The Archive · 1929

International

Johannesburg, Nov, 21.

Ata meeting of native leaders representing the League of African Rights, the African National Conand the Toeal bran Andustrial and Commercial Work-crin Union, "held here today, Statement was issued denying' in vary emphatic terms that the Third International. was responsible for the unrest of the African peoples and alleging that the Government was trying to arouse the white people in South Africa against the Jegitimate demands of the African people, whose unrest was due to canomie. pressure.

The statement declared that the Third International had never been in. communication. or close touch with the fear native organization And. challenged Mr. Pirow,. Minister of Justice, to publish the documents from Moscow which, had stated, is department possessed.

It alleged that the Government was determined to keep the natives im, perpetual serfdom, and appealed do General Hertzog, the Pveraler, reshule his Cabinet, 40 that th "ambitious South African Musso-ni," the" present Minister of Justice, might be relegated to Jess eiponsible post, The Arch-Instrumentalists 'The statement added that the Government had—ignored the natives' request to treat them as fellow citizens and had enacted obnoxious legislation, such as the! Colour Bar Act and' had in every way obstructed the improvement of 4ho economic status of the "Therefore, it is unnecessary to Moscow to' find fomenters of trouble. We charge the jovern= ament with being the are mentalists this time."

'A message from Pretoria states that the Government is appointing native commission to visit Durban 40 inquire into the native unrest there, Later.

The native leaders deny that they held the meeting reported earlier. Kadalie, one of the Headers who is repotted to have attended, explained that he had prepared a challenge for Mr. Pirow, the Minister of Justice, and Aad been reluctantly persuaded cly friends to hand it over for publication, He deelaved that, the alleged meeting had never been hel and that most of the native Yeaders had not signed the state.

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