Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 20, 1965, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg free november 196s an influential minority opposes Ian Smiths udi Al by Colin Legum and Ivan Yates sal1sbuky special owns most of Rhodesia Whites stand solidly behind Ian Smith and his men whom the Queen has dismissed from but in influential minority do they arc in three first Are those who support sir Roy Leader of the defunct Central african federation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia and nya Salami who was personally humiliated by Smiths Deputy Zrimc Clifford do when he sought to enter Rhodes inn politics at a byc Lection in Salisbury in August last sir Roy was against a unilateral Mcclara Tion of now that this has he has advised support for the forces of Law and Ord even though they arc represented by revolution Ary he and his Fol Lowers Are Likely to wait in the wings ready to emerge if and when udi begins to crumble and Smiths Fol Lowers turn against Many of them Hud deserted sir Roy for Smith and might desert Smith for sir Roy once things go rut they have no Black sup there Are the old supporters of sir Edgar former Premier of Southern led by David int scr now that their Leader sir Kilgar has rim or aloft to they do what they can to support the in Vurnor and to resist they May As few in number As but they in Clun Many influential Sec Lions of the local establish ment the the Bank the the judges and the professional they think of major Ity Rule in icbms of 15 not 50 and might play the same role As sir Mitchael i Lundell and his supporters played in Kenya in the transition from minority to majority it Luck support among them Are political conservatives like chief lice sir Hugh and his More Radical predecessor sir Robert a Well As the leaders of the rhodesian Council of Chur including roman Cath anglicans and noncom led by the Blunt speaking 47yearold Bishop of Ken Neth their Black support lies with Josiah Jon do and his thirdly there Are the White radicals who include inc pendent in incr sity teachers and professional men like Ahrn Valley liberals like the Rhode Sian born fighter Pilot a Ardwick Holder Ness and supporters of former Premier Garfield Todd who Are Cia cd with nationalist Joshua Komos Zap such As Eileen the editor of the Central african sex Guy Clinto Brock and Komos Leo the Black africans fall into four the on whom Smith he intends to introduce them into his parliament but their wit runs Only As far As White authority can make it the Middle group of africans who refused to join the african nationalist move ments in boycotting the Phil Constitution but instead joined sir Edgars party and now represent the official opposition 14 maps Strong in led by Josiah african nationalists Sec them As As the White leadership moved so this group has come closer to the National the nationalists who arc sharply divided in two the larger Zap Zimbabwe african Peoples in led by Joshua he and thousands of his Fol Lowers Are in restriction or and the minority Anu Zimbabwe african National Union led by the Ida taming which has attracted a considerable Sec Tion of the country Black us too Are in restriction or hour of need whether these two wings con unite in the hour of their common dancer pends largely on a fourth group the some of these Are undergoing Mili tary training in african and communist some arc students such As journalist Nathan Shamu Tariro who is in and Henry Hamad Hiripi who is at Ruskin others arc working for african governments or International agencies such is who works for the and Bert director of Public but the to ranking rhodesian nationalist politicians abroad include Robert George nyan Doro and there has been talk of the forma Tion of two rhodesian governments being formed As rivals to Smith by the two nationalist but a successful provisional government would depend in an official recognition by the organization for african and in depends on Unity Between Zap and the men behind Smith Clifford d ii p n n t Smiths foreign and defence a Likely Choice for Regent if one becomes aged a Cambridge educated London solicitor and company direct went out to Rhodesia to farm in 1948 after service As a major in the Royal artillery England and North he is and suffers from he was minister of Justice in win notice of Public hearing the taxicab Board will hold a Public hearing to consider the question of the quota for taxicabs in greater Winnipeg for 1966 on december 1965 at in the Board Highway services 1075 Portage Winnipeg Penwarden taxicab Board weekend specials from ban Rollon 1 special 73 score hair Cream special 49c soft que Bath Oil 2y2 special available f rom your pharmacist watch for our pre Christmas Sale Ston r Fields 1dg2 govern ment As clapped Nkomo and Sithole in restriction soon after Smith succeeded Field in april resigned sent to fight and defeat sir Roy in Salisbury by election August 1864 by votes to a r per Smiths most extreme lieu tenant and probable Succes Sor if he had shied away from minister of inter Nal aged Horn in son of in Assam Battle of Britain he moved to Rhodesia after India Independence in194 and set up Asa Farmer and Carth moving my since he used to lend Southern nod asian Section of tin opposition Dominion r whose Federal Leader was Winston did not hide his attraction towards now keeps the chiefs and Smith in Desmond South Africa born minister of Law and Small town he has lived in Rhodesia since 1933 but entered parliament Only in became known when he As Back for the Queen to Amend the Constitution so As to renounce reserved Powers to the Southern Dhoti asian his motion passed but the government never acted on entered Cabinet earlier this can restrict peo ple without for up to when courts overrule his he varies limited horizons striking Lack of John w r a t h a 11 Smiths finance he visited London in september with Harper and stayed to accompany Smith at talks with British govern aged Horn and grammar school educated in he trained As an accountant in London and went out to Rhodesia 30 years ago to work in income tax l n t e r opened his own accountants moderate hut constr careful but Cour he has Little political lord Graham fifty right Carold Duke f Montross but prefers to use his Courtesy title or be just Angus boxed for ton and Oxford and went out to Rhodesia in 1931 As an agronomist after being in the agricultural Branch of Imperial chemical Indus destroyer commander in War farming and politics first elected to Southern rhodesian Parlia ment in 1358 As a member of Field Harper Dominion having previously fought first Federal election in 1953 for its righting Lias spoken in porting and being supported by lord by popular but no great has pretensions to Douglas l i i f o r d Smiths millionaire helped him found Rhodesia front in 1961 when Smith resigned As sir roys chief whip and wanted to Weld All opposition groups now one of its presidents a n d financial hackers 57 years born in South Africa but came North As a owns devoted to typical rhodesian pattern of j grass and also races horses in South and has a Gold mine and other business helped overthrow Field when he went soft stands six feet White Rhodesia is in be tween sir Hugh Beadle sixty big game Hunting chief rhodesian legally trained in South Africa and Oxford of Rhodes Practised in Bulawayo and served in Godfrey Huggins Cabinet after the War As minister Justice went on the Bench in 1950 and became chief Justice in 19b1 when sir Robert tred Gold he allowed Komos Appeal against earlier detention Iii several times criticized the government from the served on the Monck on committee and signed its majority reports advocating dissolution of the a political David it n 11 r r seven Earold olympic y a c flies and skis went to Rhodesia in 1949 first As to Accoo Farmer As Aero nautical burst into prominence when he led delegation of five to in to put moderate three of his team were one being Josiah Gondo who last May succeeded him As Lender of opposition party to Smiths he had stood first for sir Edgars party in he came chairman the follow ing and ousted sir Edgar As Leader in of Cru this sir Robert Trad solid sir Hughs predecessor As chief third generation his father was attorney general and senior judge and both his Grandfather on mothers Side were missionary Mem Bers of the famous Moffat through whom he is related to David living educated in rho South Africa and at he Practised at the bar and entered politics in later becoming first rhodesian Rhodes scholar to reach Cabinet he was Huggins minister of Justice min ister of i air and minister for went on Bench in i 1913 and became chief Justice in resigned in 19go in protest against i i a w and order maintenance Bill he outraged almost every Basic human Liberal but constitutionalism he said last year udi would be Ahrn Palley the Only White opposition my elected by africans on b Paunchy doctor turned Law he came up from South Africa with a Jjo Tel com he had been a member of the South Afri can labour party but entered parliament in three years after arriving in and sat on the front Bench of the right Wing Dominion with in a year lie had left the caucus Over his total opposition to sir Edgars Security he never opposed african advancement though never disguised his View of their unread Ness and refusal to work the 1961 once held the floor for 17 hours and on another occasion divided the House 1g5 times in one he has been called a Lone Wolf but in fact he is much helped by his Brilliant constitutional lawyer wife who lectures at University and looks after five Josiah Gemlo fifty year old Butcher who much to his Surprise found himself last april the first african Leader of the All his White including David the pre Vious had been de has been and Singer and holds diploma in avowed m i d d i e o f t h e he was one of butlers delegation to he in in the year he entered has had his shop wrecked by Nkomo supporters because he did not go along with the same when helping sir Edgars build a nation he was turned away a White opposes land approx Tion mint wants cans to work 19g1 Constitution and has moved perceptibly to the nationalists As Smith has gone sir Hoy a Clonsky for Mer Federal prime now retired but he is still Only and by in Means a spent born in Salis the youngest of 12 children of an afrikaner Mother and a polish jewish worker is railway Man and politician in Northern Rhodesia now Zambia until when he became Huggins Deputy prime minister the birth of the federation he had campaigned succeeded As prime minister in following federations entry to Southern rhodesian politics proved abortive when he was soundly beaten in a by Todd missionary turned prime minister turned whom Smith clapped re Striction last born in new zealand and educated there and in South he did 12 years missions work in Rhodesia before entering politics in leapfrogged into Premier ship when Huggins became Federal prime min was Tough when he had to hut introduced reforms in trades Union and the replaced by sir Edgar when he acted without consulting precipitating their then led his own Central Africa but resigned in i960 after signing Appeal with Nkomo to the British government u sus Pend since then has been associated with Komos it Arnn Kronow skis Komos he was first while Man to be restricted in rho Desia and has already been detained since once played table Tennis for Fri Tain and used in partner Iain Macleod at Bridge he perfected the Baron former member of Garfield Odds Central african tin became spectators Hho design correspondent under Macleod but later fell out Wilh him Over Macleod change of front Over has suffered Anonymous phone Calls and Joshua Nkomo Wil son found him better than he after chequered now undeniably leads majority body of african nationalists from his do cation Fortuni Eyears he received secondary Educa Tion in South Africa and inter got his degree by on his return in 1947 look a Trade Union Post and been me known so quickly thai Huggins took him to London for talks on federa Tion in disillusioned he about turned and fought by How he had joined Huggins party and fought an after three years in business he was called to head the reborn nationalist but when sir Edgar arrested its leaders he was after 18 months in exile he returned to take up presi participated in negotiations for the 1901 Constitution but could not agree on proposals and walked in there was a breakaway from his Leader ship and the party National Sithole led a new since Ihen Nkomo has spent much time in prison and deter italian Angl silk nor m e i h n list educated at Garfield Mission ind later at universities in South Africa and United first joined Odds party but soon switched to Llic african from whom he split away in taking with him some of Komos senior lieutenants and much of his intellectual author of an important Book on african a sin Cerr Christian and moderate who has income increasingly or org the organization Man of the nationalist with founded it in ils modern phase in 195fi and with him As Komos senior Short he laughs loudly and in spite of asthma and spinal trouble is Tough and in a r ried with six he is having read widely on his sickbed and taking a diploma from though to can he bitter when he values White Robert Chi Kercmar helps nyan Doro organize Zap abroad from base in Zam roman Catholic Educa Tion eight years of it in South he has been Fiill Tinis Politico since in and nyan Doro Sci up together in and later induced Nkomo to enter they have stood by him Ever angry he can be Nysti Nieft and but personally attractive whether you dream of a Carol a we can help youd be amazed at whal a confederation policy can take buying a 1937 by Nelcy for or courting a or simply furnishing an confederation gives you a solid foundation to work first of people know youre your policy helps you establish a Good credit and you know How much simpler things arc with a Good credit when its time to buy a use your confederation policy As collateral for a loan if you need confederation makes All your big investments there Are Many 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