Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-03-27
"Massa" Ruark 10 Disguised

Robert Ruar syndcated columnt whose releases appear
In the Minneapolis TRIBUNE and other publications. has
heretofore been known honest though sarca writer
However the past three months he has gradually his
reputation for fair and honest reporting.
Ruark announced weeks ago that he abandoning civil
Sation, western ypehat is and going n safar
Africa Kenya to be exact Because Of Ruak prior reputation
Il assumed that American readers would be given
curate faeua what going in the land u Mau
Mau terror.
Imagine the surprise of many when the reports which
Ruak send back amounted only attack
rorsie Mau Mau but the whole native population Ruark
writings did not easily disguise his that the natives
had the nerve to want of the land which the European
whites had taken from them and freedom that has
been denied them oil 81 these years. aH sn.a f. #
RaArk wept copousy the fact that the native boy
who had served him at few cents day when he In
Africa wanted real and that his mind
tmd Servie boy" might he a member Of the Mau Mau
lie disturbed because the white settlers the good and
the bad ones too had TO "a hours day The whole
trouble Of native Africans wanting of the good things Of
lie which others had for been extracting from the soil
In produce diamonds minerals writer uark terribly dis
tubed In fact the matter Of natives seeking say about
their own native land upset all Of Mr. Ruark Vacation
plans Instead OF peaceful submissive native population
ready To bring him scotch and soda and 10 fan the flies
his reclining carcass Ruark instead found natives making
like those American colons who tired Of taxation without
representation, way back in l77G rcmcmberH
Mr. RuRrk wrote article about the Kenyn trouble for
LIFE Magazine II facua than his regular column
IN the daily press but he that Com
munsS causing the Mau Mau trouble Not once did ne
suggest that maybe the natives just little tired of v
ing In virtual slavery in their country and that there WAS
little justice their side spent most of the several tbo
sands words Of the the LIFE article bemoaung the fact that
the natives apparently longer dominance which
kept them hungry and poor and governed by outsiders Mr.
knark an American of southern Rececns makes noises
like liberal intervals Just could not take wha, he funa
In KCnya~his trip
His charge that Communists have influenced the navc
rebellion not borne out by like Rev Reuben
~ lso cal kenVn n
server and not vacaoncr looking service from
boys Rev Youngiah found no evidence In his Investigation
aud interviews with African whites officials aud
natives of Communist plot lie reported in
papers that the natives had just decided that they wanted
some Of the freedom Of which the nations are wont
pirate,
This newspaper does not believe the way to freedom
by numbering defenseleSs children aS has be
charged to the MNu Mau Neither does il condonc the whole
sale executions of natives in effort get rid Of the Man
Man One type of terrorism just bad another We think
possible to have peace in Kenya by the whites and the
government they control sitting down with leaders
talking over their problems However no pcacr win
evolve the Ruarks Of Kcnya britain or the L. hav, their
way,
Our original surprise with Mr. RuaSks approach 20 n.
henya problem was explained by the Monday piece Of Mr.
kuark IN Mondays Minneapolis TRIBUNE in which he shame
eSSy revealed why he much against the natives assert
ing themselves
Mr. Ruark very vuessy said that his plans for buyinv
an estate in Kenya had been by the fermen,
natives We had wondered why the T. s writer had been -,
otcr about the natives attitude II tina, "Maxa
Knark was all prepared TO buy himself African rctra,
where he could Toll around and be waited on hy coupc Of
dozen Of boys and their sisters the threat Of being
Maued has caused him to change his plans
We agree to an extent with Robert Michaud Of Mime
apos who wrote in letter to the Minneapolis TRIBUNE
Tuesday
~" is really shame that foreign" elements have rf;r
ed on Robert Ruark us,ecshp Africa How utterly an
pang that native ntrudcrS should cause the great white
MASTER unrest while saSr And to make matters unbesr
able arzan" must be disturbed by the props and theatres
OF Hollywood while he engaged combat with wild
African beasts Hollywood is certainly missing bet hy no,
shooting Ruark on location In SD"
There's old saying murder will out" and the frank
Mr. Ruark has let "the cat out of the bag Meantime
going to take much than American columns, whining
for the old empire Of native exploitation halt the flames Of
freedom which burning all Africa