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WE SEE THE WORLD
THROUGH BLACK EYES.
Secret Portuguese massacre
revealed by eyewitness
similarly amused themselves
by shutting people up in
their huts and setting them
In one of the most grisly ablaze. We knew the iden
inhuman massacres in modern tity of 34 persons, among
history, Portuguese soldiers them women and children,
invaded an African village, and even a baby of one
mowed down 500 unarmed month, all burned alive.
Africans with machine guns,
"Other soldiers found noth
ripped out the fetus of a live ing better to divert them
pregnant woman and played
selves than by slamming the
football with the head of a bodies of young children
baby whom they had killed
against the ground with all
by smashing his skull at the
their strength. It was in this
side of his dead mother.
way that the little girls
The details of the mas
named Dominga, ('human,
sacre. which took place last
Luisa and the boys Chanu,
December 16. and which the
Chipiri, Makonda, Nirio, Mar
Portuguese government has co, and Raul died.
carefully kept secret, have
"Some agents of the D.G.S.
now fallen into the hands of ithe former Pidei were with
the Amsterdam News after
An a rtic le on th e Black press by Francis W a rd o f
the soldiers. One of them,
being smuggled out of Africa
called Machavi. tortured sev­
th e LA Tim es - W a s h in g to n Post Service th a t was
into Spam and then to Paris eral of his victims before
p u b lis h e d th ro u g h o u t th e n a tio n , w as a p p a re n tly
by an eyewitness to the
finishing them off. On sev
m e a n t to d e m e a n th e Black Press.
The w rite r
slaughter.
eral occasions his voice, hard
Here is the eyewitness re
to u c h e d on th e c o m m o n p ro b le m o f Black pap ers'
and piercing, was heard say
port of the man who saw it
lack o f a d v e rtis in g a n d th e a c c o m p a n y in g lack o f
ing 'Don't let one remain,
all.
His name cannot be not a single one.'
fin a n c e s — th e n , ig n o rin g th at, w e n t on to
revealed by the Amsterdam
"When an army officer
c a s tig a te th e Black p apers fo r th e ir fin a n c ia l w oes.
News because to do so would
wanted to mercifully lead a
The a rtic le q u o te d Dr. C a rlto n B. G o o d le t,
mean deadly reprisals by the
part of the population to
p re s id e n t o f th e N a tio n a l N e w s p a p e r Publishers
Portuguese against members
Aldeamento
a market town
of his family, who still live in where the civilian population
A sso cia tio n a n d p u b lis h e r o f th e Son Francisco Sun
Mozambique where the mas
is under the surveillance of
R eporter, sa yin g th a t fo r the past 50 years w h ite
sacre took place.
the army
the agent Ma
business has g iv e n th e Black press a to ken a m o u n t
“The afternoon of Dec
chav i replied in rage: 'These
o f a d v e rtis in g .
In 1971 the 100 largest w h ite
ember 16, 1972. 1 was at the are the commander's orders,
a g e n c ie s p la c e d $1.9 m illio n w o rth o f a d v e rtis in g
Mission of San Pedro de kill them down to the last
Tele.
After a series of one.'
a n d less th a n .5 p e rc e n t w e n t to Black papers. The
These scences, some
bombardments struck panic more atrocious than others,
a rtic le d id not q u o te the re m a in d e r o f G o o d le t's
in the population, soldiers lasted until sunset. During
s ta te m e n t — th a t a fte r 27 years he m ust still
invaded the zone that day
the night I was able to es
su bsidize th e Sun R ep orte r fro m his m e d ic a l
from helicopters. After pit
cape with a few people.
p ra ctice .
laging, scenes of sadism and
"The Catholic Church has
The a rtic le goes on to say th a t Black papers
butchery, took the lives of denounced, on several oc­
400 to 500 persons. A list of casions. these massacres of
sh o u ld n ot w a n t w h ite a d v e rtis in g because d e p e n ­
137 victims was able to be the civilian population in the
d e n ce on w h ite a d v e rtis in g w ill p re v e n t it's attack
drawn up with names, sex territory where Frelimo. the
on racism . W h o d o Blacks buy th e ir cars, hom es,
and ages.”
National Liberation Front of
c lo th in g , fo o d a n d o th e r e ssentials fro m if n ot from
A detachment of soldiers, Moxambique, is fighting. For
w h ite a d ve rtise rs? W hy s h o u ld n 't the Black press
"forced a little less than 100 having wanted to denounce
g e t a share o f th e a d v e rtis in g ?
A n d w e have
people into a courtyard.
these actions, several Portu
There they were made to sit
guese priests have been sen
n e v e r seen a Black p a p e r so d e p e n d e n t on one
on the ground in two separ
tenced. Spanish missionaries
a d v e rtis e r as th e O re g o n ia n is on M e ie r a n d Frank
ate groups the men on one have been expelled from the
Is th e O re g o n ia n , th e n , not fre e ? The O b server has
side, the women on the other; country, and two mission
fe lt th e p in c h w h e n a d v e rtis e rs d o not lik e our
placing them in such a way aries, also Spanish, the Right
e d ito ria l's or the n ew s w e p rin t; b ut lik e a ll o th e r
that the people in one group Reverends Alfonso Valverde
could perfectly see the others Lt-on and Martin Hernadex
Black papers, no o n e a d v e rtis e r g ive s us e n o u g h
mowed down, wounded fa
Robels. who worked at the
a d v e rtis in g th a t it's w ith d ra w a l w o u ld b rin g b a n k ­
tally, before they were made Mukumbura Mission (San
rup tcy. N o s in g le a d v e rtis e rs c o u ld bre ak th e Black
to rise one after the other to Pedro de Tete) were ar
press — o n ly a n ille g a l c o n sp ira cy c o u ld d o that.
be murdered in cold blood.
rested by the Rhodesian po
The lack o f a d v e rtis in g th e n causes the o th e r
"Numerous infants on the lice and handed over to
backs of their mothers were Portuguese troops.
p ro b le m s re fe rre d to in th e a rtic le as the s h o rt­
Since
killed.
Wo. were able to this date they have bc-en in
co m in g s o f the Black press:
establish a list of 87 persons prison, waiting to be tried by
1) "B la c k p u b lis h e rs g e n e ra lly c la im th e y d o n 't
of various ages who died.
the Territorial Military Tri
h a v e th e m o n e y to c o m p e te w ith w h ite -o rie n te d
“Another group of soldiers bunal of Lourenco Marques
EDITORIAL FOCUS
M ayor’s Task Force
Black Press:
still alive, healthy
needs m inority inpot
M a y o r G o ld s c h m id t has a p p o in te d a Task Force
to re w rite th e H o m e to w n Plan, w h ic h is an a g re e ­
m en t b e tw e e n co ntractors a n d u n io n s to b rin g
m in o ritie s in to th e b u ild in g trades.
The o rig in a l
p la n w as w ritte n in 1970 by fe d e ra l d ire c tiv e w ith
the a id o f contractors, u nions, a n d o rg a n iz a tio n s
re p re se n tin g m in o rity groups.
The Task Force is m a d e up o f th re e m e m b e rs o f
M a n p o w e r A re a P la n n in g C o u n cil a n d tw o m e m ­
bers o f th e M e tro p o lita n H um an R elations C o m ­
m itte e . The M a y o r suggested th a t th e c o m m itte e
a dd m e m b e rs fro m m a n a g e m e n t a n d th e co n ­
struction u nions.
He m a d e no m e n tio n o f the
m in o rity o rg a n iz a tio n s th a t w e re m em be rs o f the
o rig in a l Ad Hoc C o m m itte e .
W e a p p la u d th e M a y o r's e ffo rts to m a k e the
H o m e to w n Plan a w o rk in g a g re e m e n t a n d to
o b ta in fu n d s fo r it's e n fo rc e m e n t.
H o w e v e r, if
the p urpo se o f th e H o m e to w n Plan is to b rin g
m in o ritie s in to th e co nstructio n trades, m in o ritie s
sh ou ld h ave an in flu e n tia l p a rt in its fo rm u la tio n .
N e ith e r th e A ssociated G e n e ra l C ontractors, w h ich
represents m a n a g e m e n t, n o r the u n io n s can re p re ­
sent m in o rity interests. If th e p la n is to concern
m in o ritie s , th e n it is m a n d a to ry th a t re p re s e n ta tio n
o f th e A lb in a C ontractors A sso cia tio n a nd the
U n ite d M in o rity W orkers, as w e ll as a n y o the r
g ro u p s r e p r e s e n tin g m in o r it y c o n tr a c to r s o r
w orkers, be an in te g ra l p art o f th e co m m itte e .
Quotas still needed
The id e a o f a q u o ta system seem s to concern the
w h ite e s ta b lis h m e n t a n d com es up a g a in and
a g a in in th e w h ite press.
A re ce n t e d ito ria l in
O re g o n 's largest d a ily , w h ic h w as a response to
th e M o d e l C ities C itizens P la n n in g B oard's e ffo rts
to o b ta in pro m ise s o f Black e m p lo y m e n t fro m C ity
H u m a n Resource D e p a rtm e n t's Ira B la lo ck, re ­
assures us th a t th a t p a p e r opposes quotas.
N o o n e e ve r n o tice d the q u o ta system as lo n g as
it w as used a g a in st Blacks, Jew s a n d o th e r
m in o ritie s . W hen the q u o ta system w as used to
lim it Blacks in e m p lo y m e n t a n d in a d m issio n to the
u n ive rsitie s, no o n e p a id m uch a tte n tio n .
N o w th a t quotas a re used to g e t a fe w Blacks
a nd o th e r m in o ritie s in, th e y a re su d d e n ly w ro n g .
It w o u ld be g o o d if quo tas w e re n ot n e e d e d , if
th e re w as tru ly e q u a l o p p o rtu n ity in the n a tio n a nd
in O re g o n -
b ut th e re is not.
It is th ro u g h th e q u o ta system th a t the fe w Blacks
h ave g o tte n in to in d u stry a n d th e u nions. The fe w
Blacks in th e co nstructio n trades g o t in because o f
th e "P h ila d e lp h ia P la n " a n d o th e r q u o ta systems
th a t fo rc e d th e b u ild in g in d u stry to a d m it th em .
The fe w Blacks fo u n d in m a n y o th e r ind ustrie s are
th e re because o f th e re q u ire m e n ts a tta c h e d to
fe d e ra l contracts.
The fe w Blacks fo u n d in the
p u b lic schools a n d the u n iv e rs itie s a re th ere
because o f fe d e ra l p o lic y .
If these fe d e ra l
re q u ire m e n ts w e re re a lly e n fo rc e d w e w o u ld fin d
m a n y m o re Blacks a n d m in o ritie s in ind ustry.
W e d o not a d v o c a te a strict p e rc e n ta g e re q u ire ­
m e n t, b u t w h e n w e fin d ind ustrie s a n d professions
th a t h a ve no or ve ry fe w Blacks, w e k n o w
d is c rim in a tio n exists. W h e n Blacks a nd m in o rite s
a re fo u n d in a ll u nion s, a ll industries, a ll p ro fe s ­
sions in re a s o n a b le n u m b e r, w e w ill a g re e th a t
q uo ta s a re not n ee de d.
The o th e r a r g u m e n t — th a t fa v o r tis m is
u n fa ir — is a b it s illy a t this p o in t.
W hen a
Black is h ire d because he is Black it is c a lle d
u n fa ir. H a v in g b e e n d e n ie d e m p lo y m e n t because
o f race , w h y is it u n fa ir if race is an a d v a n ta g e fo r
once
It is c o m m o n k n o w le d g e th a t the usual
basis fo r h irin g is n ot fa ir a n y w a y : ta ll m en are
h ire d b e fo re short m e n ; g ra d u a te s o f ce rta in
u n iv e rs itie s a re h ire d b e fo re g ra d u a te s o f o the r
u n iv e rs itie s ; a n d o f course frie n d s a n d re la tiv e s
a lw a y s h a ve the a d v a n ta g e
So if an e m p lo y e e is h ire d because he is Black,
or In d ia n or C h ica n o , it sh ou ld n ot b o th e r a n y o n e
as lo n g as he can d o th e |ob.
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p rin t a n d e le c tro n ic m e d ia ."
2) C ritics c h a rg e th e Black p apers n e v e r w ill
c o m p e te unless th e y m o d e rn iz e business, p ro d u c ­
tio n practices.
3) Blacks tra in e d by th e Black press g o to
h ig h e r p a y in g jobs in the w h ite m e d ia . "C o n s e ­
q u e n tly , b e re ft o f it's best ta le n t, p la g u e d by
s m a lle r, in e x p e rie n c e d staffs . . . a n d th e ir fin a n c ia l
in a b ility to h ire n e w s ta ffs ."
4) They run m uch "c a n n e d n e w sco p y w ith o u t
e d itin g , a nd do re ly h e a v ily on a co nsta nt d ie t o f
church, social new s, sports a n d w ire c o p y ."
A p p a re n tly th e w rite r has n ot re a d m a n y Black
p apers la te ly . There is no Black w ire se rvice a nd
since m ost Black p ap ers c a n n o t a ffo rd th e w ire
service a n y w a y , yo u w ill fin d little w ire c o p y in a
Black p a p e r. But check th e w h ite d a ilie s a n d you
w ill fin d th e m to be a b o u t 95 p e rc e n t w ire copy.
The w rite r states Black p ap ers a re o ld -fa s h io n e d
because th e a v e ra g e a g e o f th e ir p u b lis h e rs is in
th e la te 50's. W e w o n d e r w h a t the a v e ra g e a g e o f
th e w h ite p u b lis h e rs is. The w rite r a p p a re n tly has
not m e t som e o f th e d y n a m ic y o u n g p u b lis h e rs
w h o a re f,u n d in g n e w Black p apers a ll o v e r the
c o u n try — using th e latest e le c tro n ic ty p e s e ttin g
a nd p rin tin g m ethods.
C o n tra ry to w h a t th e w rite r m ig h t th in k , the
Black press has b e e n the c o lle c tiv e vo ic e a nd
conscience o f Black p e o p le fo r o v e r 146 years.
V e rn o n Jo rd an sa id re c e n tly the Black press, " w ith
fa r fe w e r resources, has u n c o v e re d a n d e xpo sed
th e scandalous tre a tm e n t Black p e o p le h ave fa ced .
It w as the Black press th a t le d the fig h t a g a in s t
ly n c h in g , a g a in s t p o lic e b ru ta lity , a g a in s t e m p lo y ­
m en t d is c rim in a tio n a n d fo r d e s e g re g a tio n o f
schools a nd u n iv e rs itie s lo n g b e fo re these causes
w e re e ven th o u g h t o f by w h ite p u b lish e rs a n d
editors.
A n d m a n y cru s a d in g Black rep o rte rs,
e d ito rs a n d p u b lis h e rs stood up to th re ats a nd
re p risa ls — a lth o u g h th e ir e ffo rts w e n t u n h e e d e d
by E stablishm ent o rg a n iz a tio n s ."
The w h ite e s ta b lis h m e n t m a y be sure th a t the
Black press is h e re to stay a n d th a t true to it's
tra d itio n , w ill be e v e r a le rt to in ju s tic e a n d o p ­
pression.
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Newspaper
Publishers
Association
member
Bi
Bachelors Laundry
One Day Service
(Reprint from the Amster­
dam News)
ALFRED LEE HENDERSON
EDITOR/PUBL1SHER
SPECIALI
for spreading news of war
crimes commited by Portu
guese troops and for having
said outside of the pulpit
that the Mozambique people
have the right to self
determiantion."
The story behind the story
of how the Amsterdam News
is able to publish the eye
witness story of the Portu
guese massacre of 500 Afri
cans is a story within itself.
"This is certainly a horror
story, but as there was
nothing in today's Herald
Tribune, I thought I would
send it to you. Perhaps you
ran use it; but if not, would
you do me the favor and for
ward this to the Amsterdam
News . .
The date on the note was
July 7. 1973.
The daily newspaper did
not publish the story, but
instead sent it to the Am­
sterdam News, as requested.
It also sent a note to the
informant telling him that
the story had been sent to
the Amsterdam News. The
letter was dated July 17.
The story arrived at the
Amsterdam News two days
later.
Meanwhile, Amsterdam
News editors, through their
own resources had gotten
scattered report« of the mas
sacre and these were re
(Mirted in the Amsterdam
News before the eyewitness
report arrived.
The Portuguese govern
ment, as might he expected,
has attempted to discredit
the report.
The strongest confirmation
of the massacre has come
from the British government
where huge demonstrations
have taken place in latndon
castigating the Portuguese
Prime Minister on his visit
to London recently.
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With ten million people un
employed or under employed,
with anot bur ten million
working ful) time all year
long for less than $5,(MX), and
with large »ub groups of the
population
- m inorities,
teenagers, veterans and wo­
men
bearing the burdens
of a malfunctioning economy,
it is clear that some drastic
action is needed.
A t the National Urban
League’s Annual Conference
I called for a Full Employ
ment Policy that would in
sure a job for every person
who wanted one.
Every definition of "full
employment* winds up ac­
cepting rates that mean two,
three or four million people
out of work.
Real full
employment means everyone
holds a job, earns a decent
salary, and has his place in
an abundant economy. There
is no reason why we should
be satisfied wih less; there is
no reason why we should
accept definitions of full em
ployment that leave people
out of work.
Many of the proposals that
have been made to help cut
unemployment have been
tried and failed, or have
shown their potential but
weren’t carried far enough.
Others are dangerously un
acceptable
In the "tried and failed"
category we can put volun
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Part II
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BUDGET DRY CLEANERS
When the eyewitness to
the massacre escaped to Ma
drid he contacted the inter
national edition of the Herald
Tribune.
Rut the Tribune
did not publish the story
itself.
That part of his note which
is now in possession of the
Amsterdam News, said:
Toward full employment
by Aernon
SAVE YOUR CLAIM TICKETS!
10 cleaning and pressing claim tlx kets good lot
1 61b. load of cleaning and pressing.
try. This works best in good
times, but when recession
comes, newly hired workers
are back on the streets.
Many industries, too. can’t
create jobs for workers who
don’t have the education and
skills they require, and they
are not encouraged to em
bark on really wide scale
training because of market
conditions and lack of sub
sidies and other incentives.
The Public Employment
Program was a step in the
right direction. It put 100,(MX)
people to work in local gov
ernment with federal funds,
and it should be sharply ex
panded.
Instead, the Ad
ministration wants to end
the program.
Most dangerous is the pro­
posal that teenage unem
ployment can be cut by
means of a wage differen
tial
paying young workers
below the minimum wage.
I ’m against this because it
hasn't been proven that such
a step would actually lead to
more jobs for teenagers, and
it raises the possibility that
employers will fire the father
to hire the son. Worst of all,
it would punch another hole
in the already inadequate
coverage of minimum wage
laws. And who is to say that
the next step won’t be pro­
posals for lower wage rates
for Black workers since their
unemployment rates too, are
high.
It seems to me that a
rational national Full Em
ployment Policy would in
elude several elements. One
would be realistic, perfor­
mance-oriented job standards
and tests.
We should do
away with present tests and
educational standards that
aren't job related and which
serve mainly to exclude peo­
ple from jobs they could
handle.
Another step would be
for federal stimulation of
private and non profit sector
job-creation through subsi
dies and training programs
broader than the ones we
now have. Such a program
could be part of a national
economic development pro­
gram of planned growth and
subsidized construction of
housing, parks and sewers
that will broaden private
co m p anies' dem and for
workers.
Finally, but perhaps first,
there should be a massive
federal job creation program
in the public sector. Some
years back a Presidential
Commission found that public
needs in cities and small
communities all over the
country were so great that
some five million people could
be put to work in public
service jobs.
For many people, this
country is going through a
terrible depression. For all
of us, the quality of life is
declining because public ser­
vices are fewer and less well
run than they used to be.
These two problems could be
solved by putting people
hack to work in decent jobs
doing things that need to be
done at decent salaries.
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