St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-11-13

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Angeles.
What we are interested in is
that all should struggle to over
come a situation where one part of
the world is free, the other in
bondage" he continued.
Must be Free
Only on the African continent
are there still colonies. All At
rican people lack technical means,
but they extend their hands to all
countries, all PHILOSOPHERS, all re-
ligions. What they cannot accept
from an ally, however, is that the
ally supports colonialism in Africa.
Well do everything to overcome
bondage"
Referring to the war of the AL
gerians for independence from
France, Pres. Toure declared, I'm
for the immediate independence of
Algeria" adding, You can't bar
gain over independence. Independ-
ence is a natural right. Man must
have dignity and respect"
Tour Of US.
Pres. Toure, his wife and his
encourage were making a 16-day
tour of the United States as guests
Of the State Department.
They arrived here Saturday af-
ternoon, after visits to Raleigh,
N. c. and Chicago, which followed
an interview with Pres. Eisenhow-
er in Washington, during which
cultural agreement between the
United States and Guinea was
concluded. They left here Monday.
During his visit here, Pres. Toure
addressed the World Affairs Coun-
Gil at the Biltmore, greeted men,
bers of the Negro community at a
coffee reception at the Ambassa-
dor Sunday morning, spoke at a
luncheon at the Bel-Air Country
Club, and again on the UCLA cam
pus.
Spurns French Offer
Pres. Toure, who also heads his
country's trade union federation,
led Guinea out of the French union
last October, the only French col
ony in Africa to vote for complete
independence.
Chooses Questions
In his press conference, conduct
ed through a State Dept. trans
lator pres. Toure speaks French),
Guinea's head of state, eloquent
when he touched upon colonialism,
which has "depersonalized Africa"
and freedom, sometimes lodged
or evaded other questions.
First question posed to him was
whether or not he considers him
self a Mar1ist. That one he batted
back to the reporter with an an
! swering query: What does he
mean by MarScist? ?"
He then spoke at length about
the African personality" assert
ing, however, that in his concep-
ton, Everything belongs to SOC
iety and everything must serve
society"
Astute Reply
Asked whether he aligned his
country with the East or the West,
he answered astutely, I'VE are not
the victims Of your theological con-
nict," explaining again that what
Africa is interested in primarily
is freedom, freedom with dignity.
Asked about economics, he said
he was not prepared to discuss
that particular problem. He also
effectively lodged a query on race
conditions in the southern part of
the United States. He parted that
one with the comment that his
remarks in Raleigh, N c. were
well covered in the North Carolina
press, and that he was not at pres
ent on a study tour. To consider
such problems, he said, he would
have to come here under different
auspices.
Other Views
On other issues he said:
All Africa is against the French
proposal to explode a hydrogen
bomb in the Sahara desert.
The decision of the United States
to withdraw its military bases
from Morocco is "a very happy
one"
His country is anxious to re-
cruit technicians, engineers and
specialists from all countries in
the world.
His country needs capital to
transfer its raw material into fin
ished products; foreign investments
in such ventures will be protected.
Guinea is taking no part in the
boycott of South Africa.
Democratic
Although there is only one party
in Guinea, Pres. Toure said his
country Is a democracy, with Of