Evening journal., 1901-09-13
SOUTH AFRICA HAS BECOME
THE HOME OF MANY PROBE FMS

South Africa has thrown aside ~.
!, mask and presented itself in it's tru,
'lcoiors. Il used TO be a dear law old
country, with little work and bic nav
Tor it; but it has suddenly come for.
ward as the home Of many problems
lall crying urgently for an Immediate
'jsottlement.
VI these problems perhaps one Of ahe
biggest is the Kaffir. In the mast bo
has fallen through many schemes for
ms Detterment. and the missionaries,
hearts that he has broken, to say MOTH
ing OF the political economists ana
sociologists, are beyond numbering
He IS half a blessing and half an afAjc-
ton, but for the afflietion no cure has
yer been found adequate
lie is a patient, simple fellow. en-
pab.e,like other wild animals.of domes-
ticatlon and training. He can work
and sometimes does work Occasion
any ne learns a trade and labors AZ II
n loWliness of heart, not daring To
compete with the white man. bur rnora.
commonly he is content to turn his
strength to rough labor, such al anI
intelligent ape might accomplish. and
LET the higher flights be.
What he may yet do is a question !,
the future; in how far he is to be AL
lowed to enter the market OF trained
iabor constitutes the problem In chief
Up 10 tne present he has shown him
SEN unambitious. He finds his des-
tlhy In service and obedience; and the
RUE which has best suited him is a
benevolent despotism. 1t is n word
among the farmers that the less vo,,
utscehd 70 your Kaffrs the more they
WIN mold you in esteem. heard a |
conversation once between an old CO.
ionial and a new arrival on the stoon
q an up-country hotel. The new ar-
rival, after the manner of his hind |
way laying down the law and the ca
lonlal was rebutting his infercnces
With considerable energy.
don't agree with your natjva mol
ey, said the new arrival eyo, saaa, ~.
. hold them a little dearer than yo,lr
Jog, a liutle higher than your horse !,
Well, not exactly" replied tho
!. 'sneri I'm not one OF your negro
lnlllSts.
: = .eaout doubt the Kafir is glad TO
e relieved Of the responsibility of
for himself Where his d,,t,,
ohslsts in carrying out an ordar IL
noms Nv, hiinsef an honest and trust
.orthy servant; but where he finds q
iedslfe ia OF responsibility deyolve unon {
lnl ne goes all to pieces. You NAV
~ y ha1lr 10 take your horse ~ no Z
lou, put not to judge when the horse a
'Quires shoeing and to choose III 4
seen shoes and plates 4
nut thls is not state that win laet .
7 tili now the Kaffir has burned MI n
w smoke There will come ! da,, f
hen that smoke wiz incommoda q
- wnlte people uniess the proper y
~ only possible) precautions ~ q
aeh M ana we are thus confronted g
w uhe question as to what those Y
'eessary precautions are. W
Already the Kafir is chasing tho q
t'eatonal system and the practieo1 \
noois Already he is pushing bis - 50
'rhaoie men to the front ana tba0, m
~ lhelr hearts, are forming uninra 40
societies and editing nev,en., 49,
agitating for votes ana ,,la1.t, rs.s be
e 4 Ieslslation difficult for the men = =
= nm, mean wei These are but fore 81 s,
ii iuels OF new. abnormal. sunere- IN
~ civilized race Of splendid vitality en-
ateyer. Piineiples is
~ ,,'. nave heard lot Of blither fana o.
! l'@ps, s . little sense) about tho vel e1l
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