New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
A NEW SOUTH AFRICA.
SOMETHING MORE HOPEFUL THAN LORD
KITCHENER's sToCKTAKING AN
IMPORTANT SURVEY OF Fu-
TURE ADMINISTRATION
AND PROGRESS.
London Nav TS
AND PROGRESS

The library Of South African campaign litera-
ture is already overstocked The war corra
spondents have written scores OF books hut
public interest in them has been languid and
the publishers profits have been small. No war
book has attracted so much attention as Mr. ]
P Fitzpatricks The TransvaaI from Within. ."
which appeared almost simultaneously with
President kruger's ultimatum; and certainly
zone have competed with II in circulation. for it
has been issued in ten shilling, half crown and
sixpenny editions. The war has its morals and
warnings for military experts and tacticians,
but the Englishman Of the day does not enjoy
reading about il either IN newspapers or peri
Odicals or elaborate treatises. II has been a
rostly and horrible campaign, with many details
and Incidents humiliatng 10 British pride and
with cumulative evidence of uliscalculation on
the part OF officials and srrategists and II is be-
yond the power Of the most realistic descriptive
writer or the most judicors and tolerant critic
TO interest the public in II. Weary unto death
OF an unnatural and apparently interminable
struggle with bands OF guerIlIas who sill not
fight, yet cannot be caught (since when they are
pursued they divide and scatter only 10 meet
again by preconcerted arrangements hundreds
Of miles away, the Englishman grits his teeth
ana fumes in silence. and displays infrmities of
temper whenever anybody persists in talking
about what is going on in the bush or in the high
veIdt. The close Of the war and the processes
Of political reconstruction and industrial de-
velopment alone interest him; for 1t is in the
future that he hopes 10 find compensations for
q costly and ingIorious struggle with the OBJ
stinare. unyielding Dutch States.
Ny Heinemann. who made a lucky hit with
M. Fitzpatrick's book, has correctly estimated
the forces Of public opinion and secured COM
panion volume of great value dealing with the
new fields Of enterprise which viii be opened
when LORD Kitchener has succeeded in wearing
down the resources Of Boer resistance. This Is
.'The New South Africa" by Mr.. W. Bleloch,
who has made an exhaustive study OF complex
proberns Of political reconstruction and indus
trial progress under enlightened government. II
has not vet been published. Sut from advanced
proof sheets have been able 20 sample its con
tents. and I have no hesitation in directing the
attention OF American readers 10 II as a most
important work written in a luminous style ana
crarumed from cover 10 cover with well clgested
information. The author has not allowed him
self 10 be made the mouthpiece Of capitalists
and Kahr spectators, but has enlisted the CO.
operation Of eminent geologists and specialists
IN obtaining scientific facts and has summed up
with sobriety Of Judgment the values Of the vast
resources Of South Africa and the possibilities
o4 free developrenr by vigorous British COM
r7unities The volume is characterized by mod
GRAFTON Of statement and is singularly free from
+t7a has Of partisanship and the taint OF intol-
erance. Il is permeated with the spirit or phllo-
sopbic optimism The war is dismissed with a
Few generaIzations respecting the removal OF
dangerous source Of disturbance in the working
orr Of the destiny OF the British race in the
world the establishment Of principles of equality
and liberty for the white races in South AFRICA
and the practical demonstration Of the strength
Of defence under modern conditions OF warfare
since the passes OF Northwest India nave peeh
fortified in the battIehelds Of Magersfontein and
colenso. The author does not look backward
t,r : long way forward. and forecasts changes
:, -be Transvaal which will affect the older
colonies create a new South Africa and justify
the sacrifices Of blood and treasure by practlcal
results Of enlightened rule and marvels OF IN
dustriaI development
THE TWO RACES MUST FUSE
The authors purposes are explained with lu-
80, 4, -he irtroductorv chapter. He contends
+b.- F7rt,fsb civilization in South Africa was
threatened with eviction; that the progress oI
the world would have been retarded II the Do1I
attack had been successful ana that lhe VIC
torfous government must now gehuy Dul III my
lead the old population into line ana py means
Of lust treatment eQua4 laws anu VIZ
trs+ton gradually bring about fusion OF the
two races into brotherhood he assumes 4os
tc,1,,- enough that the successful accomplish
-, os mis- policy Will depend not little on
-. ,,aos,res 70 be taken for the development
- - --,,-e-;al resources Of the country, ana
+ba+ many difficulties which al present seem IN
s,,r.aratle viii gradually disappear II the popu-
lation he made contented and prosperous he
maintains that the conquered territories BESIDES
supporting a thriving population and repayins
tenfoId any capital Judlciously ihVeSIeU III 49,
can easily supply sufficient revenue to pay for
,bo,- ~ ,,overn-,ent and to provide surplus
70 repay any reasonable part OF uhe great Sums
expended on military operations.
r-nder the oldtime government the sources OF
,-aa1-b =, +4e Transvaal were thrown almost
wholly into the hands Of monopolists. whiie the
i,b.ht+ay-s Foer and Outlander alike mace
,,,+l. ,aas,.av A small number of Beers were
.,,,ls A., ,.asil,, obtaining wealth derived from
The sale Of their gold farms; the poor whites IN
crsas.,s s., dae-rasa+ion. agriculture was not pro-
rnote5 nv irrigation. and mealies and hour were
$50 sro,,, the ends OF the earth 10 feed the
working people OF The Rand; the outlaiiueiS
were ,n an equally bad way. and the only trad
inc c,.s. ,5a+ was enriched was that dealing IN
,uio+ l,,,,or The vast wealth Of the Nitwaters-
rand vas controlled by eight financial groups
two % ,,t,tc,, +bA Fckstein house and the Con-
soii6ataa cold Fields. had between them cap
italizes value Of flOoO00000 Neither the Boers
nor the Outanders had any adequate stake III
the chief industry All these conditions can DC
transformed under lust and enlightened govern
1ent
Mr F2lelocb in the course Of a dozen or more
cb.,.. - a oo,,,vlete- survey of the sources