South Africa Kicks Against U.N.O. Interest in Coloured Races

Grey River Argus, 1 October 1948, Page 8

South Africa Kicks Against U.N.O. Interest in Coloured Races

CAPETOWN, Sept. 27,

Soon after General Smuts had urged the South African Parliament that it should go very cautiously in relations with the United Nations, the Prime Minister, Dr. Malan, told members: "It is high time South Africa adopted a stronger attitude towards that organisation.”

“The Premier and ex-Premier were speaking on the third reading of the Asiatic Laws Amendment Bill which repeals the franchise of Indians in the Union. The Bill was read a third time.

General Smuts told members that the Union delegate at the present conference, Mr E. H. Louw, who on September 22 told the General Assembly that South Africa regarded the Indian question as an entirely domestic one, had “threatened” the United Nations. “If our contention as to domestic jurisdiction is not accepted and we take that as ground for leaving the United Nations,” General Smuts said, “it might be very serious for us. This threat does’ us no good with the United Nations. It is no use threatening, because the United Nations do not look upon South Africa as a country able to threaten them.”