Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-12
Stevenson Tells Why U. S. Failed
To Vote on African Censure
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gates noted that this was the
first time any U. N. representa-
tive had ever been cenSured
for a speech.
The censure motion put in
by Liberia labeled Mr.. Louw's
address offensive, fictitious
and erroneous"
South Africa cast the sole
negative vote, but 20 nations
abstained. The United States.
Britain, France and six other
countries did not participate
in the ballot, and three other
nations we're absent.
The Soviet bloc voted for the
censure motion.
In his explanation of why
the United States did not take
part in the vote, Mr.. Stevenson
said:
while we reject the views
Of the Foreign Minister Of
South Africa on the subject
of apartheid and have so stated
many times, we resolutely sup
port his right-and the right
of every speaker before the
General Assembly-to state his
views"
Henry Ford Cooper Of Liberia
at first demanded that Mr..
Louw's speech be expunged
from the record as insulting.
He substituted the censure mo-
ton after a number of dele
gates said deletion of the speech
from the record would set a
dangerous precedent.
Hits Dual Standard
Mr.. Louw said that to ex-
punge his speech would be ap-
plying a double standard-one
for minority groups, another
for such multi-nation groups
as the 47-nation Asian African
bloc.
Mr.. Louw said most U. N.
delegates approached the AS
sembly with one idea. that
South Africa must be damned"
He added:
I'VE realize that certain ma
tons are eager to get rid Of
South Africa. I could name a
few nations myself that we
could do without, but would
not do it,"
Mr.. Louw said, I'VE firmly
believe that the course upon
which we have embarked in
South Africa will ultimately
solve the problem of relations
between the white and nom
white races in our country"
He accused other nations Of
interfering in South Africa's
affairs and charged that Negro
politicians are bidding for
African leadership with the idea
that the one that hits South
Africa hardest is likely to gain
the favor of the smaller African
states"
THE leaders are not really
worried about the Bantu in
South Africa" he said, DE
cause they know that they are
far better cared for than the
masses in their own countries"
The attacking nations ap-
peared to be stung most by Mr..
Louw's assertion that they were
bringing charges against his
country as a smokescreen for
appalling conditions of eco
nomic poverty and illiteracy
within their own borders. He
singled out Liberia and Ethio-
pia by name.
In addition. Mr.. Louw took
exception to charges by Ghana
that a speech to the United
Nations by President Kwame
Nkrumah had been banned in
South Africa as obscene, in
decent and Objectionable.
Jaja Wachuku, the Nigerian
foreign minister, called Mr..
Louw's speech lone of the worst
forms of crudity" ever dis
played in the Assembly.
Nov we know who the real
savages are" he asserted.
Ethiopias Tesfaye Gabre-
Egzy described Mr.. Louw's
speech as IAN insult to all of
u.s." He said it reflected "a
closed mind"
Meanwhile. in the protracted
United States-Soviet negotia-
tions over an interim secretary
general to succeed the late Dag
Hammarskjold. the United
States was studying new So
Wet compromise proposal.
The two big powers had