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Allison Wessels George Champion Papers
Abbreviations:
AAC - All Africa Convention.
ANC - African National Congress.
CNETU - Council of Non-European Trade Unions.
ICU - Industrial and Commercial Workers Union.
NIC - Natal Indian Congress.
NRC - Natives Representative Council.
SANNC -South African Native National Council.
Champion, Allison Wessels George
Statement submitted by Allison Wessel George Champions
Provides a brief autobiography: employment as a clerk in the mining industry; organisation of the Transvaal Mine Clerks Association; membership of Johannesburg Joint Council; work in the ICU. Explains why he wishes to give evidence on the dangers of retarding the progress of natives by preventing them expressing their grievances through their elected representatives. Incomplete.
Champion's Address to the Daughter of Africa Annual Conference. Hambrook Missions Ladysmith District
Pays tribute to the humble contributions of women to the advancement of the nation.
Discussions on Luthuli's rise to prominence in African politics; his growing alienation from the policies of Congress; expresses the opinion that rioting would solve many problems in South Africa: several Whites would be killed and when called on to justify their deaths, Congress leaders could explain what provoked such action; rejects the non-violent defiance campaign for 'the only big voice that reaches the whole world is in the blood and tears of the oppressed'; Moroka's court case and in a postscript added in January 1965, discusses its consequences; Luthuli's presidency of Congress. Feels Luthuli is gambling with the Zulu nation and is a politician in the Indian pocket.
Statements, Notes and Addresses by Champion
Address to the African National Congress. Report. 24 May 1947.
Critical discussion of ANC activities since 26 June 1950.
Champion feels that they are ill-advised.
Discussions: on his arrival in Cape Town, the problems and factionalism he is experiencing; his farewell meeting presided over by Mrs Z. Gool, boycotted by Prof. Thaele on the grounds that it was a communist meeting; Addurahman, Thaele, Mtimkulu and various members of the Cape Joint Council; meetings with officials in the Cape Federation of Trades, and Building Workers Union; the formation of the Cape Town Stevedores and Dockworkers Union; visits Roux of the Communist Party; recounts his trip to Queenstown. King Williamstown and Mlakalaka from where he writes. A postscript added ten years later; pays tribute to Mrs Catherine Mtimkulu.
Discusses his election to the presidency of the Natal Native Congress on 2 April 1945 and his subsequent visit to Xuma in Sophiatown in an attempt to resolve the leader ship dispute between Champion and Mtimkulu. Xuma' s response.
To members of the Nasal ANC.