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Primitive Rebellion .:;b(. tVaia Tau (DuDt Meariirag M on IBritDsh Affricaft Coflony Miter's Nat In thm nth rrntnrr turmoil of hydrogen bombs, jet plane and television, one of the most primi tive and urate rebellions ef all time Mas gone almost unnoticed in the JanfJea of Africa. Behind it is a dread native colt called Man Mail. The up rising la a forewarning of what may com In newly-stirring Africa. The I'nlted Press asked Its Nairobi cor respondent for an tip-to-date report n Kenya and the Mau Mao. - By DUDLEY HAWKINS United Press Correspondent . Nairobi, Kenya (U.R) The primitive rebellion into which the African cult of Mau Mau has plunked this once-idyllic British colony for three bloody years is near its end. . Slowly but inexorably brains and bullets are beating the rebels. Today there are a few .thousand hunted, desperate out laws hiding in the dense moun tain jungles. - To them now, food is far more Important than killing white set tlers or the African natives who clung to Christianity and loyalty in the face of savagery almost unbelievable. So smooth it leaves you breathless mirnoff VeV lame vuunn Mpraof MsoVfromlOOcrstnnrutralipaMS. Sat. Pierre Smirnoff FU. Inc.. Hartford. Coon But the scars will never leave. Over 11,000 men, women and children have been killed. More than $100,000,000 have been spent to prevent mass murder. Magnificent mountain lodges, se rene farm homes have been burned,, cattle by the thousands butchered. Hatreds have been in flamed that will take decades to cool. Mau Mau began almost un noticed 10 years ago. Kikuyu tribesmen and their cousins in the Meru and Embu reserves disappeared mysteriously. Then, in isolated places, African fami lies were found butchered in their huts. They had refused to join the Mau Mau. The terrorists were encour aged by the stiff-necked complac ency of British colonial edminis tration. These civil servants still lived in the rosy glow of hunt ing incoming motion picture sa faris and whiskey and soda. Trail of Death By 1952 the well-armed terror ist gangs, made brave by moon shine lifluor, blood oaths and promises of taking land from the whites, had left a ghastly trail of death through the reserves. Razor-sharp pangas cut down anyone who'ref used to cooperate. Oath-taking ceremonies in credibly filthy orgies of sex and superstition to initiate recruits were held openly just outside Nairobi. In October, 1952, British para troopers landed by air and a state of emergency was declared. But the barn door was being shut after the horse was gone. Qn a pre-arranged plan, Mau Mau leaders fled the city, leaving a few unimportant "generals" be hind to face the music and leave the impression the crisis had ended. In the dense jungles and moun tain country, the Mau Mau or ganized an intricate, efficiet sys tem of "cells" on Communist lines which stretched, to every j Kikuyu, Embu and Meru tribes man. Among the whites, guns ap peared on every hip and in every woman's handbag. On the farm the settlers' homes became fort resses, some with watchtowers and machinegun. But it was not enough. The Mau Mau were sworn to kill the whites and they did. James MacDougall, who came to Kenya in 1906, trusted his na tive servants. He never locked his doors and windows. Nine killers broke in and surrounded him in his wheelchair. Arthritis prevented his moving. In cold blood, they hacked him and burned his body. Family Killed The Meloncellis, an Italian family, lived in a house sur rounded by bush country. Mel- oncelli was at the saw mill one morning when 20 Mau Mau at tacked the house. His wife was shot and chopped to pieces. The terrorists searched the house and killed their 15-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son. The children had arrived only 10 days before. On this April, two schoolboys, Geoffrey Daby and Christopher Twohey, innocently but foolish ly strolled through the veld on the outskirts of Nairobi. Their airgun attracted the Mau Mau. The boys were surrounded and butchered. Horrible as was the campaign against the whites, the Kikyuy terror against their own kins men was unimaginable. Hun dreds . of native Christians died rather than renounce their faith. Many - others still live minus eyes, hands, legs. Worst Night Mau Mau reached its bestial peak on the night of March 26, 1953. Near Nairobi, men, wom en and children were sleeping peacefully in the Christian vil lage of Lari when three terrorist gangs of 30 to 50 men each at tacked. -In an orgy of murder, they set fire to every hut and butchered the people as they ran out. The entire village be came a roaring furnace. Many villagers were lucky to die in the fire. Others were chopped up slowly, piece by piece. Dis emboweled mothers watched terrorists slice their children. In the morning the remains of more than 100 Africans were found. Hardened police wept. Several captured Mau Mail were shot on the spot by the enraged Africans. This was the sign of things to come. The decent people among native Kenya turned against Kikuyu and the Mau Mau in revulsion. The complete defeat will come from within. Already the attempts of hard-core lead ers to prevent their men from surrendering has caused a rift in their ranks. Mau Mau is not a revolt for freedom and equality. Initially it was intended that way hit ting back at colonialists who held the finest land and re sources. But the primitive instincts of its adherents took over. They are people living in a contem porary stone age. The Mau Mau oaths are opposite to everything that was fine about traditional tribal custom. Neuberger Raps Fisheries Critics Washington (U.R) Sen. Rich ard L. Neutferger (D-Ore.) said yesterday some "so-called fish eries groups" are criticizing him for supporting appropriations for a start on Ice Harbor dam. He said the criticisms are "po litically" motivated. Money for a start on the dam on the Snake river in Washing ton was included in a public works appropriation bill finally approved by Congress yesterday. Neuberger said the Izaak Wal ton League in Oregon wrote him an "abusive letter because he supported the appropriation. But he said the group' has not criti cized supporters of a partnership plan for John Day dam, a Co lumbia river structure he said is of about equal height. "Why do certain fisheries groups bewail the dam built by Uncle Sam but stay silent con cerning the dam at which the private utilities may win domi nation over the power plant?" he asked. Friday. 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