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p.uiK 4. tiii: roritiKK. nutn ay. noykmrkh b. istg BvJOIINPl.ATTF.R UM ATA, Transkei (L'PD Defying world opinion, the South African government and an African chief proclaimed freedom for the black homeland of Transkei at midnight Monday.

The territory half the size of South Carolina, bordered by the Indian Ocean in Southeastern South Africa, has been denoucned around the world as an example of institutionalized apartheid. No nation save South Africa GENEVA, (UPI) Black Nationalist leaders this week "completely rejected" Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's peace plan for Rhodesia, saying they had come to Geneva to negotiate majority rule ithin months, not years. "The theme of the conference must be the transference of power," said Robert Mucabe, the first black leader to arrive for the talks opening Oct. 28. "This necessarily excludes the Kissinger plan, about which we were not consulted and which stands completely rejected by us and all the masses of Zimbabwe (the black nationalist name for Rhodesia)," he said.

The plan accepted by Prime Minister Ian Smith S.Africa riot squads jail scores of black school children JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (UPI) Riot squads rounded up scores of black school children and their teachers from a high school in the township of Soweto, 15 miles south of Johannesburg. Police gave no reason for theroundup at Morris Isaacson High School and did not say where the detainees were being held or for how long. The school was the target of arsonists earlier this week, but minimal damage was caused to sections of thelibrar Heavily armed riot police patrolled downtown Johannesburg after rumors swept the city that blacks planned a fresh outbreak of anti government rioting. Police and Justice Minister Jimmy Kruger predicted more rioting to coincide with the independence of the black Transkei homeland next week a Pretoria inspired move opposed by militant blacks. Guerillas escalate war; kill homesteader SALISBURY, Rhodesia (UPI) The escalating guerrillas war has left seven dead in recent days, including one of Rhodesia's best know homesteaders.

Security forces headquarters reported government troops held two more guerrillas, one black youth "running with terrorists," and three black curfew violators. A communique also reported the death of Belgian bom farmer Gerrard Leon Farge, 49, whose tea and coffee plantation extends to within 200 yards of the Mozambican border. The communique said only tiat Faree died "as a result has recognized the Transkei. The black leaders of the new state of 2 million people ignore the diplomatic snubs and set a massive celebration in the style of many black African states that have won independence from Britain and other colonial powers in the past two decades. Another 2 million Xhosa tribesmen who live and work outside the Transkei automatically forfeited theirsouth African citizenship at the moment of in last month calls for an interim biracial government to guide Rhodesia to black majority rule within two years.

Both Mugabe and moderate nationalist Joshua Nkomo, who arrived later in the day, called for majority rule "within the next few months." 1 In the interim, they said, the guerrilla war against Smith's regime "shall continue and gain momentum." Smith took the day off and wentsight seeing on Mont. Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, near the point where Switzerland, France, and Italy meet. But he has stressed since arriving in Geneva Thursday that no part of the six point Kissinger package was negotiable. Pamphlets have been circulated in Johannesburg for several weeks urging blacks to go on strike and to attack whites. Police have broadcast appeals to the white public not to panic.

Police in several major cities including Cape Town and Pretoria, were called out last week to quell black violence which included youths smashing beerhalls, firing schools, stoning police and prix cars and setting fire to two policemens homes in Soweto. The Transkei, a Denmark sized tribal homeland fronting the Indian Ocean in the Southeast of the Republic, is the site of nine black homelands to be given independence under the white republic's territorial apartheid plan. The plan would make South Africa's 18 million blacks citizens of independent states comprising 13 per cent of the nation's land area. South Africa has 4 million whites. of an accidental explosion." His wife, Genevieve, said he was killed by a blast at a security forces outpost.

Farge was the 47th white civilian fatality of the three year old war, which has taken the lives of 1,764 guerrilas and many security forces. In the meanwhile in Geneva, Switzerland black and white Rhodesians met separately Tuesday with the British Chairman of talks on black majority rule in the rebel colony. Whites refuse to respond to latest black demands and leader said one black he would negotiate with Premier Ian Smith "on the battlefield." dependeno. Hundreds of green tents dotted a slope outside the Capital to accomodate tribesmen. Bonfires sparkcled across the hilly, green countryside and the party was fueled by more than 8.8U) gallons of beer.

A military unit prepared a 101 gun salute to welcome independence. At the I'nited Nations, Secretary General Kurt Wildheim said a statement hours earlier that "The world community will fin)! accepting independence he has broken ranks with Ins fellow black leaders The Transkei. as the 51st independent slate Africa, is one of nine tribal homelands that Pretoria plans to make fulh ml pendent The territorial apartheid plan eventually gives South Africa 1H million blacks political rights only in their homelands, which have only 13 7 percent of the white ruled parent country's total land area. On his way. Rhodesian nationalist leader Joshua Nkomo is shown arriving in London for an overnight stay before flying on to Geneva Switzerland to attend a conference with British officials and Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith.

Nkomo has urged Great Britain to play a "more positive role" in the conference and said he was confident the Geneva meetings would clear early hurdles in the way of establishing majority rule for the former British colony. From Rhodesia SO procedures to police the selling and shipment of military material to South Africa, which has received 97 pounds of weapons grade uranium in 1975. from a corporation and which is currently involved in a S25 million nuclear reactor deal with the South Africa has already received consultation from the i.AK.C.i lomsc Energy Commission JKn Rhodesian guerilla leader Robert G. Mugabe (c) Sec. Gen.

of the Zimbabwe African National Union, is accompanied by a Geneva protocol official (r) as he and his group arrived in Geneva to attend the Conference on Rhodesia. Mugabe's party was the first black group to arrive for the talks. (UPI). v. lf their Bishop Abel Muzorewa, president of the African National Council of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) makes a point (left) on his arrivi at Geneva Airport to attend the Conference of Rhodesia.

Mdabaningi Sithole, president (he Zimbabwe African National Union, also speaks to newsmen on his arrival for the conference. They head the last two black delegations to arrive for talks and joined other black leaders in rejecting Sec. of State Kissinger's plan for setting up a bi racial interim government to lead Rhodesia to majority rule within two years. Muzorew a said this was "absolutely" unacceptable. UPI Accuse U.S.

in arming of S. Africa The provision of nuclear reactors and the covert arming of South Africa is probed by Professor Ron Walters in his article. "The Nuclear Arming of South Africa." in the September. 1976 issue of The Black Scholar devoted to the struggle in Southern Africa. A professor of political science at Howard Univer never accept the establish merit o( the Transkei or of any other socallcd Ban tustans as separate political entities.

"The only viable solution is to turn away from the policy of apartheid and allow all the people of South Africa to exerci.se fully their basic human rights," Waldheim said The new Prime Minister will be Chief Kaiser Matan zima, CI. who has ruled the region under South Africa's watchful eye since 11 By i 'n sity, Dr. Walters traces the systematic violation by the United States of both the U.N. designation of Africa as a non nuclear area, and the U.S. embargo for arms to that racist nation.

Both, argues Walters, have been abrogated by the ruse of providing such materia for civilian purposes Further. Walters argues, the S. lacks adequate tele's yf Counting the South African President Nicolaas Diederiilis takes the salute outside the Parliament huililuiKs in I nitala. capital of Transkei, which became independent from the Cepuhlii' at inidniKlil Monday. Premier designate Chief Kaiser Malaniiiia.

til. appears to lie counting the hours left before his nation becomes a sovereign slate. Officer in center is unidentified. (I PI photo). Black Jews of E1thnpn saved JERUSALEM, Israel "If there is one particular group of Jewish people who deserve to be rescued today, it is the Falashas," according to Arye Tartakower, head of the Falasha Relief Committee in Israel.

Today there are about 400 of these distinguished Black people from Ethiopie living in Isreal mostly in the Southern part of the country, in the towns of Ashdod and Askelon. They all speak Hebrew fluently and are interested in living together in continuing agricultural work. The "exodus" of the 400 Falashas to Israel is only the beginning of Israel's efforts to save these elegant people. Affnriceoin) (sftir UM'l'ATA, South Africa (UPI) Two black South African actors have been released from detention and expelled from the Tanskei Tribal homeland, a police official said. The actors, John Kani and Winston Ntshona, were detained Oct.

8 at But terworth, about 80 miles southwest of Umtata, capital of the Transkei. The territory on South Africa's east coast becomes independen from the reup blic today. Brig. U.S. Mattheys, the police commissioner and head of Transkei's all black police force, said Chief Rusin raps 'hypocricy' in trade with S.

Africa Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader and director of BASIC (Black Americans to Support Israel Committee), said this week he was "deeply troubled by the double standard and hypocrisy that excuses or ignores black Africa's trade with South Africa, while blaming Israel for a far less volume of trade with South Africa." Rustin's remarks were contained in a letter to Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, president of the American Jewish Congress, in reply to a letter from Rabbi Hertzberg that had accompanied a detailed report on trade between South Africa and the nations of black Africa Rabbi Hertzberg's letter had been in response to an original request for information from Rustin, following announcements of plans toexpand commericial and other relations between Israel and South Africa Rustin said BASIC would distribute the exchange of letters along with the report prepared by Moshe Decter of the American Jewish Congress, entitled "South Africa and Black Africa: A Report On Growing Trade Relations." "An accurate picture of the extent of trade of black African states with South Africa and the reasons for the trade is necessar if honet people are to un 5 $wry'i ho believe themselves to be one of the lost tribes of Israel. Over the years the number of Falashas in Ethiopia has drastically dwindled. Half a million lived there in the 16th and 17th centuries, but the most recent census shows only about 29.000 left. The community is now on the verge of extinction. In Ethiopia the Falashas are treated as second class citizens; they are very poor, live on rented land and are mainly engaged in farming.

They are also skilled craftsmen in pottery.spinning, weaving, basketry, gold and silversmith work. According to F'alasha tradition, they are the Kaiser Matanzima, the prime minister designate, personally ordered the actors' release. They were freed Friday on the condition they never return to the Transkei, he said. Kani and Ntshona were arrested after a performance of the play "Sizwe Banzi is Dead." The two men wrote the play and starred in its performances on Broadway. Justice Minister George Matanzima said the performance of "Sizwe Banzi was inflammatory.

"I abhor any play that has the effect of inflaming i rA Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith ponders a newsman's question during press conference at his hotel in Geneva, Switzerland. Smith said categorically that whites must control the ar army and police in the interim government leading to black majority rule. He added he is not prepared to negotiate on this point when the Rhodesian Conference opens in three da vs. (UPI derstand the reaons Israel trades with South Africa." Rustin rote, adding "For both the nations of black Africa and for Jsrael it is economic necessity not approval of apartht id that is the motivation fur such trade Having sutiered so many descendants of Jews brought to Ethiopia by King Menelik I. son of King Solomon and Queen Sheba.

"Historically, we are not sure if the Falashas stem from Solomon and Sheba." says Professor Tartakower. "But their history does go back at least 2.0(H) vears." Whatever their origins, it is known that from Hie Uth century until well into the 20th century, the Falashas suffered wars, massacres, slavery, land confiscation, forced conversions and degradation, while clinging to the Jewish religion based on literal interpretation of the Bible. the feelings of one race against another in our Transkei. and further I sumbit that it is highly irresponsible for any persons to come and tell the people of Transkei that independence will bring bloodshed in its wake." The play deals with the story of a black man who becomes a non person after losing the identity documents all blacks in South Africa must carry. Government officials said the play insinuated the territory would become a dumping ground for dispossessed blacks like its main character.

4 sr years from a double star dard. I a confident that American blacks, once they know the real issues involved, will understand the fundament! injustice in asking of Israel what is not a. ked of the coi.ntr es of black Africa an i ti. ret of thewnrld So.