Evening star., 1960-09-23

Congolese people have been
selflessly fighting for over de-
cadeS. An international crisis
developed which brought back
to everyone's memory the trou-
bled days of autumn, 1855:
The days of the Suez crisis. AS
was the case then, an inde-
pendent African state fell vic
tim to unprovoked aggression,
the universally recognized prin-
ciples Of relations among states
were flouted, a situation was
created which is fraught with
a grave threat to peace not
only in Africa.
How ridiculous and absurd
are the arguments with which
the aggressors have been COW
ering up their actions. They
alleged that chaos" would
reign in the Congo if the Bel
gian troops had not marched
in, that the Congolese people
had not yet matured for inde-
pendent nationhood. Who could
believe these allegations?
And. of course, it was not
concern for the life of Belgian
citizens in the Congo but the
far more tangible interests of
the all-powerful monopolies
which have taken root on Con-
golese land that prompted the
Belgian government to under
take the reckless attempt to
bring the people of this young
away by force its richest prov
ince of Katanga.
NATO Conspiracy Seen
Raw materials for nuclear
weapons-uranium, cobalt, til
tanium, cheap labor-that is
what the monopolists are afraid
of losing in the Congo. This
is what constitutes the genuine
basis of their conspiracy against
the Congo, the strings of which
extend from Brussels to the
capitals of other major NATO
powers.
The colonialists and their
servitors say that CPatrice) Lu-
mumba is a Communist. Lu-
mumba is, certainly, no Com
munist but he is a patriot Of
his country and honestly serves
his own people in their struggle
for liberation from the colonial
yoke.
Some organs of the United
States and British press, en-
couraged by certain forces,
clamor about an alleged Soviet
defeat in the Congo.
What can one say of such
unwise allegations? First Of all,
we did not and could not sus-
tain any defeat in the Congo
because there neither were nor
could there have been any
troops of ours or any interfer-
ence on our part in the internal
affairs of the Congo.
1t has been and will always
be our stand that the peoples
of Africa, like those of other
continents, striving for their
liberation from the colonial
yoke, should establish orders
in their countries on their own
will and choice.
CriticiZes HammarskjOld
Secondly, we have always op-
posed and will oppose any in
reference by imperialistS in
the internal affairs of the coun-
tries liberating themselves from
colonial dependence, as well as
such unworthy methods as were
used in the Congo.
The coionialistS seek to dis
solve the legitimate govern
ment and Parliament with the
help of the countries which
call themselves the free world,
they want to celebrate their
victory. But it is as yet too
early for them to rejoice for
it is a pyrrhic victory.
The Soviet government has
placed the Congo question on
the agenda of the XIV session
of the General Assembly. The
Assembly should give a rebuff
to the colonialists and their
stooges and call Mr.. Ham
marskjold to order so that he
should not abuse his position
as secretary general and should
discharge his duties in strict
conformity with the provisions