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5/22/1951 - Carnegie Group, I by John B. George

INgTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS JBG Carnegie Group I iakeere College Kampala Uganda East May Mr Walter S Rogers Institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue New York New York Dear Mr Rogers The group American professors East Africa observe first economic sociological problems departed Dar Salaam May I accompanied during months travel through Uganda Tanganyika Kenya A number difficulties encoun tered route heaviest rains thirty years caused alterations plans prevented visiting several desirable spots But I believe members terms experience knowledge success From point association course After months seeing East Africa through valuable compare notes members It though faCulty university disciplines essential appraisal stage represented exchange ideas structively criticise interpretations In between helping group around introducing number officials friends I enjoy hearing historian psychologist economist professor politial science individually appraise East African Scene The party composed Professor C W Kiewiet President Elect Rochester University Professor M K Bennett Director Food Research Institute Stanford Professor R B MacLeod Department Psychology Cornell Professor Roland Young Department Political Science Northwestern Professor Kiewiet party I course member party during travels their observations extensive detailed journal notes I But I think members sketching accoat portions their observations which I participated I trust forgive errors Or All notes recorded hotels houses roads under ditions always conducive precision The group first period observation Kampala vicinity March through During aspects settled conaunity observed itinerary planned remainder month This JBG settling period looking through notes I number worth while doings There informal unplanned interview Professor Kieiet manager Barclays Bank Kampala where learned there presently shortage silver coins cause natives prefer paper which stand burying packed earth floor could Indian silversmiths grabbing coins Victorian coinage present shillings being token types cupro nickel lends money Africans interest local shark sometimes several thousand small savings accounts natives Several medical authorities conversed provoking thought relating protein natives philosophy objectives Society Certain protein causes lethargy possible output creative energy actually static restricted tribal unity Some magistrate level court doings observed there East African Institute Social Research introduction members native government authorities party house Institute Director Dr Audrey R ichards Secretariat Entebbe advice Cartland Office Chief Secretary limited advance itinerary finalized At Jinja housing planning projects hydro electric scheme Nile raise level Lake Victoria several At olantation operated friend I Scott coffee rubber groing processing sugar plantation Lugazi shown around Indian Supervisors We heard plantation mixed tenure freehold Crom leased years We local labor authority Mr Walker bonuses native labor extra amotmts money doing little stimulate productivity He native values ceived reward worthy increased effort thatrear would always leisure itself outine doings ailing packages clothes sending telegrams members group informative touchit Indian clerks shopkeepers various minor officials which helped picture difficulties doing business adinistering inter racially And relations Seninde Baganda I taken suggestion Fred illims Hesident Office factotum interpreter began provide group caracatured examole uncomfortable unattractive African Emergent tribesman taking Hiring Seninde proved mistakes there salvage laughs Theze visits hedqurte local cotuty chiefs oking their offices courts T rounded first group On morning Sudy iarch loade safari truck party rented Chevrolet drove southwa along shore Victoria Nyanza On experience being iuvited Indian propriator iasaka irink house On ariving Bukoba across Tanganyika border greeted District Comnissioner Tim Harris Lake Hotel During morning early afternoon hospit Professor Bennett remain taken round shown through Distric Ofice introduced number Protestant Catholic mission aries While calling first night house iedical Officer happily Hans Cory Tanganyika goverment anthropologist Bukoba purpose persuading local natives accept institution local councils means popular representation He house morning after breakast theoretical versus applied anthropology Of Tanganyika Africans their effect acceptance speed could receive digest devices democr government history anthropological efforts before recognized Government being value He concluded suggestion might group visit Wasu2uma other Tanganyika tribe observe workings Western Tribal synthesized native government The morning filled taking sights banaDa groves dukas shore In afternoon March professor Bennett moment intestinal which bother party several times drove south Bihara Seninde African ergent group aeparture because taken driver fetch Irican hotel because letters friends office He finall appeared complete tropical helmet goldrimed glasses American scholars allowed carry On their Unhappy living concerned mostly rather functions white society emulate demonstrably umlike Jaluo irritating unattractive I think representative could marshall votes first Uganda general election By completely defeated could listen stolid tribesman pleas admonisauent shouted abuse continue pleased would injustice Baganda neigh advantage America identity reason rationalize worth shillings month specimen close At Biharanulo party housed D C German describedi earlier letter With customary hospital Ronal Smith friend since Oxford threw district local paramount chief those especially intereste6 through office recorrs trials local economic agricultural 6oings District Book The Book compilation important facts containing chapters administration economics local anthropology We walke around Bihararaulo minor settled governent native housing watched tilling maize grinding cooking beermaking We visite local White Fathers mission school Native Authority school lengthy Ntare paramount chief Wazinza younger effective relative through action D C recently allotted responsibilities chief A chief duties Biharamulo considered temporal conduct affairs among living spiritual conduct relations spirits ancestors D C Ntare would important spiritual The younger chief sodden polygamous Ntare would prove energetic When talked Ronald Smith interp reting relatively bright alert He there United Nations about Dar Salaam leaflets stood courteous dignity while Ntare sented leader party Americans beaded chief At interview after there million people United States I Withii boast despite Wort American allowed iSiCh promptly countered Do limit yourselves One Wim fewer women grinned looked outside Ntare collection because sense Nt compound European style house number native which built athers grave Widow mother perhaps improved estimate distance Native Authority would before could organize control effective degree We short shore MacLeod hving expressed desire Some others having approved I introduced party eccentric friend Mr Cooper ranger Several party taken uncomfortably close school Hippo point right across backs submerged small aluminum outboard night Cooper MacLeod ithin telve crocodile brute flailing lashing midni aters unfatal Robbie later could reccommend sport jackllghtlng crocks really terested excitement The highlight junket shooting Ke relieved local short killing antelope three placed shots rifle The Dick I these animals tenty miles East African chance again observe natives business It scouts eating brood honey Young thought things District level excellent briefing later level observations I impression group general Biharamulo provided valuable introduction East Africa In first telve returned north Bihara March party Kampala native authority developed relatively degree there factories stores B haramulo where there herds zebra clothed natives carrying spears Native Authority souls heard location functlonof United Nations Organization Back Bukoba spent night picked Merrill Bennet interestingly filling visits local natlve hospitals administrative offices missions He checked local native habits looked their kitchens visited several banana plots talked The entire group north different route farther through Kigezl Distrlct Kampala This Journey remainder northern Uganda Kenya Tanganyika again couple later newsletters Sincerely John B Gear Received New York