf oimullllMOllS (ulfilmcrtl with the raourca of nalure. invenlion ...

InduW}' .1

our

commatld. The .aull

was

an

over-

blown coonomy. buQti... 1I ill teams. The oipu 01" unin ",uc and llill I~idc'll in lhc Ibonqc 01" ...ken. in the

SIC:Idr

rile in IOId miAi... COIU,

in the ilOCapacily 0( the ...il...,.5 10 cope with the ...i...

Iwnc

01" tnllic. arid 'I' ... pt ...patiol'l with our tlcclini...

,oW

.nd other

(om...

^uchansc

rn<hC,"-

Only

.1'

^{inane I)pc uf Iftind on nC'Cl lhe}

St.IC inlO a

sod,

^{.nd ....}

te

^{of it • fClifh 10}

...11ow up the illdiviOuarl nsht of lbi,,~m,•

f","n~ and lhe ptl...1I of bal'f'l_

-Uti

}'uJ..,.,.

RISING COST 0'" LIVING

The only way in ...hich thc ~ontic nt«h<tnilm ClIn .educc lhc U~H o( demand over $IlPF1y it by

" rise in priceo. Pricu .re Jl<ll up unli cnou;h peoillc are chealed of their npcclllion of wealth and Income 10 ma~c cnd5 meet. The p"in fact io that in conditions of full cmploymenl conlinuotll inercascs in de....nd h.ve 10 be curbed. If the _lc of build·

in. Ind other invc$UllCnl activities i5 hip in relalion

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umin. COI'lStlmplion 51.ntbrdl, the IVcra,e ....1'·1 lIandard of livin, hal tc! be 'ed.uced ~ (~ .the i:obour I ..J malenall reqUIred for 'nduslnll, mm,nl-

"Iricul'unll .nd ronIIructional development. No-onc hlll )Cl dncovcred how 10 ntrtlel a QI>Irt 0111 of a pint boltk•

Pcopk who are chealed bcc:aldC of lhe dcdinin,

... Iue or lheir

money bcc_

Inn.

raentrul .nd fruflrtllcd.. They rcacI in the only .... y they ~_.

The _ I ' l l of Ihc Stale. the Indc una...

indoced,

III reci""15 of ;'IOOI'lIC, .1Icmpt 10 k..,p up witll the ritift. _ of 1;";"1 throup incrcatcd _ ... aIld olher dcmu>ds. They do SO in lhe dtep oonriction thal. if they do not. their liTin, oundardI will decline IDtI the .. pofition re"live: 10 othn" ..._~ ....

11

dctaiorlltc•

The rault if • pcnOslcnt arid proaraaiw Jr_lh in money ."",nu

oompclin,

(Ill'"

a

YOht... 01" pb)'$it:a!

looch .nd _~ ..lIich if ,roarin. 11 er

rtlIC. Silltt the OIItbreak

or

the war in 1'3'. (...

cumplc. the ....ion·1 income hll

expanded

from .bout ^()(jj miUion 10 .boul ( ....

n

million, lhat is.

by

some

lOll per ",nl Ouri"• •he 101... period the OIIlput 01" &OOd1 and lCn'ica hit not quilc doubled.

Tb.. JrOt'ith ill incomcll,

wwxompanlcd

by a cor- rnpondin, IUpanlion in otllpul if the real IOIlrcc Thr 81",-", _.~/llh, I'(''''"ur,.. 'j7

Black Sash Summer School

I wW! to enrol for the Rlad SaN! SIIIn"""r School and <:ndoM: my cheque/POIlal Ordcrf,Moncy

pt'!l.'f

for 101. 6<1. I Ulall/.hall nOI require hOlllllaloty

dutin, my flay in Jo""nncaburl- _(Strik~ OUI ..·hiche""r _{it not} applicable).

... . .

...

A _

01 bilHhl)' and effit:1CnC)' in lhe cconom)'. these unpleullnt "";b<lllica _{ma)' be ..}na>l<Mdlbk, _unlaJ

WC WM 10 li"" "'ilh our nalioN!l froll,", bulloncd .."

with import and ueh3nle conlrol. and ~n utendinG

~".... ralul of rCllriclionl.

Judcc<.l aimply by lite prnml be"".;""r

or

^pricQ

_h :I policy of ratnl.int ill our public and pri"",tc

~ivilia his "ill to be introduced. It milbt. 01

COUIX, be ubd .,by our a..lhorities ha"" failed I" chcct. lhe

me

in lhe COliI of livinl- There are, h_e.er. p.".'erful rasonf _{for a} policy of ~Ioo link and 100 latc:' No imporlanl &«lion "f Ihe public haa openl)' iUpport<:d any :lnli-inllalioN!ry tlePl,

"'hicb would aJfcet unfa"OU",bly ils own cc.-.ni<:

poIIiIion. It .. _ of _{IIoe _,...} vi

*_.1011

IUI

Co.-tn_."

^{no. _ far} _1Ico.'e lM _~ul 01 IlHir rt«toralCll. It is. pcrba another mlth 1""1. if a

£O.cmmcnl ...kl do il ..ould iUm"" politically.

A Summer _School will be held in Jnh.anncfburc Fel>r..ary 18th-20th, _incluliv~. The .subjectl of the courx "ill he:

hrliammbry o-mmcnt Pr-alun: Groups

""" ....

"n<l thc scSlionl w,lI bc con<hW:led by P'ofo... G.

le Ma)'. of lhe Uni""..ity of Ihe Wilwatervalld, rrnfClSOl' G. H, Durnnl.

or

the Uni""...il)' of Nalal.

and onc olher -Uer.

Ttw:rc will be Ihree _I«tut~ each day. lwa ... Ihco moraine and a public I«turc ift lhe netI~ 0;..- culolion. will bc held dircetly afler each I«turc.

The'" will be a char~ of 101. 6<1. for the rour"'.

indudin, Ihe e.enin, lc<:tura. Membcrs of Ihe public allend,nl lhe .""ninl _~bSIICI ooly will be c""reed 2s. 6<1. per \cclure.

Will all lhole WW!inl to attend the SumJTll.'f School fill in the form below II>d rdum it immediatel)' to Mn. R. H. P'khcr. clo 13. Knoll SlrCCI. Wawrlc)'. Jooannnburl. ArnngemcnIJ arc now almOl1 complclC,

(NO!~:-Non'membcn arc also c1iajble for enrol- menl for Ihilo _IX).

,

ANTI-II''i n.A'I'IUN A.K \' MEASURES

.low i, Ihilo ail... l;"" 10 he met? Apin.. an uceui"e , ...laken to rcsltict importJ andth in SfIC'lI'bbk10iow;ornclo.iU"""'* and OOOIlrolthe

_u..

jWw arc u~kw. The~ Jompl)' di.cft lhe eJU:al

~"",n<k 10 uncontrolled ImportJ and/Of _increa~ the l"Ial demand) for locally produ<Xtl loodl. In<l...,<I.

lhese mc:"",urn 10 reprcss infl:l\ion oflcn only pro-

"""" further- diJlorlions. which ,ive riM: 10 demand.

f... further o/ficial aclion. 110dr

"*""

^{iI a •}

...w

of _{~roh., ~nl} UWICIoa, . . . .tiooo ..k"-t noI. 1l>c failure of lhex mcuura 10 cure the: in·

fbllort N!oold now he ob.ioo.. The pound alill "".

<lr<>psy and price. cOlllinuc 10 ri~.

Tbcre arc IWO, and only Iw... ICnU;1II: rcmc:din fot Ihilo ait..:",ion. lhoop, c:ach

or

lhac remedies will require a >'arlel)'

or

mcawra. The _~ ilo In lnacaw: lhe Nlt..,...,l nulput; the eMber ;" to ruiucc lhe

pruourc or

inlblcd

_ y

iflC'Omft. t""I is. 10 redL>CC Clll'Cnditura.

Produclion i. now al. or "cry near, ill practical peak. ,;""n prC5Cnl rC5OUrCl:l. IC'Chniquef and lhe ui.. in, inSlilUlioIul r"'mew....k. lhus. a further npanSfOll in ""Iional ....Ipul will be a J.Iow busincst under procnt condilions. Yet.. it I'ftd not be an

io\tupcrablc wt. if there ilo lhe will and the mind In improve our producli\"( p""-cn. There is ..ill v-.st 1C0fIC for incrc;uin, prodlldion throolh mare

dtici~nl ma""llCntenl. lhc aCli.c COCUl"'allcm~nl of immilr.tion, and It.<: more iOlolli"",t "SC of our n..n-whilc and while ,,·orken. At the lame lime.

lhe abolition of imp.lr't _r~rictionl could r.irl)' .... icLI)' add IQ lhe iUppl)' of p;>odI a"",ibbk far ,;ak, help relic>'e manp""'Cf sbortlacs. "imub.le cflicicncr. and damp do.'n rilCl in lhe cost of li.iol.

Whale.cr further declin... lake placc in our lold and _forci~n uchan,e _{r~rca at '"} resull w;1I

"uickl)' b"n, about IU o"·n cure.

of the: jWoe>: tl>Q 1tI ~th ",.rna. 11.,... an jWlCQ

fall to r...·hm thn"e .. an

ucc»

of

«mand

ova- ...pp1)~

TilE FlTTURt.~

N~.crlhdeM. il is fool,.., 10 Upocl 100 ,..cal an ul"lnsiu" in Ihe national OUlp..t ;n the ,mnled;"t<:

fUlur~, If '" r.duct'on in prw:el is tu be Mou!hl a...1 1I0OI\. lhe remcd," m.... he ...cf!1 mainI)' 00

lhe Mdc of the l\ow of monc\lIr)' uPC'ndilllrCl 01 the Gu>'crnment. businno and lhe oonwmltl' pulKic. Ttw:

broad fealures

or

an appropriale fiSCII, monetary

and _ i c polic)' are. h.,..·(>Cf. a IarlC ma\tu nul kl N: cmbarked upon here.

EMcnlioll inlredicn\f include a posili.e policr of credil rntnoint. nO! ",",e limply dependent 01'1 lhe ..."cs of tbe Uniort'l b;:olancc of paymenu. Falliq

>UCh_{_} mcaWI'ft. altcmpU"",talCS by uhonlIh....10 lUlnin Of" I "..,.jokry arcand o(hcr bound 10 fail.

It mal'. of coor..,. he Ihat • I'!ht rein On credil upanlion will produce furl her di1ticultia for IIOmc indl,lllrial and romml.'fcial enterpr;5a. and ~>cn lead

10 pockell _{of ..}nemployment. Yel, in the inlerall

D,,,

s...

~r'.

,.·..

^{br_i.. '57}

FROM OUR .POSTBAG

Th~ f11lJ("k ,~'lIh. F~hmary, '57 To the Editor, Hlack Sash.

IN the "[)cd1calion" there occurs the word

"dimini,hmcnt.^M I do not think tbi. ,. really a word at all. Surely wllat i. intended is "diminution?"

Could rhi. word not be subslituted for the pre",nt conelomcration of lellers?

This minor point wal brouiht up al a Bloemfon- re'n Conference last November and ... "to be seen to", but I feel .ure there has not been time to attend to it, owing to more urient malters beinl in

the fore.

Thankine you for the uccllenl publication, JOAN N. SIMPSON,

Harri.mith, Edltor'l Con"".nt; The Shorler oxrord Dictionary e'vcs

as

a definition of ~dimini.h~nt"-~Theaction of dimini$ltine," Ahhour,h this word is now rarely uJcd, it seemed to u. ¹⁰ eonvey our meaning more accurately than the less foret'ful "diminution:' defined

as

"the pr<><;e.. of beeomine les.: reduction in magni- tudc or <levee."

To the Editor, Black Sa.h,

THE Senate ACI. h~1 been accepted

as

lepl by a ten to onc maJo,.,ty.

The ..,.,rtl have aereed that it i. leplly rieht and proper for Parlia~nt to enlaree Ihe Senate if

they wish to do ^110.

The courtl are not interested in the Pllrpose for which ..9 new Senalors were added to the Senate.

Ilut South Afri""n Fple arc interested in the reason.

for enlargi"i the Senate.

And Ihe eilizens "f South Africa I'ly Ihat the rea",". were in""onl re.."n. and that lhe people

"f Soulh Africa, Ibe Govcmmcll1 and lhe Nationalist Parly have been disvacw in the ey... of the world.

The citizen. "f South Afr"", are a moral people.

They bcl~ve in keepine failh with Ihe <lead. They believe in hone.ty and fair dealin,l. The burden of their pr",,"nt .hame i. very greal. The high..t power ,n Ihe land-Parliamcnl~has aOI its way by

a

Icpl trick and hat not hesitated to ^OH lhal trick openly,

SO lhat all can iCe how we d<'Spi", the aood failh and honest belicf of our founders!

The Nationalist Party Ilal been drIlled down to th,s level and $ltares Ihe same disva~,

If we do not oppose Ihi.: if wc do nOl UJIOIC this. we descrve what Wc now face--wc, Ihe citizens of

5< ...

110 Africa, are no lona:er free,

we

arc no loneer safeeuarded. The door i. wide open to the Iyranny of a VOUP, We have

seen

tyranny in Germany.

Arc wc now 10 ""'Ieh, wilhout ri.inl in ana:cr and streneth, the <'Stabli$ltmcm of lyranny in South Africa?

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WE are all responsible, directly or indircc,ly. for lhe deterioration of race rela\iOlls in thi, (OUnlry.

bill the lioo', share of lhe responsibility nlUn lie at Ihe lkMw of the pol~c.

I am not the only onc, I am surc ...ho ha, heard of the bootin, and beatina of na,ive prilOlleTI, the third <lea.a method, pracli~d on Innocent and luilry alik., in order to extort a

conr.,.;on

SO that a CI."C' moo}' l)c, laid bc:forc Ihe 1TIa1listratc and the Irrell justified. ThNC arc very fine men in the Police Service. bUI lhere arc also 1hlll" men who should nol be allowed 10 wur lhe uniform. Onc of these Ihllll w;u rcc:enlly sentenced for manslaughter. The reaction of his colluluo:t of the same itt. will. I fear. be onc of irritation ralhl'f IlIan sympathy, lbat the man should have b«n 50 ltupid as to IuIvc broken the elevenlh commandment. They them",l_

will carry on as usual but take iood Care not to be found out,

n.c

la.... passed in the past few

}'urs

in them- sel"es spell traaedy. Out the immediate danvr i.

biuer boots and Ihicker Slick... AI a nurIC who spent most of her career on the non-European sidc I can hon<'Stly Ay that the rcspon", to

Jood

treat-

~nt and fa,r dealini wal co-operation, courtesy and respect.

I would sUllest that Ihe Hon. Ihe Ministcr of Justice be approached for his lICtiolls consideration of the appo,ntment of a body of ~n and women in all towns. who would be allowed attc.u to all panl of the iaol at all ti~1 of the niiht or day. Their duties would be to report any ill treatment of nat,,,e pr,soners to tl>c sen,or off""'r of the 1301. and, failini hil ro-.operailon, to the nearest maaislrate.

In tbis connection I tbink of the Prisoner'. Friend Soc1cty, not a Commission of Enquiry,

as

that would be valueless and a ...te of publll' money. A white skin is not a sian of superiority; it i. what lies beneath wh1ch ""lIers.

E. DE KOCK, Eas: t.ondon.

ENID WHITAKER.

East London.

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To the Editor, Black Sash.

DURING our st.nd outside the Carlton Hotel recently, two of my nal,"e lirl. were slandinl on the opposite pa"emenl watch in. liS, when. native from rhe Transkei asked the lirls in Kosa why the ladies were standine Ihere. Bcfore Ihey eould an.wer him. policeman who """••tandin, nearby, .nswe~

rhe boy in his own lanana.e, say,ne, "those arc the people who ... nt to .hoot yOll nat;ve. and cbase you out of the country:'

To rhe Ediror, Black Sash.

'1'0 Ih. F..dilo'. _ItI~ck Salh.

All .Ioue ..iW l'lllricl .1oooo( 1oU1Il,... ol_ ....

'''rror I. ,he .0..·...

1,..

Wll,. don't I... ,",I.- .at••h. b or IIf 11 "an III do!

E.M.H.

OWING t<> an iniury

dwina

lhe WlI.r )oa", Cwhm tcrIinl iD the Air F...) I am ...bIe 10 1II.kc

.n

a<:tiYe

~n in the work

or

lhe KladI:

Sub.

but I do all in my _~. in the very limi.td 'ime al my diaposal. 10 make variola. art",1ea _{for ..le. 10 ...}

'<I

noi... a lilll.. ellh In hdp llUr fund•.

I am pr<MJd III have h«n privik,..d lo ""'<I .\In.

Fnky and M TIYIor "'hm .hey Idlir.iWd OIIr 1Ir.II",h lul r and ...rlier "" ill 1hc )...., '" _ inl M .... GI"CftI. 1bey 1.,& opImdid ..- . and ...

arc 'nil)'

prOlld or 'beon. May Ihcr .... "....llr _~

for

.11 lhey do, Ind

mal

lher ^lOOn reap a ridl re.... rd by Sft'inl Ih.. fullI nlCm of lb.ir _hn... and de.i,..., and rc«lvin. the _'"'W.~ tn all Iheir prayers.

Thank ynu

very

much f<V the wnndo:rf..l pI,l ynu are pta)'int in .h....ru... r<V Ripl aplnK Wrona.

I am alWll.YS _ in_cd in nur MapLine.•nd loot: forwatd to reeeiYinl mr ne,,1 ropy. WIIII, very.

very in'crcslin, and infnrlllllliv.. anielco ar.. wrillm lherein.

God hc mereiful and hl.1& our c:l ...

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Make no m8u.tc: about 1Ilia. If WC do not Mw risc 10 defend our rh:Cdoono and tbr_ oft the "«P- i... pallll)'$il of lpathy. indilf~r"," Of fnr, wc &hall b«o.1IoC _enlJand.

In whal way do we difter from 11>& pearlea of olher nations. IIl.a! were .,n,ulfed in lilt tKlc <> totali·

t:Irianivn?

ON OUARIl•

Tu ,he F..dil(ll', 8W;t. Sul!.

MK. W. P.

STANFORO laid ill ,he

H...

or Auembly lI't seuion that thl: country .. in I Mpunch·drun~~

""le.

I would _Ill~ lhlt il ;, in an Manll ~ha,r" .'Ile.

Thil Iel"'r il dira:.ed k> all llIow: who profesa lu

li>v.. South Afrn. but who:

fal lO' in al'fllcl!,ain and cri...ioe the

00w:... a1:

,hl lO. in Innth:ain Ind erilime lhe OppoJiUOll;

fe) lOl in armo:llairl.

In .be M:~,,"I or bolh malhemaliel _and JI"Immar.

Ihe Iru.h evolvCl Iba•• double neptive makel a

!",,'Iive. Therefore a woman wear in•• hlack AIob IS able 10 Ay (poIilively), MI am nol doin. nolhin.:·

How ...ny or dIok' who rill inlO .._~ Cl).

Ib) or (e). are Ible k> 1lI1f: a double pot.iI,v..: -I am doinl somcthinlr

l..et III _ta~e nomforl trom the flCl lhlt .here arc many Soulh Africanl who Ire n..ilher "puneh-drllnkM nor "Irmchair 'ill...:· hUl who IIave I ",,";I,ve polky.

P. M. HOOGSON.

Cbrcmonl.

To llx Editor, Blad: SoJh,

IT ...

1 with IJrUII ;nl«nl llIal I read tile XplemMr ,que of '1l\e Black Sash" Ind [ would herewith UprCSl my appreciation of the u«lIenl work you and your «pnitation Irc do•.., by "<>LIlin. the iDlernl: of our w_a llIld. tlIrou&!l Ihctft. of tkor

familift IUld rrOmdl .. !be _ I imporunl poIi.ial topics of our Day and Country.

Of lhe "",or ;nlernl;n, and informlltiw: anicks 1 COflIKkr on_mel, "Fact and Fiction," lillled by M,E.F.-IO N of special importance, as. VI.1 numbor of South Africans of both Sn:lions .r. of OI)inlo<l IMI the Vi£fl:lcuf bd'orc Union had tile _.lk~

of aU Afrik_ aDd of _or BrilM CUittM r&dent ill Arrit ... Iffritory.

TI>c fact lhlIl Ihis ia not 10 Ihould be empha.til:ally

i~ upon them by pulllicism, ;, in tvCl")'

lIr,tilh Ind ArritullI _ne~r in IM Union llIal

;. prep,ored 10 aWll in enli, Lenin. ill readen "' 10 Ihe valoe-true

or

fllv Ihia Ind other ,imillr uKnionl, promulPltd by 0llI' NalionalKt Qo\'ern'

_ ..

MlY I lherd'ore

suuat

lhat ) .... irwJuor _M.E.F.

10

tatc

the IlCOIMIry

*JlI.

^Oft ~il )... to do 10.

to ,live _{the ..}MklI pou.ible pubbcily 10 Ihia e£cllent I",c1e'/

AC ....THA Il.EIMINC1EK.

I c;OlJLDN"T c;ARE LESS

A LONG I n I" ..

daip

.hich aorried .. carao

of wool ... "",«"d ~ .-.. MilDa-....

nil .... IlKld>(,o of CM beada. ,ad .11 the rodl,

"'"eft co.aed .ilh the wool ...icft ... bcca watMd

"I'- I1 was .. moll curious .ishl.

Many people walt down and coJ~lfd the wool.

but, for ^IOrM ul\known ,e on, this M. ^Slopped.

"nlple wondered why it forbidlkn, and ...

replied that the Sooth Atrican Government ..Inted

1~ wool 10 pI,IlI O"er I'ICOple', fyet.. He lin'" kMW how his prophqy wt.1 10 be (,,[Riled, and that ..

hmlre ~nmml would be amuin,l)' JUCCeUful in pullinl W<IOOl 0Yft" .. L>I'JC' Ill,lmbC'r ol South Afriam

"~

~hap' thc moll dit.lrtuin, (UI.Urt of the prtMlll lime iI tht .~IJ"" .,.thy whid! OM - . . ^CVCft illIIOfI& the

,,_n&.

^{1lIe -I c:oulcM',}

can:

^{ksI~ alti-}

tude. And one', distMy irlcra_ as one eonsidcn thee _iouI nat...., a{ cbe ma.uen .bout .hid! thq

MCOllkln', eare

Ins..~

It

i1

10 thnr Pf'OlIIe that I _.~al.

GROut' AJl:t!AS ACT

1)0 )'011 rnliK 111II1 under the iniqlliloul Group Aral Act twenty two Ihoouand Indiall' are 10 be

,enlO\led from _reu in

"'hidltMy haw: bull

.ort....

in .. pert'«tly Ic-aitimate _Y. 10 pIaen where il: ill

he impoIIibk

few

Ihnn 10 mate .. liml!

M~ of thae Indians were bonl ill South Africa.

s.-

^{of Ibtm bdo.., \0}

r...

ilia whidl hav~ li¥cd in Soulh ACria for 1_

or

Ihra:.,en.ontiona. They

"'ere

lwoupl M!l'

for

IM convenimce of whil", Soulh Africa...ho ....ntN tMir laboUr. They have a. much ripl 10> eall Ih.emKlvtl South Afran • •1

j"OU or I! IlIJt tMy are ^III he rlllned, and you

"couldn'l C'r", leu.'·

T"t", tm Bantu Ed"".tion Act (.nd remember I am only mentionin, • very ornall pI'l l>f tho ",vii ll\Clic AeU If'" crQII!'f). Under lhi. Act VIriouI priVlIlO ICbooh 01 """ hiahal VII"", have he!Il cloMd, on

aroww1I

10 mylllOlioul lhat no I<kqwol", r a _ ha.

t-.. aivn

^to the' public, Now AdItnt _CoI~~

.. lIooonfd. • plau ol hiah """",,"Iion:al ...",lin, aDd ...d1 ova' a hllndRd ,oan old. I hav", 1110 just he!Il 1<>Id thal IiJq l.oYd~ his bcaI tat"", ova' by the' ,o...ernrncrll. W school libn~"'" lIncst oc::lW)I)I library in """ counlry. and 111«1 by eV«)l d.u every dlIy 11 a matllOr of rouline-is now ^no( UI"'d by lhoc IIChool al Ill, .nd i. 10 be dl'lfd .t I"'" ",lid of ,''''' )'",.,. 00 yOll

n.e

^at all?

PAS... I'..s FOR AFRICAN WOMI'.N

Africans ha ...'wars had 111IO d«pat ."'~

10 I"'" t1Iouahl 01 IM...n carry ... pa--. aDd ...Ith IOOd rralOOl. for such poudun: ...ld pIaoor Afriean . _ I1 Ihe' ^trlIOtq' of 111IO policIO.. Now Afrian

womm ...

10 bIO T"'QIl;,!Od 10 ea"" plS!a.

Dj, S __I SNp. f',IH_i,'51

,

ddal",ly called -Rd"ft"mCIe Bc:Job-. lbouah 1 ha...'"

) n 10 find In)'_ who

tMOW$

the dillCftIIU.

Thowoarwil of ACran ... aDd I numba- ol ...hillO .<KI.,.. (I am d«ply thanHll1 10 .. y) ma.rdlN 10 """ Union llIJildin.. 10 I'fCK"t a proteJI to the!

Prime Minl.llt!". Only five

w"""

^Il~ 10 tat", it inlidl:. •nd no Cabin",1 Minill~r rf«ivw I""'m-bul pltl"haps you eouldn'l ",I'" In.?

11

may be: that you an only thint in 'erm. of colour. Ind •••

IIIe

P"'OJIla to ...hich

I

hav", ref",rrW a", not ...hile, you think !halO thin.. do nol maller.

but plnJc .... k'" not",

or

^{Ihi.. You may be: . . .'hil",}

a. I"'" «;"en _ . bill t"'l fact ...ill not ~ily ptOIea yOW"

I''''''"Y.

nVE n:anNEN'T OUrsnONS

la)

^An you contalC

u

a par...¹ that I"'" 00""''''' mmt Ihould ckcidc the kind ol ~Iion your ",hild·

""'" IltouJd rf«;"d B«aIlK it ean do thit;.

Ib) A", you indill"",rm' 10 I"'" r..,1 lhat 111IO C.I.O.

may be: and usually i•.

prflotm .,

any ])IIblic """",Iin • ...ith which Ih", Oovernmenl i. not in .ympalhy. taka nottt or ...hal is said, .nd, ir I""'y chOOS<', may late your name and addral and ~V,," your pfto!.<>&nph··

Ir you Ir~ _ not Hpuaooa '"taM ...ith the:

Govunmml, and you I.., speakm., "", 10 I

rnootina

of children.

w

CI.D. may M tho , ... alrad'y ha....

01.

^Do)'Oll

aiD ..,

~I couldn'c ea.., kur

f~l Do you raoliao dial yOW" ~ iI not

...rd Vour ktte:n _y be: opened1

No ....

_f that ...OWd conrincc any ralOOllbllO PItI"IOI' _ .

Pvm

in Parlilment .''''''" ;1 ... proved I"" Idlen ... ^loo

fKt bmt

Ol""f""d.

Id) 00 you .ealilC thal )'OI1r own hou"" Cln ""

~ntered and Karc"""" by a policeman wilhout ~

WIIrn.nl, by day 0< niabt. U hU bc:IOn do,", "",...enl lima?

".a_Iq

all ...~ "",. , _ Mill .., MI fOllId.',

m" '-?'"

Perhaps y;,)ll ean, if 10 I pill' t"OIO.

Tbe: wri... ill . . IIw: ....11.

Pc... . -

dlIy ) _ will DOl Sly -I -'d8;'c earc !aiM IrcaIlK )'OY

will be: rapina tho bil:1cr ha... which tho ~

... didn't fa""" ha ...11.

C.R,I_

DO YOU KNOW?

QUESTION: Whal it; I"'" difJ~.",,,,,,,, bftWttn I by·Ia.... an ordina""", .nd • 11I'"1101

ANSWER, A by,la... iI I la... pluW b)' a murUo:ipll c:ouncil; In mina""", by a pmrin- fill rouncil: I IlllUk iI III Ad of hrhalDftlL

UNITED PARTV

IT_rnod<m

is .n

etUbliWd _priftciplc

or

do" rn';c ...,"",,",1

lha• ...,ry awl. ciliv:n_{to ta~c 1\11., •} ,.,h.

part in CM ...I\2.ftQ> of !he country.but

r....

cornl'O'l~This """. 1>01 alw:lt'edueI.ion 11 ..Id11).

10 ""..., _{reMIlt~ In more ..}...,lIina OIl'. and Jact has ronllC<l~IJ~"""""

10 be considc:..N as

JOOd ..

lIi'

malt.r.

In South Arrica. where there are

raca

j .... _~'pn.

rrum '.he

primi·

\•...,. the UnIted ....

rty

_{Mbe_ Iba.}

IIOlitital '..wHirl,

ou'

^{IS mol•} ..,mole.

N~hc"'" it .. cl"",••ha••

reuon·

able meawrc of poIi.ial ... ..,...,..

mic OIl1'OI1uni.¥hc ....'lhhcld

r,,,,,,

nn...lkose cop,>blc ofin ~"'"'UiI1

carryin, out the o:orr~;". duties of cil~ip. Primit,w:

raca "n·

~hl.~~ .~cr .... ~':m-=III·, ;~

all • Eur_" invcntion and ... _ . bcal dt'ttloped by • """.

...it<: ...: DOl _~ by IhoM whictl Qevdope<! civilizul oodtties _thou- I....ch of yoB 1110.

The Uniled Party tho..,fore ...

by .he 19.106 ICtlkmc1l1

;n

_{RPld to}

•he Na,,'" fnndlne. _hcl~• •hI.

no ma.e""1 ch.lI,., eon .,.. """'Idmade withoul .ubtlant..l _U~Ibe

• """". all KClion. _{of the} Eu_"

eommunily._~ Thr Party does bdine.

. •hal lM It':!.... ohooold he

~mioal. aftd _w,lI l'lcrefore _Oft iu reN,a \0 poortT appoint. ",pre- _u!lw Ioinl KItc1 axnmiu... 10 mft$liple alld _R'pOl'l.

An annoul\ClCrMnl bu _I'«l!1ltlf hem nudelen<h 10 allCf the El«wal Actlhal lhe GOftmmenl In-10

mable ll-yaroldl 10 become TU;"

Iefe<I a' voteT1.. II it eWmod _1....1

1"'- ..ho Ire old enou&!T 10 ft.hl (or al leall 10 unde'lO com""l....,. IT'lln- in.l lor lhei' counl"'. _IR old enou&!T

10 oe a ¥OlC, WhlICftI" lhe """

ail itC'OM10 bemaf bc, andhofJcd 1h>.1 lhe malk,_I~ ,.,., manf.

..ill be dealt wllh ouIMdc the hal of Itwo """f poIilical

.1'CTIlL

Manf will _~ rancmbcr

1h>.1 women ...,R _con~ bf lhe Nalionlli<U ₁₀ be unfilled 10 have lhe ¥Ole in 19301

Oir S _ .<;,rP. Frbr..., '5]

TIw ...,toUI polilical par1itt

WfI·

linue 10 KI OUI WIr ,tspKlin polM:~

ftM' 0.... rattItn. nu.

nwnlh _Ih~ 5Ubjed

ill

TIlE FRANClIISt:

LABOUR PARTY

THE _i~bililf0( lhe _~ rMnl 10 IIlfc people of _Soulh Afnca and lheir IUIII"'. is 01Ke _m<M'C lhown bv the anooulKCmenl by tl'le Ministc'

0( the Inlerior, Dr.

T.

Eo. ~ 1....1 lhe CabiM'1 had decided ₁₀ inlJ"O"

duce 1e~~I'lioTI 10 nlend lhe: fl1ln- ehite_W'U 10 Ellr..".,.,n lS·yea ....,dl. II

I;lIe, SIIled _1....1 il WI' no! tl'le G<wem n... inlcalion ₁₀ farili13te:

the VOIi of lhete _minon W'llil aflCf lhe 19S5 ...,,,,,,,,, election. bill il WJ' nol npla,ned .hy Ihe Cablnel found il neeaury ₁₀ uaouna: m 1956 _W....I il ... _{ltOinll 10} do allet" 19Sa, ill lime lor lhe 196J ,cnel1l1 e1eclion.

Wal Il inl...cIed 10 po,," )"Cl anolher flnl.' i.. lhe eye 01 lhe _non'Eur~

_ .... or

wu

il juu lollr-IIu!>id cbnllCfUUl loll)"!'

While lhe vole .ill be .i ... 10 .hile mi... Moll'" lhe: llove,n' ....nl beliew<. in the ...Don... in Mk'I"';n, Ihroa,tl dom..QI Dr.~

lhe'" i. no inl...hon ...1_1' 01

.ivin. lhe maion and lhe malllre

""""",,1

lhe non-whilC1l lhe: OI'll'Of'"

I....ilf 10 ,...." Ih...h doi"J, _The illstillllion of lruuea aDol M . . . . .rdI~

isis 10 be no .mwin.Ho_r,10 remain undlanlCd. and lhere_{10 • ...,liP} forI'" nte ofI'" ...rdo.

,.,..11ts Imll lhe ¥Ok. ";11 _Iv di... f_lhe lhe real itRIC. Nna: nen Naliona.lill. ha"" admill"" Ihat Ihi... polilical moYe il 10 "Ye them lWO aeorC of _lhou...ndI. _{or ...}

additional _WIles.

Whal it ,equired it 10 bce the iuueo of lhe ITanchite for lhe non- EII"",""n. and onlf lhe

S-:".

la1>ol;'r Panv ... fa' _~ thll. It did

"'" indul....hi:llh _princip~In bill placed before lhemere

.nl...

lion of (C",,'inued in col. 4)

•

SOUTH At"RICAN BOND

FRANCHISE and fCpretc1I\:ltion 11... a dEi, ..,. bunt on lhe eOl'"I" 01 I'"

_m

Wllf of life a", inle,dependenl. Due: ",pld mlllt be si...." 10 Ihit; facl,?, in order ,IQ

emure _{j... llId} equllY 10 .11 aocD1 ll1O"PI_{The: wilhin lhe} UfIioa. .

B<>nd favou.. the ",'enllon ₀₁ lhe p.Cllenl \IOlinl qllaliflea.liON bul oppooa lhe _~kc of _M\oadln..M which ...

""p....

llf iatrodo>ced _be-

c:o"'"

of lhe nll ud ...Iv _ -

lal"" ",ral conllilutnclcl. Ind .I...de- qUllle _1",...",,<1 Ind commlln,callon 11Ci1i1ia.

n-c

o:ondilioll:<

"'!

l<>qer Iwlt. and the ,BoIId _{n\UI'I~ 1....1} lhe ,,"'" ha. _a~ lor ...r""""ll lhe principle of "0"" \IOle one _Y.l1\IC:~

This will e...", a rally democn;bc

,epo_ntllioe ~rliamcal n~.

lhe MVolt.nril" i....cad of I flerillout Plrliammll" '!'";orily, _{clcc!~ by}

a

minorily. Wilh,n ",actical hmOlI vol·

.... Ihould _{be ...pU~.}

1'1oe ... of the franch...,. ₁₀

d.hl_ye..'Oklo _{mllll be ~} objecti....ly ..ilhoul party poll"nl con<ide"'lionl, Thil maliC' Ihou.1d form lhe ...bject. of $lIIdy

lrt'

^.1 1-

able 'c....-tlltoe _{awWT='M ...}

view or the many pro< Ind _{0001 1ft-} volved.

no CA'.'_ ... <--,

AI lhe CoIouml awMlIUIilJ' is lhe ....,11 ..1 ally of _lhe Eu....,... lhe Coloured VOle mUll be nemlC<! on lhe Common Roll .ith the Il1Inch""

qualiAeatioa 11 beretofor.

C...I Ca "mite-

The con.ldt..b'e nllme,"" _11I1lC' rioril¥ of _whiles to ..hileS.. "" - i..._pTnenlla fear ..._lhe pIa~' ~_awul;denl~ . .

'" I

franehilC on a bal" of fII11ice _.<Id eqllily for an.The IloDcf'I _radical EcoootIIie. Policy will atil'l\llbK ""'fIOlI'Iie•~ Ioprnenl_increlllc

a""

_Ihe lnunianQon. Tb.. ..,1I numerical Itrcn.th of lhe £UfOJlllan """",111;0., ...baUo..tially udncw;n._eliminate:of F...!be obItNiel&Dd _{RqM_ata-10} lhe

lion In a pc:T1JIOCIive ..here _aoch (Conlinued on pI.e 10) TItr . '..1

SnIt. F,"'-7,

_'5]

PARTY +

NATIONALIST PARTY

uaoUR PARTY (e-Id.)

_ t r y lM ...

r-

and ...,.,... how

I~ priKiplc:o can be ralilcd.

Bridly ....1Cd, lhetc Ire our ^\WO"

-"

_{mltter of}^{"T'Iw Labour}_principle^'111, _lln;~t^KttPIS....l r",n-^{I' •} th;re ror an adul1 lilt"'" inhabit.ntl.

I1 teC'O_ni.u, ho....e.er, a. for •• IM Afrita" il C<ll>l'ern~, that Ihl, Cln be aehle\ICd in 1111It'a. and made lhe (ollowlol proposall 10 .ive the """"

Ins direct ,e"lCseoration on whidl an nentwl common cililms.hip mukJ ... buil!.

(ll CoIouRds and ClIme.. ia all _

..n.ca

^{10 be 01\ lhe}

common

^roll.

u ~l U h.dQM ia all pro-

.-.e.

^{~ Nalal.}

(2) In Nual lhe India... to ""W thra! direct India.

101.1'....

three M.I'£.J. and , _ _lotS,

III The Afrian peopk 10 hi"" ten dircet represent"; ....1 in ParHa- me"l. ten in Ihe !',,,,,incl.] CO,,"_

cil •• Ind ei.hl in th< Senare.

(.) In mun;cip.lIitin Mrial ...""Id elect 10 poor ~nl. of town aMln-

c~1on with oimilar cl'le r~.­

_1a00n

f« ,he llIdia... of

"'1.ll

""""'" propoub. ltI<!Q&h ...bit~.

lohould _ be rq,a.... .. "'a _I;·

fied tttKltiK.^M but . . . ~... '"

ftld Ilw ^praall dtadIod:. It i!I I'fK- tiell boa ... il ....Wft'lI lhooe who 1000lly _

ai'ti".

the rnnchite 10 _·EuropullS. and thole who

.a-

CIte an ilTllmdiate and ~... I Inn_

chi.. , Our policy ...ill be lubiect

'0

•uch .evision al 'he pro.reII 01 I""

non-European in lite rultul';\l IIId i""".I,lal spherQ iustil\cs.

Thil I. a bolalK\"<! .nd PDUible

"..._ . It doeI ¹¹⁰¹ 1I1>tctm. a tlual '0 .he Europua. .. tile domi-

....I miIIori.y. ,.... I1

,r.e.

^{the _ -}

Europeu

-"irta

ddlrUtc _ .

Dj,S..., .'.,.". F~~'S!

UNION n:DERAL PART\'

WE arc ^I ~Oun. porll', called into

exi.tcn~ 10 mttl the ""edl of the p",scnl da~. Ju.l .. in the ton' 'lilul;onal /\cId. "ie ""ye ""'de a comple.e b""'h...

y

f.om lIw POlicies 01 all Olhet POIio""l ....<lies in ad- WOClCY of r...nlilm to _re ha..

ma..l' and jusl:icc in a ...lli-nria1 oocicfy. 10 in InllChisc poIocy _ .re

",,,,",,,,,,,,,Ikd by the ^pal. ~l

_ an: tti'IOwd from Id. uuanilm.

In other ...ck. illllCad 01 allaDtll·

in. 10 aqua'" lhe cirdc by finodiIl&

Ih•• my,hical poinl 01 ^compromise belween N•• lonali.... and Libtnilivn.

...hich il ;. fondly hoped ...il1 uni,e the: counlry. wc ha.e broken ne...

.round .nd ••c attcmplin. 10 lifl p'oblem. 10 a plane where lhey <;In be IOlwN.

Hilherto. OUr nIlIcial r",rlCh;~

policy ha. b«n:

I.

1:..,,,

(a) Ranoval of lhe ...

""*

^(ldic

of an .... of nther pn.itiw:

oommuna.iom and tn.nsoon).

_ tile lyllChpi .. of dicatonhip.

(b) RCllonllon of tile f...,hise .i.hll of common_.r.h lmmi·

.... 1'1•.

(c) Oppoli,ion ^It. the I~rin. of the .".in. a,tC t" I'

y<'a".

which we .cprd .. a \kyk>: of Nllion"li.!.

1<> ""'in!<lin thcmICI~. in

IIOwe.

in ""noe,Uily by " - ' " or the in- doctrinltt.:l produo<1 01 'he KhooIs. whOch indoclliftllion ..

..r ~ by ,he poI;oy of

... ochools. It.ha Ivtlhet incra... the injusl:icc tmnnk ,he _·Ellmpc'I".

11. N __F . - - .

(.) Immall&.ely: Dir= JlrtlUp ree_

ICnulion in ".o.ina.1 Cola""iIL (b) Lon. Tt""; fby .U ....) pl.ein.

of lUi.ahly qu.lifi<d non.IOII....

pC.n. Of! the commOn roll fo, Pa.li.ment.

Howeycr••• lhe: Natal Pro.incial C...rns .... 131h Octobe •• il wu

doridal 10 ICI UP • Commill... "10

;"¥CII;pIC VI""'" 1. .1lCImc methods.

(Con.inued on pat< 10)

•

LlBERA.L ,.ARTY

FR....

NCHISE,i. the: key policy of .ny South .... f.ican politkal nany.

11 iI nol eftOU.h '0 ad",,,,,'c

corn·

pulSOl)' education. ,"'... union ri.hls.

IrcdIOI,J leMun:. C1c~ lor ~fIOl\1 II

"...1'. denied .hem: i. io a fut lhal ...- 01 lhex .hlqo ill

tft,

^be

,fWI.cd

^{10 pcopk _ _}

_ _tdJ" 0." •

^{loa IIoe . . .}

- ...icI-mU!Mdpa1. pnnrillriaJ.

"10-1-01 .... ... Rcmnn . ODftlpuloory cdwc:ollon on Entbnd I....

... '" .he 191h cmlU.,. ulmIiorn of lhe Fnnchisc: il did ^no! Ilrucdo:

,"""

... in. all ""non. who d;saPllro\'C

.

ftf dtc.atorship in 1nl' form do ^50. one ima.i ... because they belieye Ihat J<>Wrnment lhould be bl5cd-and sbblc .0\'Cm"",nl <::an only be baled

-on

.he comeftl 0' .he •....,noeti.

FOII,·/if,bs of Sou,h Africa_;;-.~_~

.-

lion " ....WtiiOtd ..I...~.

The Libenil Pari]' endono:I ....nidc 11 of the Dccbnl.... 01 " _ Rip... of ...him ^!WO IU60ns read:

~(l) EYQl_ bu lhe rialIl 10 bh

pan in lhe ~ I of hil ^COUDIf)'.

directly or .hl'Oll.h rrcdy-e:bose..

,epoCOK/lI.tiws.~

-m

^{The ";11 of} lhe: people

ah.n

he the bui. of lhe: aUlhorily 01 ."yenlmeMI: Ihi. will shall ^he u·

prcucd in pCriodic and ,enuine cle,..

I;ono which shall he hy uniwru.1 .nd C<I...I ...~ .nd ....11 be Mid by ICCrfl .00e or by ~iVl""" fr~

_in. p ...~

The Libenil h"y reealM thal If may well be imprkIiabk '0 q ....

lupIc .he elect."..", _~t. .. iI were. and ~ lhal I... may haY<

'0

^{be InMttiolo AaIlC> .owardl}

.he ,.,al of IIni~1 adull ""'...

I. iI UlCku. ... 10 allanPl .0

bI_.inl details 01 thc:le .nnoilion Sll,es: ncilM' ,he ^Libenl P."y ""r anyone else kllOWl ",ha. conditions -eronomk. educ.tion.l. oocial- will be like when the lime co,",," 10

nlend lhe frallChise.

The limi,ed ICOpC of lhi• •nkle prcdllda adequa.e di<nr1Uon of lhe frar>dlisc_ Wc add. I","""ore. a few

brief ...tM.I for JOUr' ." a-

.w.:

fConlin....:l on pa.. 10) T ... • ,..t Soool. 1'~"'NMY. 'S!

Those Freedo,"s-III.

TIlIE SANCTITY OF' 1111E IIOM£ AND .',UllI."

MOST pn>plc lo-<,b.y ,."ad Ythrilkrs-. Bilillclpl and bulchns. ~amllr~ and scboolnlallCrJ, pilot.

and poultry

fa...,...

^{and C~CIl. in} lhcir ...uhr

mon~nl', BI'I.f;:k Saloh WQnICf1. And Mr. Eri" LOll"'.

Political thrillers are favou';ln.

Scotland

Vard or

M.I.S. Gm",po, OlJ)ll-thc procedure is Ihe Jame, the

omino", knock on the door. lhe vielim digppears.

It', all vcry udlin •• but if' alw:l)'J "~lhinl in • book:' S<>tmlh;n, 10 cnlenaio and diitrKl. ""Yn"

liOltMlhinl lhat mo,ln happm 10 YOU!

Most

IWOPk' new' ronocioualy

I!lillk .'UI "1tonM:- rncaM 10 tMm. _~~ IMir honw ;, 10 much

f::"

of Ihrm.. HOUloC Of hood, a:Hlaae ^Of

c:aslle.

^PI I~

Of

-prd'ab.-.

^honw

n

^lM pia« ..

here

^)'00

can

be I'

peace. YotI ~u. )'ou, front doof" and rdaL You arc

,,«,

HUI are you fr«? 1>0 I"OU rt'.li~ ..-hal has b«n

done

10

Ihat

rr~m,

here in your rountry. by

ACl.

or !'arl;amen!'1 l"~ you rnli,.., Ihat un"", Ihe

S<lpp~n ur C...""nunls", Acl ur

'95'

you may be' '''Sp«lcd of furch.,dna Ihe Ob~l~ of C"mmu"iun 'uoll thMI ~n invcstiplin, offlcer m~y enlU YUllr h001C

"c any lime'. ocil-" y"ur P'\pcro ot y..ur

pn_.

^"nd

lUI y"" may """ be dcporlC'll from lhe aru ,n .'hid! )'ou h, e made you•

...,.,..,?

Under the ^1;0.,

IUPtm...

Ad . , ¹⁹⁵¹ ~

.tlPikr if; I.. be ron,pilC'll by lhe I);rn:lor of

Cm"""

I"

,,,,,I"

IM "",nlot or tW't'Y PC""'" pcnnaMnlly and kmporanly rao<.knt in tbot UIllOl\.

n..,

popub- lion is to tit c1a>Slfocd inl.. ,,"'hile. rolourcd and nali...

and """ry peJ100n OW, 16 is co carry an idenlicy card Which will bear " pholo,... ph and ....ill Ji~e

p"nicul"rl of ool,,"r. cChnic ,n>lIp "nd nalinn"lity.

piu, "n ilk-n1ity numlJer.

Tbc dfca on tM Mnt1ity of lhe home and family can be <tlouInMK. A pcnon .'b<> hu al...)'" been :Ka'PIcd "" Coloured. for instance. may find himKlf c1:usiflcd al a Naliw. f'amilic:l hlW: been brulm up

"nd mar"",.". <!c3;lroyC'll bcaUloe of Ihil AcC ...hich ....:.. inlended .1 the foundalion of lh" GNU' Anu Act uf I'SI. Wilhout the P"pulllion RelfillllUion ACI lhe G.oup Arc.... Acl could not be adrnlnisCere<J.

Wilh lhe combinaCion of th" lwo Ihe lIomCl of many South Afnc.uu lo-day haw cc.ued 10

be

~

1'1""" of peace and rcfUF.

'J1le CfOtI, A..".. Ad aloo divido the pop<Il"tion inlO a wllile, a coloured and " ...Iive I~. u lkfilltd in che P"JI'Ulalioft RcsiSlnlion Act.

.,th "

founb ela~ of ...live or coloured pcopIcs. Bul il lOCI further. le prodaiml arno in ...ilic:h eadI poup must rCIitlc and cany on ill bust~ atod from a fixed <ble no member of any Olbe. voup may rClidc or 0'A"ll property in lllal area, UCCPl

lIy permil inued I1 tile diJerclion of llle Minillu (If Ih" Interio•.

Th" lAnd Tenure Advisory Board i. responlible

ru.

el"luiri... and invesliptiono. llnd reponl co chc Minilter. M"mbe,.,. "f th" Ik>ard arc aUChonled I,~

enler and inlpcc1 land or prcmisn a1 all .catonable lime.. b.1l InIpcC10n IppoinCed by Cbe Miniuer have power 1<1 nU", any ""'"""'" withoul notice and a1 any lime dun... the .... y .... nipL

Your home may be 'OUC o ....n. purcbucd by dinl or h"'rd

....on.

and ..",np... It ....y be viollled by

.""""'1..

or ^)'(Ml may ha.... 10 neale

11

and

..,11

il al a IoM. for cbere ^io, no pro~iIi.on under !be O.oup Arc"" ^Act for Iny compensation for financial 101..

You and your family may wlfer ,real hardships:. btrl ,,11 cllil il in Ill" name of IlIe la ...

N"l :ol lllrillinJ ,,~ IlIe "lh.iIlN~. il

,11

^{DUI il}

e"'n. "'nd lloc•. 1I~I)pen he.e. M,E.F.

s.A. 1l0NIl IC....lin...)

. - 1 Sf""" rowld ..., rcprCWftIN by 'b

pt<".&t

If ,.0 """rcd. on a hasrs ~I'ltlc 'th thetr .Jen"""""nl and comrh"'llCC' ...·nh ..ur WClolem "~r

,'It hfe.

UNION n:I)~:KAI, "AKTY (Ct>nlinu"dl

incl"dill& th" mulei"le vOl" "y"lem. which ",""Id "'~lh preter~c while ci~ilil:llion in Souch Africa and rKOI' nioe Che elemenlary .ri""ll of all I«liofu..•• AI Mr.

Bealon Nichol1l indialed in lIil Idtlreu, lhe ElItell' live bad decided the.e mlKt be I complete brcab""'y from lbe polici6 of other policial parties and I MW ~ made 10 tbe non·European qt>CIliott.

It is Intended 111.11 public: sillin...11 be beld 10 Illc

cvicIencc

from np"''' and """amcaliva of nriotn points of "';"'w.

I1 Ihn. !be IUd fot "hich "''' hive hem 'nilin,?

Di,

S ..·,," Srrp, Frl..,.".i, 'j1

• • •

10

1.l1l~:ItAI_ PART"(Cotll"'... '

c.uvcmmcrll .·;Ihom c.;..."""I. ~ MII, into

""""I. Cln""" bOI

It nllln .'100 can u~ bif; ~rCl Ihrotlp lhe

""llOl-b,.. does 1101 need 10 raorl 10 I.... peace(ul

",,,ani of exp'Cllion. Tbc old anlilhC'16 hold

&00<1;

1Ia1l0l1 0. "'lllel.'! The cr0l1 or IlIe k".J

A man who does nOl haw lhe .esponoibil;lie. :ond privil",.". or ciliunlhip cannot be upeeled 10 bclla~e h~e a rClflOMihle cili~en

There n. no cvidcn« ....baC"W1" lhal a ~euhured"

pe!'lOrl ""'Cl more rtII"'lIIsibly Cban an -u""ullurnf"

onc_ Tbc moll ndlurcd ""I"'" in Wnum Europe OcrtnallY-""'cd ,nlo power and mainll'lItd lhere lhe ~rbaroul Nul

re&i_

We

.cc

no

fOOd

rcuon for "'...·erin, the ",,,in,

~F 10 eiPICCfl.

MEE'I' THE BLAl:K SASH

MRS. N.l',

u:

Io'EUVIt.:. IIorn in Kimberley and

"'"S edun(cd in Ihat city and also in Oeorl', She taulhl in Capc Town until her mar.il". She ha.- two ,<;onL

MRS. JUUA MARGARET GRIEVE

was ooro at

Nain; Tal. India, in 1914. Her father is a Hritisher and was in the Indian ayil Service, an<l _h~r mother an Afrik'ne•. S~ ha•• boy and a ai.1. M....

Grk".

wa. educated I'

DS.O..

Pretoria and SI. An",,'.

Cullell', Nalal, and lrained at SI. Thomas' HospiM.

l.ollllon, She WIS married in 1934 and dIU th "ar

r~n " l,m"",,"1k factory in Johanndbu •• with CQn·

sider."I ••1ICceu. She now lino in Well;n,!on, CIfM'.

MRS. VAN

SF-Ut

.ili •

.- -

MRS. WILSON

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•

MRS, 11. STRUBEN. Educal~d in Enlland,

c...

^ir<>

and at Rocdean Seh....l. Johannrsbllr" ...fterward, sludied ar, in London, Brusac], and PO" Eliubcth.

Obtained NatiolUl] Arl Teachers' certificate wilh distinction in pa;nt;nl. modellinl and design. Won Ihe _.il~er medal two yea .. runninl al lhe Port Eliza' beth Scl>ool of "'rt .. where she ,",b..,quenlly hrld lhe POSt of senior lecturer in modellinl and lk,illn, ... ter .hl' specialised in illumillatinll and dl'siln, arM!

UI'CUIl'<J illuminated addr"""'" ror Their Maicst;~.

Kinll Gl'llrll' VI, and QUl'rn Elizabeth, and also for QUttn Eli,.abcth 11.

Ha. a SOil and a daulhler aled 12 and 1.(, Slill d"". commi;sions in writinl and illumin:llinll, and i' also un the Counci] of thl' l"el"'~ldry ,s.,..,iely and Ihr

I","~I comm;utc' of the United Party. Ha. traVl'lkd

u·

len.i~e]y and speaks French and Italian, and i. a ml'mber of the French and Italian circ1l's. Inlerested in all the art< parlicularly haltrt and music. hesidcs

Ihr fi..e

arta.

MRS.

CRIE".:

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MRS. U: FF.UVItF.

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MR.... I\IAKGARt,. WILSON. Sellled in Soulh Afrk;; a(tu World War

J.

uoder the 1820 Selll....'

....,"ciation. Hons. in History at

Somc",ill.

eouuc,

O.ford. tiu (Wll

dau.hl... Work.d

(or lbe S...W....

.s.

in Grahanmown dllrinl the war. and did parH;me ~isitinl for ei,hl yea .. for lhe MlInicipal HOll,in. Oc"arln'enl of the ClIpe Town Cily COllncil.

MRS C. VAN SELAI. Il.orn in Windhock in l'il'i.

tla,

lived in evl'ry province in ,lie Union except the Orange free State. She finished her ochool;n, at Rustenhur, Oirll' H;,h Sehool.

Cape

Town.

Sludil'd Social Science at Un;vl' ..i'y of Cape Town.

ln1er~.ted in Child Welfare and the Red Cmu, Her elder dau~hler is aludyinl medicine al the Un;versily of Ca[>l' Town. She ha. a IOn of nine and another daughler of thrtc'. She wal the firs' Chairman of the Capc We,tern Relion (Blact Sash) and One of

Ihe original ftVi' members in Cape Towo. _MM..~, Sl'ItUBt:N MU RODII

{)i, S ..."" Snp. F,b,,,,,,;,'" II 1'JI, Hlark S(ul" F,b",,,ry. '$7

rReadc:rs are inyiled 10 SUbmit conlribulion. 10 Ihis fealure. A prize of , .. will be lwankd each monlh 10 lhe raller IUbmiuinl lhe lint·menliOl\C'll conlribulion,)

MI .,rH ,""', ,~ NIII''''' ~1tOtJJ ,bo... ,~ word

fJ/

GDd, "," j, h _ rJifINI7 ~ 10 Iw

m.-

NUN 10 Iw ..M~ 10 ,HJ I~ BiIolor,M_Letter 10

-0;., Vadco"land-

2J/l0/!i6

prilllm iD tbe MltaJ>d DlUy Mail~ 6/1l119!16.

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IM

-od~tf/I IU....",'

/01" /itldi"w ...

"",/# 10 1111

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IN"!;'" tJriM Imm N,.I."d,,,,I. 01 /iyi.., or , ..yi.OII ...', T"" mor, riviliud " ... brnlm,•.

IM

mor~ "".lHltic tv' hi• .,Io.mi",,, , , ,"-I'.om a leuer 10 lhe "Rand

I)~ily Mail" 10fllf19!16.

"TA, U..io...

pr"".

^{£135.000 • )'ur 0 .. UNO. Su,}

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tIN U"jQtl .pr"d.

0" ,IN

,kie, co",,,,,,ndos .NI

lI'u

,loll" 1IIlI1

,Iw .""_, bill

/01"

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MI.WUl tIt",;1 'It'Ill Iw _., ... tspnukM 0/ ... i.lrrlori,.,

co-

piu. Afrjt-ru..,."..

/tuI

u rficklfl ...1oIdr for

-u;.,

^poIi", ""'''''' bd"f! as ...,.

1.",IHJ,...M_h" Iklraa- in "'The Star,

16/II/!i6,

TM fll,d, Stull. F~"'~, 'J7

TI•.i.'iJ S ...th. Afric..

rondu~l~d pllrtia of t<hoollirll, orpniled under lhe luopKn of this _oockl~ la Canada and Soulh Africa.

On her return to Soulh Afria .he joined the mm- mince of lhe Setllen' Oub in CaPe Town.

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MU WILUS. Born in JohaftllQbu.. 0( Brilish Partnl'" Educ:aled al "oeduo SebooI (maUKwaled al I!I) and UniYCnity or the Wnwatennod (failN B.A.!!), _~raf1er

om.:..

^worlF: until marriage. Has lwo -..~ al univeraily and one still at 1d>ooI.

Taulht volunlary daua DUI of "'hool houl'll al Etululeni in Sophiatown for

>ill.

yean, was Chairman of ""Thabonl,M lhe flrsl nalive nursery ",hool in Sophlalown, unlil lhe war, Durin. lhe war in S.A.W.A.s. Did R~d CIOIS worlt, ran a o;;anleen ror Air Sea R _ &'"