The guardian., 1953-12-31
BOSTON
BAKED
By MABE KOUNTzE

&AO OO4N Il AG
The price Of European sur
viVal on this great continent
(Africa) is reform"
JOhn Gunther
THE YEAR 1854 will be in
fiuenced definitely by events
in Africa and Asia. Up until
recent times the "all-important"
areas have been judged the
"WeSternWorld" or European
Community. But the East holds
the stabilizing power of vital
raw materials and world trade
without which the West would
crumble. To-day the East can
bargain with the Allies or Rus
sia. No longer can the West ig-
more needed reforms.
EUROPE, even during the
days of Columbus, realized the
need for materials and markets.
The need for the East to-day
is the same as it was over 400
years ago. Perhaps it is even
more pressing as Britain, France,
Germany. Italy, among others,
stagger into 1854 terribly weak
ened by two world wars and
stages of third. Because of
economic factors, Asia and At
rica a bargaining power
seldom enjoyed in the past.
JOHN GUNTHER, one of my
favorite foreign news historians
Vincent Sheen being arlother),
has just presented the case of
Africa in the current and 1854
January of READERS DIGEST,
now on then ews stands, and
which should be read by those
who like to keep well informed
Mr.. Gunther.
AFRICA is already being con-
ceded a coming continent OF.
free peoples ruled by her own
natives under flags of indepen-
dence or else in some free
allied federation with Western
powers such as the French or
British and with a status like
Canada free to hold elections,
and promote trade and CONNER
ce. Marcus Garvey would find
the future of Africa encourag-
ing. He visioned most OF the
proposed reforms.
JOE WALKER, a keen ener-
getic African who formerly at
tended Tufts whereI believe he
became the Jumbo's first colored
Tennis Captain; told me years
ago of the coming Developments
in Africa toward which he and
numerous other Africans were
then, and have since been train
ing. To-day Liberia, Ethiopia,
Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Libya'
and other African strides to
progress are being led by college
men like Joe. Not Stain.
THE TIME will come, Joe
told me years ago, when the
United States may be asked to
send or loan well trained col
ored Americans to help in the
development of African areas
and provide other aids which
will be for the benefit of Ameri-
ca as well as Africa. Uncle Sam
has potentially the means OF
nroyiding the best college train
ed reserve of colored people IN
the world to work for America
both in Asia and Africa.
prc QUESTION at that time
with both Joe Walker and my
self was whether Uncle sam
would have the common sense
and vision to work for the 40
mestic freedoms which woulo
enable colored Americans TO as
s,,me the vital roles; elimina-
fu, fion Of i'm crow schools and
sn1i @ civil rights. Appointment TO
canal e and responsible positions
;9side lid America must be attain
81 bv colored citizens before
a., a. - can be loaned elsewhere.
'-'
INSIDE U. S. A. is, indeed,
+hs place where much reform
,,rs+ s1lo take place if America IS
.,. - take a leading role IN a
~ ..o,.ld three fourths non-Eu-
rooean ~U,s and whose people are
t;rsd of dealing with people a. a..
snT1 ...oSt q exclusively European. Mr.
IltUTt rUnther has given some sClu- ~.
Gul,'4 Gun. in the DIGEST. But Mr.
I,uliS Ioa walker of Liberia de1nitely
has has also stated . program w1llcn C,,
ma nSs e1i EISENHOWER and the Con-
MI S.S -S.o,,ld consider during
g New Year.