The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-13
A Very Significant Change.

An article in the last number Of the
Fortnightiy Review, entitled "Nesrophl!-
ism in South Africa is of extraordinary
interest, because it describes a collision
OF sentiment concerning the negroes which
exists in this country also.
The article starts out by saying that
tue body of sentiment in England,
which he calls 'negrophilism.' counted
for more one hundred years ago than
it does to-day when 1t has largely
spent its force" Like sentiment in this
country also may be said to count for
very much less than it did half a CEN
fury ago. The deharring of the negroes
from the ballot box, which Is now so uni
versal in the Southern States. provokes
relatively little resentment in the North
T!l.. run Of people here seem to be wholly
Indifferent to the matter
The attitude of the Eoers toward me
grophilism' has been and is. it seems.
people. THE Boer.'' Mr.. NJ. j. Farrelly.
the writer in the Fortnightly, tells US,
challenges az untrue, as unscrlptural. as
a standing danger to life and property.
and as a menace to civilization the negro
philist black man-and-brCther theory.
The Beers dread of English interference.
he says. is due very largely to the impress
sion and apprehension that it will bring
to South Africa trouble and confusion by
undu1y lifting up the negroes and thus
reversing ''ore of the cardinal features
Of their native policy
Meantime. of recent years, contact with
the negroes in Africa has brought about
in the religious missionary societies work
ing there "a very marked alteration. il
not of ideals, at least of prescribed
courses" Not even the Societe Evange-
liGue. of Paris, the pioneers Of French
missionary enterprise in Basutoland, now
recommends marriage between black and
white. and the London and Scottish mis-
sionary societies have come to show like
reserve The Jesuits and Trappists in
Matabeleland and in Natal do not deny
the validity of such union, but they do
not encourage it. At all the missionary
centers, too. there is IAN increa sing per-
CO pticn that not literary training. but
training to labor, is what Is required as
the first European lesson to the black
men, a movement started Of recent
wears by the Kaffirs to form themselves
into a separate church in South Africa is
viewed with disapproval by the mission
aries. as fraught with possible political
danger. President Steyn and the Beers
generally are troubled by the report Of
'the importation from the United States
of negro bishop of an African Episcopal
| Church The people will endure no
equality OF black and white in church Or
in state" declared the Transvaal Consti-
tuition of 1857. and they are of the same
mind still.
Here is a significant remark by Mr..
| Farrelly:
One principle OF the Boer laws with
reference to the Kaffir should certainly
not be interfered with-that of the infiic-
| tion of the penalty of death for offenses
against white women. This IS not sub
| ject which Il IS necessary to dilate on
| but all OF South African experience are
agreed that It is an absolute necessity
! OF existence for Europeans. Carrying re-
| vo!vers is not always sufficient: there
mist be in addition the spectacle to tne
savage Kafirs. denzens Of the towns, OF
| the consequence of infringing the inVio-
liable status OF the European"
| we do not need to make any conpari-
scr. between all this and the situation In
Our Southern States as concerns the negro
| proh!em.-New York Sun.