the serious problems that are ,- South African mercenaries range "the continent and played a role © Suppression of the national libe- n movements in other areas. ‘Military, economic and political tence to Smith’s illegal regime in desia swiftly followed that coun- S declaration of U.D.I. The alliance : } lazar, Smith and Vorster was’ The A.N.C. estimates that the entire Of Southern Africa has become a Ble theatre of struggle in the face of > 1° overthrow oppression has f€n sanctioned by humanity {hd is the highest aspiration of ‘very free man. If elements in °Ur organization seek to im- Pede the realization of this lofty Purpose then these people have Placed themselves ‘outside the *tganization and must be put Sut of action before they do More harm. To do otherwise Would be a crime and serious Neglect of duty. We must rid wurselves of such elements and Sve our organization the strik-. "Ng power of a real militant Mss organization. Kotane, arks, Bopape, Tloome, and | ‘ave been. banned from attend- ‘Ng gatherings and we cannot !9in and counsel with you on Gcing our country. We have ©en banned because we cham- Pion the freedom of the op- Pressed people of our country: Gnd because we consistently fought against the policy of facial discrimination in favour of g policy which accords fun- “amental human rights: to all: ltespective of race, colour, sex, Sr language. We are exiled ftom our own people for we un- Compromisingly resisted the ef- Orts of imperialist America and Jer satellites to drag the world Into the rule of violence and rutal force, into the rule of the Napalm, hydrogen, and cobalt Ombs where millions of people Will be wiped out to satisfy the Criminal and greedy appetites °f the imperialist powers. We lave been gagged because we &mphatically and openly con- ©mned the criminal attacks by € imperialists against the People of Malaya, Vietnam, In- ‘Onesia, Tunisia, and Tangan- Vika and called upon our people © identify themselves unreser- Yedly with the cause of world Peace, and to fight against the War policies of America and her ‘SAtellites, Nelson Mandela 1953 (No Easy Walk to Free- dom) : ee 5 efforts of the white minority to Solidate their grip. The long-stand- alliance of the A.N.C. and the Zim- We African People’s Union became ‘slated into united’ military action. ‘S Was first seen in July 1967 when 's of the South African “Umkhonto Sizwe” (The Spear of the Nation) ~ the ZAPU Liberation Army went action together. Newsweek (Feb. 5) story further Ws that the dictatorships in Angola, . Rhodesia and South Africa have begun to rely more and more on each other - as the pressure builds. South African government military units have been located figthing in Angola ‘in support of Salazar. This and South African military and economic support to Smith’s regime show that a reassess- ment is being made by these govern- ments who are beginning to feel they cannot forever hold. out alone. Efforts are also being made for heavier Ameri- can support in the future to prevent the victory of the liberation forces. The stirring declarations of the A.N.C. have long become known the world over as documents of eloquence and power. From the Freedom Charter of 1955, which sets out the demands and the true democratic ideals of the A.N.C., to the Call of the Umkhonto We Sizwe can be felt the anguish and determination of the South African people: : “To you, sons and daughters of the soil, our case is clear. : “The white oppressors have stolen our land. They have ‘destroyed our families. They have taken for them- selves the best that there -is in our rich country and have left us the worst. They have the fruits and the riches. We have the backbreaking toil and the poverty. - “We burrow into the belly of the earth to dig out gold, diamonds, coal, uranium. The white: oppressors and foreign investors grab all this wealth. It is used for their enrichment and to buy arms to suppress and kill us. “In the factories, on the farms, on the railways, wherever you go, the hard, dirty, dangerous, badly-paid jobs are ours. The best jobs are for whites only. F “Tn our land we have to carry passes; we are restricted and banished while the white oppressors move about freely. “Our homes are hovels; those of the whites are luxury mansions, flats and - farmsteads. : “There are not enough schools for our children, the standard of education is low, and we have to pay for it. But the government uses our taxes and the wealth we create to provide free edu- cation for white children. . “We have suffered long enough. “Over 300 years ago the white in- vaders began a ceaseless war of aggres- sion: against us, murdered our fore- fathers, stole our land and enslaved our people. “Today they still rule by force. They. murder dur people. They still enslave us.” The armed struggle now begun will continue on the basis of unity with all the oppressed of Southern Africa. The Indian. population, faced with persecu- tion, deportation, ghetto acts and group areas, understand the need for unity against the white regime. That is why the Colored Peoples Congress has openly supported the Freedom Charter and many of its leaders lan- guish in jails or have been driven into exile. But perhaps the -most revealing (for Canadians) attitude of the African people’s struggle is that toward the white minority. For years the whites have been misled by their racist poli- ticians. They have moulded the fascist Apartheid laws and now are being call; ed to fight and die in their defense. The A.N.C., recalling the heroic acts: of democratic-minded white South Africans such as Dennis Goldberg and Bram Fischer has issued a call to the working people of South Africa. In the Call they contend that their fight is for democracy, for majority rule, for the right of the Africans to rule Africa. They assert that the A.N.C. advocates peace and harmony between all who toil in South Africa, irrespec- tive of race and color. “The battle has begun. “In Rhodesia we have met the op- pressors with guns in our hands! That was the start. Soon there will be battles in-South Africa. “We will speak to them with guns, again and again, now here, now there, until their day is done and apartheid destroyed forever. “We call on you to be prepared. “Stand up and speak out against Vorster and his nazis. Don’t collabo- rate with them! Take courage from our immortal freedom-fighters who died in the name of freedom for all. “Our country will be free. We fight for all South Africans, for you and your children and your children’s chil- dren. “Prepare to support our fighting men! Pass this message to your friends and relatives, throughout Southern Africa —in Botswana, Lesotho, South-West Africa, or Swaziland; in Rhodesia, Mo- zambique or Angola, and in every cor- ner of South Africa itself. “Help the freedom fighters! “Make their path easy! Make the enemy’s path hard © “We are answering the white op- pressors in the language they have chosen! This is a war to destroy apar- theid, to win back our country for all our people! “We shall win. Forward to victory or death!” hed Excerpts from a leaflet issued in the United States by the Stu- dent Non-Violent Coordinating - Committee. Our brothers and sisters in South Africa have launched an armed revolutionary struggle against the fascist, illegal white governments of Rhodesia and South Africa. In Rhodesia some 250,000 whites are suppressing the rights of 4 million blacks. in South Africa for over 50 years some 2—3 million whites have brutally sup- pressed the right of self-determi- nation of the African majority. But the revolutionary armed struggle has begun and we shall win. The hour has come when we must support our blood brothers. We cannot sit back and wait until the United States has sent troops to Rhodesia and South Africa. Al- ready in South Africa it is the hea- . vy investment of United States capital that makes this regime stay in power. Educate yourself about the na- ture of the involvement of the United States and other Western Powers in helping-to maintain ra- cism, colonialism and apartheid in South Africa. Collect and send money imme-_ diately to: Oliver Tambo, Presi- dent, African National Congress, P.O. Box 2239, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. < A Se pe Oe Ss rece ete “The white oppressors have stolen our land. They have destroyed our families. They have taken for themselves the best that there is-in our rich country and have left us the worst. They have the fruits and the riches. We have the backbreaking _toil and the poverty.” FEBRUARY 16, 1968—PACIF- © TRIBUNE—Page 7