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1 m ft, Qjtcasxi of me to»tn SUM On Ju m 24th, the 19)5 m m Io b of the -Jouth *frio»n ra rlu n e n t ooaee to n end. I t w ill ba th* and of om ef the most si^n lfionnt and crippling cessions la or hi tor/. T o r daring these p u t four month*, i * rl i.w»*nt has praaldad over th# f auoisi a ta te-b u iljln g i n i ti«tad by Jr. tfalan, and now bain* carrie d on at greatar pace by hla M b itta ra d suooeaaor, ^dvooa'ta ->trydoa». Tha building baa ooaia olsee tc it a oaapletlon. Vhe Hap ram e Ucurt, fe m e rlj an honaat obataelr to faanist llle r>»lity, haa baan paokad with new judgas, o»re fw llj aelecrted without regard to aeniority, In tha espeotatlon that tha no* benoh w ill tow-tow to Gowerrwiert dictate ahere tha old bancrfi stood aaropwlovslj as interpreter* of tha law without foar or fawowr. Perhapa tha axpaotatlan w il l wisa f i r s ; but tha p rin c ip le haa baan eatabliahed. Tha aaar ta sra no loagar ia vio la te ; i f tht y do act hand to tha Nationalist w i l l, t h v w i l l ha bant, aaekad, threatened c r changed. f ioelh A fric a 's Parllaacnt in rin g this aaeetoa. T h is is tha f i r s t aohlcreaaat Its othar is tha breaking a f tha Act of Ualcm - tha seeellod "aoastltution* * %» now law ahloh w ill peek the dsasts with O a w s ru s t sepperters la overwhelming aajorilgr, sad as rsadsr naaalqg» laaa Mm p w rltls a s e f that Act whlsh ontrsnch already lia its d aa-fw y i i f ah Isa rig h ts sad tha a ^ssli^r o f the Tagltsh sad AfrlkaaM Uncsoges, aad a toss thsna s a il alterable br a two* th ird s a a j a r l t ef both haa ass of Ferlia scat ia s J o U t s ittin g. In tha I n w t a a M, thara w ill ha t m who w ill mown tha eloaiag a f f t r l i s M t an M n SMtU >V% tha data is s ig n ific a n t, sad w ill ba i ^ a b i w i ia aaath A friee, basaana tha fbllawing U / thara r i l l sanaabls ia Il.lt.tewa, J a h i M balg, s rons tiv ly N f n a a a t«tiv s h e # o f Q w th t f r la n a, whs, unlike thia fe e d s * fro at V srl isnaat a f tha whita a la o r lt r» w ill spank ia tha naae o f, and with tha aathori^r o f tha wwerwhebstag a a je rltr of haath A frle e 'e people, hiaak aad ahite a lih s. T h is la tha Caagraaa s f ths Peepla. Tha (bagreae a f tha Feeple haa baaa a y «a r ia ths Baking.' Tha daaialoa ta aoarana I t ace tahsa a t s Jo in t naating s f tha fear bediaa wha haws cone ts ba I knrwn In th is fcuatqr on *tha (b a r Oongreeaee", - tha African betional Caagrwan, tha >awth tfria c a Indian Osngrass, tha Cbagrsas ef Daaccrete aad tha death Afrlaea Or low rad Jaaplaa' o rganlaa tio n. The wni^r a f thaae fbar Is soaethiag acre thaa tha "anv white wad tad fiwat" nhish the leeal press trie s ts asks i t ) for the Haagrese o f» aisarwts ia saaathiag aan oa the hoath A frlaaa aaeae. I t la m a e tin awl wsaal bt 4 y o f white daath Afrlacae wha wo He aad eaapalga fo r the mmm obje c t iwan a f ayaali^r sad Ial ^» a 1w» which a rt tha m i sea d 'e tre a f he three aoa-., - i -

2 white bod 1m. t frm tha joli.t a e c t lr * r f h m? ;o r uodiaa ««h tht ->il to tha Cor*r«aa 0 *** P 1**a *h iah * i l distributed far Mid wide i.*i &c*ith fcfrioa, arvl p u blic* lead aonaideratljr * bread. I t waa afcaple o a ll. "Let u «apeak together «u i U «io(f«n. "i.et u«epenk 0 f frwadm -, Ualng that C a l l,»«a b «ra o f tha fbor Oongreaeea h a v. *<*, w it f*r at* wtda. a. 1 ling people to w a l l e - t in g a to *>aak o f freedo *' an! r f tha ohangea that tsay want In U f a to nake th a. fr. i * r mcntha new, tha d» a x» U o f tha 3owth >fr'-oan paoplo haw* been gathered and written down, thoua^nda and itooaarxu o f timea. Tha lit t le dcg- eered-- r - 0 f paper, tha ahaata t o m f r w aohool axarolaa boc*e have o w a flooding into tha offioe o f tha Congraaa of tha? a o p l.. T h a w, in a i ^ l e w o n i., written in a doaan difr.rw nt lengu«f.ea, the o M X ^ r y people of t h i. oountiy hara -.p o b * # f fr AtM" and aat out tha ahangea that thay aaak..1 1 thaaa theuaaada o f d w a n d a are now W in g eolleatat together, ant elaeeifletf, an that th*r n o ba w rit tan inta a a l i* l e a U t a m t o f tha t k a wft wlahaa o f tha peapla a f 3m th Afriaa - tha Pv«eda. Ohartar. fcnd n o *, ta t f * a «tha ava o f tta aaating a f tha " y m a f tha fa a p la * * fraadem <%artar w U l ba diaoaaaad ant *ahatad. A ll tha aigne mm a n that thla w i n Da far aad aaaor tha graatoat a»eh gatharia«a m la aar hlateay. * i»» a t avaay graap o f paeple aha g at tagathar to f o a a U t a ---- y - U a aib u rt, workera in a ahop a r featory, fam-fcanla a * a whita-eaw e ^ ^ ^ a a a * aaah ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ j a t M a t th air 4 «a n d a U - h^ra W a n a i d i n g «1 * e f ta * a a * fa r. t C.O.P. / a. t how i m q t dalagataa thara w ill K m m aaa a ^ i fa r tha " ^ r a aoaing f *» f. r «d «. o f t h. a w l * - hr m W t. a f tha fbar Congraaeex, bnt a f th a. aa«t % tinga aallad 1, paepla aha hara b a a *. f tha / m d a C W t. r, a.lljr. and hare g, - h c ~ to do a o ^ t h i a,.boot it aa th a ir awn In it ia t iv e. I. u. u. t r..u, - ^ l t h.. u u., * h «. w -. t a,. f. r t W, In.1 1 t t. ^ U, w ~., u *»» '* * *» r_ u u. ^ f o t Mat * C H o f n c, u m n i M o h / u 4 j 0iC>P< u U» U r. «at i m m - c r.r t -!. 1 «, t e. o f 1. 0 f. mlktmm o f ^.. > «> >» ««-. Uri t h l. U W. U.,. f T - t to» l u. m m a *, i n H m 0. 0.K * t * U a f m f b, o t m, to w ^ 1 4 u W M hp,- r k.

3 t m ainly U k M n r t H r a l a c t h i r ^ ah illing a» «k, I t la thia tha wm wy- wwl W i d U i tr u k t aonaidantbla r ffb r t and a a c rifioa to aand a dalagata to n.lptow n# that M t a thai Oongraaa o f lha :'aopla apart from tnrwv othar amah gatharing wa hawa ln **n in thia acnintry. vna ahat i a.l t hopod that r. w ill aahiara? In thr flrat plaaa ani^r o f tha paoplc, blsntr and throofth a,tram«ant th*t tha Framdaa > «r t a r rwpraaanta tha >aath tfrioa thoy all want and '«ork fr r. In tha aaornd, lio a, s gutdlnn light to a ll thuaa aa i^ iaath 'f r i «* n a, a a ao ially v it a r a, -*ho hava ocna to r a a liaa, during thia >arl iaaiantary a*aaion, that ralianoa on thalr Harlianvntajry rota alaaa oaa laad only to tha daric night o f fa a o ia a, and to andaratand t>i*t th» ra a l, aruaading, anti- faaaiat a p irlt c f >outl. i.frleana o*n only ba a c b illa a * outaida o f P a r il ant, whara blaak man and ahlta can dr In handa, aa partmara a«3 aqaala for tha A ita ra. T h ird ly, thara w ill ba tha Prwwdo» Jhartar, a rani atatamant o f tha hapaa and alma o f ardinary mmc au) w s w i, a^xvng fron tha ^raaa-itmta o f oar popa la lia n, ahioh w ill ovsva to iaapirw a who la naw j ana ration o f fraade» - Ia w * f mam amd wamam and to laad thom togathar, ia haracrg which rlaaa abova tha bajariara o f n m, ta Ike Ir a n i dap a f iiba r a tian whior ia 4.w n i*g thnmighoat Afrlaa and * world amtalaa. Ho a m, in thia p o liaa atata, man darw aaauma that tha Cangrwaa a f Ifca Paapla w ill ba tolaratad by tha la t io s a lla t S a r a n a a a t, and aa a t fnaa fata p o liaa p ram aa tio a, w m t q r baaa, arraata and p.noaaont±oan. f n m ita v a i; ^agijm iaga, C.O.v, Vira h% i tc cufftir a il tha l l a a, alou&ar ami parwaaa tiaaa that th ia aataarat** ia caw arm aui ootid taring ta baar againut i t. lapaatadly, t»*a p aliaa bara allagad that 'n ig h fcraajcv ia baling plaaaad by th* orgamiaarw o f tha C.C.f. Tima awl f f a th-rj tiava rb ila J mmatiaga, takan tne aamaa jnd nndtam a a a f a ll prvaant oa tha ailagation i u t th«^ ara lavaatlgntiag * aaditlc-m". Om oat awavy laadar a f Via paopla, aha m i a «a haa b a a a pramimaatlj aaaoaiataa with C..1.T. tiaa baan aemawrilj bannad fnm attaadanaa at gatharinga, or from p a r t ieipa tii* ia tha aaa^aiga, by tha wida ano a r a it r u y pawar a gramtad tha dovanaaamt I f tha -*ppraa«>ioo o f Oaaamnt* lam ta t. Vhara ia a t il l tha poaaloillty - aema hara rata It a aartala.tjr - that tha ; oamablj oa Jama 15th w ill ba daalarwd amlawfui. Juoh a a tap ;y tha >t>7 don owaroaant awild aarpiraa no an a; for C.u.. rapraaanta lha rwal aoioe o f tha paapla a f davth a fr la a, tha rwal *T o lv *«il* o f ahioh tha nationaliata talkad mo g libly ahaa tha lacla iatad far faaeima duna^ thia aaaaioa o f V a r l i w «n t. T h ^ ara afra id to hwmr that w o iaa ; and thair faar w ill drlwa tham aartaialjr ta aata a f impreeelem, ar a f proawaa tion. /

4 . f 4 - Bat tha aoioa it a a lf M i M t R D f W t illa d. Tha paapla ar S«oth Afriaa o f fraoden, and o f ahat i t nr ana for U m h. Thair a t o t a w t o Mrf iha ir «t l M i w thcra, in th a ir Amwnkm for tha f m i a ( W t e r. AM ahat a y. lha Ohartar w ill aow fca w rlttaa, no u M t r that abttaalaa t n plaoad ia th««a j o f tha a a a w b l j i*t a h r f m l d adapt it aa Jana 2 5 *. Tha /ra ad e* Chartar K ii b m «o r M fb r, u d «m. ajm3 u t t d a i that aaa o t ba h a oaa atop a mm and «i * h % o p a irg * o f tha p ao p ia, fifthting fbr Uia naa U f a af i * J*aath A frio a, to»alch tha."'raadoa Chartar laa ia th at. * v -A < - -A ' r, ' \

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