Clinton responds to Colin
Posted: 21/12/2007 - 11:02 AM
Author: Clinton Uh Luna, Finca Solana
December 10, 2007
Mr. Russell Vellos
Editor in Chief
Amandala
Dear Sir,
On Wednesday, November 14, 2007, there is an article entitled “Condolences,” written by Colin, published in the Amandala. In the above article, Brother Colin asks me to “explain why the Maya in the south insisted on voting for the ultra-black Philip Goldson’s party, when the propaganda was that they (the NIP) were Anglophiles?”
Brother Colin, you may not believe it, but you put me to work. I really don’t know how to start. I can start saying that it can be for a similar reason as today. Even though I know you want a straight historical answer to open up the rest of the elephant.
During my research there was a gentleman who approached me pointing out your question. He said that the son of one of the leaders who started up with the first political party left a letter giving evidence about money that was given to someone for the handover of Belize to Guatemala.
He also told me that the son of the deceased leader challenged who had supposedly received the money to a public debate on such issue, but the public voice went with the wind.
Another gentleman told me that there is no evidence to prove such accusations. (The both of these persons were part of the party family of those days). To my knowledge, in no part of British Honduras had any complete Maya community given Philip Goldson their support. There were a few Maya and Mestizos who gave him their support throughout the colony; his majority of followers came from the Kriol community.
Who had the majority support from the Kriols, Africans, Maya and Mestizos was George Price. That is one of the reasons why I say that my people were betrayed in the National Anthem and Flag.
Now, on the issue that there were those who got money from the Government of Guatemala to influence in the handover of Belize to Guatemala, I don’t know if there is any tangible, proven evidence to such act. It could have been so, but we need proven evidence. (Probably it may come out when the Belize/Guatemala issue goes to the International Court.)
I don’t think that the British Government would have stayed at ease if they knew and had the proof of such behaviour. They would have called it treason. And our history would have been another than that of today. The Webster Proposals were only that, proposals which did not materialize, even when there were some who were in favor. This is where the people had spoken.
Where are we today in comparison of the Webster Proposals? Give us some evidence, brother Colin, so that we can disclose the greater truth which is suffocated. No, Mr. Colin, I do not have an answer to your question. I beg you to give it to us, your readers.
Respectfully,
(Signed) Clinton Uh Luna
Finca Solana
Corozal Town
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