The Omaha guide., 1939-11-18

francs sent by a group of foreign
tradesmen es ablished there.
British-African pap rs were
telling US in July that nearly
one-fifth Of Frances nan-power
is in Africa; rapid transport
across die Sahara in giant lorries
capable of holding several humid
rel men AMI having a special re-
sistanee to sand imporsans
points mentioned, and it was
though. re journey from
northern cal cen res would
no. take much more u n two
days with these special l%orriss.
Whatever be the truth about tn S
ligh ming mobilszt ton q huge
numbers the fact is that general
mobilization, not only at home
but in and from all Frances
colonies has been carried out as
has tina of The transpors from
England of the British forces to
France.
The colonial commission of the
French senate has felicitated
Monsieur Mandal, colonial minis
ter, for this effective achieve
meme, and has 'drassed tits af-
fea Tomato greetings and graft
tude, officially, to the native
soldiers and native chiefs.
Madagascans are continuing to
send war subscriptions to France.
Over 100000 francs have come
just recently. It would seen thai
whereas recruiting was not al
ways easy in 1914, today the ma
tives are flocking to defend the
French flag according to a mes
sage received from the capital,
Tananarvie.
As for British Africa-see
what sort of interest the Negroes
were taking before the war even
began:
Only July 20 we read: "air raid
pamphlet will soon be translated
into Yoruba." Yoruba is one of
die languages in Nigeria. The
demand Is SO great that the gov
ernment IS distributing the pam
phlet free! And chiefs in Lagos
will distribute it, as the elecsri- !
city company to its consumersl
During the World War aome
of the Gold Coast chiefs provided
aeroplanes for she defense of the
British empire. The "West Afri-
can Pilot" of Lagos, Nigeria,
wrote on, August D. "News has
reached here of the proposed aim
of the United government to es-
tablish an auxiliary a~ir-forca re-
serve in the Gold Coast colony,
re potentially of British West
Africa is being considered along
the question of the defense
of the British Common Wealth of
nations. However, we deplore the
suggestion that only Europeans
will be required as reservists. We
are proud 10 say that Africans
will gladly defend these shores"
In August also the sum of $4,-
10c,000 was allocated for the de-
of Uganda, ~Tanganyika,
Kenya, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Ser
ia Leone and Gambia.
Quoted in an English paper is
a letter from Alma Onabolu, from
Nigeria; "Grsat Britain and
Franco are fighting to project
tho weak and TO stop unjust ag-
gression. The sudden and unpro-
voked attack on Poland by Hitler
has no parallel in history" 1t
opposite here to add a quo
.ation from a West African pa
per: "The African colonial peo-
pies are wide awake regarding
their constitutional rights and
any attempt to contradict and
restrict those is to make the soil
fertile for Nazi propaganda"
The paramount chief of Bastu-
land in South Africa and the
queen of Tonga in the Friendly
islands, have pledged the support
of their countries in the war
against Nazism. Commenting on
the massed sympathies of the
colouied subjects of France and
Great Britain, "New Times and
Ethiopia News" of London
writes: Underlying the wide
support of the colonials is their
hatred of Nazism and all 1t
stands for. They have no illusions
about Chamberlain's position and
policies but want to see Hitlerism
crushed"
In the British West Indies fol-
- n