The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-30
CARNEGIE rs A PROPHET
HE PREDICTS THE BOERS WILL
DOMINATE SOUTH AFRICA.
Such n Prolific Race They VIII Con-
tinue I'm the Majority Unless Many
Englishmen Emigrate There.

NEW YORK., NOV. @.-Andrew Carnegie,
discussing the Transvaal question in the
North American Review for December, pub
lished to-day, asserts that the Beers, as the
more prolific race and in the absence of a
large British immigration, will inevitably
dominate the future of South Africa,
though England's forces whip them for the
time being into a nominal subsection. He
says:
The policy adopted is that of forcing the
issue, raising a racial war and suppressing
Dutch aspirations. This policy was at
~tractive when it was believed the mere de-
cision to send a full army corps of $1,000
men to supplement the British forces in
South Africa would so appall the Dutch
element that it would never raise a finger
in the face Of such tremendous forces
against them, feeling that it would be mad
ness to do so. This was the belief preva-
tent in England. 1t was reported that the
new geIeral-in-chief assured her Majesty
when he took his departure that the Brit
ish flag would wave over Pretoria by Christ
mas.
Warnings were not wanting that the con-
fiict might not be restricted to the Trans
vaal republic if the race issue were the
cry, and that the Orange Free State repub-
lie. which is Dutch to the core, might join
forces with her neighbor, that thousands of
fighting men from the Cape Colony, also
overwhelmingly Dutch, might flock to the
Dutch STANDARD were the race question
pressed home. The war party took no heed
Of such dangers and the able Britons who,
knowing the situation, saw these possible
ties, were only rebuked for their baseless
fears. 1t was believed by most that it
would be a mere parade to the Boer capt.
tai. Attention Was called to
the fact that no such SIupenOouS force ever
left the shores of England. 1nis was not
the opinion OF the party VINO counSeied the
continuance Of Mr.. Giadstone's pacific pol
icy. These, as IL has since been proved,
knew the situation. What they feared has
come to pass. To-day q second army of
81, 80 men is already found necessary and
is soon TO sail, BriIon thus denuding her
self of proper reserves and laying London
open, as a french critic has recently said,
to an attack by a few thousand men. II is
not to be a parade as expected; quite the
reverse.
severe a strain upon Britain as the Crimean
war, and Lord SaiisDury's successor may
say of IL, as he mas recently said of that
war. that II was one In which Britain put
its money upon the wrong. horse That
the resources of Britain, If fully drawn
upon, can ultimately overpower the Dutch
temporarily need not be questioned. but
sacrifice seems open 10 question. 1t does
not appear TO the writer tha. II can posi-
DAy 10 50, DcCduSt llc Suppi CSSiOu VI Tie
Dutch element to-day, If such be the re-
suit, will accomplish nothing permanent IL
the situation is TO remain as before de-
scribed and the Dutch are to remain in
South Africa as residents and increase
rapidly, being a very prolific race, and the
British are not 10 emigrate to South Africa
In great numbers and also settle there and
increase. The result must inevitably be
that the Dutch will be in a majority, grow
ing constantly greater. Even more i'm
portant than this is the fact that the peo-
pie born in Africa must more and more
desire TO rule themselves. 1t will be found
very hard 10 drive out OF the mind OF an
Afrikander, whether of British or Dutch
extraction. the idea that the country be-
longs 10 those who are born in Ii. The
| native born must inevitably draw together
and become one race, firm against any
foreign race.
should Britain endeavor to hold sway in
South Africa through free institCtions-such
government, for instance, as Canada and
Australia have-then the Parliament be-
comes Afrikander, as that of Cape Colony
now Is, as the Parliament of Canada is
Canadian and the Parliament OF Australia
Australian, with the difference that in Can.
ada and Australia the people have no cause
TO be opposed to Britain and there is no
racial question involved People living in
Canada and Australia have not been
crushed by a foreign power OF different
race from beyond the sea which assumes
10 dominate them"