Evening star., 1962-09-21
u. N. Role
InAfrico
Praised
By ISABELLE SHELTON
star staff Writer

by ISABELLE SHELTON
star staff Writer
An American University
professor has returned from
q tour Of Africa convinced
that . strong United Nations
is essential to the orderly de-
velopment of that turgid con-
tinent.
The hope Of the future is
in this kind of organization.
/ am convinced that we must
not stop. must not lay down
our oars now" said A. Buel
Trowbridge, Professor of So
Wet Studies at AUS School
Of International Service.
Admittedly already a parti-
san Of the q. N, as presi-
dent Of the Capital Division
Of the American Association
Of the o. n. Mr.. Trowbridge
said he himself had not real
lied the extent Of the world
organizations involvement in
Africa. nor how essential it is.
Changed Speeches
II used to make speeches
telling people only 80 per
cent Of the q. N. was In
New York." he said. The rest
is in Geneva and Paris and
Rome. Now ! would say that
about 80 per cent of the U. N.
is in Africa. And it is per-
forming magnificently."
There are some exceedingly
valuable" United States prof.
ects in Africa too, especially
those sponsored by univer-
sites. the professor told q
meeting Of the Capital AAUN
group yesterday morning, at
the Spring Valley home Of
Mrs. Wallace M. Yates.
He and other educators
made the trip to visit educa-
tional facilities, as members
Of the Comparative Educa-
ton Society.
This country is always sus-
pect that 1t is sponsoring O
project lust to win friends
and influence people" to its
side Of the cold war, the
speaker said, while this can
not be said Of the q. N. with
its worldwide membership
from both sides Of the Iron
Curtain.
Also, when something goes
wrong, as something inevi-
tably does from time to time,
you can't kick America in the
teeth for it. You've got the
whole world to blame" he
said.
Mr.. Trowbridge said he
thought African nations had
many pressingly urgent prob
lens, but that the threat Of
Communism was not one Of
them.
Even Ghana, which gener-
ally is considered closest to
the Communist block, has no
intention Of getting caught in
the Soviet net" in his opin-
ion.
The Ghanians are devel-
oping their own brand Of So
cialism, borrowing many ideas
from the Communists, par
ticularly in the field Of edu-
eating their children" he
said. But that's as far as
1t goes. They are somewhat
like the Yugoslavs, with their
own brand Of non-Russian
Communism"
He was shocked at the de-
gree Of fear, hatred and Bit
terness in South Africa, the
educator said.
"Of all the stiff necked
people in the world" he found
the rich, comfortable, Dutch
descendants who run South
Africa "the stiffest," Mr..
Trowbridge said.
They hate the blacks, they
don't like the British, and
are going to try to run them
out" he said. adding: They
don't like the Indians either,
and they have o special con-
tempt for the mulatto-the
group that their male ances-
cestors sired when they first
came to South Africa with
out bringing any women"
Hate q. NJ"
They also hate the q. N,
and are hvid about Assist
ant Secretary Of State G.
Mennen Williams and Adlai
Stevenson" he said.
Mr.. williams they detest
because "they think he said
all white men should get out
Of Africa, though that isn't
what he said at ALL" the
speaker explained. Adlai
Stevenson's position at the
q. N. earns him their ran
cor, he added.
They are absolutely fu-
rious at u.s." he continued.
They say we are hypocrites,
meddling in their affairs.
They say we should solve
our own racial problems -
Little Rock, the jungles Of
Pittsburgh and New York"
He found the large British
community In South Africa
sick" at what Is happening
to their country, Mr.. Trow-
bridge said. "They know the
Dutch are dead wrong, and
are doing terrible things to
their country. But they don't
know how to lift a finger"
He visited Negro mine
workers, he said, who live
-four to eight thousand in a
compound, and "a to q room,
while their families are back
home In the BUSH" The men
earn VERY low wages-40 to
so cents o day." he added,
l. A..