honorary presidents: m- helot plaza 3-5087 … mich. vincent sheean new york, n. y. ... dr. a.b....

HONORARY PRESIDENTS:PEARL S. BUCK DR. LIN YU TAN S

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE;SIRDAR J . J . S IN G H , President RICHARD J . W ALSH ,

Chairman Executive Committee LOUIS FISC H ER , Vice-President DR. J . HOLM ES SM ITH, Vice-President HEMENDRA K. RAKH IT, Secretary ROGER N. BALDW IN, Treasurer HERBERT J . DE VARCO , Counselor SIDNEY HERTZBERG DOROTHY NORMAN DR. JO SEPH IN E RATHBONE MOOSA HABIB RAW JEE S. S . SARNA RUSTOM D. W A D IA W ALTER W H ITE

NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD:LOUIS AD A M IC

Milford, N . J .DR. SUDHINDRA BOSE

Iowa C ity , IowaLOUIS BROM FIELD

Lucas, OhioVAN W YCK BROOKS

Westport, Conn.OR. J . HENRY CARPENTER

Brooklyn, N . Y .REPRESENTATIVE EM AN UEL C ELLER

Brooklyn, N . Y .DR. S. CHANDRASEKHAR

New York, N. Y.MR. G . R. CHANNO N

San Francisco, C a l.DR. M. N. CH A TTERJEE

Yellow Springs, OhioOR. JO H N L. CH ILDS

New York, N. Y.DR. AN A N D A K. CO OM ARASW AM Y

Boston, Mass.PROFESSOR LEW IS CO REY

Yellow Springs, OhioJO DAVIDSON

New York, N . Y .R. S. D H ILLO N

El Centro, C a l.PROFESSOR ALBERT EINSTEIN

Princeton, N . J .DOROTHY C A N FIELD FISHER

Arlington, Vt.FRANCES GUNTHER

Madison, Conn.ARTHUR & ARFIELD HAYS

New York, N . Y .PROFESSOR W ILLIA M E. H O C K IN G

Cam bridge, Mass.DR. JO H N HAYNES HOLM ES

New York, N . Y .DR. E . STANLEY JO N ES

New York, N. Y .MOHAMMED I. K ITCH LEW

Chicago, III.DR. JO H N H . LATHROP

Brooklyn, N . Y .HENRY fe. LU CE

New York, N . Y .PROFULLA M UKERJI

Pittsburgh, Pa.REPRESENTATIVE KARL E. MUN01

Madison, So. DakotaPH ILIP MURRAY

Washington, D. C .DR. HARIDAS T. MUZUMDAR

Washington, D. C .BISHOP FRAN CIS J . M cC O N N EU

New York, N . Y .KATRINA M cCO RM ICK

New York, N . Y .PIERRE van PAASSEN

New York, N . Y .JAM ES G . PATTON

Denver, Co l.MRS. G IFFO RD PIN CH O T

Washington, D. C .VICTOR G . REUTHER

Detroit, Mich.VINCENT SHEEAN

New York, N . Y .W ILLIAM L. SHIRER

New York, N. Y .LELAND STOWE

New York. N . Y .NORMAN THOMAS

New York. N . Y .OSWALD GARRISO N VILLARD

New York, N . Y .MRS. JAM ES P. W ARBURG

New York, N . Y .DR. J . MAX W EIS

New York, N . Y .CH RISTIN E WESTON

Brewer, MaineJOSEPH W ILLEN

New York. N . Y .THOMAS Y A H K U I

Lorton, Va.

m - Helot

INDIA LEAGUE OF AMERICA40 E A S T 49th S T R E E T

NEW YORK 17, N. Y. ^

T e l e p h o n * : PLaza 3-5087-5088

January 2, 194-7

Mr. A .B . Xuma, President General

African National Congress

104 End Street

Johannesburg, South Africa

Dear Mr. Xuma:

I received your letter of December 22nd and

have already sent the requested material to

Mr. Ira Latimer with your compliments along

with those of the Passive Resistance Council.

As to the pamphlets you desire, they have been

mailed to you in four separate packages and I

do hope that they will arrive at their destina

tion.

Your name has already been placed on our mail

ing list so that you will receive all future

material published by the League.

May I also take this opportunity to congratu

late you upon your re-election to the office of

of President*General of the African National Con

gress? The years ahead are momentous ones and

I am certain that under your able leadership

the struggle will take an upward path.

With kindest greetings of the season to you,

Very sincerely yours,

INDIA LEAGUE OF AMERICA

~b/l

IN D IA TO D A Y” — M onthly Bu lletin issu ed b y the Research Bureau o f the Leagu e . Su b scrip tion $2 .00 p e r yea r.

Atyx- <7ofo c<

Office of the G eneral Superintendent P .O . Wilberforce Institute

4th Janaury 1947

My dear Brother/Sister,

This is to notify vou of the meeting of the

which^will be held at Wilberforce Institute on ^ ]-7 Q • 'V ^ in accordance with the attached program®. '

As a member you are kindly requested to be present particularly for the meeting of your particular group. As time will be very precious, it is essential that we be able to start with each meeting as per schedule.

For the benefit of providing adequate accommodation, you are sincerely requested to reply to this note statinga. If you will be in a position to attend.b. The date of you arrivalc. Whether or not you will be accompanied.

Yours

Office of the G eneral Superintendent P .O . Wilberforce Institute

4th Janaury 1947

My dear Brother/Sister,

notify you of the

<7

meeting of the

which will be held at Wilberforce Institute onJ^Li5-1 ^ in accordance with the attached prog:program®.

As a member you are kindly requested to be present_particularly for the meeting of your particular group. As time will be very precious, it is essential that we be able to start with eachmeeting as per schedule.

For the benefit of providing adequate accommodation, you are sincerely requested to reply to this note statinga. If you will be in a position to attend.b. The date of you arrivalc. Whether or not you will be accompanied.

Yours faithfully,

m . & r -

A U p Y ■ < ^ 7 o I o 4 ( r

W. G.Gnampion, M.R.C cJ 19, Old Dutcn hoad,

Du JSbiUN .4tn January, 1?4‘/

±j t . A .B .Xtuna,

President General: A .w .U .,J O H A N N E S B U R G .

my Dear President General,

It was wi on painful regret onat 1 raiiea to

come up to you yesterday witn Dr. Boicwe wno had icincuy offered to

"cake me witn him xo you, 1 rell sicjc and it was impossible lor me

to leave Durban. I am confined to beci. a s soon as 1 recover l s h a l l

tome up to meet you.

*sion over-seas. 1 am nappy you are bacjc to resume your du ties once

in ore in Souiih A f r ic a .

1 congratulate you ror your successful mi-

i remain, Dear air,

fours faitnruliy,

, , ( S ,

-I I V S

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t ^ h, Tenth Street,d ^ Newlands,

J OiLc J.'l L'i E kioXTnG.

6th January, 194?

Sir,

You are cordially tr.o. a formal, discussion between the Bantu leaders and th* information. serviceCommission of the Sinodical Lliss j on Committee of the Dutch Reformed Church. , .

The Church has appointed a. Committee to tafce.- an active interest in the question regarding the relationship between Suropenas and non-Europeans in this country, and the problems which accordingly arise. The Church desires an impartial, clear and complete ins*, >-ht of the exact situation, and of all the possible ways that can.be suggested to solve these problems.

The Ccmmittee is now convinced that the only way to obtain a clear picture of the problems is to have the clear-headed and logical opinion of the Bantu leaders, a few of whom we have already contacted. It is actually the friendly co-operation of Ur. V .E . Belupe Thema that has enabled us to compile a list of names of the persons whom we desire to get in touch with.

one of the Bantu leedors we request your presence at the Ubeting which wil.:1 pjr.ce on Tuesdaythe 21st January at 7 .^0 p.m. in * L'- 1^1 lief or ised .Church Building, which is the last hv.1 yi* .'>z +-n>2 -^tht- hanu . side of Bezuidenhout Street \>y. -*• .•*

* ' > ’

f vteifully,

I r V V >

H .J . BiL'.TH SK'Jlti5T«EI - IHFOBlLiTION SEilVlCE COI1II3BION - S .H .C .

S .e .S VIR AFRICANS

TiQadestraat 6,Newlands,

J Uii. ixA * i jUBG .

6de Januar-ie, 1947.

Dr. A .B. Kuma,Tobystraat 85,SOPHIATOVH

riaarde Heer,

U word hiermee viMendy’’ 1.k vUtênooi na 'n formula samespreking tussea Bantu Laicrs et, d 5e Tnligt ingsdi.ens rCommissie van die oiaodalle Send'lug Koîissie van die 8i. H. of G. Kerk.

Die Kerk het naamli.k ' u houtikl ssie benoem wat horn, onder w eer, aktief bemoei. wet die vraagstuk betrex’fende die verhoudiag van blank ea getleu;cd it., hierdie land, en die probleme wat daaru.it voortvloei., Lie Kerk wil graag ’ a on- partydige, duidelike en voliedigc -Icdruk kry van die werk- like posisie, en van alle mo outlike xaniere van oplossing wat aan die hand gedoen kan word. '

Hierdie Kommissie is nou oortuJg dat hy alleen ’ n volledige beeld van die vraagstuk k.an kry as hy ook die ; ■. nugtere en beredeneerde sienfiwyse van. uantu leiers kan inwin. Ons het alreeds met !n paar voorlopig kontakf. geâak, . Lit is veral die vriendelike loedewerking van ilor. V .K . ’ :Selupe Thema wat ons in staat ges+el het om *n naamlys van persone op te stel met vjje hierdie kontakte 'n aanvang gemaak kan word. „ ■ ' ■' ;

.s een van die lejers onder die Bantoes word u hiermee vriendelik uitgenooi om die vergaderi.ng by te woon. Lie ontmoeting sal plaasvind op Linsdag die 21ete Jannarie om 7.jJ0 n.m. in the M. H. of G„ Xarkgebcu - die laasto gebou regs in diesuiae? ike p-:at avznidenhoutstraat, Ferreira. Beznidenhontstraat loop langs die nuwe liagistraats leantoor op.

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Zm African adults *so cannot speak ifegllsh can he tau^bt to do eo In the mmm mates* of lesaone in about tbe same time;

3 . I f /ifrlcsn adults can be made literate In so short a tine in^ngllsh similar methods used for the Vernaculars will moke it ximA- ble for Africans to becass literate in the Mother tongue within s shorter tie*.

m s signi/loano* Of the experiment for the welfare and the devplog isent of the African oople as wsll as for the develonaaent of the couritry c?mnot be over-emphasised. Hot onlj can the labour foroe of the countrj be ataae «ore efficient but aleo the African people will be able to !»*» prows their own way of living toy having access to the wealth of knowledge at present only available in ingliah.

in vlew9 therefore, of the importance of thia developnent the Institute of Baos Relatione asks the Trustees of th« a»ntu slfare Trust for s grant of dOL93@0 to carry on the experiment on the Iteef on a store extensive scale. This ♦ould »©ke it possible to finalise the material and methods used.

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B A n | y _ _ S F A R E ^ _ T H y G T .

THE POSITION OF MISSION AND OTHER SMALL HOSPITALS

IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES SCHEME.

1 . There are very definitely no plans on the part of the Central Government for

taking over control of hospital services from the Provinces.

2. In the Transvaal a satisfactory agreement has been arrived at between the mission

hospitals and the Administration, whereby, in addition ts subsidies on salaries,

a flat-rate subsidy of 5/- is paid per patient per day, the mission hospitals

retaining control of their own institutions.

3 . In the Cape, the position is more complicated because of the comparative poverty

of the Provincial Administration, which is extremely chary with its funds, It

is probable that an agreement will be worked out between the missions and the

administration, similar to that in the Transvaal, The Cape Administration is

not, however, anxious to assume control over the mission hospitals, with the

accompanying responsibility for their finances. The administration does not

and will not subsidise capital expenditure for mission hospitals, although it

is prepared to subsidise on maintenance. It would seem that those mission

hospitals which are prepared to hand over full control to the administration

will be eligible for full subsidies on all expenditure, but because of its

poverty the administration apparently does not want this responsibility.

Some mission hospitals in the Cape have indicated their willingness to hand

over full control to the administration to use tact and discretion in making

appointments. The majority do not appear to trust the administration in this

respect and refuse to relinquish control; they must therefore continue to rely

on donations for any capital expenditure. The administration does not see why

it should subsidise capital expenditure on buildings and equipment which will be

the property of some private body, often with headquarters in London, Paris,

Berlin or Geneva.

4. Mission hospitals can by no means be said to be public hospitals in the sense

that the Johannesburg General Hospital is a public hospital. Nor is the

organisation, control and finance on all fours with that of public hospitals.

The aim of the Provinces is eventually to provide free hospitalisation for all,

but this aim cannot be achieved while there are nission hospitals which may be

compelled to charge fees in order to make ends meet, ( The charging of fees

would furthef be contrary to the spirit of the Hospital Tax which is meant to

provide free hospitalisation for a l l ) .

5. While the Provinces will be prepared to subsidise the mission hospitals on

maintenance, they will not be prepared to include in their subsidy anything

towards redemption charges. (Por example, the Transvaal is paying a subsidy

of 5/- per patient per day which may cover actual maintenance but does not

cover any redemption on capital expenditure which may work out at, say, another

l/- per patient per day). The ‘ rovince feel that capital extensions by mission

hospitals are not made on loans but through gifts and donations,

6. It might be possible to force the Provinces to give £1 for £1 on money raised

for capital extensions.

7 . Dr, Gale recommends that the Trust therefore continues, where it feels it

desirable, to subsidise mission and other private hospitals on capital

expenditure, but only on the £1 for £1 basis.

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Cimobero, Johannesburg, at 11 a.m . aSL loth « ittuury, 19*7 .

A fllJULJB-fr

1 . Confi root ion of

2 . Matters hold over f a n prtrlM a aeeting ;~

(a) A frican Agricultural schools.

(b) aecratariat of th# Trust*(0) tiiddledrift Norelog tao ,

U ) P«ople *s uoafc,

to) iiull^ln^ for African Trade Unions.

(f ) Mineral ureej • u«»ahuanaland -nd Basutoland.

(g) Jouth African Affairs Faophlets.

lh) SatIt© Creohe - Molt*no.

(1) li.il. ^emba.

U) tt* ~okoto.Ik) Healdtown Institution.

(1) * , ttookhLaae.

(®) Jan H. Hofa^yr school.

3 . Loans and Bursarios - 19^7*

4. B .E .6 .L . - Mr. fiinunda and Mr. Thsaa to report.

5* Now Applications l -(a ) Transvaal Association of s$on~suropean <oys1 Clubs.

(b) Too 8 - COtaBmnal Restaurant*

(o) G. Letolo.

6. General*

BANTU VJKL7AHE TRUST

REPORT OH TWO RELATES ITKSftS ON AGENDA:

2 (l) W. Bookholane. Application for loan to enable him totake course at Jan H. Koflaeyr School of Social Work.

2 (*) Jan H. Hofmeyr School of 3ocial Work. Annual grant.

These items raise the question as to type of assistance to be afforded students attending: this School. These students are:

(1) Holders of Junior Certificate or equivalent academicqualification.

(2) Of good character, as revealed by extensive inquiry.

(3) Those who have demonstrated a definite interest in thewelfare of their people.

The School Committee always has before it Applications for Admission from candidates who are highly recommended and who would undoubtedly benefit oy training but who are heavily handicapped hy family ties. (Bookholane has a crippled mother who is entirely dependent upon him for support). Everything is dose by the Director to raise up support from social agencies* municipal councils* etc.# for such candidates. The School also provides limited aid to a few students in the form of Bursary Loans (10/- to £2 per month).

But there are students in every class who require more help than can be provided from such sources. The answer to the need of these young people is not provided by granting larger loans.This simply places them in positions fron siiieh it is impossible for than to extricate themselves. Salaries of aocial vorkers are not large enough to enable them to re-pay large loans.

The only solution to the need presented by candidates for admission such as Bookholane is the creation of a fund from which various amounts, depending on the case* can be made available as out-and-out grants.

It is suggested that an annual donation from the Bantu Welfare Trust to the Jan H. Hofmeyr School of Social Wbrk be made with the understanding that it be used by the Director to assist students to complete their course at the institution without having a crushing turden of debt to re-pay. The Director would* of course* report any such grants to the School Omani ttee which is representative of the Native Affairs Department, the Municipal Departments of Social Welfare aaft Non-European Affairs* the South African Institute of Race Relations, the African people* and the Staff of the School.

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u r . Arndt.

la Is not very impressed witi tins Afiic&n and general Bank, and thinks that it is absurd to pay a premium for their ah art? s.

2. African and General Sank have acted quite illegally in calling their last general meeting and proposing important constitutional amendments without the ao^roval of the Registrar.

3, The registration of the Bank is only provisional and there is the possibility that ishen it cases ud for renewal in April it maybe refused on the grounds that the Bank has not achieved its purpose.

acoP® ® Bank is extremely limited in an urban area.The many restricttlons on African businesses will narrow its main functions down to providing building loans which, in an urban area, may conflict with the Building Societies Act.

5. There is no r>oint in having a Bank which has no outlet for its deposits. While useful in trlft-promotion, this function is better oarried out by Post Office Savings and Building Societies.

^1-., natural suspicion of the Afrioan of any new enterprise will discourage depositors.

7. iiuoh a Bank can only be successful If it has behind it experienced bankers such as One £erste Volksbank had when it started - men like vr. Posthumus, Dr. Arndt himself and others, i r. Arndt feels that this is one of the main reasons for the success of the Volksbank.

6 . essential for the successful operation of a People's Bank is a strong and active Committee which is in close contact with the clientele. The Volksbank has sub-Committees for all the major employment groups in Pretoria, - Iscor, Public service, etc. - and these sub-Commlttees investigate every application for a loan and make recommendations to the Board once per week.

9. Amonget Africans such vigilance is even more necessary. To aiake loans easy for the African will be detrimental to his welfare. He will easily run into debt.

10. There are already several other loan agencies in the field - particularly church-sponsored organisations and Friendly Societies.

11. There is no foundation to the statement made by the African and Genera1 Sank to the effect that the registration of a new bank w ill be refused by the Registrar. While it may not be orobable, it is certainly possible. *

12. Generally, i>r. Arndt docs not seen to see much prosoect of success for a People* s Bank for Africans, and advises the Trust to be extremely cautious in financing any such enterprise.

II M ABIB W W W t r u s t / /

iOUUTLS wr a AUJttm OF IRE BAMTU W IM tt TAU3T HSLS HiA.a.c. cHAiiifca*, satm w i m & m 9 jqhahksssukg at xz «.b.UK m&A¥ loth JaKUAUX, 194?.

*»t* 'Jol. J .L . i ooBldton, 9 .3 .9 . (Ghalrnan); far, O .H .H .isr. J . . . . flhelnallt Jones, Mr. *»„£. Mosa*a,

Mr. a, Mlopc Thsaa, dr. A. a. Xuu, Mr. J .« . Altman In attendance.

* t . Mm. J.H. i o tm yr, M.i».J Dr, Ray £. Phillips.Mr. a. dalUngtr «nfl Adv. £111son Kate vara present, b| permission of the Uhttire^n, in order to support tha application to tha Trust on behalf of tha * South African Affairs Pamphlets.®

*• PAMPHLET*!

jffiJfeUtog&C «*Pl*lned that I f tha Production Coanlttee was to 2 h ? L ? f / « i s F / °* W blLoatlm of the Pamphlets, thsy would have to S ? 1 I « *Z fo r the present selling price being l f i .2 £«? 22P* Z *®B n?* ln P«**uctlon, and unless further*«« forthcoming. they could not be published. Mr. ftoHinder toad bean Informed that the other main supporter of the ?Mphlets was not prepared to continue her aupport unless the Trust did likewise.

th* £?rt^i>r « * £ ? ! . *?£* tile trustees should rseonslder

s r £ ^ ~ r “ r ~ y i-rr*!!- a s ^ r e .

S S S "> "« S .S ™ « : S S » E «with a sewsre financial burden.

At this stage Mr. Sallinger «td Advocate Kahn withdrew, and the Trustees agreed to discuss these applications ln their order on the agenda.* . M , * C W X fe* .

c«mfi™2d°lftUt#8 0t *** aMfttln» h«W on the 6th £eoe»ber* 1946 were ■i. . » l . » ifiBHBa*3 » flflttSAM AOfUOUUfU L

«ian 1946 *** b**n JTroo the sduom-tural^rg^nlSr. « t t e r had been referred to their Agrlcul-

2f has this be held oyer,k xtam m HiAx M J H t U U L

*nr>ro^J “ f A*«*®t«nt secretary (Afrioan) had beany ***• 'chairman and had appeared in the *StMr* and the t>anera of

" • Press. Applications would be olocod on 31st January,

MQTfcJ).6. WKJjJBw.HMMIS.

Jtf-J? r98Uit Interview with the Secretary for rubllo Health.S ?raWI ^ by th* -‘soretariss, and were tablid.r* ^sls that the following oondltlone should be satisfied!«

U) T h a t/ ....,.,

U i That the Executive Cos®iittee for® a Trust with a prooerly drawn up anct registered constitution.

(b) Th a t the .xecutlve voamittee augt be registered, under th« Provincial Administration as « aharitable organisation,

irant) ***** «iA«lhle for a Provincial Maintenance

<cj That an audited balance sheet be presented.

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e. u ) ma&iO. & sm ..

iK. A “ ®c,or^ Y ® * ** comprising the views of the Registrar <f«an&s and ulldlitg oeletiee, As a result of the information received

IT «AA tcjjifora the Af rlcgn «nd general 3anfc that the Iruat

'SSSA 'L .m fn tfr^tn «nj pro p o rti on of U iH r ,.

a s ' S f f i ^ f i S S S S V S W W f e ' S V S r & S : S »being started by the Trust.

I T * W A 0 * ^ - » » » « -

* • eJJH THiu .Aa TKai^s bail* gUUftClJL.

_* a reported that ground was available in * errelrastownsquare foot, nnd that a good alta oould be obtained for a M l

i b o u t ^ l tw ? A #r<fC * r* * * on*bla bulldin*ir *«>“ bring the total cost to

I f HA » AtttfcEJM

7« Mf ftga»LUhuPtAlt Tii>wr., b^ju«a>

h*a «£? not ?*en * iven details of the grenta aade, hehad not b<*en able to investigate the use made of the grants.

IT rns AGfULMt M t this be held over.

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ta.. ^ r ^ . 1 0a : ; ^ : r f n ts :^ h o ^ i ^ scu3s * * • “ t t e r * *

la) SMITH APRI CAM AITAlKa

__ ___ J S oppBftr*i t5*t * » • dlf^^°«lt for the "Pamphlets" to keep thaim ot xh* Friends of Africa* since a subsorlo*

° latter entitled the subscribers to receive the Pamphlets.

IT WAS AOHK&dg

Abjaocifc-Tl I* Hi.. yRI&Htfi; ur AirKliA.

IT WAi4 AOH*.£i>l to,.jg»nt £103 as in previous yeari8.

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The ttenr* t&rl*» had written to t&e Magistrate aims, to the Matlonll Cotinoll for Child « Ifare* The Magistrate cnoorsed the need for « orwahe* and the National council for Jhlld Welfare hae stated thft they would be prepared «o assist.

I f * M » t o f a s k . t h f R a t i o n a l OQm$n_Xor ^htM _ j » l & a r e _ t & _ M a f c ifurtfcr lnv«Etlg»aon6.

U . t«) fc. fM U *.

a further letter had been received fro® £>r. Karr stating that it would be difficult to detaoh ^emba for fUrtu^r trftiAlagi as he had a wife and f iv«? children.

1 1 , . a * t o . o a s f * g l . . J n l o g n . . o f - ^ ....t o j ^ g b e t o a j g a a i «

strong letters of reeo«u»enfiatian had been m e i w d frow Mr. Walter Battle and ar. i-e t oux ;asith la hoax# tooth aclmowledged enperte on art.

W . fttwtoain j « « » ou, “'» ? *? • *» Oonnjotlonjrlth both Hr !>«b* and «*r* Jakoto^ that t o possibilities be explored of further tr* intag In this uo untry.

it m » M m m m j o j y t i L ^ l ^ g > *r . Hendriqkajt

is . a a a a s a g . p h x^ cal., r ^ q t ia a e f e

The $eeretariee had aade several atteapte to obtain the required Information about the Co urea from the National Council for Physio al juiuaation* nut had bees unable to Interview the Technical Adviser tothe Oounoil.

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1 * . U i _ ..***, ...a, m *n~ai s c iu m . a m tb) aqQgH»A«s*.

Th*/se ®ers two related iteas oo the agenda »nd a aettorandum by tto tire©tor of the Softool was tabled. The Lirector proooacd that an armuil grant be shade to the school to provide assistance for needy aaaas swOh ss bookholanev

1? mm in srtMtolt tm «a*n «w h a grant. the mmmt tft teaA ft

jt iE Z lS E ir

14. AHi> HHK:-3ArX 3 - 1&47.A letter was r**«d froa £r. Kerr, containing hi® reooanendntloan fo r

JEMlc&ns and bursarlos for 104?. ]>r. Kerr was -anxious that his reo tlons should h€ approved as soon as osslia.e# slnee tha aoa^eolo tern was about to begin.

IT SAB AOK... B| to wrwroT* »r. l ^ . » < e »A - «a L a

«.y# h i a J s Q y «f- .pgp.- M*» re q £ I5 u g t t <Losne end bursaries for 184? - 45250Amounts not taken up in 1946 - £ 90 Amount© outstanding frost 1946- 40

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air, .omuncia stated that share had been no rurther s i t i n g of theB .c. a .L . i*on~ uropean Oooaittee* and that a full report would be nutssltted to the nest nesting of the Trustees.

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U ) Tran«T«al Ag«aai«tti on oX >orv-.^Kêsn J W » ‘

M s A S M O k t iw had In the :>aat received « grant of £100 par %nm » fr<*a the trust* and was now applying for e epeai*.! grant of £1,000 spread iver three years.

the Trust«es fslt disposed to help, but wore no* prepared to sad mb; contribution swallowed up by recurrent anm *l deficits*and

It <a&> to inquire f rom the Ae&oelatien bow they proposed

'Ibis Application formnlated. plans for -he establishment of on ojperimentul eosawtmal restûr^nt in ftlagsittier To**** ship ^riiich would give the lead to the Uovernment and to fiittBUUiipalities In ventures of this nature* m e proposed communal restaurant oould also fore the basis for oosaaunity centre activities*

jjy. teosafta was doubtful as to whether such a venture *ould receive popular support in Alexandra. Private enterprise ôuld, he shouît, oppose it .

i,r» Aaaa. whan asked to give his opinion, did not feel com-* petentto speak* as he had been overseas for several months t*»d was out of touch with popular opinion.

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Application for a loan to proceed to London ohool of Qflsft- tal and African ttudies* for whiita purpose Mr. Letele has been

granted % years leave by the council of the <outh Afrioan Native

College.

IT V A X AUftfc-lUk'l to offer Mr, U t .t o » loan of q 5 u subject to Si? orodaoilon of MtlnfttOtprjr B*ourttl»«».

(d) a .n . w*ma«lat

Application for s lam of S&S& to maintain himself and family utiile completing final U*fe»

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At this at, ge, owing to the lateness of the hour

XT WAS AOH &#* mtlons be,held over for thejjffig*

Ltute of ^p e :§ :Is |lq n s

1?. Fl .a .-iCa i*. kr. dOTtnda requested that thi* be placed on the a(?enda

for the next meeting. aOH^.X1*

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«tfw. t-MWiX ;0> TH: 3U I» ..;y t.

A n x diet 14Affi■fice of Inspector of - Native Education

P.O.Box 157,

/ ^ •i* /M' TCrugersdorp/t ' . / - 14th. Jan .1947.

Dr Xuma

Sophiatown,

JohannesburgDear Sir,

'V .

Happy ne'ff year to you and family .May you have many

more years to live for the good of u . all Africans.lt is my express desire to

thank you with all my strength for all you have done and also congratulate

you for the able and hold manner in which you undertook your work.

■Whilst you were overseas,I read about you from our

scanty and censured press,and deduced by reading between the lines that yea,

v/ere giving a revelation of 6ur lives in the land of our birth, to the .vorla.

Since your'return home,we have had the good fortune of reading,from one

magazine Democrat,a good account of some of the work you did,and th U has not

quenched our thirst y&fc for more information but has seasoned us -or more.

Those who have -ears to hear ,let them hear.

God bless you and allot Africa.

Your fellow country-man

/fftx Oil fa

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President General . T.C. '104 2nd tre t u C- ' ~~----

J o h a n n e s b u r g . I\r.'y dear Pr si dent,

+ n L « Q2fiyed ■? i ettef from Tlooma last night inst ucting meto summon tne o.tional executive. I believe you have alre-dv —n informed tna„ the last conference extended the Executive from II to

2.'* „ 1 . !\ . ? " r <*-r~ur of t . is step but :.he conference inter-r .-'ten thejonstitgtion in ’.hat manner. -hen I calculated the cost

could be S ne; e0?0nt ln 1 C0 * ■ 3Ust how it

n,.^ .. 1 dispatched telegrams this morning to „ l i theme, bors of the^ ..-.ecu -ive except Dr. 3ol:wa and Ppof. Matthews to whom I hove written

rpT®.mers and the _ Transvamembars whom I have invited through "r . '’ , uo a x a n g a r i and P h ilips w i l l come fnom Cane vox.mI have w r it t e n to M r . Jaco bs a s k in g him to arra n g e th a t Se

30ard Room at B lo e m fo n tein fo r the E x e c u t iv e w n ic h w i l commence on Saturd ay e v e n in g th e 1 s t and c o n tin u e on^Sundky th

February 19^:7 t ie -hole day and I hope i t w i l l be o o o s ib le for

us to leave on Sunday n i g h t . I am b o o k in g a e c o rd in *lv.■.rn vc! + a n J- 3 j —. . . . . v > v

I •■ram to at end t .is Executive out in order to" beI ran.st ;et. a suo. i t .r e a ' 'dock or ■a t l - '^ r d o - 7 n n ' -V'da-- Q°

-omoio has beon transferred to liwal ':orth. I |rx ea> i n : h i ’ to continue .as 'en ior O .ap lain of the .H . C.

Yours for Africa,

I0

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C hicago 37, III.

'January 19, 19A-7

Dr. Alfred B. Ionia

85 Toby Street

Sophiatown,Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Dear Dr. Xuma:

I am ao sorry that absence from the city prevented my meeting you during ycur Brief visit here. It would

have been a great pleasure to have met you personally.

I had learned of you from I.lrs. RoLeson and a mutual

friend, Lr. Ciauae Barnett, Director of the Associated

Negro Press.

We recently organized an American Council on African

and West Indian Affiars in the hope of providing U.S. citi

zens more ccnstructuve information about the problems of

peoples in AErica and the West Indies.

I an enclosing herewith a letter which se are sending

to contacts in West, East and South Africa — principally newspapers. We, of course, would appreciate a letter from

you from time ti time. 7*’e wonder if you could provide us

with the names and addresses of a half-dozen educated Africans with whom individual members of the Council might correspond as pen pals? This should prove most de

lightful to all concerned.

Yours fraternally,

Enclosure:

A t t y . E d it h S a m p s o n . P r e s id e n t G e o r g e F- M c C r a y . E x e c u t iv e -S e c r e t a r y

D r . H a r s b a F . B o u y e r , V ic e P r e s D r . B e n H . K a g w a , V ic e P re s .

H o r a c e R C a y t o n . T r e a s u r e r

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P h o n e A t l a n t i c 1 0 2 0c o u n c il m e m b e r s

ATTY. EDITH SAMPSON DR. HARSBA F BOUYER C H I C A G O 3 7 . I L L I N O I S , U S. AIRENE M CCOY GAINESHORACE R. CAYTON Dear SlP*ATTY- W ILLIA M H. HUFF LAWRENCE LANGFORD

FRED c a r t e r The American Council on African and West Indian Affairs or-

r ^ NC“ A ganized in Chicago in November is composed of Americans of h a r r y w a l k e r African decent who are deeply interested in the social, po-d r m e tz t . p. l o c h a r d u tic a l and economic progress of the peoples of Africa andCLAUDE A. BARNETT . , . if V

the West Indies.ROGER W ILSON GEORGE F. MC CRAY

Of course, we have our own very perplexing problems here in the United States, but our deep interest in the problems of

persons of African descent impells us to do whatever we can

to better understand you and your fellow countrymen and to render whatever assistance on behalf of progress our circumstances would permit.

However, a first and most imperative need is for information

foi? the development of regular channels for exchanging infor

mation about developments in our respective countries which

are of particular interest to persons of African descent.

For the first time in history radie, rapid air travel, tele- graph, cable and boat services make it possible for Africa's children scattered through Africa, the West Indies and North, South and Central America to exchange information about each

other -- rapidly and efficiently. With this exchange of in-

fonnation will come that mutual aid and cooperation which

will win a new place for persons of African decent in the estimation of men.

To facilitate this development, the Council is temporarily

acting as a clearing house for information. Our contacts in Europe, the ^imericas, ^frica and the West Indies are fairly good so far. If you think this project has value, will you please do the following things:

1 . Write the Executive Secretary and let him know of your attitude and suggestions.

2. Send us news clippings (cuttings) and newspapers

regularly. The Council will pay reasonable charges.3* Jrite us about local happenings at least monthly.

4. Let us know if local papers would care to subscribe

to a mews service for a small fee, specializing in m material of interest to African, West Indian and Ame

ricans of ^.frican descent.

We will keep you on our mailing list and pass on information

which will appeal to your interest & which is otherwise helpful, Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain

Yours fraternally,

L

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Telephone: Iv U lgQ .

3rd* Floor : Magor House

7^, Fox Street,

JOHANNESBURG-.P.O. BOX 3210, JOHANNESBURG.

January 20, 19^7.

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To : ALL CHIEFS, ADVISORY BOARDS OF LOCATIONS AND ELECTORAL COMMITTEES OF THE O.F.S.

AND TRANSVAAL PROVINCES.

Dear Sir,

I beg to Inform you that I have decided to call a Meeting

In Johannesburg on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY Qth, 19*17. AT 10 a.m.. at the

BANTU MEN'S SOCIAL CENTRE. Eloff Street Extension, of all the

Electors of Native Representatives In the Transvaal and Orange Free

State, The Meeting Is called for the following purposes

(a) Giving a Report on the Work of UNO and my visit

overseas in connection therewith;

(b) Proposing to the African Electorate, practical steps

for maintaining contact with the United Nations,

Informing that Body of the position in the Union of

South Africa, and compelling our Government to implement

the San Francisco Charter;

(c) Reporting on the World Federation of Trade Unions and

proposing how to establish closer contact with that

Body;

This is the most Important Meeting of all the electors

oalled by me since my election in 19^2. I feel that the situation

is important enough for you to make the necessary financial and

personal sacrifice to come to Johannesburg as it is impossible for

me to find time to tour all the constituents. Please do not fail

to attend. Also please notify me in advance If you find it possible

to attend.Yours faithfully,

(SENATOR) H.M. BASNER.

Collection Number: AD843

XUMA, A.B., Papers

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