The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
CARNEGIE AS A PROPHET.
He Predicts the Beers Will Domfn-
ate South Africa-Such aProlihc
Race They VIII Continue in
the MojOrity.

Andrew Carnegie. discussing the
Transvaal question in the North Amer
lean Review for December, asserts
that the Beers, as the more prolific
race and in the absence of large
British immigration, will inevitably
dominate the future of South Africa,
though England's forces whip them
for the time being into nominal sub
lection. He says
1.-The policy adopted is that of fore
ing the issue, raising a racial war and
suppressing Dutch aspirations. This
policy was attractive when it was be-
lieved the mere decision TO send full
army corps of $4,000 men to supple
ment the British forces in South Afri-
ca would so appall the Dutch element
that it would never raise a finger
against them, feeling that it would be
madness to do so. This was the belief
prevalent in England. 1t was report
ed that the new general-in-chief as
sTed her majesty when he took his
departure that the British flag would
wave over Pretoria by Christmas.
warnings were not wanted that
the conflict might not be restricted to
the Transvaal republic if the race is
sue were the cry, and that the Orange
Free State republic, which is Dutch to
the core, might join forces with her
neighbor, that thousands Of fighting
men from the Cape Colony, also over
whelmingly Dutch, might flock to the
Dutch standard were the race QueS-
ton pressed home. The war party
took no heed OF such dangers, and the
able BritOns who. knowing the Situa-
ton, saw these possibilities, were only
rebuked for their baselesS fears. 1t
was believed by most that it would be
q mere parade to the BOer capital. At
tentiOn was everywhere called to the
fact that no such stupendOus force
ever left the shores of England. This
was not the opinion of the party who
cOunseled the continuance of Mr..
Gladstone's pacific policy. These, as
it has since been proved. knew the sit
uation. What they feared has come to
pass. To-day a second army of $4,000
is soon to sail, Briton thus denuding
herself of proper reserves and laying
London open, as q French critic has
recently said, to an attack by a few
thousand men. 1t is not to be Il parade
as expected: quite the reverse.
This racial dispute promises to
prove as severe strain upon Britain
rs the Crimean war, and Lord Sails
bury's successor may say of it. as he
has recently said of that war; that it
was one in which Britain put Its
money upon the wrong horse That
the resources of Britain. if fully
drawn upon, can ultimately OverpOw-
err the Dutch temporarily need not be
questioned, but whether the end at
tanned can justify the sacrifice seems
open to question. 1t does not appear
to the writer that it can possibly do
so. because the suppression of the
Dutch element to-day. if such be the
result. will accomplish nothing perma-
nent if the situation is to remain as
before described and the Dutch are to
remain in South Africa as residents
and increase rapidly. being a very pro-
life race, and the British are not to
emigrate to South Africa in great
numbers and also settle there and in
crease. The result must inevitably be
that the Dutch will be in a majority,
growing constantly greater. Even
more important than this is the fact
that the people born in Africa must
more and more desire to rule them
selves. 1t will be found very hard to
drive out of the mind of an Afrikan-
der. whether of British or Dutch eX-
traction, the idea that the country be-
longs to those who are born in it. The
native born must inevitably draw to-
gether and become one race, firm
against any foreign race.
Should Britain endeavOr to hold
sway in South Africa through free in
IStitutions-such government, for in
stance. as Canada and Australia have
then the Parliament becomes Afri-
kander. as that of Cape Colony now
is. as the Parliament of Canada is
Canadian. and the Parliament of Aus
tralia Australian. with the difference
that III Canada and Australia the Deo-
pie 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 n
foreign power of different race from
beyond the sea which assumes to dom
mate them.