St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-10-26
Focus On
Africa
BY EDDIE L. MADISON, JR.

abwe African Peoples Union
(ZAPU) and the recent cam.
paign of violence in Southern
RhOdesia has increased specul,
alton inside Africa and else,
where, including the United
Nations, that a Central African
Algeria is in the offing. AS spokes-
men for zAPU have indicated, the
ban will in no way kill the spirit
of African nationalism in the
country.
A European member of ZAPU
predicted recently in London that
1.-The last chance of compromise in
Southern Rhodesia gone" Edwin
Lichtenstein, 39-year-old lawyer
and a Rhodesian citizen, said he
believes a violent struggle between
the races is inevitable.
African colleagues told Lchten-
stein that there will be a place
for whites in 20 years time, when
the hatred and bitterness have
burned out" Lichtenstein, a ma
tive of South Africa, believes that
this warning lis unfortunately an
accurate forecast" Joshua Nkomo,
ZAPU leader now under restric-
ton, recently told the party's hand
full Of European members that in
the impending struggle their pres
ence would only be an embarrass-
ment to their African comrades.
Another development in South
ern Rhodesia which does little to
help the political and racial ten
sion involves the Rhodesian Front,
the new political organization OPP
posing the governing United Fed
eral Party. At the outset it was
believed that the new group was
considering an idea for triple de-
velopment in the country as a al
Tentative to both full indignation
and complete apartheid or segrega-
ton. This idea would have called
for the coming of the country in
three ways - non-European areas,
European areas and all-races areas.
Jack Watson, AMP correspond
ent in Salisbury, Southern Rhod-
esia, reports now that the Front
has announced policies that frank
ly add up to thinly disguised apar-
theid. Watson says the party seems
to be aiming toward slowing down
and perhaps preventing indefin-
itely - the gradual transfer of
power as more Africans qualify
for the vote.
Meanwhile, at the United Ma
tons, a strong resolution deplor-
ing the Critical and explosive sit
uation" in Southern Rhodesia was
expected to be adopted in commit
tee. The resolution calls on the
British Government to take, las
a matter Of urgency" measures to
secure the release of Nkomo and
other zAPU members. 1t is jointly
sponsored by 81 Afro-Asian count
ries and is virtually certain of ad-
option in the General Assembly.
There were strong indications
that a weakening has developed
in the British position that South
ern Rhodesia is a self-governing
territory and that the British Gov
eminent cannot control events
there.
This was apparent in the recent
resignation Of Sir Hugh Foot from
the British UN delegation. 1t was
understood that Sir Hugh, chief
British representative on trustee
ship matters, was particularly an
xious about the British position
regarding Southern Rhodesia. He
was known to favor a more liberal
policy in the colonial territory.
Moreover, it is believed that Sir
Hugh was an advocate of the pro-
posal that the British Government
intervene in the territory and an
nual alleged repressive laws and
establish full political freedom for
Africans.
The British stand on Southern
Rhodesia had for some time been
the source of considerable en-
barrassment for the British dele
cation at the UN. Having appar-
emily failed to achieve acceptance
Of his views in London, Sir Hugh
Is believed to have found himself
unable to continue to play an eff
fective role in the General Assem-
bly, Trusteeship Committee.
Sir Hugh, a former Governor Of
Nigeria, Jamaica, and cyprus, all
Of which are now independent
members Of the UN, was we'll
known to many Africans and AS
ians who treated him as a trusted
friend. A career diplomat, Sir
Hugh regarded the emerging ma
tons as a great new political force
in the world that could not be ig-
nored. He advocated the view that
Britain should move faster in
granting greater political repre-
sentation and independence to col
onial peoples.