St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-04-10
UNITED NATIONS
NEWS

Ire luiMpieNltAS OK SCUM Alrl-
can politics was revealed this
week Ia decision handed down
~ the South African Supreme
court The Courts ruling invali-
dated racial segregation IN the
Union Of South africa unless
equal faclllties were Offered to
both Africans and Europeans.
n short, the decision stipulated
the heavy expenditure Of funds on
ne part Of municipalities, the ma
tionai government. and other pub
ic bodies Il the principal Of racial
segregation were sustained.
The case originated IN Cape
town when George Lusu sat in
writing room reserved for Euro
peana and was arrested for refls-
ing to leave the room. The MagIs.
trates court and the Cape Pro-
vince Court Of Appeals upheld
Lusus argument that when equal
facilities were not provided ART
cans they were Legally within
their r'ghts 10 use the facilities
reaerY4d generally for Europeans.
chleg Justice a. van dc sandt
cerilyres handed down the de-
cislou which declared that the
Act d. 1916 giving the Unions
railways racial segregation
powers did not intend that meme
bers Of different races were 70 be
treated with substantial degree
Of partially and inequality At
torneyn Tor the Malan adminlatra-
ton commended that Tho governs
ment had legal light to provide
inferior facilities for Africans.
Immediately following the pub
tic announcement Of the import
ant court decision on the principle
Of equal facilities" Or. Donges,
Nalan's minister Of the interior,
stated emphatically that II re-
turned 70 power BY me Unions
electorate on April 10, the Malan
Government vii adopt readily the
policy o. appointing judges whose
politics and legal opinions CO.
inciae with that 81 the NATIONAL
ist party
n recent iReoks there have been
several instancos Of physical vio-
lonce on ind part Of Nationalist
party hoodlums trying 70 break
Up meetings Of the Opposition
United party particularly on the
Rand and IA the Afrilsnner hintsr-
land 81 capetown.
Meanwhile the non-voIence
campaign 81 tho African and In
dian National Congresses has
been ii complete allegiance since
the passage of the Criminal Law
Amendment bin By the South
African Parliament last month
However, sisulu, secretary gem
eral o. the African National con-
gresA currently On bail pending
an appeal against his conviction
this week said that the moves
mant cg he National Congress
would enter a new 'maas phase"
a. soon as the April 10 elections
were over.
Aware Of the fact that indis-
erect persons may proclpitato
mob violence, much to the happi-
ness 81 the Malan forces. siEulu
revealed
I'VE are prepared not to fan
into q trap. We have repeatedly
told our people that our struggle
u q peaceful one" The secretary
general again denied publicly that
the mass movement Of the AMI
can and Indian National Con-
crosses had any connection what
soever with Communism, as al
legged BY the Maian government.
IN Lusalsa, Northern Rhodesia
this week, six Northern Rhode
sian African chiefs attended a
public demonstration and saw q
copy Of the white Paper on the
proposed Central African Fedora
ton completely destroyed by fire.
The chiefs then pledged them
selves 20 a non-eooperatlon cam
paign II the federation Of Nyasa-
land, Northern Rhodosia, and
Southern Rhodesla were imposed |
against the express wishes OF the
Africans IN the territories.
Mr. NlSumbula, president Of the
Northern Rhodesian African Con-
gress, announced two days Of /
prayer and stoppage Of work as Of
April ! as q public demonstration
Of opposition to the proposed
federation.
Instead Of seeking 10 cooperate
with the Africans in this import
ant matter, the Northern Rhode
Sian governments officials are
currently seeking to Introduce
bin providing for Imprisonment
UP 70 three years for those pro-
posing violence at public assem-
blies.
The power Of the African Mine
Workers Union was demonstra-
ted last October when Il called q
general strike 70 seek wage in
creas N London the stock
market @auddenly curved DOWN