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his United Federal lNItN M thc
The fact that Britain has
and promised the same e. Niger
acsirp among many other depend
cnt territories serving undor the
atfnion Jack i,ut Federation ~
KhoieSia has its difficulties which
must be solved bcfono partner.
ship" can work
Rhado~ia. aa rerc-nt African
The Federation of Rhodesia haa
heon under sharp criticism during
It's five Years NJ existence Cor lta
limitations on rights Ger Africans
out ~ population Of Tth0 00O.
more than % per cent IL African
fut out 81 this number only 1900
Africans have ben granted tho
franchise Although The number
81 qualified Africans Is small ~
Africans won seats IN the Federal
Parliament during the RECENT ciec
ton a. against only siS seats they
wen in the election rive years ago
Tho rsecnt FoderAl election fail
cd 20 interest the Afuean voters
in Northern Khodesia Southern
Rhodosia ana Nyasaland The AZ
rican's attitude toward the cloe
ton has been summed up by the
president general pr the African
National Congress, the official VI
ganiEation backing African Ma
tionahsm
Raer Relations Real issue
The recent victory 81 Tho United
tcdefat Party IN the Federation
has given the Prime Minister "a
mandate" Ia proceed with liberal
measures here both African and
white headers hclievc The more 40
eral elements IN the white popuia
ton feel that az the moment, race
relations " tho real iaanc to drsl
with and that until il u dc0lth
with, Britain WIN De nothing TO.
ward granting dominion status toI
the country
AZ the moment. Africans ard
+ tho liberal elements II whites are
disappointed over The lack of pro-
prons IN the Rhodcuiaa during the
past rive years There 10 still a
color bar and little haa been done
20 remove Il Africans cannot hold
skilled jobs on the railroads and
IA the Post OFFICE both federally
operated Africans are still foreed
i 90 live Ia rspah African type"
housing lncaiipns and must set
permission te travel and work IN
ao.ealled European AREAS
nofors the election. bath pol
iiieai parties, The United Federal
and the Dominion Party gave
( little or no assurance that AZ
( rican- aouid te advanced he
,nnd segregated status Can.
didatrs refused 10 address meet
ing. ~ African voters.
There afe atiil hotels and res
tAuanls That refuse 60 serve Az
fieans 1hsfn 10 no equivalent 10
serve Affirans in their own com
munllies Elevators In many pub
uf buildings sim carry rare de
aRusliana The pags aystnm has
been modified but not eliminated
completely
flttie effort has been made 10
remove economic discrimination
Africans any
wmiea Oct Higher Salaries
The iop salary for an african
with professional status II roughly
81 300 while white person with
lbe same training and experience
10 paid upwards n f2,70o ahIloi
Jobs On railroads are closed rom
pletely to Africans The copper
mines have tried 10 break through
far Africans, bat European work
rts have raised objections. some
havs gone on strike when attempts
have been made 10 advance A.
ticnna
The limited number ~ African
voters ran ~ traced "a rrKlstrt
tIon requirements set up by The
government An African must
have At least four YEARS ~ see
ondary training. education and
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