The Congo

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30619, 9 December 1964, Page 20

The Congo

Sir,—When an area indulges in revolution it would be wise to get out quickly—or take the consequences. The Belgians were the main cause of this mismanaged upheaval of both black and white human beings. Had the Belgians uplifted the Congolese by paying good wages and educating the natives, instead of robbing them, there would have been no revolution. Belgians, in an endeavour to whitewash their past sins, sent paratroops to rescue white men, women, and children—all too late. The disaster reminds me of an Eastern proverb: “There is a cure for most illnesses—for stupidity there is no remedy.” Lacking revolution education. Lumumba refused Russian cash and aeroplanes and succumbed to Tsbombe’s in-

trigues. There is no room for fools or failures in revolutions.—Yours, etc., RALPH S. WHEELER. Timaru, December 7, 1964. Sir, —In reply to "Bormann’s (White) Brother,” I fail to see the point in lumping General Franco, Dr. Salazar, and Dr. Verwoerd in with Hitler and Mussolini. While Hitler and Mussolini were our enemies (even they did not resort to cannibalism!), Franco at least saved Spain from Communism, Dr. Verwoerd and Dr. Salazar are two wise and far-sighted statesmen. Far from their white leadership in South Africa failing, it is in fact flourishing, a fact which never fails to annoy the Communists, their fellow-travellers, and race renegades the world over. Unlike your correspondent, 1 would not even consider describing our Maori population as “black savages." I do, however, thus describe the Congo rebels, who commit such atrocities on innocent civilians.—Yours, etc., B. B. THOMPSON, Organising Secretary, League of Empire Loyalists. Ashburton, December 7, 1964.