Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 29 November 1930
42 & 43 Asher's Buildings,
Corner Fox & Joubert Streets.
Johannesburg.
November 29th 1930.
E. R,Roux,
P.O.BoxH76,
CAPETOWN.
Dear Roux,
Wolton is leaving tonight for Cape Town to introduce the "new
line" to the Cape Town branch. At the Johannesburg branch meeting
last night at which I was absent owning to stomach trouble (my first
absence this year) he held forth something on the lines of the enclosed.
It reminds me of the Conference of two years ago when he made a violent
attack on me, and the rank and file said that they did not want to
listen to all this quarreling.I cannot help thinking that under cover
of theses, C.I. resolutions,etc.,there is a long standing personal
antipathy or jealousy - just as Thibedi (who has now been expelled
again from the Federation by his recent backers, prospects having
been offered them from a different quarter) used the cry of "white
domination" to cover peculation.
I hate fighting for position and have not yet decided whether I
ought to do it or not.
I am afraid this campaign is again militating against the Pass
Campaign, in which neither Wolton (the "Comintern Representative",
and with all the dictatorial airs of one) nor Sachs is taking or
intends to take any public part. My letter to the Executive has been
ignored and scarcely anybody has read it, although I think it is
the truth.
Yours fraternally,
S. P. Bunting




