DELEGATE'S HEATED ATTACK

Chronicle (Levin), 28 November 1946, Page 7

DELEGATE'S HEATED ATTACK

Eeccived Wednesday, S.10 p.ui. NEW YOlilv, Xov. 26. A liot personal altaclc 0 n the South African delegate, Mr. G. Heaton Niclxolls, was made by Mrs. Pandit (India) during a joiut session of the legal and political committees whieli were considering the treatment of Indians in Soutlx Africa. Mrs. Pandit said Mr. Xicholls liad referred sarcastically to Ilindu teniples and •Moslem mosques and had ma'de sneering and irrelavent references . fo the Indian language and Indians ; attempts to better themselves. "His cynical outburst was unworthy of a delegate to this world forum," she said. "Mr. Xieliolls knows that his contention that there is no legal colour bar in Bouth Africa, is a distortion and evasion of the true position. He wishes deliberately to be frivolous and ofi'ensive. Jesus Christ, Ilimself, if He were in our midst today, would be a prohibited immigrant to South Africa." Mrs. Pandit renewed her demand that United Kations intervene in the ques tion as to liow ISoutli Africa treats Indians. Other speakersji liowever, favoured Field-Mnrslnil Smuts' proposal that the quostion be referred to an International Oourt of Justice. Main support for Mrs. Pandit camc frum Mr. tiromyko who said the situation in ISouth Africa was not wliolesonie and that the ref'orring of the nialter ti# an International Oourt would be to disregard the political aspects of the case.