The reason why I call it bad is that Mr. Smuts hesitates to accept even our most reasonable demands. The present is a crucial moment. If we are imbued with the right spirit and care for our honour, we shall win. On the one hand, we are being persuaded to help in enforcing the law and, on the other, they pass an act which proclaims that, in the whole Indian community, there is not a single person trustworthy enough to be exempted from holding a registration certificate, that is, a thief pass . The land right has been flatly denied.
Locations still loom before our eyes.
In the present age and according to European standards, there can be no love without fear. We have the example of Mr. Smuts s own people with whom the British Government argued in a similar fashion. They told President Kruger that it would be better to concede certain rights paid no heed to such bland words. Nor was he afraid of the threat. He himself remained courageous and inspired bravery in his people, and thus immortalized them and himself.