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-~ 4 - . , commercial areas to become nonracial. More than a million acres of rural land is in the precess of becoming or has became open to settlement on a nonracial basis. In spite of considerable prosress in the elimination of discrimination, Sir Patrick Bean's statenent at the United Natious Uist the Southern Rhodesian Government has removed “virtually all those features which discriminste unfairly ayainer Afri- cans" can not in all charity Le called anything other than a gross overstatement. More than 8,000 Africans were arrested the first six months of thie year for net car- rying proper identification certificates, while LCuropeans are not required to carry identification of any kind. Public edsvecation is completcly segretated and vastly different in availability and per pupil expenditure. Permits are needed to go into many municipal African townships, and municipalities have only such autherity as piven them by the Government. Trade union lepislation provides for racially segre- gated branches and devalued votes based on skA&ll, which is really a reflection of race. Most of Southern Rhodesia is still divided into African and non-Africen areas by the Land Apnortionment Act. There is racta] discrimination in the police force in status, uniforms, ete. The List could be extended. Yhe point is that the Sourch- ern Riodesian Government deserves credit which it often dovsn't pet for advance on this front, but it and the Pritish Government often damage the case by claiming far more than has actually been accomplished. Velcone as are changes toward a nonracial society, it must be kept in mind that the complete elimination of racial injustice on the legal and secial front would nat solve Southern Phodesia's problems. The African drive is for the takeover of politi- cal pever. Northern Rhodesia is Campaigning Northern Rhodesia is in the midst of an election campaign to implement a new constitution which all parties dislike but with which all are cooperating. The eclec- tion has been ser for October @het. dal’ Because of the complexities of the constitution (See Africa Report Vol. T1I, No, 6), the outcone of the election is uncertain. The race is “Between the United Nationa- a} Independence mare the larger of two African nationalist parties, and the United Fedecal Party. UNIP will probably poll throush without a clear-cut majority but with the most cests. Irrespective of the outcome, this electiou marks the peint at which Africans becane a majority in the Leeisletive Council, even though they will be divide? amone the various political parties. The British will be faced with demands for a new constitution soon after the election. Tit pressure will he applied by the Africans, whether ft Le from the van- ase point of ¢« stavle African-led Government or in the contest of political instn- bility with a UFP-led Government. Nerthera Nhedesdan Africans are in na mood to weit for a more renrresentative povermaent gInaumuch ce they see Vyacaland Atricans movin rapidly aheed in the acgulisition of political power. Althoush sporadic facidents of unrest continue to oceur in horthern Phodesia, the atmoerpici. seems much healthier than during the past year of constitutional ne- gotdations. Fat prospect for a peaceful election books pord Tf there ds to be additional difficulty im herthern bhedesla, it will be subsequent to the election. Advance Set for Nyaseland Tr hiabawd Can, st Nvasolan passed the first anniversary of lie inausuracion of the crs Party Government led by Dr. Banda. Tn maty ways it was a most