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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 21, No. 11. September 17, 1958

Editorial: — A Fascist Passes By

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Editorial:

A Fascist Passes By

"We believe that we have been placed here by the Almighty with a specific purpose to maintain the Christian white civilisation."

—The late Mr. Strydom

The recent, and long-overdue death, of Mr. Strydom, Prime Minister of South Africa, must be welcomed by the free nations, the few that there are, as a blessing from the Almighty. With his passing the world fascist population has been deprived of one of its most notorious figures. One can only hope that similar fates in the very near future will befall the other fascist elements in the world—Kadar, Ulbricht, France, Salazar, Rhee, Faubus, De Gaulle, Lord Brookeborough and the like.

As was to be expected Macmillan, Nash and the other Western leaders displayed their usual hypocrisy in international affairs. Instead of the deserved "one Fascist less" type of comment, there were the usual messages of sympathy and grief.

And this when 90% of the citizens of the South African Republic are being exploited and oppressed by a small white minority! It was only the other day that Archbishop Hurley, bishop of Durban, pointed out that 90% of the population were living on the starvation wages of £15 per month, with the average family having five members. After spending about £6 per month for rent, fuel, soap, transport and clothing, about £9 per month remained for food, this breaking down to 6/- a day for the whole family. The Archbishop said: "There is nothing extraordinary about this picture. It is the normal condition of life for thousands of families in South Africa. . . ." Archbishop Hurley went on to ask: "How does 90% of our African population manage to survive at all? The general mortality rate is a terrible reflection of the starvation that afflicts the African population. . . ."

Recently the "Standard" published an article which stated that in certain garment factories in South Africa the native employees are caned for arriving late for work and for other trivial misdemeanours. This is the sort of barbarism and inhumanism that Mr. Strydom stood for. Let us welcome his passing as a blessing on the world.

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