St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-02
Firsf-Hond Account
Of African Peoples
Conference In Ghonc
Continued from Page u

ly in consonance with the princip-
les enlmciated in the Charter Of
the United Nations"
Total Liberation OF Africa"
He did not set Ghana up as a
free and sheltered country. He
said " the independence Of
Ghana viii be meaningless unless
II Is linked up with the total liber-
alton Of Africa" We have not
moved from this premise nor shall
we bulge one jot from II until
the final goal has been reached
and the last vestiges Of imperial
ism and colonialism have been
wiped off this African continent"
? Despite the climate Of opinion at
the outset, one could easily sense
moves by extremist elements 10
capture the conference. This was
especially true by delegates com
ing from areas where violence has
fared.
d. Fanon Omar, head Of the Ma
tonal Liberation Front in Algeria
told delegates Africans must get
rid Of imperialism by working to-
gether toward the formation Of a
dynamic force TO unmask their
manouvers II necessary" he
added, Africans must take by
force what belongs to them"
But another African leader
whose heritage stems from an
area where Mau Mau had its in
ception, outlined a different APP
proach TO the issue Of colonialism.
DR.. X Kiano, a Kiltuyo, and Amer
lean university educated and who
heads the Fan-African Movement
in East and Central Africa, be-
lieves in the mighty force Of I'M
compromising will and readiness
to suffer and sacrifice for the !
ideals Of democracy which are !
the goals Of our struggles"
Trained Under Alleged Mau Mau
Leader
The 32-year-old member OF the
Nenya legislative Council had part |
IF his training under the alleged
Mau Mau leader Jome Kennyatta,
out nurtures no Mau Mau poll
lies. He feels that the now-im-
)risoned former school master
vas innocent and should be re-
eased. New evidnece has been OBJ
aimed and presented to the Col
,nial Office in London to support
his claim. Addressing the Confer
nee he called for the right for
everyone to mobilize their abili-
les; the right for Africans to
,hOose the governments under
which they are to live.
Against such background,
the sO-caIIed ''MOscOw-insplred"
Afro-AsIan group conspicuous ut
the conference, met difficulties
implementing tactics that may
have defeated the purpose Of the
meeting.
We don't want to get mixed up
With any faction that leads us
oward Cairo" one delegate and
'fficial Of the Conference said, In
he resolutions, the influence Of
he United Nations was asked to
,e used against colonial powers
skiing them to withdraw from
our territories"
Seek Universal Suffrage
The resolutions also asked for
suffrage TO Africans In
Central and parts Of East Africa,
Africans do not have fun access
o the ballot. The Belgian Congo,
or example has only recently al
owed political parties to function.
among Africans were al |
owed for the first time in 1857 |
n LeopoldviIle and EHzabethvine
when qualified" Africans were
elected as mayors to head COM
nunes or townships.
The Conference praised the
people Of North Africa for their
interest in a Federation. Other
have been encouraged,
provided they are not Fedora
ions Hsualized or constituted by |
powers against the wishes
IF the African people, since such |
are a ready weapon |
N the hands Of Colonial govern
nents and white settlers for opres-
sion .,
In the Federation Of Rhodesia
an African must have an annual
income Of at least $4,000 a year, |
,r the equivalent in property. In
addition, he must also have at least |
a secondary education before he
ian become qualified to vote. Out !
II a population OF over 1000, 900 |
Africans there are only 100 quail !
fled voters.
African Natives Can't Vote
In Tanganyika, the economic !
barrier Is less: an African can |
vote when he earns $500 a year
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