DRAFT DKCOSSIOK STATBWRT J>4.t).65L \ ' ■ .'■y A. t ffl 1* TliS PKOBLST Tho Libor tion Movement in S 9A, ha-{/(hfrin-r tho nnrt thirty tnonths been dealt heavy bloyg and has suffered seany casur.lties» Tha fury and anr-ltj of the Rationalist Government know no bounds, israve non have been tortured, have been d driven to cuiciue and have been hrnred for politic 1 activities. "rave con and voaea have been thrown into jail in their thousands, ’ hen tho ao .’eminent, not satisfied with on® conviction, drap out of their jails mon nd women who hive already been convicted end put thorn on trial again for the nano acts, under n new aa-e, for which they h >ve already bean jailed. They must ouffer double uuninhnent. The con- ditions in the jails are bestial, So ia tho treatment political prisoners receive. Tiiis treatment is worse than that riven to the lowest erlrainnlo* All thio is done in tho name of protecting "white" civilisation. It establishes beyond doubt that our present rulers do not knew the Meaning of the word "oiviliaation." Thoy are oo barbarous an any fnsoistn. ' he •, probably for the firat time in history, obtained parliamentary sanction <'or naked torture, Nor will their attacks on everything that is kind and humnn and decent be limited to the Conyress movement. It has already been extended to the Li1 6r-1 Party; now PrOiTresaives, students and 'ven their own churchmen who try to prac tise tmo Christianity, are beiny dealt with aa enemies of tho ;.'tat,e, as'anomies of our *vny of life", as it' the only way of life in 3 .A. was the way of the tjiw;lo* The truth of course is clesr for all but the blind to see.The pretence of protecting civilisation ia a hollow oxeuao '-'or protecting "whi'e"privilege,’’White" domination nnd, in particular, nationalist, economic interests. This then is tho character of tho Government that vjo faco. The time has cone for a careful ex.ur.ination of the whole situation and of the opsonin/* forces in or?er to determine where the Liberation Movement yoos front here nnd. ^specially what the tasks are of our organisation if it is to fulfil its mission of leadiny oar peoples to freedom. In order to arrive at correct decisions we must know: (A) What our objoctiva is* (B) What methods we can employ to achieve that oh,} otive, (c) What machinery can be used in order to put those net’jods into pr-'ctice successfully. There can be no doubt no to what the objective is. The yreado Charter weo adopted b all the Con ~re '.ees and >w the wjee men who le^d t,: ^ro. 'it still defines the conditions which nro nece-sary if freedom fc - all in ... to be • near This fact cannot be chanyed by'the <rrowin r jntxhrstsi brutality 1 nt, iarfc to what our methods and our machinery arc to a, •■ •••> ui ■■■c . - _ ___ y o- the present situation and what lad up to it. H! if .... \v- ••rs «• " •••;; ••• : 4' - v x . ‘ » V ■ yt'-
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DRAFT DKCOSSIOK STATBWRT J>4.t).65L
\ '■.'■y
A.
t ffl1* TliS PKOBLST
Tho Libor tion Movement in S9A, ha-{/(hfrin-r tho nnrt thirty tnonths been
dealt heavy bloyg and has suffered seany casur.lties» Tha fury and anr-ltj of the
Rationalist Government know no bounds, israve non have been tortured, have been
d driven to cuiciue and have been hrnred for politic 1 activities. "rave con and
voaea have been thrown into jail in their thousands, ’ hen tho ao .’eminent, not
satisfied with on® conviction, drap out of their jails mon nd women who hive already
been convicted end put thorn on trial again for the nano acts, under n new aa-e, for
which they h >ve already bean jailed. They must ouffer double uuninhnent. The con
ditions in the jails are bestial, So ia tho treatment political prisoners receive.
Tiiis treatment is worse than that riven to the lowest erlrainnlo*
All thio is done in tho name of protecting "white" civilisation. It
establishes beyond doubt that our present rulers do not knew the Meaning of the
word "oiviliaation." Thoy are oo barbarous an any fnsoistn. ' he •, probably for
the firat time in history, obtained parliamentary sanction <'or naked torture, Nor
will their attacks on everything that is kind and humnn and decent be limited to
the Conyress movement. It has already been extended to the Li1 6r-1 Party; now
PrOiTresaives, students and 'ven their own churchmen who try to prac tise tmo
Christianity, are beiny dealt with aa enemies of tho ;.'tat,e, as'anomies of our *vny
of life", as it' the only way of life in 3 .A. was the way of the tjiw;lo*
The truth of course is clesr for all but the blind to see. The pretence of
protecting civilisation ia a hollow oxeuao '-'or protecting "whi'e" privilege, ’’White"
domination nnd, in particular, nationalist, economic interests.
This then is tho character of tho Government that vjo faco. The time has cone
for a careful ex.ur.ination of the whole situation and of the opsonin/* forces in or?er
to determine where the Liberation Movement yoos front here nnd. ^specially what the
tasks are of our organisation if it is to fulfil its mission of leadiny oar peoples
to freedom.
In order to arrive at correct decisions we must know:
(A) What our objoctiva is*
(B) What methods we can employ to achieve that oh,} otive,
(c) What machinery can be used in order to put those net’jods into pr-'ctice
successfully.
There can be no doubt no to what the objective is . The yreado Charter weo
adopted b all the Con ~re '.ees and >w the wjee men who le^d t,: ro. 'it still defines the
conditions which nro nece-sary if freedom fc - all in ... to be • near This fact
cannot be chanyed by'the <rrowin r jntxhrstsi brutality 1 nt, iarfc to
what our methods and our machinery arc to a, •■•••> ui ■■■ c . - _ ___ y o- the present
situation and what lad up to it .
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4' - v x . ‘ »V
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To'ijiy ia face n ruthless Govoramont which in sW an ^ it j. ■ nuppor ter<l
by \ha vn::t yvw.jority of the "white" electorate, Ita twi 1i- <w<bl fO-ti '3 «re .
VceljL Oflnaa i-t- world not hesitate tbe::.e c\med- P ore as if /£ £h m/m V it-e.
^exwweiiow is. threatened. Though Con. rcs^ wervai*^ woritw Wrfee£l\ei**\ ft w ir hftweapf
fine Vieious methods usoA, the Government c m rcverthel<c,fc ftefy on spiev cvwA
country, to proceed recklessly to ntop up its policy of ^psrthnid o nA nxci<\1 Ait-
crimination, ori, in th<> procesa, to inflict trejvuWous losses m |>es*t tioia
forewent and on our orp 'n.inatj on.«l
Vvte • ■••• vn now reached the position where all ConfTesr ogam'galiotiS tore.
ellher been dieelaraA unlawful or bnvo been paralysed t>j ayM^rfeowijonj
lexers are in jell in exile or are binned or banished; ^«ept fey $\* £.ft*3.C#, S'AGTU ctrd iK* S^\„ Vtpnens ^federation, in no far m Uvy C h st'utl tVeve ii
Thera* r.\ethodo have proved aureeaaful in eonp} ';ely f a *' . ' r e'
Spnin ,*■ nd Portuanl# 'Phare ia every roanon ta th r" • ar f1.a v ‘ f ^ a-*0 successful bore in 3#A.#* wharo fanciam has no< dev' ■. r>-sd t^ it or ant*#
( f ) lifhilo it .in nrob »bly tj-uo that violent methods sues
a p p lie d in th o p r e s e n t circnftstsnccn. t f t c r o ir , n o t 'd n as.-botaff) c'Tiinot bo
inherently vrronr irs
unin/r such tsethods a,-gainst n Coverament which nowex coaeea to two violent
coons to deprive people of tholr rirhts, i .o . vielenco ranrinre fro? torture
in ax ”3'’ilo and police stations to shooting down people at diarpgville.__
i* / Violence can T»~ on* of the moat powerful wenpona in TSe b ncis of tho l i ‘ oration
movement# BaT~it~mu5t not be unorganised or rash or ill-tiinod. For must ft
evor1ja~nsed as a ~aubntliu,fco ror maaa political ccTTctu"™ D!!1'xria work i3 _
undertskon by -.11 with onthuoiasQ It could have a saov»-
bnllinffceffect taiJtf^lfHfuca n liatrc t or this
Goj^rnactt and jta po i ic io n ^T H fS Lieen It froia oi • ic<vT~ * * * “
nrscu&uoN
If wo ‘ire whole-heartedly to accept thia lino end put it into praotico with
success then certain thin.aa must bo cloarly understood
A* It the first place, this lino requires everyone who works with vr. to uoe the
greatest possible individual initiative# There im*.yt be no hantfUv* back on the
excuo* tb it tlio individual in waiting for directives* He .<nrst sack bis own
opening and use them. Of course he m at resort on what h a is doing in order
that work con be into/rated aP chaos avoided* But to-d.v; he is in tho beat
position to Jud^e what he can do. It is true too, t..et when ho ia in doubt
about a particular course of action, ho nbould consult before acting. Xrt
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