But Beneath the Calm, Africans Harbor Deep Grievances Against Smith Regime - The African quarters of the towns of Rhodesia are quiet these days. But quiet can mean many things. A satisfied man is quiet. So is a cowed man. And so is the eye of a storm. An African businessman, guiding me through his shop, makes a point of this. "Just because a man keeps quiet does not mean he has nothing to say," he says, a tinge of bitterness in his voice. White Rhodesians, who defied Britain by declaring independence two years ago, like to boast about their support from Africans. According to the litany, Africans enjoy life under minority white rule in Rhodesia and scorn all left-wing agitation to change the course of human events. To test the truth of the litany, I have just spent two days visiting the African townships of Bulawayo, Rhodesia's second largest city. The townships are residential areas owned by the city and set aside by law for African workers...

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