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(X3y G. MacLeod Ross)
Mention has already been made
of 'thinkers', those who cogitate
and delve .into a r<risis; an ifh-
4passe oar a problem and -come up
With a simplification of a complex
formula. 'Such a man is Arthur
Bryant, the historian. Every two
weeks he takes another look at
the .situation In Rhodesia, Grad-
ually, like a judge summing' up, s,
pointing . °up the -key issues on
which a' jury must decide, he
develops a rationale. Here, com.
pounded,eare some of the .argu-
meits and observations 'he has
made recently,
Mercifully the downward slope,
on which the protagonists of the
Rhodesian dispute' stand; "has not
yet reached the fateful edge where
the slope , becomes a cliff, To
those who clamour for a sol.
ution by sword, bullet or bomb;
for those who demand their pound
of flesh, it is as well to recall
that the flesh they demand is
that of British men and women;
who have made their homes and
founded a near -nation and civil-
ization in ' the heart of Africa.
This has been part of a his-
torical process, to which every
British Government has been a
party for nearly a century.lthod.
esia has been a self.governing
state, with a parliament which
has long acquired the de facto
right to legislate independently
of the British Parliament. Like
the American colonists, 200
ressed
years
before, Rhodesia remote
electors are not and never.have
been represented• in the British
Parliament,
The Rhodesian Case
The Rhodesia!) case is simply
this: they are convinced that over.
hasty application— of the p6litical
formula of one man, one vote,
to a multi -racial, peaceful biut
fast developing country, will re.
sult inthe destruction of that
country's civilization and pro-
sperity az' well as the loss of their
own liveiiho.od,....homes, liberty,
and prof ably lives. It is hardly
surprising that Rhodesian deter•
urination has been strengthened
by events In countries .north of.
the Zambesi and in the Congo,
where the formula, one man, .one
vote, has been applied.
There can be little doubt that
in Britain, 'be U.S., Canada,
France, Germany or Russia,
were suchv a situation to arise,
the electors of these countries
would hesitate to extend thefran-
chise to a numerical minority of
a different race and a lower
level of education and civilization
if, by exercise of their numer-
ical superiority at the ballotbox,
they would be deprived (4 home,
property and liberty.
The Rhodesians have accepted
*Britain's "Six Principles", the
chief of which is to ensure -steady,
unimpeded pogress towards an
African majority rule -within 1 L
9 � •
By
years, according to. H.arold Wil.
son, Why then is the elected gov.
ernment of Rhodesia treated
as outlawk Accu, ed'of treason,
while the United Nations Ras been
invited to, and has underwritten
this stigma? More especially
. why, when the Unfted'Nations is
constitutionally prohibited from'
interference an tee, anternal arr,
airs of a member state?
Tne sole reason for the pre•
sent impasse appears to be due
'o Harold `Wilson's insistence
that the admittedly illegal breach.
of proclaiming„ UDI, i.e. rode).
,endence, must '-be mended: Yet
once again, the proclamation of
UDI was made with,the approval
of the Rhodesian "elected parlia-
ment which, while owing allege
lance to the Crown, felt, as did
the Axnerican` rebels, they oved
none to the ,British .parliament,
to which they had. never been re.
sponsible.
To expect such an abject sur.
render of their accustomedrights
is to expect them to act con"
trary to their nature, and t0 ours.
And so •the ..Pharisees turn,
away, beating their breasts. evil.
son - refusing to. "swallow his
amour propre. Washington leak.'
ing no protest when the Congolese
by expropriating the Union Min,
sere, copper mining industry and
forcibly detaining ,,its Belgian
technicians, jeopardises ten per•,
Clinton Groups: Enjoy Hayridc'
AUBURN -The March'ineeting
of the Clinton Junior Farmers
and Junior Institute was r held
in 'the form of a hay -ride at the
home•of Barbara Watkins on the
Base Line, HullettTownship, The
team of horses ,, had a work
out that night as 40 members took
part in the rude. After •a lunch
served 'by -.Mrs: Watkins, the
members held their joint, meet.
ing at the Clinton Town hall.
The new pre,ident; Jamieson
Ribey was in the chair and con.
ducted the meeting. The deleg-
ates to the Guelph conference,
Joanne Cook and Don McNeill
gave a full report. Plans were
completed to have a lune booth
for now thr ugh summer
at the Clinton Swine club and
'also to present their play at Li`
towel. Anyone wishing to com.
pete at the bowling tournament
at London on April 1st was in.
vited to attend.
Plans were also made to pre.
sent their play- on. April' 15th
in the Auburn Community Mem.
orial hall. ''Tlle Rruee County win-
ning play from Walkerton will
also be presented that same night
and musical . numbers will be
given by the girls' trio of Sharon
Strong, Christine Pryce and Liz
Smale of Seaforth. These girls
won high honors at Toronto for
Huron oounty; A dance is planned
after the program.
cent of the free world's copper
supply and the chief source of
strategic cobalt. Canada, for her
contribution, seeing, for once,
that it. is safe ter join the big
battalions, surreptitiously rubs
her hands inglee, because she
has .got did of a tobacco -growing
competitor and is obtaining the
highest prices ever, for her oVvn
product. Meanwhile Hellyer lash» -
ions his integrated Uniforce to
`defend the faith'.
'• , When a controversy similar to
that between Britain and Rhodesia
arose with the rebellious and
Study Wild- Foods Of Area
And "The British
11OLMESVILLE-, The Centen,
nial Susies held their third meet-
ing at Goderich township " hall;
Saturday. March 25. The discuss.
ions were on "Wild Foods found
'n our community's'. and, "The
British Traditions". Theleaders
. Mrs. Eldon teo and Mrs. Frank
Yeo demonstrated the making of
W elsh,Drabbit and English trifle.
The next meeting will be held
April 8-th in the hall.
PERSONALS
Holiday visitors with Mr.and
Mrs. E. Potter were "Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Ashton and Don.
ald of London and Mr. and Mrs.
Ken Potter of Listowel.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Angus and
family of Stratford visitedwith
Mr. and Mrs. J. Angus over the
weekend.
Traditions'
Jim McCullough of Dresden
spent the weekend with his par.
-encs vir. and Mrs. Frank Mc.;
Cullough.
Mrs. Stock and Gordon spent
Easter with Mr. and Mrs,.. Earl
Williams, GoderIch.
Obitu�ry
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The death occurred Maio 26
at St. Joseph's hospital, -London
of Margaret Ruby Nash of Lon-
don in her 56th year.
Mrs; .Nash ,was' a daughter '
of Mrs. Ada Ashtonand the late
George Ashton' of'Goderich. Sur.
viving, besides her husband, John
Joseph, Nash, are her mother,
of Goderich; two sisters; Violet,
Mrs. Seldon Ross of Brucefield;
Florence, Mrs, Gilbert O'Neil,
London; five brothers, Rod,
James, Harold and Robert of God•'
.erich ,and Lorne of Windsor. '
humanity, reason and justice tell
treasonable American colonists, Some usei'ui end and then 1 am con.
Burke said; "It is not what slaw• - tent to allow it what dignity you
yer tells me I may do, but'what please".
Let us pray thatamongstallthe
me I ought to do-•-Sho`Y the thing sheep which have joined to des.
you contend for to ' be reason; ' troy Rhodesia, just one sllep. ,,,
show it to be commonsense; show herd may be!gonI'.n
d, with the oral
• it to be the means of :attaining°° -courage, Qf a,Burke.
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