Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-07-27
Africans Return to Work After Riot:
Killing II, Injuring 1l8 in Rhodesio

BULAwAYo. Southern Rho
desia, July 81 (AP).-Long lines
OF Africans streamed back to
work today, indicating a return
to normal after three days of
anti-white rieting in Negro
townships of Bulawayo. At
least ii Negroes were killed and
1lS were injured.
Eighty per cent of the labor
force was back at work in the
city's $50 factories after a work
boycott that accompanied the
violence. The rest of the work.
ers were expected on the job
later today.
Military cordons protected
all roads to the industrial sites
from interference by diehard
rioters.
Police confirmed that their
gunflre killed six of the nine
African dead. The police said
they fired in self-defense or to
stop looters. At least one of the
dead was battered to death by
rioters enforcing the work boy
colt.
RiOting Confined
The riottng was confined to
the city's African sectors,
which more than 1000 Euro
pean and African troops and
police sealed of to protect the
city's $4,000 whites.
Troops established a num-
Der of tactical strong points
throughout the violence areas.
The rioters also lost consider
able of their zeal after they
drank up all the looted beer
and wine that helped fuel their
orgy of violence and burning.
Six persons were killed yes
terday, the bloodiest day since
violence erupted Sunday in
protest against the racial pol
icies of the white dominated
South Rhodesian government.
Negro groups charge that the
government. while preaching a
policy Of race partnership, is
actually practising the white
supremacy tactics of neighbour
ing South Africa's government.
The rioting was touched off
by the arrest of three leaders
of the militant National Dem
ocratic Party.
Home Guard Urged
Some Africans in Bulawayo
were reported urging forma-
ton of a Negro home guard.
They were reported seeking po-
lice leadership for a showdown,
pitched battle with the hard
core of the rioters.
Mike Hove, an African leg
islator from the ruling Federal
Party, estimated that less than
one per cent of the 100000
africans in the townships had
had any hand in the riots.
Africans are as appalled, as
Europeans at what has hap
nened and are ready to band
together to bring the mobsters
to book" he said.
Besides the main body of
rioters, commando bands were
roaming the townships. looting,
burning buildings and threat
ening Africans who tlefied the
work boycott.
One such group-krown as
Force 17"-consisted of II
youths dividing their time be-
tween looting and tending to
the wounded. They would seize
automobiles, pile the wounded
inside and tie blood-stained
clothing to the bumpers to get
through police lines. Then they
returned to the townships to
resume their looting.
Debate in Commons
In London, some Conserva-
tives Joined members of the
opposition Labor Party in de-
nouncing the Southern Rhode
sian government in the House
Of Commons, which met
through the night to discuss
the disturbance.
For too long" said Con-
sentative Peter Tapsell, the
Southern Rhodesian govern
ment has been preaching race
partnership and practising
apartheid, and it is sheer
hypocrisy for us to continue
to turn a blind eye to that
fact"
Other Conservative members
expressed alarm at reports the
Southern Rhodesian govern
rnent had asked South Africa
to send in troops.
The overwhelming mass of
Africans are looking to Britain
to protect them from a white
military dictatorship" Laborite
John Stonehouse declared.
Hold to Constitution
The British government re-
jected an appeal from former
Rhodesian Premier Garfield
Todd that it suspend Southern
Rhodesia's constitution and
send in troops to keep peace
between whites and Africans.
Cuthbert Airport, Minister of
State for Commonwealth Re-
lations, said Britain should at
this time observe the principle
Of constitutional behavior.
Mr.. Todd, now leader of the
small multi-racial Central Afri-
ca Party, also asked Britain
for assurance that troops from
South Africa would not be
allowed to intervene.
Mr.. Todd's letter, which was
also signed by some leaders Of
the National Democratic Party.
accused Britain of supporting
an undemocratic, unjust form
of government in Southern
Rhodesia. The letter said