Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-03-16
Chana: New Freedom; New Force

Entrance of Ghana into the society of free nations
is event whose significance far beyond the bord
ers of this erstwhile British colony
Ghana, with about the size of the state of
Nebraska and population of about 100000 that
part of British West Africa designated as the Gold
Coast This week. in ceremonies at the capital city of
Accra attended by international digntaries including
American Vice-President Nixon Britain is bestowng
statehood the peoples of this broad and potentially
rich region.
"Bestowing' is not too strong word for the British
part in this enterprise After brief period of rebeous
which assent to their desire for govern
men Gold Coasters settled down to of intense
tutelage by British administrators This in matter of
six or seven years has provided cadre of trained and
to limited extent, experienced African officials.
They serve under African Prime Minister, who
in addition to British education schooled in the
United States at Columbia and Lincoln Universities.
This shrewd and engaging man. Mr. Kwame Nkrumah,
preserves Western outlook. Himself impressed by the
sincerity of British cooperation in the preparation of
Ghanas future he will not easily be misled by Commu-
mist propaganda against western Imperialism "col
ohiasm."
Mr.. Nkrumahs success in leading Western African
people to independence without causing rupture in the
Commonwealth of Nations will be widely noted 1t is
evidence that within this everevolvng framework of
international unity dependent peoples may realize their
aspirations for sefrule and possibilities for inter
national leadership.
Gold Coasters did not have to regress into state
hood expressive of extreme iationaism before they
could be won back into the existing cooperative frame
work of free society They worked out their ndepend
within that framework.
The expected result of this in the economic we'll
political fields may be instructive to other emerging
peoples For within the Commonwealth Ghana will doubt
less preserve political stability at home and financial
connections abroad which will insure development of it's
important natural resources, including hydroelectrc
power and aluminium ore in addition to cocoa, timber
and other similar products
Independence comes to Ghana at time when the
entire British colonial world is in transition illustrates
the British overall aim regarding dependent peoples.
In couple of months the British will be negotiating
with the peoples of nearby Nigeria toward consti
tuition and ultimate independence Rhodesa and Nyasa
land federated and in large degree sefgoverning,
also pressing toward full statehood Uganda and Bu-
ganda, the Caribbean Federation, Singapore Malaga,
Cyprus and Mata-al headed for increased self
government and, where demanded statehood.
But tfis is not the only vast movement highighted
by Ghanas liberty torches Ghana is in the forefront Of
a movement that hopes to most of Negro Africa
federated The aim includes non-Brtsh we'll Brit
is territories the Belgian Congo. This is broad
prospect with short easy road to it. But seen
against the present development of Ghanas statehood
it foresadows tremendous efforts to broaden rather
than fracture present mechansms of unity and order
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