Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-04


militant African nationalism
the British government charged
was instieated to massacrs
white settlers.
Vampire Jets and armored
cars were called out to break
UP riots yestei day that resulted
etn 20 African dead and scores
eof wounded, including 80 ma
tionalists and several police
men. FN
Crowds gathered menacingly
all over this British East Afri-
ran protectorate-- reused to q
flghting temper by the arrest
Yesterday Of Nationalist Leader
Or. Hastings Banda.
81 The rioters were accused of
using women and children as
human shields in a raid on a
prison at Mzimba to free a
number of African nationalist,
The uprising shook the Brit
tsh government in London.
Opposition Laborites in the
. House Of Commons warned of
another Cyprus"
White Minority Tiny
Colonial Secretary Alan Len
: nox-Boyd defended the proc
lamation of a state of emer-
gency in the protectorate, pop
!. ulated by 3 million blacks and
J only 5000 whites. He declare I
I the government had uncovered
African plans for a massacre. ("
Mobile security forces, racing
to far-fiung trouble spots to
put down every show Of re-
sistance. appeared to be gain
Ing the, upper hand for the
time being. Reports from the
northern part of the country
iWre sketchy. however.
The arrest Of the 54-year-old
Banda. who describes himself
as 1.-The extremist of the ex-
tremists" but against violence,
was followed by the roundup
Of more than 100 nationalist
lea ders. The government
banned their organization, the
African National Congress.
DR.. Banda, seized while still
in his pajamas. was quickly
flown out Of the country. Pre-
sumably he was taken to Bu-
lawayo. in neighboring South
ern Rhodesia, where more than
400 nationalist leaders rounded
UP in Southern Rhodesia last
week are being held.
State Of Emergency
Southern Rhodesia is the
ruling seat of the Central Afri-
can Federation that includes
Nyasaland and Northern Rno-
desia. The South Rhodesian
government declared a state Of.
emergency last Thursday to
keep riotine from spreading
over the border.
Under the state Of emergency
gatherings of more than three
persons are banned. and any
one cariEbe arrested and held
without being charged.
Demonstrations in Northern
Rhodesia have been orderly SO
far.
The most serious fighting
yesterday was at Nkatabay.
where 20 Africans were killed
and Is wounded. It broke out
when a mob tried to break
through q Gordon Of security
forces to release prisoners
jailed under the emergency
regulations.
Security forces opened fire
and turned back the mob. re-
ports from the areas said. But
other accounts said mobs freed
some prisoners at Nzimba and
rioting broke out in the center
Of that town.
Trouble at BIantyre
Three Africans were killed
and more than 100 arrested in
disturbances in the area Of
Blantyre. capital Of the protec-
torate. Shooting broke out on
the outskirts, only a few hours
after security officers picked UP
DR.. Banda.
Angered by the state Of emer-
gency, Negro demonstrators
gathered in defiance Of the reg
ulations. Police charged with
clubs when the Africans refused
to disperse and followed up
with tear gas.
When these tactics proved
useless and two special con-
stables were injured, the police
opened fire, When the shooting
ceased three Africans were dead
and two were wounded.
Just before dusk Vampire Jet
fighters Of the Royal Rhodesian
Air Force made low screaming
dives over the capital and sur
rounding country in a show Of
force.
Violence Elsewhere
Shots we're fired in the vicin-
ity Of the market and railway
station in the nearby Limbo
area. Police swept through the
market dispensing women who
shouted freedom. during the
demonstrations.
At Mzuzu, capital Of Nyasa-
lands northern province. tear
gas dispersed a crowd trying TO
release detained Africans. Two
Africans were killed at Karonga
and one at Fort Manning.
In Fort Manning, shooting
took place after a crowd at
tending a meeting refused to
disperse. Police and troops
opened fire when the mob at
tackled them. , reports said. In
addition to one African killed,
one was reported wounded.
An African was shot dead
and a policeman badly stabbed
i ma nationalist raid on a police
post in Vixanza, in Northern
l.