Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-20
IN GLOWING COLoRS
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN DWELLS ON
THE PROMISING PROSPECTS
or SOUTH AFRICA.
SPEAKS AT JOHANNESBURG

English People Value the Trans
walls Offer Of Money for the Spirit
In Which Il Was Made-No War In.
demnity From Orange River Colony.
Regulates Chinese Labor Rumors.
johannesburg, Jan. 10. In the
urs of his remarks at the banquet
given here during the evening to
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain In the
historic Wanderers hall, Mr.. Chamber
lain explained at length the details Of
the financial settlements with the new
colonies. The principal features Of
this settlement were announced by the
Associated Press, Jan. 13.
According to reports of the colonial
secretary's speech. he said, after ex-
pressing his hope that the colonies
would deal with the matter in a man.
ner looking to the interest of the whole
of South Africa and the empire. that
all his information led him to believe
that the Beers were settling down to
recover their positions and repair the
damages OF the war with the resolution
of their race. He painted in glowing
colOrs the promising prospects of the
colonies when development shall have
reduced the cost of living and when
race prejudice shall have died out.
Referring to the position of the peo-
pie of johannesburg, Mr.. Chamberlain
said they should no longer. be re-
preached with being cosmopolitan
money seekers who. did not aspire to
settle in the country. He explained
that it had been his idea to ask for a
much larger sum than anything yet
mentioned, but on a plan of yearly con-
tributiOns from SURPRISES and new
sources of revenue. He said it had
been represented to him, however. that
this plan might become a burden on
the new generation, who might regard
1t under the odious name of tribute to
the mother country"
Thus it might SOW the seeds of dis
sension and disunion and cause great
danger. He felt the force of these
and he therefore sought in
stead to secure some practical and
immediate settlement. This. after
much discussion, had been obtained
in a form acceptable to his majesty's
government. Referring to the details
of the financial proposal, the colonial
secretary said it must be borne in
mind that all the propositions hung
together, that n part could not be
from another. There was no
doubt in his own mind or among those
whom he had consulted that the rev
enues of the Transvaal would be ample
to provide a service debt. The action
of a number of South African finan-
ciers in subscribing the first 0,00O,-
900 without commission or any prefer
entail security for the remainder of
the loan, had rendered the success Of
the loan on the London market quite
certain.
T%ransvaal's Duty to the Empire.
He believed the people of the
mother country would accept the war
contribution al an adequate and lib
eral recognition of the Transvaals
duty to the empire and value it more
for the spirit in which it was offered
than for the relief it was likely to af-
ford the exchequer.
Mr.. Chamberlain then explained that
no war contribution had been asked
was only sufficient for ordin-
airy expenses, but that in the probable
development of the country he thought
it would not be unfair, a few years
hence, to ask for a moderate contribu-
ton if the Il justified it.
The colonial secretary warmly re-
pudiated the rumors that there had
been any ignoble bargaining for the
imperial consent for the introduction
of Chinese labor. saying such bargain
ing would have been almost treason
able on his part. He went at some
length into the labor question and
said there was plenty of labor if the
Kaffir could be made to work.
I'm theory we have stopped slavery"
added the colonial secretary, but
many philanthropists at home would
be surprised to hear that we are en-
couraging it in another and worse
form, the Kaffir's idea being to buy
wives to keep him in idleness. The
black a is increasing with great
rapidity and unless it can be settled in
a regular industry it will prove a
danger and a difficulty"
Mr.. Chamberlain urged the desirable
ity of increasing the white element in
the colonies, and said they wanted
more brains and less muscle. With
this in view, he advocated the estab-
lishnhent of a university which would
be superior to anything in the world.
He opposed any importation OF labor
until all the for developing
available labor had been exhausted,
and he suggested that this subject be
considered by a royal commission.
The colonial secretary announced
that Lord Miner had agreed to call a
conference OF the South African col
onies to consider matters of common
interest, including the question of ma
tive administration and LEGISLATION