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

The UN Commission commente,
that II the report were imperfect
one of the reasons was the lack o.
cooperation from the government
OF the Union Of South Africa.
In keeping with Its desire foI
objcctiwty. the commission couIt
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. the doctrine under.
lying the policy OF apartheid in
the union OF South Africa"
The report is 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 IN carefully defined
10 that members OF the General
Assembly can have a clear-cut
idea OF the basic detectives OF the
Maian administration.
The report concludes that n
partheid means a political ten
dency or trend in South Africa
based on the general principles
ta) OF a differentiation cores
ponding to differences OF race
and/or color and/or level OF civiii-
cation, az opposed to assimilation;
tb) OF the maintenance and per-
petuation of the individuality
Identity 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 n
policy Of apartheid involves ar
rnngements and endeavors In
Guiding measures TO effect a de-
gree Of purely local or spatial
acparationt with respect to resi-
Dental zones. public utilities,
transport and ENTERTAINMENT.
measures concerning political
rights tseparatc electoral lists.
separate representation In parlia-
ment and in the Provincial Coun-
clls). and territolal segregation.
the fact OF rescrving fairly ex-
tensive territories for the exclu-
sive use OF ono population group
such as the so-cailcd native terri
tories.
The report reads: Apart from
their religious basis. the doctrine
and the progra OF aparthcld as
they emerge from these state
ments may perhaps be summed up
as follows. One of the most strik-
ing phenomena OF the world In
which we live Is the diversity OF
human races. They were created
separate This separation must be
maintained even when economic
or other circumstances have
brought about a certain mingllng
OF racial groups, With this aim in
view, the sense OF color must be
fostered and developed amongst
the whites In such a way that the
purity Of the race Is maintained,
CAS- the heir to Western Chris
tian civilization. the white race in
South Africa has a two fold mis-.
sion TO fulfill; one with respect To
the other members OF the COM
munity of nations OF Western
Christian civilization. the other
with respect 10 the colorful races
with which events have brought
Il In contact and which are az a
primitive or very backward stage
Of civilization.
Towards the former IL owes a
duty 10 maintain rally and 90 per-
petuate It's character as partner
In the Western Christian Civin-
xation' II is the mission az the
white race living in South Africa
10 protect that civilization against
attacks from outside the subyor-
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 aslSanoe
at any dogma OF civic equality.
This is why II cannot grant TO
the natives, any more than 20 the
Cape coloreds or the Indians, the
same political rights which il IL
self enjoys. II the latter exercise
the franchise as they DO. for 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
tionaiist Party that Malan Adj
mlnistration win have to "encour-
age" European induStrialists 10
establish other manufacturing
centers in the European erea. ''but
within easy distance OF such
Bantn centers OF population"
II Is particularly noted that the
speeches OF Eric Louw, South
African Minister of Economic Az