September 1930 correspondence

September 1930 correspondence 1930 September 18 from (P.B.)Williams to Beamish and Sinclair (three page mimeographed letter to Beamish and penciled note to Sinclair reports about events about telegram from Perkins and Andrews stating that Moshi had wired arrangements for the delegation had broken down asking for a public meeting at which Beamish and delaMothe would explain matters. The issue of the White Paper is discussed along with the European Association, Congress of Association and the Hilton-Young Commission. Another paragraph reads “Cameron (Sir Donald) and his officials are not going to say their own pet child is not the bonny lad they have made people think he is. Remove the officials beyond the reach of Donald’s cane, and they will tell another story.” Williams personal view is that the delegation is a waste of time. The intent is for “doing it in Kenya.” Hertzog (Prime Minister of South Africa 1924-1939) is mentioned as having made up his mind in that other Dominion people will be more interested in the Asiatic menace. The last major paragraph says “No wonder Germany thought us easy game in 1914, and we were not one fraction as far down the hill then. We had not, at least, done away with the Navy, and did admit that we were the governing race. Now we have turned ourselves into the subject race, and that quite voluntary!”) 1930 September 17 Candid Opinion Vol. I., No. 5, A Weekly Review of Rhodesian Affairs, page 5-6 “Northern Rhodesia and the White Paper” many additional articles on Rhodesia and Black Man’s Africa. 1930 September 19 from N.H. Wilson (Salisbury, S. Rhodesia) to Beamish (typed two page letter on Candid Opinion letterhead reporting about the game of swindling the public in Southern Rhodesia especially regarding railway that is going on and that Col. Johnson has made a fool of himself. A hand written note from Beamish to Sinclair notes that N.H. Wilson was at one time N.C. of Victoria but now editor of newspaper. Beamish encourages Sinclair to pass the (news) papers around. Beamish note in blue crayon that he received this letter Nov. 10. 1930 and sent to P.S. 14/11/30. There is an envelope with three Tanganyika stamps addressed to P.J. Sinclair Moshi from the Tanganyika Estate Offices, Dar es Salaam.) 1930 September 20 from R.C. Simmons (Salisbury, S. Rhodesia) to Beamish (hand written letter representing The Rhodes League mentions opposing the Imperial White Paper Policy. There is a note from Beamish explaining that Simmons is Secretary of the Rhodes League also instruction to send this letter and N.H. Wilson’s letter to P. B. Williams at Dar es Salaam. There is a blue crayon notation that the letter was received Nov. 7/30.)