Smyrna times., 1900-03-28
FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Will be Solely Determined by the British
Government

Lord Salisbury is true to his word.
Some months ago-indeed, soon after |
the outbreak of the war-he declared |
that Great Britain would settle the |
South African question without any
outside aid or interference. To-day
he stands by that declaration. There
is no reason, in law or equity, why any
Power should challenge Great Britain's
right to work her own will, any more
than than there was why any should
intervene between the United States
and Spain. 1t is safe to assume that
there will be no challenge and no i'll
! tervention. The terms of peace will be
dictated by the victor, and the future
of South Africa Will be determined by
the British Government.
What the future may be cannot be
wholly predicted, but there are certain
general principles which we may re-
gard as sure to be established. One is
the equality of races. There will be
nc more ostracism of Englishmen and
Americans by the Dutch, and there
will be no ostracism of the Dutch by
the British. The Beers will not be
transformed into Outlanders. The ex-
ample has already been set in Cape
Colony, which to-day has a Dutch
Ministry, and in Canada, which has a
French Prime Minister.
1t is to be supposed that in the
Transvaal, where there is legitimate
majority of English speaking people,
there will be an English speaking min
istry in the place of Mr.. Kruger's oil
garchy. In the Orange State, on the
contrary, there is a Dutch majority, and
a continuance of Dutch government is
to be expected. But III each case the
minority will have due representation,
and the language of the minority will
have legal recognition in the Legisla-
ture. So much we may assume as GER
tain, because these were among the
principles which the British Govern
ment urged upon the Transvaal for its
adoption before the war.
That is to say, the Beers of the
Transvall and Orange State will be put
upon substantially the same status as
the Dutch in Cape Colony and Natal
and the French in Canada. They will
be not independent of the British En-
pire. They will be self-governing, as
| D,,k1.I a1lo,3oc
erning.
The fact is, there are no tangible and
convincing causes for revolt. The
Dutch in Cape Colony and the French
in Canada enjoy good government. Or
if they do not, it is their own fault, for
they are endowed with the right OF
self-government-
They have majority of the voters
the Dutch i'll the whole of Cape Colony
and the French in the autonomou;
|, Province of Quebec. 1t is to be as
sumed that an equal measure of self
government will be granted to the
Transvaal and the Orange State.
Those Dutchmen who deem it hu
initiating to live under the British fag
will doubtless feel that they have
grievance, though Kruger himself useC
to live uuder the British flag and t.
, draw pay as British offieholder, unit
the Government refused to give hin
the increase of salary he wanted, whel
he rebelled and set up the standard o
Boer independence But those VIII,
want good government, and want t.
| be made and kept secure in the enjoy
; ment of the rights of life, liberty an,
: the pursuit of happiness, will find thei
t last state better than their first. N. J
l Tribune.