St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-12-04

However, the commission
the report was not as full or as
and as the Assembly was entitled
TO expect.
The UN Commission commented
that II the report were imperfect,
one OF the reasons was the lack Of
cooperation from the government
of the Union OF South Africa.
In keeping with its desire for
objectiuty, the commission could
do no more than try to reconsti-
tute. ION the basis OF statements
and important speeches by mem
bers OF both the government and
the opposition. tho doctrine under
lying the policy OF apartheid In
the union OF South Africa"
The report lis essentially based
on an analysis OF the legislative
and administrative provisions in
force In the Union, on the study
OF books, documents and state
ments by witnesses. and on infor-
nation communicated by member
states In the UN.
Apartheid is carefully defined
80 that members OF the General
Assembly can have a clear-cut
idea OF the basic objectives OF the
Malan administration.
The report concludes that a
partheid means political ten
dency or trend In South Africa
based on the general principles
(a) OF differentiation cores
ponding TO differences of race
and/or color and/or level OF civili-
zation. as opposed to assimilation;
tb) OF the maintenance and pcr-
petuation OF the individuality
Identify OF the different color
groups of which population is
composed. and Of the separate de-
veiopment OF these groups In ac-
cordance with their individual ma
ture. traditions and capabilities, as
opposed TO Indignation.
In Its practical application a
policy OF aparthcid involves ar
engagements and endeavors In
GLIDING measures to effect de-
gree Of purely local or spatial
separationt with respect to resi-
Dental zones, public utilities,
transport and ENTERTAINMENT,
measures concerning political
rights separate electoral lists,
separate representation in pariia-
ment and In the Provincial coun-
cils), and a territorial segregation,
the fact Of reserving fairly ex-
tensivo territories for the exciu-
sive Use OF one population group
such as the so-called native terri
tories.
The report reads; Apart from
their religious basis. the doctrine
and the program OF apartheld as
they emerge from these state
mcnts may perhaps be summed up
as follows; One OF the most strik-
ing phenomena OF the world In
which we live II the diversity OF
human races. They were created
separate This separation must be
maintained even when economic
or other circumstances have
brought about certain mingling
OF racial groups, With this aim in
view, the sense Of color must be
fostered and developed amongst
the whites in such way that the
purity OF the race is maintained.
"As the heir 10 Western Chris.
tian civilization. tho white race IN
South Africa has two fold mis-
sion 20 fnlfin; one with respect 70
the other members Of the COM
munity OF nations OF Western
Christian civilization, the other
with respect TO the colorfnl races
with which events have brought
II In contact and which are at a
primitive or very backward stage
OF civilization.
Towards the former Il owes a
duty 10 maintain fully and TO per-
petuate lis character as partner
In the Western Christian Civil
zation II is the mission OF the
white race living In South Africa
10 protect that civilization against
attacks from outside the subver-
sion from within. In other words.
though representing numerical
minority. Il must at any cost
safeguard It's position OF domina-
ton over the colored races Nat
urally. therefore, Il looks askance
at any dogma Of civic equality.
''rhis is why II cannot grant 20
the natives, any more than 10 the
Caps coloreds or the Indians, the
same political rights which Il It.
self enjoys. II the latter exercise
the franchise as they DO. Cor ex.
ample, in Cape Province, they
must vote on separate electoral
lists and their representatives in
Parliament and in the Provincial
Councils must continue TO be
Europeans"
II has been proposed by the Ma
tionalist Party that Maian Ad-
ministration win have TO "oneour-
age" European indnstrislists to
establish other manufacturing
centers in the European erea. but
within easy diefanaN ~ .s,,ch