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Dear S i : s ,

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Thanking you, .

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A N X I O U S L Y A V. A i T I { l> L 1 1 E K A 'f 1 0 N A C V t S E I P M . 1; W H E N _

D E S P A T C H E D = h C L i ' S C r *

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

Made and entered Into

between:

COMPETENT PUBLISHING Sc PRINTING COMPANY (PTY.) LTD.

and *

PIONEER PRESS (PTY.) LTD.

FRANK, BERNADT & 4 OFFE. 1ftolloitore, Notariee 4 Conveyaaoer#, 8 6 ^ 3 ^ 0 # orge ’ • Street, jj

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2. ( e ) The p r in t e r * sh a l l bo ob l ig ed in fcd-dl'ilon to the printing to de l ive r coplea o f the"bublxLca t ion * according to the in s t ru c t io n s o f the pub l ishers . D e l i v e r y s h a l l inc lude tne wrapping o f the p u b l ica ­t ion f o r po s ta l subscr ibers as required by the puo l ishers at the ra te o f "55/- psr 1000 cop ies over and aDove 5000 which are allowed f r e e to the p u b l i - ur. era.

( e ; lhe p r in t e r s aha.ll be e n t i t l e d to choree a fu r th e ra.^O-u. i c l f ir . 19.6 f o r each ad d i t ion a l 1000 copiesc i tho p u o l i o a t i o n o v e r one .ioove 50, CO, . .1 the pub l ishers aaa l l oe e n t i t l e d to « r*Huotlor» o f . j. ) i ^ 0 JT L | Um 1/ ) u j *u P * | O O U i 3 [ O V . n c u c i ‘ c j L i ftne n a n ^ r o f c o o le r are redac^d ►'Plow ?S,C00 , the

o f ,-f.u tir.g ai;u- 1 ->e rev iewed.

/.. -h*> toi .j c ” si ur.iert- .e \o ,.ny the p r l . . t - » r » the amounts f o r such p r in t in g n^t l s t e r Uian tne t h i r t i e s t day o f each month cove r in g i 3or.eji prix.teu, d e l i v e red • .ri M s ted thereon, f a i l i n g which, tne p r in t e r s ainul nave tne r i jrnt to d e c l in e to ; r i u t o r d e l i v e r fu r tn e r issues o l u.e paxlicwtlor, u n t i l such a rroa r payment aha i l have oeen wuae.

5. The p r in tex s are agrei»aole to e to re on t h e i r premises, newsprint f o r the pu o l ishers up to seven tone f r e e o f charge and in c reas in g up to f i f t e e n ton3 i f aoace i s a v s l l a b la .The publishare shall however, be r e a p ln s ib l e f o r i : -rur ing tnie newaprint against risk of l i r e and burglary.

6. The publiahers hereby indemnify the printers against a l l lose , cost or dama^.ea which the printere may su ffer or be put to by reason of the publication contravening any law, or of any defamatory matter except in so f a r as tne defamation van be attributed so le ly to p r in te r ' s error, fo r which the printers sha ll be responsible aa oetween themselves and the publishers. THtf puolisners aay reiuse to p r in t any oopy fo r reproduction in the puolication *nich the printers rerard as a e fs ’natory.Suoh copy 3h a l l oe referred to the puollahers immediately fo r any a lterat ion , i f necessary.

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MEMORANDUM OF JU>E£EMSNTt

Made and entered In to between:

COMPETENT FUEi-I^ i[g ^ D* P M H U W Q COMEAffl (PMPRIEIABIl

(h e r e in a f t e r r e f e r r e d to as the pub l ishers )

and

PIONEER P:n£S3 (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

(h e r e in a f t e r r e f e r r ed to as the P r in t e r s )

W I T N E S S E T H :

1 . The p r in te r s hereby agree with the publishers

to p r in t and d e l i v e r in the manner h e r e in a f t e r set fo r th , a

puollcp.t lon in weekly issues, in two ed i t ions both Northern

and Southern, known as "ADVANCE", or «uch cither name as the

publishers ray from time to time decide (h e r e in a f t e r r e fe r r ed

to as the p u b l i c a t i o n ) , commencing from the 5tnM?^ch^^l953^

f o r a per iod o f one year and th e r e a f t e r subject to termination

by e i th e r side on three months' w r i t t en n o t ice .

2 . Jhe publ ishers sha l l pay the p r in te rs in

cons idera t ion o f the p r in t in g o f the pub l ica t ion on the f o l lo w -

lng s c a l e : -

(a ) The pub l ica t ion sha l l be p r in ted in blacfc sn<3 sha l l be o f the s i t e approp r ia te ly o f the e x is t in g pu b l ica t ion as at date hereo f and sha l l cons is t o f e igh t p*ges . -v - - . ^ <

(b ) The p r ic e sh a l l be £153. 0. 0. f o r 30^00 copies ,the actual newsprint to be supplied by the publishers,

( c ) The p r in te rs sha l l be ob l iged in add it ion to the p r in t in g to d e l i v e r copies o f the pub l ica t ion according to the ins truc t ions o f the publishers . D e l iv e ry sha l l include the wrapping o f the pu b l ica t ion f o r pos ta l subscribers as required by

* the publ ishers at the rate o f 35/- per 1000 copies over and above 5000 which are al lowed f r e e to the

* pub l ishers .. »

(d) The pu b l ica t ion sh a l l be p r in ted in two ed i t io n s , the Northern and Southern e d i t io n .

(e ) The/..........

; • ) The pr inter* .h a l l b« „"t arsount or £ 2 ±o a r t i t l e d to oharge a further

oop ie . o f th® p u b i l o « t l o n °o °^ aJd l t l 0 ^ loS? " and the pub l isher* ■h.i ’? \ and abo*e

*** •” ° f g - l§- 6 oSsn un\ % r ^ dtoi f the nuaber of ooplei « « I . Z ? i Provided that he price of printing i h i u Le4;.%#? . ^ r * low 20,000

3. The p r i n t e r . u n d .r ta * . t0 ^

* . P r ° P' r “ * — * « - t ime. when .o

^ rM tft‘ PUbil8h" “ - * • publ ishers underte* . tosupply the copy to en*hl * t-h

enable the p r in t e r s to p r in t t lm .ou . ly ,

. p a r t i . . agree to co-operate with each o t w to

« pub l ica t ion 1 . pr ln tea „ nd a l , p. t()he4 w lth th>

greatest expedition.

<• **>. p u b l l . h . r . u n d .r ta * , to pa , th. p r in t e r ,

b. a-nounts f o r .uoh p r in t in g not l a t e r than t h i r t y days

— * cover ing Issues pr>nte4< ^

l i s t e d thereon, f a l l i n g whi«v, ♦ u.Whl<!h' the P r in t e r , . h a l l have the

r i g h t to d e c l in e to p r in t or d e l i v e r - u r t h . r i1Ter 1urther issues o f the

pu b l ica t ion u n t i l Hunh nr.*,.*Hr P^ment sh a l l have been made.

-~±2 5 * 1116 p r in t ere are agreeable *----- eflDie to store on th e i rpremises newsprint the ^ ^ ^ ^

V charge and Increas ingi f apace le a va i lab le .

The publ ishers , s h a l l , however h.• ^ s p o n s ib l e f o r Insuring th is

newsprint against r l s * o f f , re or b u r g W y

a l l 2 “ha pUblleher8 hereby indemnify th. p r in te r , againstl . « . co.t or dsmag.. tt lc l l the prlnters ^ ^ ^ ^

put to by rea .cn o f th. pu b l ic a t ion contravs.lng any law or

pub l ish ing any dsfametory matter , „ e p t In . . f . r „ the

defamation can be a t t r ib u te d s o l . l y to p r i n t e r ' . mrror. f o r

-hlch the p r in t e r s s h a l l be respons ib le as between themselves

« * th . pub l ishers . Th. pu b l ishe r , may re fuse to p r in t „ y

ecpy f o r reproduction In th . pub l ica t ion which th . p r l n t . r .

regard as d . famatory . Such copy .h a l l be r s f . r r e d to th .

p u b l i s h e r s / . . . .

publ isher* immediately f o r any a l t e r a t i o n , I f necessary.

7. The publ ishers fu r ther agr «e t o Implement

the above Indemnity by furn ish ing four su re t ies approved

by the p r in t e r s who w i l l bind themeelves s e v e r a l l y fo r

the due fu l f i lm e n t by the publ ishers o f the above indemnityf < oc

to the extent o f W i © . each. The publishers furthermore

i ^ u n d e r t a k e to subst i tu te other su re t ie s acceptable to the

{ p r in te r s on the death or insolvency o f any o f the su re t ies ,

the t o t a l amount guaranteed not to be less than £2000. 0. C.

at any t ime.

a. The costs a r i s in g from and in connection with

th is agreement sha l l be borne by the p a r t ie s In equal shares.

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/DATED at CAPc: TOWN th is ' / g day o f MAX, 1953.

gOMPETEST PUSI-ISKIK3 * PHISHEQ £C.

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per:

THE IN D EPEN D EN T W EEKLY

Proprietors and Publitkers:C O M P E T E N T P U B L IS H iN O A N D P R IN T IN G (P T Y ) I T O

nwnin:Mr ■ Kabo Mr t CinMKs

Charnei Buildings, 6 Barrack Street

CAPE TOWNT«l«phon*i 2 -3787/8

18th November, 1953.

A t ten t ion Mr. Grande

ke»brd . i-ioneer Predd ( P t y . ) L td . , Forgate o t r e e t ,WQqpoTOCK.

iiear i*r. Grande,

r e f e r r e d to .

Our telephone convert Lion r e f e r s

I enclose herewith the account

■Vith be 6t .vidhes,

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A d v a n c e

Proprietort and PukJishert:C O M P E T E N T P U B L IS H IN G A N D P R IN T IN G ( P T Y ) L T D

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Messrs. Pioneer Press ( P t y . ) L td . , Forgete o t r e e t ,VQODSTOCK.

g*or Alteration : kli . iranue

near o i r ,

We would apprec iate i t i f you would please make enqu ir ies and obta in quotation* on our behalf f o r from ^10 tg^J^2^ton3 o f our usual newsprint requirements inJanUary 1955.

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Yours f a i t h f u l l y ,

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CAPE TOWNT«h*ho««. 2-J7l7/l

25th October, 1954

Messrs. Pioneer Press ( P l y . ) Ltd . .Forgate Street,

c. f . s

Dear Sirs ,

We regret to advise you that our publication "ADVANCE" has

b*»#n h.-tar^c, ad txi*»t w«, thsrefors, havs no oj-tion but to cancel

the contract de with you fo r the printing or tne publication.

We t k i k you s incerely fo r your past c o -op r ra t ion .

Yours f a i t h f u l l y

Director.

A . L n m ^ L o Z - Z T f h r l 1 1 4

U M r u t k

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Do«f Pri«d.

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T H E F R E E D O M - 4 E H A R T E R

ADOPTED AT THE CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE ATKUPTOWN, JOHANNESBURG, ON JUNE 25 AND 26. 1955.

V(/E, the People o f South A frica , declare for all our country and the world to know:

that South A frica belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no govern­ment can justly claim authority unless it is based on the will o f all the people;

that our people have been robbed o f their birthright to land, liberty and peace by a form o f governm ent founded on injustice and inequality;

that our country wiH never b e prosperous or free until all our people live in brother­hood, enjoying equal rights and opportunities;

that only a dem ocratic state, based on the will o f all the people, can secure to all their birthright without distinction o f colour, race, sex or belief;

And therefore we, the People o f South A frica, black and white together — equals, country­men and brothers — adopt this Freedom Charter. And we pledge ourselves to strive together sparing neither strength nor courage, until the dem ocratic changes here set out have been won.

THE PEOPLE SHALL GOVERN !

E ve ry man and woman shall have the righ t to vo te fo r and to stand as a candidate fo r all bodies which make la w s ;

A ll people shall be entitled to take part in the adm inistration o f the count ry ;

The rights o f the people shall be the same, regardless o f race, colour o r s o x ;

A ll bodies o f m inority rule, advisorj boards, council* and authorities shall be re ­placed by dem ocratic organs o f se lf-govern ­ment.

ALL NATIONAL GROUPS SHALL HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS I

There shall be equal status in the bodies o f state, in the courts and in the schools fo r all national groups and races.

A ll people shall have equal righ t to use their own languages, and to develop their own folk culture and customs;

A ll national groups shall protected b.v law against insults to the ir race and nation­al pride;

The preaching and practice o f national, race o r colour discrim ination and contempt shall be a punishable crim e;

A ll apartheid laws and practices shall be set aside.

THE PEOPLE SHALL SHARE IN THE COUNTRY'SWEALTH !

The national wealth o f our countrv, the heritage o f all South A frican s, shail be re­stored to the peop le ;

The m ineral wealth beneath the soil, the Banks and m onopoly industry shall be trans­fe rred to the o w o r s h ip o f the people as a w h o le ;

A ll o th er in d u stry nd trade shall be con­tro lled to assist th « Jg^l-being o f the people;

A ll people shall have equal righ ts to trade where they choose, to manufacture and to en ter all trades, cra fts and professions.

THE LAND SHALL BE SHARED AM O N G THOSE W H O WORK IT !

R estriction o f land ownership on a racial basis shiil 1 In- ended, and all the land re­d ivided amongst those who w ork it, to ban­ish fam ine and land hunger;

The state shall help the peasants w ith im ­plements. seed, tractors and dams to save the soil and assist the t ille rs ;

Freedom o f movement shall be guaranteed to all who work on the land:

A ll shall have the righ t to occupy land w herever they choose;

People shall not be robbed o f th e ir cattle, and fo rced labour and fa rm prisons shall be abolished.

ALL SHALL BE EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW !

N o one shall be im prisoned, deported or restricted w ithout a fa ir t r ia l;

N o one shall be condemned by the o rder o f any Governm ent .

The courts shaM P representative o f all the people;

Im prisonm ent shall be only fo r serious crim es aga inst the people, and shall aim at re-education, not vengeance;

The police fo rce and arm y shall be open to all on an equal basis and shall be the help­ers and protectors o f the peop le :

A ll laws which d iscrim inate on grounds o f race, colour o r b e lie f shall be repealed.

ALL SHALL ENJOY EQUAL HUM AN RIGHTS !

The law shall guarantee to all the ir r igh t to speak, to organise, to meet together, to publish, to preach, to w orsh ip and to educate the ir ch ildren ;

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The privacy o f the house from police raids shall be protected by la w ;

A ll shall be free to trave l w ithout restric­tion from countryside to town, from prov­ince to province, and from South A fr ic a ab road ;

Pass laws, perm its and all o th er laws re­stric tin g these freedom s shall be abolished.

THERE SHALL BE W ORK AND SECURITY !

A ll who w ork shall be free to fo rm trade unions, to elect the ir officers and to make w age agreem ents w ith the ir em ployers ;

The state shall recognise the r igh t and duty o f all to w ork , and to draw fu ll unem­ployment benefits;

• Men and wom en o f all races shall receive equal pay fo r equal w o r k ;

There shall be a forty-hour w ork in g week, a national m inimum w age, paid annual leave, and sick leave fo r all workers, and m a­tern ity leave on fu ll pay fo r all w ork ing m oth ers ;

M iners, domestic workers, fa rm w orkers and c iv il servants shall have the same righ ts as all others who w ork ;

Child labour, com pojnd labour, the tot. system and contract labour shall lie alx>lish- ed.

THE DOORS OF LEARNING AND OF CULTURE SHALL BE OPENED !

The governm ent shall discover, develop and encourage national talent fo r the en­hancement o f our cultural l i fe ;

A ll the cultural treasures o f mankind, shall Ik? open to all; In' fn »e exchange of. books, ideas and contact w ith other lands;

• The aim o f education shall be to teach the youth to love the ir people and th e ir culture, to honour human brotherhood, lib erty and peace;

Education shall be free, compulsory, uni­versal and equal fo r all ch ildren ;

H igh er education and technical tra in ing shall be opened to all by means o f state allowances and scholarships aw arded on the basis o f m e r it ;

Adu lt illite ra cy shall be ended by a mass state education p la n ;

Let all who love their people and their country

Teachers shall have all the r igh ts o f otharc itizen s;

Th e colour bar in cultural life , in sportand in education shall be abolished.

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THERE SHALL BE HOUSES, SECURITY AND COMFORT 5

A ll people shall have the r igh t to live w here they choose, to be decently housed, and to bring up the ir fam ilies in com fort and secu rity ;

Unused housing space shall be made ava il­able to the people;

Rent and prices shall be lowered, food p len tifu l and no one shall go h u n gry ;

A p reven tive health scheme shall be run by the s ta te ;

’ F ree medical care and hospitalisation shall bo provided fo r all, w ith special care fo r m others and young ch ildren ;

Slums shall be demolished, and new sub­urbs bu ilt w here all have transport, roads, ligh ting, p lay ing fields, creches and social cen tres ;

The aged, the orphans, the disabled and the sick shall be cared fo r by the s ta te ;

Rest, leisure and recreation shall be the r igh t o f a ll;

Fenced locations and ghettoes shall be abolished and laws which break up fam ilies shall be repealed.

THERE SHALL BE PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP I

South A fr ic a shall be a fu lly independent state, which respects the righ ts and sover­e ign ty o f a ll nations;

South A fr ic a shall s tr ive to maintain w orld peace and the settlem ent o f all in ter­national disputes by negotiation — not w a r;

Peace and friendsh ip am ongst all our people shall be secured by upholding the equal righ ts, opportunities and status o f a l l ;

T h e people o f the protectorates — Basuto­land, Bechuanaland and Swaziland — shall be free to decide fo r them selves the ir own fu ­tu re;

The righ ts o f all the peoples o f A fr ic a to independence and self-governm ent shall be recognised and shall be the basis o f close co­operation.

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now say, a* we say here: "TH ESE FREEDOM S

W E W ILL FIGH T FO R, SJDE BY SIDE, TH R O U G H O U T O UR LIVES, UNTIL W E HAVE

W O N O U R LIBERTY."

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The u fr icon Notional Congress neo is a newspaper o f i t s own. For years people have spoken in conferences anil|n J i f f e r en t c i r c l e s about the nee i f o r the establishment o f a newspaper - an o f f i c i a l organ o f the A.N.C. Sympcthis®rs who {.re not members o f the Congress among a l l sect ions o f the South A fr ican populat ion cnl symphr.thizers from cbroa 1 have e l l emphasizoi the important r o l e o f a newspaper. At the l a s t conference o f the A.N.C. th i s question was sharply ra i se 1 an 1 suggestions were male o f what ccul 1 be t n e ,

The lack o f such a journal i s a source o f very serious weakness in the A.N.C. * In lee 1 I t i s net too much to scy that some o f the p o l i t i c a l on 1 o rgap isa t lono l weaknesses coul 1 have been minimise \ I f tibia matter in s a t t e n l e l to .

How ccul 1 a newspaper he lp our organ! s-’ t lon?

In the f i r s t p lace our own newspaper, pub l lshe i In the var ious languages spoken by our people , woul ’ be a tremen lous he lp In pla c in g Congress p o l i c y b e f ore the people In e lucatlnr,',n * Persun l ing ther to support Conrress a n i b a c .r r n ' m-.mhu-rT' 1

serveSecondly our newspaper coul Y as an o r s" " n i 3er f o r the A.N.C.

i t 3e l f . I t woul 1 constan t ly ccrry nows o f how the ’ l f f e r e n t branches are working, from which others woul \ l ^ . r n , „roun 1 worke^ l o o r - t o - l o o r an! fa c to i ’ y s - l e s , our members w ou l ’. be Irawn. into cons is ten t plr.nne- a c t i v i t i e s . The leadersh ip woul I have r. r egu la r channel o f cr ntact with every member. The members woul) have a r e gu la r p la t f r rm fo r suggestions an! c r i t i c i s m s .

These t i sk s are e s p e c i c l l y important at the present time.The N a t io n a l i s t Government has launched a article s e r ie s o f n e w

assaults on t h e people ; one ha te fu l " a p a r th o l l ” law fo l lows another. At the same time the f r e j y r r - l c vl n£ people o f SouthAfriCjO^-af-^Il rccea, have a: me together in the nest important . meetlri^ £Vcr h e ll I n ‘TTir''l!ruTitry. They have a iopte V the /

FiEavigj^ Ch a r t e r an inspiring st•--.torrent'’ o f TTu7 Tr 's! c '’lies for /

*alch we ore fTghting. In or :er tc turn the Charter into realitywe mu3t work as never b e fo re to mobi l ise the people boh In.I the Charter, an 1 tc b u l l ! up the «,.N.C. , the t r " lo unions an i other lemocrntic h o l i e s to a strength whore they c nn . ~ f rwrr 1 to win th6 Charter f o r the people. Tn th is t^sk a n» wspaj : r ' f our r>wn becomes a v i t a l n ecess i ty .

This b u l l e t i n-cannot serve th a t n e e 1 hut. can only be a sm-'ll beginning with the hope o f i t b e in j levelope 1 in to a newspaper i^ i c h we hope w i l l not take •Ion/.

The. purpose o f th is N j l l e t i n i s to *i vo t our r e - i e r a fr rntime to time the o f f i c i a l p o l i c y o f the ...N.C. We b e l i e v e thnti t has a usefu l r c l e tc p lay . VVe must not an 1 sha l l not r es t u n t i l we have a r ea l moss ne?/sp"pt-r o f our own.

The comlnc in to be lnc o f the A fr ica n Hntlonol Congress In 1918 . a , ? l m S k in South A f r l c c n h i s t o r y . I t » r k . ! » g rea t p o l l - t i c a l levelopment among the ^ f r i c a n people.

Wanv organ isa t ions have cone nn 1 gone but the A fr ica n Net ional

1 TTocrtrnce m l p r e s t ig e Congress en jcys i s iuc to i t sco rrec t p o l i c i e s , the cons is ten t l e d I t has „ l v e n the b roa ! « r . - corr ,e i ; p. » , , f i w i l l anl f r i e n ia h ip with other

sect ions^o f the South c j 3®?i ^ l ^ l o r o ^ r ^ r ^ r ^ ^ s ^ / l i s e i r . I t has no , e s l En to r e p l i c e white iom in„t icn by blnck Jcminoticn.

'Thrt f r i cp n National Congress has i i s t in£uish6 1 i t s e l f In The “ " l e a n - whl ch i t c a r r l e 1 * 1 1 i t s s trugg les

recent yenrs in . 0CpeCi f t l l y 1urin~ the- Def iance C am p ono fS19 52 r i t fo rced the white ru le r s to r e c - gM s e not cnl y i t se x i stence hut r l so the powerful in f luence the C o n f e s s f o m e n t exerts over Trillions o f Non-European people .

The purpose o f th is a r t i c l e , however, i s to ^ ow the s . r lous

must see to th e i r c o r r e c t . _n.

i e v o t e l ^ ^ g l t a t i o ^ i ^ n f p S c ^ n l a ^ ™ j T ^ i p t ^ g : ie vo te 1 to * t , j rlSpect . Agitnticn.nl cn i prcpefaniol i c e n ce o f the cr^nms. t^ n-a ivO 11-1 e«il^cc -oH r .1 i n - r e U e n t s to our wcrk.., they r a i s e the p o l i t i c o .

, oeoold hnv« become convince 1 that f r e e *».m <oes notru le r s . The people « n h l h p r i c e f c r i t . Oura: me as a ^ i f t hut ^ rc juCt t r ih n l ism an I any formo f ° ra c ia l l s m nn\ has ccnvinee 3 them that s a lva t ion H o . in th e i r unity in the s trugg le against t h e i r e n v i e s .

Times hflvo chirue J, th e re fo re -ur mothr Is must a lso chnr^e.The enemy hrs p e r fe c ts 1 m-tchinery o f oppression. I t i »qu ite c le a r that Congress cannot survive unless i t 1^ - e n t or£,n l s s t l o n : l t S t ru c tu re .CT Z t l ^ l ^ n o t y e ^ c l e . r ,

- l i s t s ere le te r - r lne ’ to deprive us and leny us o f the -elementary human r l^ h ts o f f r e e I . , o f s .oech, free lom o f - s e , h l y f r . e lom r>r o rcm i •int io n r.nl f r e e iom o f movement. Tho ir aim i s > -nvi the A fr icans fu r th er to prevent us even from u n it in g an. toprevent us from organ is ing . —

iMore than ever the T>efianct- Campaign, Con’ rttas o f the ^ people , Pnntu Education, the Removal o f Western Arens have °11 shown that the o rgan lsa t ion^ l s ta te o f the A fr ican N a t i - r r l Con­gress Was f o r below I t s g rea t p o l i t i c a l task. THESE CAMP\IONS B.;VK SHO'.V'N TH-.? TO [)13Rvg.R0 TH" ORl.iNTS..TI0NAL FHPHIA'ES WTTP'SftPk TH ,T THEY V«ILL S^LVt THEy^;j,V?’S IS S.. I LID1, j nro rr-^T5RS.' j t was f o r th is reason that the National Executive rep rt to the l a s t „r.nual Conference o f the . . f r ican National Congress c lasse 1 the orjanisr.tiv^ncl problems as item No. 1.

Tte f o l lo w in g su gges t icns wero m." le. ’’ That to meet theso s tr ingent ani h o s t i l e o; n l i t i o n s , th e r e fo r e , the Con t o s s must v e

cn an e n t i r e l y new o r g a n is a t i o n ; ! f o o t in g . Congress l e x e r s « n ’ o c t i v i s t s rmjst recogn ise an i accept th is *>nsi c f a c t . The o r -r.nl- sation whoul 1 be h ig h ly c e n t ra l i s e i on the p ro v in c ia l ani nati-'nM planes hut h igh ly i e c en t ra l i se 1 on the branch cn ! memberships l e v e l s . I t must re-or , ;nnsie clcng the l in e s l r . i l Icwn In ^he "V” plan11.

The fo l low in g scheme was th e r e fo r e en v i eaved. .a) Cjngretis branches shoul i be ^ ose i on small 'manareable unitsb) Severa l o f these units shou l ' be unite 1 u.nlcr An i c : n t r o l l e 1

l y a sub-commit too cons is t ing c f l o a i e r s o f each uni*-c) Units ani sub-committees to be r< sponsible t - branch

commi t-teos.i ) A l l units an! unit sub-commit tee a to *e equipped with the

knowledge necessary to en -M e them to carry out th e i r Vuti..«, and functions.

o) Branch committees to be respons ib le far seein.- to I* ‘■hat -11 uni t f ani sub-committees are " c t l v i s e l cn i e f f i c i e n t .

f ) Greater use to be ma -e o f the pr in ted vm r 1 , where r.r. i when th is becomes Impossible to make use o f the wor 1 o f mouth.

g ) P ro v in c ia l committees to more a l i v e an? to exe rc is e *"heir supervisory ani a imini s t r a t i ve contro l s t r l c t l v an ] consc ien t­iou s ly .

h) Each member o f c p ro v in c ia l committee to be persona l ly respons ib le to the pr vi n c ia l ro mmit.tee f^ r the proper an-1 effecfent func t i *.ning o f r :iv«.n branch, unit "n*? sub-committo- unier con tro l r f such - branch.

i ) Each member o f thu i r t i o n a l Executive to t^Ke ar ^ t i v e ani lea ling part in the p ro v in c ia l committee in h is prov ince " .

This repor t to our la s t jjnnunl Conference was a departure from r l l other r epo r ts . I t in s tru c ts 1 the lowest organs o f the A fr icanNational Congress to !iscuss the o rgan iso t ion o l problems cn the branch l e v e l b e fo re comin,s tc tne i n f e r e n c e . fn gi ve a cle r r cna lys is o f the s i tu a t ion in the country -n \ thjj p lrco the organ i­sa t iona l quest ion as the main issue be fo re tht National Cenfereoc We must c r i t i s o ourselves fo r our trsr.tnent o f th is r e s o r t . Th conference merely r e g - r l e ’ the report as a very in t e r e s t in g docu­ment but f - i l e ? to g ’ ve the a t ten t ion I t deserves or to appr «c i r t ” i t s s ig n i f i c a n c e . There was no i e t a i l ’i souss ioh on i t n o r ’were' here snj p ra c t i c a l su ■ ,es t i ins from' tha branches oven at con­

ferences , hence, no s p e c i f i c r e s o lu t io n on or»ranls^tlon wtu pssse i . That Is why up tc the nineth month a f t e r the 'con ference not the l e r s t e f f o r t seems to have been taken in the implemen­ta t ion o f the r ep o r t . I t i s doubtful whether any stu ly o f the repo t t has been ms 'e even at a p ro v in c ia l l e v e l

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o r t ^ n ^ r e c t l ^ s L ^ e ^ o r m o i u i e s ' l n g c o ? l n g l i sh ' ™ i e ™ 5 t r e a l i s e that we have the e n t i r e nation upon our shoul le rs . To ignore these warnings w i l l anount to de l ib e ra te sabotage, wrecking the ship o f f r e e Ion in the ml »st o. a s.orm.

APOLOGY.* i

The Editor of "Congress Voice" wishes to apologise to readers for the delay in the appearance of the f irs t issue due to the confiscation of articles by the police.

Messages from the President-General, Chief A.J. Lutuli; the Provincial Presidents, and the General Secretary of the S.A. Congress of Trade Unions, Mr. Leslie Marina,were among the articles confiscated by the police.

ANiOUNCflJS.TS.

1 . This year the National Conference wil l be held in Bloemfontein fir'm the l 6th to the 18th December. The Women's Section will have tneir Conference on 'he l 6th

^^Dec ember.

I t will be remembered that the last Conference to be held in Boemfontein was in 1951, which Conference adopted the Plan of Action on which the historic Defiance Campaign was based.

This year, the following issues will face the Ccnferance:-1. The Freedom Charter will be placed before .the Conferenoe for its

ratification.2. The Pass Laws will be the most important issue since pas««s are

now being extended to our women-folk.3. Constitution and Elections.

2. I t is expected that by the time of Conference Provinces will be in a position to report progress in the signature campaign in accordance with the following figures allocated them:-

Transvaal--------------------4-50, OCX).Cape Province-------------- 330,000.Natal------------------------- 150,000.G~engc Free State--------- 30,000.

3. et those signatures! ...ake the Charter a living document.’000++++ 000

3 . The Transvaal province of t..e A.N.C. will hold a fund-*raising function at theOPIII CINaiA,

Good Street, SOHII ATC’AN', on the 30th OCTOBER, 1953.

Proceeds will go towards buying a CAH for the Transvaal Province.

DONATION : 5/- Sen1, your Donation NOW 1

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T ie N a t i o n a l ata nre no roapectors c f the p e o p le 's r i g h ts . ( No r i g h t s , o f whatever nat iona l group m in v ioba lbe . The attack on the meagre r i g h ts o f the Co loure i pe j l e i s not surpr is ing .I t i s In step with a l l the measures they have taken against the people o f South A f r i c a . The leason emerges cl e r r once more: the f i g h t o f any group against oppression, I s the f i g h t o f «11 the oppresse1 people o f South A f r i c a , an attack on the r i g h ts o f whatever group i s an attack on the r i g h ts o f a l l the people.There 13 no keeping a lo o f . Democracy I s l n i l v l s l M e .

The r e - c l a s s i f l ca t ion o f the Coloure ’ people i s best u n ie r s to o i In the context o f the populat ion R e g is t ra t ion ^ct an i the e n t i r e "Apcrthe i !" p o l i c y o f the government. The Act aims at l i v i l ing - documentarlly - the people o f the country In to r i g i 1 r a c i a l compartments. I t i s a technique, t i me-honoure i, o f oppression - that o f i i v i ie '•n l .ru le . IM v is ion I s the soul o f A partha i i , the meaning A pnr the i1. Per Apnrthei 1 th r iv e s , an ’ can only th r iv e , on the ’ lvlni on o f the people. Unity I s f a t a l f o r Aparthei i.

The s tan i o f the CLloure l people against r o - c l o 3 s l f l c a t i o n 13 in s p i r in g , h e r lo c . In the fa c t ' » f t h e i r anger an ’ oppoel t i cn , even the Nr.ts, in th e i r rut h i t ssne a s . hcve hot tr c a l l 0 h a l t . *I t w®s not what they expecte But the Nats w i l l press on A. th t h e i r scheme o f r e - c l a s s i f y in g the Coloure is.

Why th is attack on the. Col our e l people? A f t e r n i l , the Coloure is have t n e v e r y - l i t t l e to earn, spier.sure o f the govern­ment - we might s^y. F3 n a 3k" v\ sm *emnn 3 one w s t i r - an! the res t servants. The few_ ri ght s '’ n* p r i v i l e g e s enjoye 1 ^y the Coloure is b not onform to the pattern ^ f F'iaskopism ani there might be s me truth in the statement that re. - c l i* . si f 1 cr-.tl on aims at c l a s s i f y in g the Coloure Is "out o f e x is t e n c e " . The Nats have .waged a bi t t e r s t rugg le to remove the Ccloure ’.3 . from the common v o t e r ' s r o l e . They have met set-backs but th is has not stoppe 1 them. In the Senrto Act the rr.r chinery fo r removing Colour- e Is from the common Voters r o l l hr.s been set up.

Racia l ism 13 not l i m i t e l to the Nats, I t i s Ke founi even among Non-Europeans. Some Coloure !s hnvo t r i e i t keep A fr icans at arms-len~th, to be i f f e r e n t from them. The r r c i a l i s t u t t e r - ings o f & me Cclcure Is in th>. press are p roo f o f th is . The N^ts ore quick to e x p lo i t race sentiments, sentiments c f race pur i ty , e t c . Some o f the f f.i r e r - s k i nr.e 1 Coloure Is have swr'll-jwei the Nat. b a i t . They have asp ira t ions o f be ing the "pure' ' Coloure \ woul 1 3purn th e i r iarker-akirm-j i brothers . The Nr‘ s. g ive no quarter . Thei r turn vi 11 come +oo.

There ? r- . A fr icans who ha-'o h ^ i l e i r o - c l a s s i f i c n t io n as e "goo*, lesson" to the C o lou re ’ ^. Tr 1 s 5s wrong. I t savours

o f malice* I t I s p o l i t i c a l l y in c o r r e c t . I t i s true thet Col cure is Jhcva e n j o y e r h igher economic pos i t ion thin . . fr icans.I t I s truJ that they have v e j r f r e e ’ sen o f the in su l ts on \ i e g r r la t io n s t o which the A fr icans are sub j e c t e T h e pass laws rre an example c f one c ' the many i n ’i g n i ^ i es from tf iich ColoureJs have been fYee, .^fricans ’© s ir ing to move f r e e l y ;

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Afri cffina laa ir lng cppprtunity co do sk i l led work, should ba the l&«t people to b a l l deprivation c f theaa r ights from other*.Ifcere la nothing humiliating in being an A fr ica n . I t la the conditions under tfiich . i f r icana ara fo rced to l iv e that are humi­l ia t in g . I t la childish to -ifcMre equality with others In misery. I t la noble to strive fo r the attainment o f free iom an 1 equality for a l l .

Freeiom an1 e q u a l i t y fo r a l l , i r r e a p e c t i v e o f co lour , race , or c r e e i , i s the c r e e l o f the l i b e r a t o r y movement. The A fr ican National Congress, in keeping these i i e a l s , has male i t s s tan i on th is r e - c l a s s i f i c a t i o n issue c le a r . I t p ledges i t s support to the Coloured people in th e i r f i g h t against r e - c l a s s i f i ca t ion .I t stands with the South A fr ican Coloured Peop les ' Organ !sat irn in i t s courageous f i g h t s f o r the r i g h ts o f th e Coloure i people - ani inseperab ly , f o r the r i g h t s o f a l l the people o f the country.

I f r e - c l e s s l f l ca t ion h.°s been a shock to the Coloure i people, k i t has brought with i t the lesson : the Co loure i people cannot "remain a lo o f from the s t ru gg les o f the people to f r e e themselves.

(The place o f the Coloffre Js i s with the s t ru gg l in g masses, mrsses waging a b i t t e r s t r u g ^ e asft^rw^Tesci sm, now at cur Icor -s tep .The place o f the Coloure 1 people i s with a l l the Tree '.om-lcving peoples o f our country, ani marching an 1 f i g h t i n g ’ together to b u iH a f r e e South A f r i c r fo r a l l .

STATTTjn:VI ON PASSES BY THE AFRICAN NATIONAL OONGhSSS.

A bitter straggle wil l be conducted against the extension of pass laws to African women, says a special statement issued by Mr. Oliver i.ambo, acting Seoretary-G eneral, African National Congress, following a statement by Minister of Native Affairs, Dr. Verwoerd, at a Nationalist Party oongress that African woman wil l carry passes from 1556.

Verwoerd.'s statement, says Mr. Tambo, has aroused the greatest indignation wrong Africans and an unprecedented struggle against the evi l pass laws nust now en au e . "In the p a s* all attempts to make African women carry passes have failed because of their determination and unconsj:romising opposition," Mr. lambo said. The campaign against pass laws nust run not in isolation from, but along- side the campaign against Bantu Bluoation and many other notorious Nationalist mea sures, and in conjunction with the Freedom Charter. ' |

Mr. Tanfco oalls upon^hranches of the A.N.C. tc mobilise t*1© country against this new onslaught - th/extension of passes to our wooan-fcdk. It ia parti­cularly necessary to build up a powerful Women's Lea&ie and AfHean| National Congress Youth League.

AWAY WITH BANTU EDUCATION----SLAVE EDUCATIONiTHE D00H3 OF LEARnNQ AND CULTURE SHALL BE OPENZDi FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM CH ART ERl_____________ _______

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wnvnrtrT OF BAMTH EtXIC^rnN IS POSITIVE.

xt cannot be * * * 'ooasures of the Nationalist Government 1 meaningless i f they are notprotesta and mass dec^ t r *^iC t r ! t ^ % ^ g g l e againct the entire policy of a prelude to a sustained and p - only, that the people of SouthApartheid. For i t io in that way, and tha ay Ay & frQe &nd deiaooratioAfrica can destroy the 3 bLkgromd that we cust look at the Bantu

V u - S ^ S t ^ f S the Aportheid P - , .

> I he Bontti K m t l n * t h *of a l l racial (group*. reUgicus .e!l-o - th r toh Soformed Churoh, notcoirs9, tha eJTeptijn of the f Merted m the statute h o *S * a “ othaa° * £ » . indicatipn that South A frloa ta fast becoming]

a full-fledged fascist state-

To understand * l l y the irjplloii Biuoation Act, we need only refer ‘ ° „ ^ hf 0H C at e~alp him to „ , t the do»nds made by Dr. Ver^eri. >'o s£d- ^ m - c o o or, him.. . . .There is no placew h io h t h e ooonoraic l i f e o f S o l h - a b o v e t h e l e v o l o f c e r t a i n form s

T r h im (t h e b a n t u ) i n t h e ^ . a n o o ^ n i t y f s y a ,c m ^ i c h d- cw h it ,

Of labour....... until no. he has been , ,liD , h0 g;, 6n pasture of

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I t ia thia declaration imong ol ■I o t h e r J ' ‘* ° s^ 1«fesV^ e l f ' « S *

offioiala of hia Department ail in £ the people as to what Bontu

have o laar^ * * ~ r M M . £ £ ^ * t n l . - ■ * V * - Ver~erd-

* S r £ S * £ S S - 5 S — *"*tlawSimply put, Bantu Education i s ^

to make the African a sub-human being t h r t ^ U ^ ^ ^ be rty_tion and willingly £ M sT J iS an African tuat w i l l not

Btriken and landless An the 1 Through Bentu Educ?ticn the Natictialistareject baaakap and "white supremacy- - roduoing a dooils and sub-h4a to aclve the lab*.r problems of - f M™r , of Bethel and servient cheap Afrioan that w i l l be saiiified with low wages and not

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_ ttat, i ♦ nf Bantu Biuoation, it ia no wonder tha.

Haring realised the rea « , i^ ior-a l organisation iu thia countrythe African MatiuwJ. *»*>■*•*. * oJc the doc is ion at its last annualand the vanguard of the libettuory a ggl b ott Bantu 32uoation. Thisoaiference held in h^ thdm w n from the fcurtu » » « * » »U M that t h . Afrioen ohildren “ ” t t » h<| 8, hc0i boards and comnitteso.

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- r t\ r . w - r - » . t- r f c I LM.Utlng the Oo«rnm«t in dony£| boa^ „ d o o ^ t t e e .

2' thf t - : ^ i of*Bantu Biuoaticn; t l gjuoatlm and Bantu & ‘the pillars or Banw ^ffnranoe between Native Hrhool3 I

to * * thoD of the r w w rw . f „ m Bmtu Biucatlon school* Is to put the. in

T h e a b o ve ^ / ^ T f o r ^ T t i T ^ r a

deliberate °an°tvVbef^et ^ e Pv"oxfare of the -.nasBes. ^ ° e the worldafl^ a n d security befoie the ^gfrt thxwcxn*. t * mculdxng“S f r S . , indeed the ifrioan p « » ! . . ; * - unl.,ersally » ° ° £ t ' ‘ h" n ^ f u lS 5 . education « hi. ability not % » £ £ £ . “ u believe

the ohild to d®V0^°P to *>« an aasat co hum- y f r e e coopulscry and uni-plaoe in society noble «'*d fandftocntr.l p-' T'cipxc . --• children,in and c h e r i s h t h e n o b l e ^ t h a r r f o r 8 dec^nd san» *o- thexv e r s a l e d u c a t i c n f o r R a t i o n , t h e A f r i c a n

, , M f .l w weU the itportano. « i the education receivedKxiciwinK 1 *i- y p c.uso ux-i® .» _ Africans wan

people reject Bantu c ‘ M o l J -cmunity, n ot -hi ^ and Kpiraticns,V o t h s r s e c t ! * . of -he ^ ^ have the sa^ * » £ ‘ i M is n<*t oM ta te awhody but a. hu nlt rM l education, w ndoctrination, andw l «W0 because BantJ• ^ ,.lt ,lso <‘ j £ £ ‘ 0, “ ho 3i ni* te r notiv.cniy a denial of oduc ^ parent, «ho has unders in denyinghanoe no sane or 8°^ ohi?'lren is to f-3'-’ . r > c the children

__ ___ ~ t.hnt t o wxthar-iv. that xt M *c r *1 __ tinhence no »***» - ° .thdr, .A the chi-^ren w ^ 4 aorr'-™ the cmx«* —can argue that to withara of a l l ; that xt . i arQ| fcm anthe Urican child VocauS« the 3R's, «®9® t * a ..nd8r ^rtu Riucation,

of the knewiedge o 1 > -> x of acnf i l P ^ 30-* . f H child to fallowjnai^dficatn F a rt i n u t e U i g ^ ’-ce * d D e n t a l a b i l * - i Ye noM . TT wil l be gauge of - e - i inp. Thus, f^r eX ra ie begmeUher ^ acod^o ° y j Cf , .^ " thu Bubtataadax^* to ^ ^ ^ ' ^ o a t i . n l h c child &xamnations wh.; si reg.ilati i*-> - * ^ taa?n^ain that

' . . «>e Std I I grade- ^ . ^ . . u . l t. cf - P « P ^ '«ho fa ils raore than once . . ^ 3nke of the 3 K’ 3 13

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^ r ^ C - f o o m in g « * u n h ^ d . ..... ^ ^ ^ and o c ^ t t e .

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<♦+ ^ To a ay rtawfort, --hat rheee board* end oomitteefl _ boards and oomnitteos. To aay, tn .r*i » rR vW that Bantu Blucaticn oar are the piUam of Bantu Education is false as “ / ^ ^ ^ u o a J i o n from

be rendered ineffective by Joining • * teoohe-'-s can be relied upaa tc within. It is equally false to aay that £ e t ^ ^ ^d e f e a t B a n t u E d u o a t i o n by f o l l o w i n g a -1 i t u a l p i * a o t ic e , as the presanti d e a l i s t i c t h i n k i n g h a s ^ a l r e a d y b e a n ® ^ f b e m ere t o o l s i n t h e h a n d s o f the s c h o o l b o a r d s a n d o o n s l t t e e s h a v e p ^ u n d e r t h e A n t , are prisone* I^ » t r f KatiI I ™ w " ' « j S y t e g o S l r ’/Jwoez^ i n s t r u c t s word for I of the state, are thennelves carrying ^w o r d .

Vacation is net meant for th” T c tT o T W d T1 aere® l t against Bantu ; n™ the children assimilate this mentaland7corxdttees while on p o t h e r to defiat its 01m ends. Thepoison is an unrealistio me-nod w h i - protective measure, safe-withdrawal of the children frco Verwoeru scbools^is^ p ^ ^ o{

g u a r d i n g t h e children f r o u r j u £ e l la ^ the right p'ths i n e v e r y

every d e v o t e d parent to s e e th t h c h i i d r o n fr o m t h e s e s c h o o l s i t

s p h e r e of l i f e . To say that by ^ ^ w l i j c i o u B l i a a n d a s t a t e m e n t

ifl t o p u t t h e n in t h e f c r e f r o n • r.* - 6 * aorofa3 by G o v e rn m e n t a g e n t c

a s s i n i s t e r as i ts advooatee. I t i* lin^ I r ^do-int-.lleotuals w ho want

s e r v i n g i n the s c h o o l beard.-- a n a ocmit- . ^ against B a n t u Bdu-

t o divert the attention o f t h e p e o p l e f * ~ * * - -- i s t a a n d t r a i t o r s u u a t lcation. Theee G o v e m n a n t s t o o g i e s , r e a c o i c n a r . .- s , os p Ib e e x p o s e d and finally crushed.

. . . . ; • - > » > w i t h d r a w a l of children Barren an d d i s h o n e s t v i t h e a. g u n x . .^ fo i iy lor t h e progressive

f r o n Bantu E d u c a t i o n s c h o o l s m y b e , 1 - conleJ%t. This i s a line offoroee to ignore this a rg u m e n t - * -.waved bv i t , m ore so when i t isleast resistance ana p e o p l e c a n e a e j n c v e r taken t h e education of r e a l i s e d that the A f r i c a n * :,n t h i a o ^ n - r j . d - t e r r i n e d the type oftheir children into their °vm h a n d s no- h a ^ of *he African child haseducation their c h i l d r e n s h a x l r e o e i ' ' — th i n t e l l e c t u a l s , so that always been le f t i n t h e h a n d s of t h e W c h e r j v r

what the intellectuals sp y carries a lot o .

T he stand taken hy the African X a ' t i o n ^ C o ^ t ^ .us the cnly oorrect nethod of ” n e t ’ > 3 ■ si^lrt of variouseffective as this weapon is, we shoild, "> t „d i 3> Tts inplomcntatiui £ d enormous dif f icult ies and problems J t Ch0 ^ o r a great deal of sacrifice“ u certainly be an arduous task that figW. P„r ue toon the pert of the p a r ^ t s . H e ' e U ^ t a ^ oo^mgn against Bantusucceed an d for Bantu Education -o ore- » _ w l0UC0 drives to educategduoation cast be intonai '•<*” n S stand, for onoe the strugglingthe people on the c— c— — gan^u tducation Ac* that will be African ubssqs can undere .and >-N cviithe end of i t .

Verroeri's schools, whatHaving s u c c e s s f u l l y w it iia r a w n o u r ^ * ^ 6 \ n s w e r 5 l e t u s nake i t clear,

next is to b e d o n e ? Before r u a _ k : c : t a ’- n ativ e provided, is that the w i t h d r a w a l of children over. u * a u i d b e a grave cdstakesufficient i n i t s e l f , t o d e f e a t e d u o a t i c n , t h e r e f o r e Bantuto think that b e c a u s e t h e r e i s n o a l t e r r .a ^ . n o R a t i o n at Bduoation is good, Bad education x. a , - a p - to al l . The withdrawiil, t h e ^ f o r e , -s a pc a n - w

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defeat Bantu Blnoaticn. t •

Onoe the pecple hare rejected Bantu Siuoatiac thqy w il l find an alterna­tive to Bantu Biioatlon and to the entire slave eduoation of this country.There are various alternatives to Bantu *luoaticn, a one of whioh are happily being inplemanted in the Ka»t and, Transvaal and Eastern Cape. Theee methods, devised by the people, have even at this in i t ia l stage struck such fear in the Government that some of the organisers are facing trial. This should show how effective these methods will be whan inplenented throughout the country.

What is really ooi-e positive in the fight against Bantu Education is the creation of cultural clubs in every part of South Africa, not Just as an occupation for the ohildren who have been withdrawn from Bantu Bduoaticn sohools but as a method of moulding theee ohildren to see l i f e in its true perspective; the establishement of private sohools not under Bantu S<juoation» to give the ohildren the real eduoation. We know that there are dif f icult ies

t suoh schools but they are not insurmountable. Home eduoation is undoubtedly e beet method of them all , for i t caters for ohildren as well as adults.

Steps are now being taken to bring this form of education to the Afrioan masses.

We nust, however, make i t abundantly dear, that Bantu Education is an indispensible part of the Apartheid policy and cannot therefore be isolated from the general struggle of the people against Nationalist tyranny. The fight against Bantu Biucation is inextricably interwoven with the fight against, the Pass Laws and other oppressive measures. In .^ is^ f j jW L f° r . f and oonpulsory education for a l l in our country, let uSar&ltys^Af e Wl & & TT asserted their sacred right to universal education which i 3 their heritage, in these solecn wonis : ’’THE DOORS OF LEARNING AND CULTURE SHALL BE OPB*H)J"

In the next is ue we shall deal with the progress of the Cul­tural Clubs, Private schools and Home Education.

Collection Number: AD1812

RECORDS RELATING TO THE 'TREASON TRIAL' (REGINA vs F. ADAMS AND OTHERS ON CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON, ETC.), 1956 1961 TREASON TRIAL, 1956 1961

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