Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-11-14

state or title and whatever be
their wealth, will die. The people,
however, will live, and it is only
through the progress Of these
people, by helping them along
their way that the individual has
future across the centuries.
In coming here we find our
selves in a familiar, friendly at
mosphere. And we are in COM
munication with the American peo-
pie. But our great desire is to
consolidate the foundations of CO.
operation between our two coun-
tries. The differences of climate,
color, positions in life have moth
ing to do with our common re-
sponsibility of cooperation to make
a more firm basis for the har-
monious development of this friend
ship.
Often one thinks of countries
in terms of size of population
and the number of people who
make them up. We, for our part,
prefer to think of other nations
in terms of their human senti-
ments. What lasts and what en-
dures is that which we do for men.
Rather she must act as a posi-
tive factor to strengthen so the
human being may be consolidated
in place upon a peaceful founda-
ton.
Some say that inequality of man
will be with us until the end of
time. That is true as long as men
do not understand one another;
but once men are able to under
stand one another better, Unequal
ity will give place to mutual eff
forts, sacrifices. What we must
see in people is their contribution
to the world, to the development
of spiritual and technical values
and to the feeling of their we'll
being all over the world.
Africa is very large continent,
larger than the European and
American continents. But it is a
continent which today is underpop-
ulated. 1t is a continent which
includes many natural riches, many
of which have net yet been identi-
fled. 1t includes many ethnic
groups; many different languages,
and on account of the system of
standardization Africans are closer
to Britain and France than to the
other Africans. The aspirations of
the African people, their higher
aspirations today in the direction
of independence and in the direc-
ton CT a full exercise of their
rights to govern, so that out of this
diversity they may create unified
Africa which will make a great
contribution to Africa and the rest
of the world.
Some people thing this is a gil
gantic endevaor. Some think that
it will never be realized. There
are others full of confidence. They
know that it will be realized even
if they have to die in the process.
And after this passing, they are
full CT confidence that those who
come after them will realize that
this movement which is going in
the direction of African freedom
and unity does not carry with it
any hatred toward other people of
the world because we have under
stood this ignorance and this lack
of understanding and we wish to
work in such a way that people
may understand and overcome
these difficulties.
1t is said that it is easier to
destroy than to create. The work
of hatred is easer to do than the
work of love for men. That is why
we are confident here that the
American people will take the ex-
tended hand of friendship that At
RIGA offers and that together we
may cooperate in sharing a unified
and better world for tomorrow.
We have come to ask for moth
ing. We come with a political aim.