Strange Bedfellows!

The Sydney Tribune (Communist Party Newspaper) recently gave a lot of publicity to the Rev. A. Clint, now of the rectory, Bathurst, NSW, formerly an organiser of native co- ODeratives in Panna operatives in rapua. Mr. Clint has published a circular

(which we have not seen) asking for help for native co-operatives in the Territory and protesting against further alienation of native land, This is (in part) what the Tribune says Mr. Clint says in his circular: The * nfant co-operatives of Papua-New Guinea need alI the help we can possibly give them—big business is marching in.

The Papuan Co-operatives grew out the desire of the native people for “new way” of life. It began as a spoi taneous movement throughout the Ter tory soon after the war.

All over the Territory, tl Papuans are asking for Co-ops.

The present Government is reluctant help in the extension of the work, i Co-ops are an obstacle to cheap laboi The dismissal of Colonel Murray Administrator is a sign of the tinn Here is what a Missionary has to sa “So the axe has fallen and good J.

Murray is sacked because he loved t: Papuans too much and the dividends Burns Philp and all the other less money-grabbers too little. We’ must realists—money rules. Meanwhile tl chap Cleland who I suppose will be 1 successor, is reputed to be a nice cha goes to church regularly and gets thin done”.

Papuan Co-op. leaders have been se to jail for telling their people not to to labour, but to remain with, and bui up their own Co-ops.

A “Papuan Co-operative Fund” h been established and is registered und the Charities Act. It is my purpose help establish in this Northern Area Co-operative Training School—to tra Papuans for Co-operative Leadershi Co-op. farming and Co-op. enterpri: The training has started. We must e tend and meet the threat of big busines Will you protest to the Federal Gover ment against the alienation of nati lands and will you support financially t Papuan Co-op Fund, and help tra Papuans to a higher standard civilisation the co-operative way?

Mr. J. P, Senior has be*

appointed Director of Broadcastii

for the W. Samoan Government.