Apartheid

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29715, 8 January 1962, Page 2

Apartheid

Sir,—The letter under the heading “Apartheid” by B B. Tnompeon interests me enormously. Either toe writer is sadly misinformed on the subject of apartheid and its implication*, or be or she like Dr. Verwoerd, is a disciple of Adolph Hitler. In the former case, he should be forgiven for penning such utter nonsense, but in the latter he I* to be pitied. I feel I am well qualified to express this opinion as I was born in South Africa and lived there over forty years. My husband and I decided to emigrate teat year as we did not want our children to grow up in a police State and in atmosphere of racial and colour hatred.— Yours, etc., (Mr*) O. PICTON JONES. January 5, 1902.

Sir,—Jt would be a good idea if people realised that mankind never set* for itself any tasks, except thoee for which it ha* received the proper training and which it is able to perform. This means that educaition is a potent weapon, even more so than the H-bombs and threatening politicians. On closer examination, it will always be found that the conflict itself never arises except where the material conditions of it* solution are already at hand, or at least in the process of growth. This process of growth is the stage in South Africa today. Just as a good sailor is one who “knows the ropes,” so will both the politicians and Bamitus have to realise that they have a lot yet to learn. We all know that many of u* fear the pains of thinking more than we fear the pains of death. This i* the position of both South African politician* and Bantu leaders at the moment.—Yours, etc., RALPHS. WHEELER. January 6, 1952.