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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.
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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.
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