11.,., .. , .. 1" G,P,O . ... f{, .. .. APRIL, 1956 Mic:hael Harmel SABRA'S POLICY for Africa ••• THE WOMEN'S ANTI·PASS CAMPAIGN By Helen Joseph ••• "Can Con",", B. Nau".1 In Th. Cold W.,1" THE FOREICN POLICY OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONCRESS ••• THE MOZART BI·CENTENARY ••• BOOKS T.&.L - A MONTHLY JOURNAL FOR DEMOCRATS
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11.,.,..,..1" ,~. G,P,O. ... f{, ..,~,..
APRIL, 1956
Mic:hael Harmel
SABRA'S POLICYfor Africa
•••
THE WOMEN'SANTI·PASS CAMPAIGN
By Helen Joseph
•••
"Can Con",", B. Nau".1In Th. Cold W.,1"
THE FOREICN POLICY OF THEAFRICAN NATIONAL
CONCRESS
•••THE MOZART BI·CENTENARY
•••
BOOKS
T.&.L
-
A MONTHLY JOURNAL FOR DEMOCRATS
How WNG WIll i' be before E""'I'Can wnding m<>thc.. at. laced wilb lbisproblem, already 10 acu" """......, ..here millio... of ....ool chik!ten m""
oomc Joomc .....,. day to an ....p,y I>owc and • c"-l door. no;, is not ..'I""""'" 01 c,kilco .00 "W'lCry ochools for ,be child....
LATCHKEY of worling m<>thcn-thal'. anoth<r p<oblcm and • veryCHILDREN I ",a1 0""', wi'h our GoverJunc", "'{....ng .ulJoid.i<o; the
m"nicipali'y ck>lirlg nunocry ochools; and the Ed ....lionDeporlmen. p.>ying ont ~2i'J a year lor a Whi.. child. J:1O • }"ar for aColoured child .00 noIhing at all lor an African ch~d] 11", "'" la'chJtC)l childio 'h. IChooI.going cJilld-wb., of him~ E"ropean """-wi..... arc warnedtha' ..... dorncotic ocrv&J>' is di.-wearing I""" South A1Tica_(oh. wan" '"worl in ..... facuwy eigh, houn a day ..nd for cash wages in.lead of workin3'sixtee" hoW'I a day for a "nice room and all f""nd" and a few J'O"nW amonth]) South Afnca, you arc only fOO'Tj" yu:n ou, cl da..1 nu. happenedjn Europe wi'h ,be f",' world ..... when ,he dorn..,,,,,, bcea"'" muni'ion pisand ncwr wm' hack to ,he basen><"l., p .,.;....nd <he allies. B,,' isthe "la'chkC)l child" really _lI>ing to Sou,h Africa~ Wha, abon' the:nWld.-..ls cl thousand. 01 N"".Ew-opean ochonI child"'" who come home 10tinpT}', cIooed ho<I-, '0 play in ,he "-l>----'f ........ you can call ,hcm~
Thl, ...onth', w",.,:H~LIN JOSE,H
CULTURALCLUn
.. EDUCATION BY DICTATION!" 'That', whl' F.thot Martin Jam'"Ken- todIo it .nd how right be il! Dic"", ;"dott""."', dool', 1<, the
children Ihinl: loo- 1hnnoeI~,'. Ilanl~ l'Aluea.ioo. "'nd the lr2g<dy is 'bo'the undermining of ,be child"'" ;, a oIow, p<miciouo,indiocernible ~. It doeo,," 11_ in • yr.a.r, or two
year>. It ...ill ""'•• gcneratiom 1><1",...... can rulIy ...wha, Verwoml 10.. d<>oe to <he chikl",n. AOO be may
be 8""" by <hen, b"l lI>e evil ""', be h... done will li"" ..her him. (AOO therei> no S""'llo be inlen'ed will> VerwQl:n:l". boneo!) M.am.'hiIe ....r1r. two yu:nha.... poooed and po~..' mind' 10...... been lulled. "A, le.., ,Ile ch,ldttn learn'" ",ad .000 wri~," <hey oay, ..nd the Iong-'""" damage P'""'"" """"'iced. B,,'there " a """" of~, omalJ eoo"gh but .. ye' indc"'uctihle-the culum.lclubo. Owl" four thousand children 00 the Reel and in the Ea,,,,,,, Capeand <bey ha"" lOrD< forty cl"h lcadcn ..ho ha"" 10 "nbelie~y ~ '0COJI" with the children. Hea""" I<nowo ""'" they ha,'. done i'l No huildinl!l"DO dcab, no hoob, for the d"ho are not_m"" not-be ocloool<. H_ lJ>ll>y of'" could, day aher day, year in and year onl, handle tIoetc , .., n"inben ofchiId",n in .1><10 rondi,ioJ>l~ n.. "".rQ" nnmbe, of children '0 ..... clubleader i> ....... onc hund~1 And for pay, tIoetc pa'ien' people mw' be roo"n'with a oporadic pju~ >ort of "Now j ........ i._oo.. }'OIl don',]" 'ra'om.B,,' lhe club leaden <:any on. And ..~ .. the "",,,n.. of lour 'hoosandchild",n "ill declare tIo<ir oppooition, ,he figh' ..gain" Ban." Education ..~lBO on. his. '1"",tion, ~, ""'" Ioog lb. cluho will be able to con,in""on tIo< presen' hand·,.,.""",lI> basis. If BO they mu", beea",. tb<y are cru!bedby V....-.!·. mw:ileoo leI<itJation, ,ha, .. DO vie,,,,.,. for him. Bu. if <beydtsappeu cl the rq:1e<, 01 if.., 00"8"'"' movr:lJ>CIIL ,h.n 'hat will be V....-.!·•lriun>ph,
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BUT IT ISN'T .. child oaying this, i,'. the pol...1 A microphone j. lonOOplaced overui~h\ in a hall hi~ 10 lhe AIr;"." NaTional Congr..s for a
cooIcrcnc:e. And " waJh't exactly. ol:.illed job: • few ho/eo. drilled in theroof, and • microphone I.....ned above <hem _ with
"IT WASN'T ME"plaoticin<:! W.. i' ('"'hap' done by • fa'beT, who hadthis .<range device JJ> hi> pocl<et? Perh.p' he w .. takingi' home '0 h" children? A child'. "'Y '0 be uoed lor
...... a purpooc~ tu lea.. i' may iOOica'e tha, ewn poIM:<men ha"" familyli..........oo, then. cl coune, il wasn·' the police who 1"'1 ,he m;"ropb""" inthe roof. Or 10 ,hey ay.
H.~ th. SootJ., U..I.... th. ",ht to I.., ?...... _,,"' ~o.."..N .. 'l ..... w•• plot ....
w.. thi•I..,.o,unl
th. " .. po.iriOll of 5o<."li.... fo_ ...."l~.l Whit of
Io4ICHAEL HARIo4EL w.iln ....
HUNGARY - FACT OR FICTIONCAN YOU icEMl.IdBEl, i. Iho l\ood of _ .- _
V , '- '- _", .... _.1 ol s..ie<-.,.. Bud ' eh~·. ,,-;'01 ...................1 It w.. ..: ,.1«1 by SAPA_a.. ,,", ,.......-........ ia "'" d.ily ,.....
Now. "" N.......... l! .... Amorioo. (Iou, ...... I I1_ "'" _th Al..,,,,) _ p"hI' Md • ;om' ...-.., by tb< <xx, , ...... ol tbo t<d Pr.a. dw U..t<d".. """ Ilnt<... Tboy ~tod tb.o' b>d~ tb<boopI1>l. h WO> """"-Pd. No< .... of tbo ..... ""'" bw>d.-..ldriId..... b>d -. b.o........
A TII"Nc1 P.n.
IT SEEMS to .... tha' 'hi> inciden' ilIU11rata the d<Jem."'" 01 the teriow "uden' 01 --=ld affw. <r0ng to
undenland ond ....igh ,be ~ninc 01 <be H"nprianrising.
0..• ......,.. ol iaI............ (-" f.... tbo /i AI'. _b.od <I<- • ..,J<nd0l iol> _ ,••" low _Iu, ""'" _i.-........ ill inoti.......bm'l') .....;"t<d_ ..-ndio, """ i.I<..",,;.,,ol OOW"~ wlUdo b.o.. 00. dU.........' ..... d.-...t<d 'bN~ onatico """ _ocity_>nb SorirI R.......... _ .....1' of I....,.~_.... i. Vx=. b.o"" .It• ..,. inun>rtiono to .. to ""'" ...H_• .,.. ...,...;.oIly;" of ......... to d.......' .It..,,,,,
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I am I>Ol ''''''ng to "I' tha' the Hung....ra.. ~.. ate"'" ....."". ond imponan,. Jnd«<I they we, .nd ,her< io"" _ ..;,h feelings who Un bu' deq>ly "'Jre' the...neting .nd bloodshed of HUI\li:.n.n .nd Soviet people.But 'Y"'pothy i. "'" <nO<Igh. W. "'0,1 f', ,. d,ow ,h.",rr«' ,...<lo,i.... / ••,., ",h.1 h'" h~"....d, ud "", ,.ba ,,,,.~, .WII, h, 11.. IUlol wow ./ htlJ. P'''fHl,.>Id..,.,i..., ,h. SO<Ji., U ..;,,", w~k~ ;, <>lJ. 11.., ,~. ,";"fod"''''N''''''' <no ,.<>lJ., i.for.".d i•.
.nth tbo d.......' ..,;." ol 0<_ 1', Iy .....,"""".Prio< to tb" d... .,..",..... bod boon dim:tod """.nI.!'oW>d, _.-..I ,_ WO> bmriDa- n-• __• ...-I", Budopeo' ..mod i... "';Id rio<q.Tb........... told, ..... """" "Pi"" __..,..........<be N.,. ...--' wt>.kII <>lied i. .so..;" ,_, lrIollr........... i. tb< """".,., to ..._ d<pi<.......k-.li. -';""tod "po.<ppe, .d,.i tion." Th<n .. NorI!>er. to .....1'1' • "".,. .... __ *""",_ "...boo, ",Uq~_ SorirI _ to w;'''''...w f.... aud.",,, (wbi<b ....,.did), 01'"",,- hi...bine, ,_ d.1' to dal' to bri". ;" __..... __ J;t!'~.n.. ' , ', 1"""..,1'-...m.c W , .,. lli"l f<Io W ",."'.'''''. .... told .. 'b" I>< ,,', • "'"PP''' of ,I><K-kio Iou, • ..WnaJ ....., n. _ "'" ;"...-..... 0(.... c.o..n.a..., of J...... k>d i.. _01 to ,I\< 5<M<, A....,......... l\ood ol • ....,.;ty I Vio : ............ "",Uqof ~,olo, "to Sibori.,· "" ....
no. 1 <td ..... "'" -. .- ol ........1.Ilo.tlt I.. i" 1....-, bno'olly C<\UI>td by 00rripia.......tion.
......... ...,. • _, ,__' ....... un
1 do .... ""'........., ... hoo.. 011 ,11< I..,..........,. I........"It.. •__It ol wbo< h.ppet>Od, Iou, I _ _"-I...., tb;, ;, • 1 ' i"l, -.impbhed """ di._........ : .... ""id> It , .... liol I"","" >it>l!1 -'I'
to • -" o "'ondi ol wha' "'" hoo""'......
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IN \he fire' pla«, it leave. O\<t ,he wlIOl< baclground of<be «>Id W1r ond America'. vast intrigueo in £.o>..,n
EllI'OpO. TIu U.i"d S',"., G_,,"'"I IUu boo. ""Ill,,,,«di"l 1(1() m~li... d.Il.... 0 "'.0. ;. ",b,..,,"'. ;",~ <......, ....., ;" eoTO". Thu .... wn ....n' partly011 Jl"'lP"PI'lIa. co.Iuns '<It mooJ' from radio ond kaIktbollooo. lI'anJD1inen in West Gerntany and doewbeTe. Itwould he IoTOOI to un<le<estima.. ,he ,flee, of in/Jammatory 1"'?Fll&nda, "'f'<clally in a critis oi,...tion., TheWest Berlin correopottdent of ,he H.w SIO'''''''"'1I7.JU6) rq>O<ted that the F... DtDlOCtatie Pany had"""'ploin<d to the Adt>ta..... Goo<ernm<n' "ll';'" br<>e<!·coots fTOm the Americ.on-oot'ltrolkd "Radio F... Europ<,~
.....ich co.Iled "poll tht Hunguia... to UlTy on ftghtinga. fo..ign aid ..... (It, its """I'. lie ab<> ci,.. the So.d·doo'u~. ~oi,".." wl>ich
...._. _t>;)i.,. I.. hlood>ntd iD H.'I..,. "pon tII<..
American in""",nti.of1 in HWlpry was by "" mt2fiIlimi'<d to radio and leaflet ballooo~ Emip"oad u.Hrmlr, p.o."'" h .. 1<>., bo... """"U,~ ia'" ".",.doa;It ll.',h ""../,JI,.foUl i>/<>... ,,, <f"U 'Iu Ix><d.. fr.,.Ao"'i" ,,' " /"",,",0/)1. ,,~,.,.,••it, ....d ,,, <rut, ••, "miu'"" ,.It<h, H.... """ .oould ",f•• to the deeply'i«nifican' ....temen, by Dulb 'hot he k...... in advance......., w.. g<>in@: to happen in H"ngvy.
The 'eopI..' o;.."",N_t
HOWEVER, to "",rib< tit< Hungariato oritio ",.",:)1' toAmericon ond otho. imperialin in"""'nt;",, .nd in.
,rig.... would be a gnJII ........u..pJ;r...tion.. S.oh ia'ri,."W010Jd hoc bo•• ,.,..,..1..., h, f" du<".,." i. f~.
"""'l' bot~ wid. oal dup, ...,,"d b,~ ''''''', mal·otdmi""l,o'''', ".d h""o..",k I.otd..,~;, >Odl, .., "f,,,..oh wil~ IIu ~JHo. Roform, though promil<d in animportant ...Iu of decioiono in July, was .low in being"implemented. And "',tieismo of patt.....". had been mad.in a OtIHided _I' which COIlIwed ond <pIi, not onlf tlt<_le but a!><> tlt< Iudinjr W'l'ktn' Partl'.
M ........., tlt< inois"n' .......nds 1<1< ..;thdrowa! of Sovie'''''''''' ond f<lt ",lationl of full <quali'y ..;th tit< U.s.s.R.(token lOfl.tIt<r ";th ,he Sovie,', own .....n' .....t.....nt on fut.... ",lat,,,OI with oocialist """ntries) moll.Jl clear that the .so..;., Un;"" on its part had not wnpihlea of bigh·handed_ in onme 01 ,to~
Thoro- """'I' _." ..- up ia <ho """"..... ti,..bo""'" __ in Ho....,. I 0<""'" :rI. Woo, ol <ho ...._,x." ...." ,_ .. Bud tb., d.l', "'...... pi<""'" ofN.II' "'" I.<"i", '"' 4000bt bo6<votI "to, ,hq. -.. _ ..~i, I.vow 0( Iho 1""1<..... of _,.b< _, wilbm ....
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A CHRISTMAS STORYIy AUX LA CUMA
" WELL,H said my old pol, South p<ople who _nt r.o li...n \(I tJ,..,.W.... "h', almoo. Chris'mas." boIy-lloli<o jllS' did "" out 01 busy.
''T"",nty ID '_l"",~ added Ham_ bodineol &rid moybe b<c.a.... it w•••m<rkoppir, glancins at .be bo.lt...,.j 1_ >bow almoo. be..... than the Wo.clock OD the~...p~ So u.... holy.holy f"'OI'le didn't get
w.,.,.,., in M. Henry'. I"",• .-n, ma~ pe<>llle ..ved by the LortI..drink;"g wbite port at r,." bob. <TbOy 'opt it "" """'" time and IboIlle, which wu • oh.meIul prioo, ndon they wm, jus. about to paciI_ing it wu Chri,ltJW time. From up and """'" on, _q,g .bere wam'.there ....., cov.ld .... her ....".ling in.he much b...u-, ""'"" what to youlilcilen, p10rling • fowl, with • t<doo happef>td? Well, "Il< nilh' .hec;,arttle dangling from her fat lip<, whole DtaRon Gang wal10 lnw theand • yelk>w-1Dd.bJ... l""!'Or e>p on place. Weir, .....rybody moo r<ci;O<\Iher heod. TI>e eeil;"g 01 I!>e r"",. then ",ill be plrn'y of .....tiono be·room ..... hung with po.,... •..-umtn <.0.... the Dragon Gang .re • lot oIand ba1JooJ>I whi<;b hid the ny·.pottrd hMdcut root... who smoke d"",, and00ard0, and • row of I"""ting anb rob and kill all ~ the p1ou. -'00lined the ....nll< pi<ce OD nch side >1..., noOOdy dared '-'2lI< ou, be<:auoeof \he clock. lb. Dragons migl.. ha.... I!>ougb' it aD
Soutb We....... Iooling. little find" imult.nd maybe 00 """",!hill( .bout.nd .f,.,.. • while IU~ tha..... iL So """rybody .., light.nd I ndonling a <:ouple of ""rot.. Hammer_ for !he fin' time tb..., w... i>rn~va
1~ l""'l"""d "Soo" Noon: but lo< of praying going OD. B~, to twry.So~,h 1'0'.., didn't lo>o>r all ,k words, body', .ulprioe tb< Drag<>os didn', do10 .....,tled 1..- ''Or>o! In Royal a thing bu, throw """" people ou,David', City." Well, ..........bout 01 a row 01 oellU, you know tbooe tha,halfwa.y thrwgh and no, do;ng 10 """" to be ,_.tu!'P<_, aDd .....bad, wh.n Ma H.nry atatted ra"ing their pIaca .. quietly .. you pIeax.hen and ..ying wha, would Ihoo people "w.n, the Dragon Gang j_ oa,_, <10..- oh;,,}, he< I>ou;tc waa and oh..." listening to Ihoo ainging and thebelid.., ..... cousin J""', wife, Maria, praying and ",,110 to the Lord, untilwa.o about to ha.... a baby "'y minu.. 'hey goIlO rored up with ~ligion, .ndou' in tb< ~.yard hoU.ic, and ."y. I r«:kon ....,. boom, and the ""'"""y our V<>i.ces ...... l<Iriblr. thing ...-uybody 1new .... tha, tb<
So ... p"" i, up and had anothor whole lo< of them ..... con....rted toround 01 whi,. port and La.... I could the Lord. TI>.y jumped up and..., Hammerkoppie luoIUng sad .. ben. •..rt<d ainging although I rccl..,., non<
"Cb,.;,' alwaY' mab. ID< think 01 them 1""", ,i>r ""'f'd~ and ~01 the , ,ime I J-n in cburclI," b. they hopped ""'" ,i>r .tag< and they..id. all ,oaned pulling ou' their .....pom
"When wu tha,?" South W.., and Laying ,hem a' ,be I.., of ,i>rasked. w. ca1Ied him ,ha, beo:a"", he holy.hoIy.-"le. n,.,.. ..... a goodhad open, many yurs wa.n<kring a· coIlcaion 01 "kni..... bicy<ic cb.aUu,"",nd South 1'0'.., Africa, ~king 1..- 'yre.rim>, ohatpen<d ,.,......-dri~ andd.. Gc......"., leod P;pco....nd even 0"" ... ,_ p<n-
"I ""n', ..""..",I><r," lhrnmcrl<oppic hi.....a",wend. "1'0'.11, tbooe hoIy.boly p«>plc ..",..
"wen," South Wcat Wd. "Cb.......... blrny pIeao<:d with Ihoomoclva, "';ngis a ,ime for ...lip>n. Md tailing tb<y had ouc«ed<d in corwcrting !heabou' religion brinp in'o my mind ,h. Dragon>,.nd I r«:1ron nth« pc:<>pI.time oom< of , ..... hoIy.hoIy 1>OOPI< I." the ...... way, bul 10< diff....n'hired the old Uoion~ foi bold. l'<UOIlS.
ing lOO>< holy.hoIy """;nill and c:on- "Well," South Weo' Wd. '"Iba,vening all ain..... '" the Lord. w.. bow the Dragon Gang go< lOved
"Wen, ,0- holy-holy peoplc s:or by the Lord.""uck in and you could heat ,he """'" "Ti""" 10< rq • dop," HammeT_<l<rwn in ...ddetley Street the wa.y they loppie oaid, and p...... around ,h<",••It on. Singing and cLappiog hand> whi.. port.and calling on olI lio".... to IP.... up ... , tha' momrnt midnigh' ,lI'\OO:1.Iin .nd he oavcd. and ... all SO' up and ""'0' into Ihoo
.....W!~hl TI>.y carried on Iil.. tha, kitcben"" wish Ma H.nry 'be com·a .....p/< of nigh" and the tNoorope pli_nu of ,he seaaon.w.. crowded ou, every time, j ..., like "Tcnlr. you, boyo," oh< retIIrnfl<l.i, wu in the old da~ wheo i, wu "...nd the '" you,~ W. IOW tha,a .....1 biooc<>R<. I ndon moo' of the 'h<re running frem her-- ..
~'"(A ......r.~ A,'h. GoU..u~,)
eyu. "I'm 10 i>rppy bcca"", i,',Ch.....",.. and ~fMia'. j ..., 10' a _.~
I .uppoo< the ....n ""',.. tb... ofhappi......, but I had " wopicioo ....old lady had b«n ha'lng """" wbi..pori on the oide, 100. Anyway,_wio/><d her hd, .nd lhmmerkoppi<made an improp<l" ouggmion tha, "'"male • coIlec,ion 10< Cowin J",,',lill", _. We ...iood ..........nd.four·pc:nce am<mg """"M:> and Ma H<Of)'Ir""'" h.wy 01.... th.. ,h., oh< w....lJl .nother bouk of whi.. port, on the~
We oa' down in the 11'0<11 nx>mog.i" 10< """,her round .nd I :ukedSouth Wcat whether the Dragon G_""',.. otill CQIlwned.
"HeI~ ""'~ "" ..id ''They onlymy«! ..V<d by ,i>r Lord 10< a 1_minu'", booc."", righ, then OIl>tI>tbndybrough' ""'f'd ,h., ,h< Q-o StreetBoo........... noiding their l<Iritory..o.nd you can', "pc:<:1 .....n '" ".yoaV<d ....... a thing ILk. ,ha, happeoo.~Wen," South W... Wd... Merry
Cbril'mao,"-- ...... -. ,--........ '..'
MOON OVER DISTRICT SIX
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....,,,RICHARD MooRE
THE m<>O<I ....., in a~l<MIy gay mood
.00 ohouted "HappyNe", y ••r" to .be .laD.Tb< .u,... b<jng older.nd """'" <epee..b",mod".liy .",mU«! bad">am<: to you" Themoon, a gay young roolldid • corn;'; donoo&fOUOO .taid ~pi"".ry
Table "'ounl.oin, ...'"Mlr miuNI L ion'.Head and bouoced d;'·lily ••""", ,h. >ky. Di>·tric. Si.. hopp«!, Ik,pp<d
.nd joOl""".TII" Itn.t]amp'
laughed .... handful of....... "'fi' .~ing
dowJ, TenDon' Streetinto Ha"""", Strft'.
"B~y my ........Sce <km blow in '. """...
..ng ,h. '''''I<,_m.n who waoo'. ",,,,,b of • po<1. Youcould rod ,h.o.l the It...,,..,.,.,, lnew tho. it wo. Ne...Yur'. Eve. The "'...,,, .loo kn .
''TIloy make me wa,,' to wh ,.. lao;ghecl • I'>unggallant to IW girl.lri<nd .,.,...00 at hi> OWn ,,·it. lit .1<0w... no..,...
"What', wh<aeo?" ""'lu~ «>yJy."Ob ",b.....,. is wh Don', you lnow who:tt<:l?" h.
I..nd at h... ,uU"'tivcly."Oh Si< Ilc>ttic'" .......id with the li,,1e dignity oh<
could my,,,r. Then tit< Olt-.a <w<1'Wh<lm<d ber and .....bunt out into Wl<Ooltrolable giggles.
Up Ha"""", s,..- to Star llioocop<: 'b'<.med thet<&O<N. ID pa.... at the Fish Market.
"Happy New Ye.' Merrim," ..id an ~a,ly «!<brat.,pi'ouct"ng "" the pa"..nl<Jot with a fancy cap which,<O<l "Ku. .... luvvy." I" 10" hand was a half-emptybot,1e 01 "Van d<r St<l whici, ohooted "M. 'oo!"
"You mus' loam 10 """,roi YOU' filthy ,,,,,,,tI,,'· ...ida I""im. lair Colour«! lady who ""ly <pt>ke English a'
"-"H.ppy New Ye~' MerTim," ...id drunk pi<rot, oIf.,.·i"l! her a dt;"k.
"Go 10 1><11, you diny hastard," si>< IWo<d at him, for·Il"tting for ,I>< """",nt ,ha, oh< wa, • prim Colouredl.dy tha, OOlly <p<JoO.~ EnglM at home,"Why did '. Whit. man bla__ boca....'!'rn CuuuUid....<a"l! .n amo",,,, """in lamen'ing ,he f.1e 0/ hi. peopleto .n empty 10"", Th. lane di5pl.y<d no inle,..t lo0' ache<lly, y<Uow you'h Wed up mom.ntarily I""" apair 01 dice I>< wa> roiling.
''I'm a guy wlso ..."..' don< IXI lu''''"''''''''m .. , "
_ ~... " _. , .....J ......" , ...
Duwl~. byPfTU CLAn
twangod the alt>Ol'OUl OIl<
"" hi, gaudy guita,."You ungin' balls,"
Ibouled the y<11ow dice...."Go 10 heU" retali·
.ted the imita';';" Lan...."Vou' mama', ,h~
q u a rt er .." ."'!d the",,",,"y OIl< 'pottmg ""10;" d<ce.
"Corn quid, m" my·nklll"
"Buy my tu>o",
See <lem blow in '.IJI'eezoos • • ,"
...ng the ........ man whohad ""VU htard 0/Shall<>pe>rt:.
''1b<re', a f,ght OIl '.come<, they bugg<,in'up you' hutban'," IaDKan urclUn 10 a ,ired ,....
"Lern"", ~ H• •tat_• man with Ured I>reao,..
led fin'," lObbed h., husband wbn tried 10 obi<1d hisfa« from nying boo...
"Lea.. 'm alonc:lll" olwu,ed the """"",n hy>t<rically aI
oh< triod 10 part 10.. huob.aOO."J...",...,.. n...,', a h<lvu Iotta blood," whispon,d the
utthin Io'ho liIled fi«hu, 10 his gU'ltn/'lipt lis..,.''Buy my ,~...See ..... blow in '. -... ..•."
..ng the '~·man who prefund 10 mind 10;" own hmi·,-"Hie, k,>' 'i< Law!!!" warned a Irightene<l ,bin·necked
sper;t.a\tlO" who kept In ,he fringe nf tM: crowd."fIre.ok i, up. ""'ak i, up. BreaIl it upl" ..id authority
in tI'e form of a young Whi.. """'tabt. with his handon 10;" ~I".., boI"...
"Die law It <ling ;, vim," """'led an obtcW't ....,;ur""" the crowd, tha, prefernd ,,, remain oboe",••
"Who ..id ,ha')'" the bruo button> .00 revnl,.., dc·
-""""Heppy New Vea' ha...... lhouled a j<Uy-drunk manwbn was trying to cnnvince the crowd 11.., he was oobo'.
"Bclie".. III the Lord and thou shaI. be saved." foameda ,tree,-<X>l1l<' bible.thurnpe,.
"Here'•• penny fi, C'Uoctioo," oaid a lacetinuo )"""ll....ofly who WlWl', int.....te<i in his .oouI. ''Gn home .,,'I.... a d,ink."
"Sinnon!" th~mped ,he preach« ignoring the ungodlyonc. "whm the Lord tokl ,.,. 10 rome, I came."
"Here', """,be, penny. Buy y<...1I a ,...........id thefacetiom _.
"Buy my'........See dem blow in '. b<-ee<a . , ~
sang 'he mu'" inglo<..... Maton."Gie me ''''0,'' said " reckIeu. bighly.rnug<d houoewif.
who wanted 10 bribe tM: kid, bocawoe obe w,," never .,"-.
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An English Artist South Africa.y 'AUl HOG.....TH
TilE ut4. abroad ""n be regardedwith tile wild... .o!hnla"" cc
wiili ,he pro{ou,Idt,,,.uopicioG. InChina I ..,.. """'*'<d by k<""S"" .odhad to <omplele • d",win~ from in_lid. an anny In.Icl<. In Rhodesia, •boa! While official glonxl at me andadlO<l if I had come: to draw ''n.ti....nude.' Un·uu.",.j pt'OlOt..,.. brusheda>i<le with th< ",,,,,'k tha' <hi. IO<lof thing wall all v<')' well in Eu...".but no< in Africa, nor """'. 1 l<pl myupper lip ,tiff and insi<t<:<l ,ha' myinla'd' w;u iIJ the evuyday lif. ol,he African people but j ..., '0 rn..o.k., .."' h. had ,he .pociaJ br.""" keepa" ey<: 0" me.
An>tiooul to .void the .,len';"" of,I><;r South African ron.agu<s, Iha"" to amI... ,ha, I did not applyfor pumi.. to draw in the Jocauons.Aocompani<d by intrepid African .00Europ<an fri<nds, my drawi"S" ...,...,mad. in ill oor" cl plwoet under o.lIoorlS 01 ronditionl which may no<
ha"" bc<n 'p~i"od; "" we cocldn'tafford the ri<I<. I rtmembt.- one JUsbtin Johannesburs. I drew ocvcnl pan_rai.. of the _le', Ie>d.... """ of,.,.another ~I into It>< nigh~ They had~ brought '" the """'" in. wb;cl,I wa. Jlaying. What ra«ol Among,hem "'"" ,he rodoobtablo "UncleJII," • giant with great warm,h ofpenono.lity with • .me. like an ami.oble 1!'<'8.horn. "We'll win in !he Io<>grun," he boomed, and I immed"'oIyklo' any doubt 'ha' "'" ..'OU!dn'L
Shanty town. in EW'OpO are eilb"a oouree'o/ lun or embaraMlIl<n'; inthe Union they ha"" bocom< anacupI<d port of 'h< <v<ryday """"",Whi,., "ra"~,, r<gard<d not un_....'ur.lly, "",d, picion and ...".",_""""' bu' it mllS' 1>< n>o>dettly admi't<dthat Ibis cbonge<l to olamorow «llbu_,WIn wb.lI<VU I .., down and beganto dq»c' IOD1< flOIlliJiar 00<'"' or I""e,Hordes of piooanins would ra<:e
MOON OVER DISTRICT SIX
"I ..y paauaI, buy'" two or><-an.lourt," ..id alLuhily draotd dandy m pink 100.. wh.o _nt<d '0 jump'h< I»ooot:>pc: queue.
"Im a'rtddy buying li"" ';cl..., li<d a lrigh"'''''''•'raJll«t.
"ra,,'!"r."It. New Y...· an' I'll rip your !Ut>," ..id pin. IIOCiu
who had no knife,··You be,t<r buy i' an' doo' tal. a 10<.""A·righ,,'· .aid 'h<~ lright<n<d ,1raIlgtt.-_.
AN ,HDl ...H fAMilY IH l>U .....H
(c••r;...~ f' ... ,......, toP!
"So I <is to be" how abou'", dol< hor><y," ..;<I a dirty""""l«,,_y<u-dd<r lying arou' his I<:oual ""pIo; ...
"Honty. ,ink you flUUly," ..id an adminng wiL"Widou' no _,'...id ano,htr,"10 you' buo""y," chim<d ,h. Ia.l' my""l<r.Th. mooo rig_ugg<d cn.zlly across the dr.y bumpiog
into a .tar or two on the way and rouncing off~Hill. All<r all i' was New Yur", E,.. and Distric' Six..... hysterical wilb joy.
..Buymy'........~demblowio·eb_..... ~
Iltng lb. ",",,""_man.
........ nl> • _ ..., ,~......,.. 'N'
A YOUNG .....leAN MINII
"""00 whiII. otben woWd be "",."'D''''' for .b<ir porttaito by proud iD_,;,I<n, motben. I oh.alI newr r~.
that pan:hed inci>od hilIOO.e on wlUchthirty thouso.nd Africans "ti_" nu.dtuty p'-""""ma of _.bIocI:.uding and flattened .in bean the"""antic n..... 01. Orl>.ooo Sb<11U1.And on what "'nu li.k .he >Wi_of the """'"', <h<:d·ahirted gangs of'''''sU .1rOlJ by like buccant:fls. Libthe homew..... bound .um....... 01. .heThirty Yea.. W.,., old mm drift bywith .taring bopelcu 0)<:0; d«lPaddicts. Twilight falls 00><1 • mul< de~.tion '0 """.... is uught in .hef!&nlo of """"lIesI f~ as tinging andlaugh .... fUl the night air.
,\nd th.n the lim timo I saw •"""".hall" It WlU crowd<d ""ithhundred. of African won.... whomilled in and IOlllUIl<l • huge corn·pour>d. African police "ood at the.nlr&DC< ....lChing ev<'yoo" lea"".Th<n: qui", ."<kI<nly, a police patrol.car ocn«:h<d 10 • stt.nd,till and rou,anned Whi,. police .pr>."l!" out do_mandinll: _ and • ..,.,. !><:hind mecried, "Dn.w 'his Whi", "",ni" 1bepolice drogg<d • yOUng African ;n'othe waiting ar and .. they d"",,, byI IOW that they ...'" beating him aodthe blood w.. on hi> I...:e.
• •Early""" """",iog r>eat l>hroUbutg
I JbooI< handl with • bnot>J.lool.ing""il.·1>ooo and oho<tly .I"'......rd> foundmy>elf racing "-" an inolined >haIlat ICrrUJoinll ,peed. l.<><>king bac.l:, •"'!='" of ~h' the ,iz< of • po<Ull".lamp ...01 an that was loft of day.light. Thrn .... claml>tred out "" ,h.' ....n.y-oorond Ievd ond turned off •I""'"ge to worm ""r woy down ''''''''rtraminS wi,h 'er.A~ our!><.adlwaa tho stinting' ,. of qklUU androd< in which loy "'" gold. Furtherohood, hundred. of .woatins AfrieonsIuclod and drilkd tho roclllaco; inthe Ilicllering light 01 comdo lamps,_ por.rtroued .till further, pauoinBDOW and then '" poor down """" un·Olql1oinod ohaI, 01 yawning omptrn...TIIa, <!oy I rn><Io many drawin!!" lor"'" opodOclo 01 in_ hwnon lohour'""'" ono which I hod never ...n lholiko nl bot"",.
Tho>1 _.h""lUdo into ,he r"",State, to Bloml""..in who", IOCOII become: implocoblo .nd hoo,il. ot ,hooound nl "" Englioh vni<e. Where youcnuJd .it for 0 Ions: ""'S .;"", in 0....."""", and not .....,..;... ony o"on·tinn. K"'I"' ond Ctonjo gllled downon you and =ry major dof.., of tho
...- ...... _. 'fOOl'....... 'N'
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Britioh woo dnomati<.>.lly depicted ;010'S" litlu;Woph.; Col.,.,.." Sp;oo Kopand Elaodogute. And 0<"'"' ,he •...,.tcould be ~imr.-l an 00d sight; 0pooter for ihe film T~. Rai... of R."·</Up' "" ,.!rich Richard 8,.."",'."Indian" f""" wo. blotted oot oo heb<ot~ 00 ivory white Laoo Turner.It did not -..n '" crazy 'hoo ... il... _.
• •10 the ....... of Durbao, the vioitor
con be amuood by the antic< 01 the~ifiototly-cootumod Zulu riclloha...Ixr-to who ]X>Und their !i....way pulling I""",to round lbe citY. •...,....Pitiful ,..minder< of the humUiation ofa proud nalion. 8~, the,.. '"'" 0 day,.1..0 1 ..... ..,..".!hi0S of the Zuluheritage in tho p.".oo 01 a disniliodon<! noblo man ...hooe Item aristocraticface concealed a WlU'm e~in~ perIOoati,y. Chiof Lu,huti, ahllou3h de-
--,~, ..ill kop! ,he l<J,.., and ""'l"'C'01 Itio poople. I won' with him through,he flolds of .uga,..,.."., ond mad."'awins> 01 the ~;Sho"P"n familia, the POO"" 0{ thepoor wl>ooe l>oo>os woro made f,omlho """,to 01 ,he crop they culti...,od.
Thooo "'" ocly brief impraoions ofthe Union .. I IOW it; nl '-" it al·,.0y" '"'" and '-" tho White ......ho. modo it. But not oll White mon>ccop' tltU ...to 01 alfoi.... I mo' monond """""n, White, lI1ad ood Brownwho were. invoh""] in on hetoic fightfor a din...nt ....y nl life; 0 lifo inwhich 'hey could live together ..equols. To """" them ,... 0 privilege,without their help my drawio!!" couldnot ha"" boon made ond I W2tlt thornto know thi>. Without thio .podal &ind01 help on<! o.-..rogemon', an on;'.wouJd be tiko &0 ""'or withou, "".I>dieoce. --
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