St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-12-26
UNITED NATIONS
NEWS

united Nations, N. 1.-lANBJ
The Nationalist newspaper, Die
Burger, of Pretoria, So. Africa,
has reported that concentration
camps will be the next develop
ment in the Malan Administra-
TONS campaign against the pas
sive resistance Of the African and
Indian National Congresses.
In part the paper stated:
Political circles attach great
Importance to one Of the resolu-
lions Of the conference Of Munich
pal Associations. The conference
asked for nothing less than con-
centration camps in which all who
are known by the authorities TO be
leaders Of the resistance campaign
and all agitators who incite non
Europeans to violence should be
incarcerated.
1T Is also clear that these re-
concentrations give the Govern
ment a mandate 10 proceed with
out the Intervention Of the courts.
A curious thing is that many
concentration camps in the Union
were intended for the imprison-
ment OF the Nationalist them
selves in view Of their pro-Nazi
views during World War ii.
It is further known that per-
sonal intimidation has been en-
ployed by the Malan administra-
ton against a few educated Afri-
can leaders who "are in a position
to organize a resistance campaign
on a countrywide scale"
Two clergymen are among 81
African leaders who have been
forbidden to attend public meet
ings for six months. Notices serv-
ed on these clergymen do not ex-
clude religious services from the
prohibition.
Debate in England in both the
House Of Commons and the House
of Lords has indicated that sharp
party lines have been drawn in
the debates on the British policy
in Kenya. Some of the issues re-
sulting in heated discussion have
been:
ID The collective punitive mea-
sures against the Kikuyu people,
similar TO tactics used by the
British in Malaga; 81 The COM
mon arrests of whole communi-
ties with large concentrations of
KilSuyu under the shadow of a
portable gallows.
CD The creation of a consula-
tive committee in Kenya compos-
ed of different races ito consider |
action to remedy the
most acute forms of discomfort
among the African populations"
a. the indiscriminate rounding |
up and subsequent deaths of a
large number of cattle belonging !
to the Kikuyu.
The United Nations Budgetary |
has recommended a
ceiling Of $4,000 for expenses of |
two proposed commissions on |
South Africa racial policy. The |
two commissions would aid India,
Pakistan and the Union OF South |
Africa to reach a settlement on
the treatment OF Indian settlers
and would also study the interna-
tional implications of South Afri- |
can race segregation laws.
In South Africa the minister of |
justice has announced that the
Malan Government viii seek |
sweeping new powers to deal with |
disturbances. The official is quot !
ed as saying at a public inter- !
view that we are faced with a
situation which we, as bearers OF |
white civilization, can no longer !
tolerate"
In a bill 10 be introduced at the |
next session of the South African |
in January, the Malan
administration Is to ask for
powers similar to those the auth
critics in Kenya are now applying
against the Kikuyu tribe,
The bill stipulates that in the
event of riots South Africa pol
icemen would be instructed. in
to aim at the leaders.
The South African Government
has already made 1t an offense
for any person to address any
of Africans of more than
ten persons.
Reliable sources indicate that
is to be represented
with Ethiopia in the I'm
perial Federal Council established
for the Empire of Ethiopia.