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re-established in their port by negotiation
must of course keep out . The Americans were
non-combatant help was wanted ; but they
in fighting . Yesterday the ships turned away
justified in diverting naval ships in case
again , satisfied that they were not required .
and that there will be no more outrages .
stressed that there was no intention to intervene
of UN conciliators they are meeting for
relief when this strife-torn land gets
Madagascar ) . THE world will sigh with
they must go . The best news for the Congo
the first time , in Malagasy ( formerly
itself a government which all outsiders
can recognise .
But back , Mr. Hammarskjold is determined ,
would be agreement between its rival
political leaders . Through the patient efforts
who , under apartheid , will be forced back to
really believes . A good neighbour to those Africans
policy of good neighbourliness . " We may be sure that
as a divine mission could have spoken of apartheid as " a
their tribal reserves with no prospect but a
he is not being hypocritical . That is what he
ONLY a man wrapped in the impenetrable cocoon of what he regards
cramped and primitive existence .
white stock .
Hitler in the thirties . It was Dr. Verwoerd who
A good neighbour to those Africans who will con-
that he proved to be to the Jews fleeing from
water in the white areas of South Africa , without rights
led a protest against admitting any of them
and without hope . THE same sort of good neighbour
because they would " defile " the national
tinue to live as hewers of wood and drawers of
woerd in his nightmare world . It is this that
Commonwealth . Otherwise , he says , those inside the
It is impossible to make contact with Dr. Ver-
makes illusory any hopes that he may be in-
Capetown , Dr. Joost de Blank , has pleaded that
country who still oppose apartheid will be
South Africa should be allowed to stay in the
left even more isolated and alone .
fluenced to change course . The Archbishop of
maintained an unflinching witness to what
Christianity really means , must carry weight . But
what , in fact , can the other Commonwealth countries
policy of appeasement has modified the
actions of the Nationalists . On the contrary ,
The views of the Archbishop , who has
do to bring support and comfort to this gallant
minority ? THERE is no evidence that the
apartheid is being applied ever more
ruthlessly .
step . If that is their decision they should also
way left to try to bring home to the people of
to disaster . It may be that the Commonwealth
apartheid as evil and indefensible .
Commonwealth now seems to be the only
Prime Ministers will decide against this final
South Africa that Dr. Verwoerd is leading them
go unequivocally on record that they regard
The shock of expulsion from the
without a story or a picture or probably both ,
be able to return home claiming a triumph .
marry Miss Worsley , hardly a day will pass
for it again : another Royal Wedding . Between
His smile will be blander than ever . WE are in
now and June , when the Duke of Kent will
about the nuptial arrangements .
Unless they do at least that , Dr. Verwoerd will
disposed to face . The real question is
ought to run - and greater than President
advocate putting off any approach until
what we should put to the Soviet
Kennedy's most influential advisers seem
Government as a basis for talks : and
of heart ( whatever that may mean ) would
have us run risks greater than the West
What seems certain is that those who
Mr Krushchev gives evidence of a change
On this reading what Mr. Gollancz calls
a means not to destruction but to safety .
the Northern Rhodesia Constitution is
on Northern Rhodesia does not say much ,
it by saying that the revision would be
much the Government tries to disguise
open to revision . This is news , however
but it says what is necessary - that
cool-headed and inventive negotiation , is
manoeuvring , and what we should call
The Government's pompous little statement
this likely ; Formula Two , which appeared in June , made it
principle , that is all that need be required of it . It is a pity
Formula One , which appeared in February , appeared to make
from this principle . It is a great pity that the
to Mr Kaunda's reasonable representations , but to
that the Government should ever have been led away
Government should give the appearance of responding , not
the violence which he tried to prevent .