The Chairman of Sena Sugar Ustates, Lieutenant-Colonel C.B.R. Hornung, D.Le,; in his report to the 42nd Annual General Meeting of that company had some nice things to say about the Portugese authorities. After saying that ‘in view of the number of agitators in many parts of Africa...whose aim it is to disrupt law and order, it is necessary to be vigilant and to keep the closest touch with the Authorities....." He went on to say:
"eee Once more it is my pleasure to thank the Portugese juthorities for their assistance and sympathetic understanding of our problems and we, in our turn, have done our best to meet their wishes.’ The misfortunes which have overtalzen Portugal with her Overseas Provinces and the grossly unjust attacks which have been made on her policy are very much to be deplored but I am pleased to note a distinct change in world opinion and recognition of the most valuable role that Portugal is playing in maintaining stable conditions in her territories, Her critics would be well advised to study the recent legislation emanating from the Minister for Overs@as in connection with labour relations, to realise how great a degree of protec— tion African Labour today enjoys throughout all her Overseas Provinces."
Readers of the Bulletin will not have to be told how hypocritical the above is, but could anything show more clearly the role of the Portugese Authorities as acting as the policemen in the interests of British and other foreign investments in their colonies. This underlines the fact that the British Labour movement has a heavy responsibility in the fight againstPortugese colonialism, VANTID$ RIPORTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Comrades will have noticed that we are getting more reports but the uditorial Board is still far from satisfied, and we know many things happen without reports being sent in. Likewise although most comrades are paying regularly there has been a little slipping behind recently.