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Story of Africa
By BLANCHE ALICE RICH
(Continued from last week)
Ackeley has chosen the ennobl
ing side and does not dwell on the
vices either of the animals or of
BLANCHE ALICE RICH
the people, but on their virtues,
their courage, defence of their
young, devotion to the safety of
their families—simple, homely
virtues which are so much needed
today in our civilization- His work
on the gorilla is the latest and
perhaps his best portrayal of ani
mal life in Africa as it really is.
He defends the reputation of this
animal, which has been misrepre
sented in narrative and fiction as
a ferocious animal that attacks
man at every opportunity, abducts
native women, a monster with all
the vices of man and none of the
virtues. For this untruthful pic
ture Ackeley substitutes a real
gorilla, ferocious omly when his
family rights are invaded. Thus
he explodes the age-long gorilla
myth and we learn for the first
time the place in nature of this
reat anthropoid and come to be
lieve that it should be conserved
and protected rather than elimin
p
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ated.
I have become acquainted with
Dr. and Mrs. McMillan, who are
here on furlough from Africa. Dr.
McMJHan was the first medical
missionary ever to go from the
United States to Angola. They
have devoted 20 years of their
life helping the natives. I think
they deserve a grat deal of praise
and credit
Dr. McMillan was dismayed
when they went there as his hos
pital was only a thatched mud
hut, his medical supplies less than
adequate and staff non-existent.
Mrs. McMillan was his only as
sistant and she had never witness
ed an operation before going out
j there. She has assisted in several
thousand operations since then.
She also supervises a weekly baby
clinie.
Dr. McMillan immediately be
gan training the natives. He now
has a staff composed of 65 out
standing young men and women.
I saw the pictures of the new
hospital which has 130 beds, and
sometimes it is necessary to use
floor mats to accomodate the pa
tients. .The convalescent patents
are moved out into the camps, all
treatments in this department are
carried out by the natives.
In the beginning of their work
Dr. McMillan made a sterilizer
out of a gasoline drum. Its pres
sure indicator was an automobile
tire guage- They now have a
new “Simplex Unit.’’ which the
natives handle perfectly.
They not only practiced medi
cine but they have created op
portunities for a better life for
many people so they can live like
other citizens.
Their medical set Up covers
about four square milep, that in
cludes the hospital, annexes and
sick camp, including 45 buildings
in all.
People come from all over for
treatments of all kinds. (Not only
do the natives go for many miles
but also Europeans.
Treatments in the past few
years have increased from 25 to
40 thousand in the early ‘30s to
200 to 300 thousand in the early
’40s.
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There afe many injustices in
Africa. The complicated caste
system is one of the evils causing
bitter resentment and the in
equalities of taxation and tax col
lection. Every native must carry
a Pass—unless he has a specified
exemption. These ills lead to a
fantastic number of (arrets, so
that the prisons are packed with
peopl guilty of a blundr or of an
conomic incapacity rathr than 0f
wilful crim. To simplify the Pass
system, temper the blasts of tax
ation to the shorn lamb and hu
manize the police would ease life
for multitudes who are madden
ed by that most infuriating of
all evils, an impersonal bureau
cracy enforcing cast-iron regu
lations.
The method of dealing with the
African that creates the greatest
unrest and rebellious feeling is
not that of forcd labor; it is the
method of thrusting him off rom
his ancestral lands, or refusing to
give him a clear, secure title to
the lands, that he has. That land
was not only their possession; it
is held in passionate reverence
because their spirits are living
realities. The landless people
must do 180 day’s work each year
or Europeans in order to be al
lowed to stay on the soil that al
ways hitherto has been theirs.
Taxatic*i also drives them to
work on European plantations to
earn the needed money.
Some qf the people have never
been given a decent opportunity
to bttr their positions. They want
education and liberty. Given a
chance they will help build a so
cial structure in Africa, and build
it upon that sort of foundation.
There are many people who be
lieve that it is a sign of weakness
to deql with so-called "primitive
Peop e,” in any other terms but
the lash and the gun. They will
work harder and better if they
are treated as men, and not as a
work ox.
The natives unable to pay fines
assessed by rural magistrates are
being held in pawn and made to
labor long hours, without pay
until the penalities are paid There
are some natives who have been
held as pawns for 20 years for
having committed misdemeanors
which would draw a suspended
sentence of 60 days in this coun
try.
As Americans we realize there
is some work being done with
Africa but not enough. President
Truman s aid to Greece and Tur
key came somewhat late in the
day ,for communism had already
gripped those countries.
Now is the time to answer
Africa’s cry for help in industry
education and sipiritual needs be
fore Stalin moves in that direc
tion. It is rumored that Stalin
is building a fleet of steamers
to be used in the West African
Trade.
We need to expand overseas
trade anfl secure sources of raw
material. Africa has hitherto al
most been monopolized by Europ- j
eans.
More than evSi it is important
to help Africa now because she
can supply us with many things
we need, to supplement or
dwindling supplies which we pre
viosly had bought from African
coloniee through European mid
dlemen.
There are many obstacles, fin
ancial, racial, international, and
the job will not be easy. But I,
Thursday, May 29’ the Kellom
school awarded 63 diplomas to
students that will begin their high
school studies in September. This
fine group of American leaders
of tomorrow were as follows: Leo
Anderson, Charlene Bates, Ray
mond Benson, Billie J. Bitney,
Donna J. Bomer, William Bow
man, Maxine Buster, Ona L. Cain,
[ Billy Chin, Gladys L. Collins, Billy
Combs, Alan J. Crounse, Barbara
L. Crowford, D- Charleszine Daria,
Dorothy Davis, Eugene Delong,
Florence Fields, Atha L. Fitch,
Dale Foote Lilbe U. Givens, Sally
Gray, Numand Guererro, Elaine
Hall, Fred Hall, Don Halverson,
Amelie J. Holts, Nura J. Hughes,
Frank Halvey Jr., Mary L. Jack
oon, Allen Jordon, Joe N. Jones,
Clifford M. Kennedy, Janet Elea
nor King, Richard Leach, Jacque
line Lewis, Ollie U, Littlejohn,
Robert MAckie, Richard Miller,
Lillie A. Mills, Mildred Mims,
Georgia M. Moore, Patricia L.
Olson, Ronald Ryrek, Joan RQden
baugh, John T\iinlen, Alberta
Rich, Larraine Schumaker, Ro
bert Schumaker, Roy D. Seals,
Beverly Shearon, Dixie J. Sher
man, Milton Shobe, Billy Simes,
■Don Scott, Jack Taylor, Reggy
Taylor, Harry Waller, Barbara L.
Walker, Sol Weinberg, Daniel
Wise, Howard M, Willis Jr. and
Helen Zemunske.
A|()Ove photo shows the Eighth '
grade graduating class of Long
School- Tlie story of their elabor
ate exercises is on Page One..
don't think it is impossible.
Africa has both resources and
human material making excellent
opportunities for both African
and American capital.
Our help was a long time in
coming; although the support we
have given them has helped Li
beria to preserve her Independ
nc, but it did not keep Britain
or France from grabbing about
half of 'Wie original territory
Mr. W. V. S. Tubman who in
| 1914 became President of Liberia
and whose term will last until
1952, |s fast becoming one of
Africa’s outstasiding statesmen.
He has done many things to help
Liberia. He admired the late Pre
sident Roosevelt, and resembles
him in his wholhearted liking for
people. He hais a great goal in
view, and has accomplished much
in a short time. He wants to wipe j
out the class differences, giving
all of the people equal rights, op
portunities and social status.
In the hellp that we have given
them one of the biggest surprises j
was how quickly and enthusias
tically the people took to the new
ideas and new methods which has
been carried out- Referring back
to Dr. McMillan I often hear him
tell how eager the natives are to
learn. Their pent up souls burst'
forth with surprising alacrity
with little encouragement.
There are no people who are j
productive unless thy are free. |
Without fredom no one can be
what they want to be or what
they ought to be. Freedom is the
highest of all possessions and the
most creative of all virtues.
Africa wants her freedom, not
charity. She wants cooperation
land seHLdeteftnintation, not do
mination, or paternalism. Free
dom is indivisible and they want
freedom—to be their own master.
Mrs. Vemori Brown, the former
Dorothy Brown daughter of Mr.
& Mrs. Brown of 2709 N- 28th st.
is visiting her parents. Mrs. Ver
non Brown returned to Marshell- 1
town la., Thursday nite after •
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