The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-24
SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
How the Wounds Of War are
Being Healed.
4 oAMP ooMMIaaI0HERla View.

Nrs. Fa,vcett says There Are Signs
Everywhere 81 restored Activities
81 Normal wholesome Aife-E'ree
Farm schools PROVIDED For Eeuag
BoeFs-Poor Railread slanaaement.
Progress III south Africa IS described
I In an article BY Alrs. Milllcent Garrett
/ Faweett I'D the Contemporary review
detailing heF recent observations Of the
country ia contrast with what she saw
as d member 81 the camp commission
during the war.
ut IS impossible gays Mrs Faweett,
.'to exaggerate the difference between
1901 ana 1905 Within an hour after
/ landing at Cape Town # was manifest.
The first thing that forced itself upon
even tie most casual observation was
lie different lo8k Of the animals In
1901 the teams Of wrelched mules dig
Enot look as II they had spirit for one
kick between them. ia 1893 they look
ed AS wicked aud cheerful as onlg
mules can look. TIA 1901 the earcassea
81 sheep which We Inspected ia the con-
cenralion camps often did not weigh
more than eighteen pounds each we
thought TWEEN y-live pounds per sheep
| rather gosd. I'll 1868 sheep, both alive
land dead, had put on flesh and resumed
normal proportions
The order Of tue day is rebuilding,
restoring, repairing. Everywhere were
signs DC the restored activities 81 nor
mai wholesome life trees being plant
Ell. wells being dug, burrows 70 carry
water being constructed and land being
plowea and cultivated. Tie govern
ment, through tie repatriation depart
ment. plowed $4,000 acres &C land ter
lthe people aud Hi reg'aeing 10000 Beers
Upon the land expended more than
Sl2. 10000 Hi setting chem up with ant
niaIs, building material, seeds vehicles
ana agricultural implements.
The concentration camp schools nave
been replaced ty free farm schools
Wherever thirty children can be prom
ised tie government advances W.
means to make q school These Az
Still often he,d ~ marques or in build
Z tngs of crude brick which win not lasi
/ but are cool ard comfortable, Try tA
+ end of June he number Of children 1
e these rural schools had nearly reaehe
: the number Re those fiji the camp school
at the end Of their existence Bet
) Dutch ANA English are taught, Rra'
e tically ali educated Beers talk bet
t languages
Il To provide work for the destituf
lie government has undertaken rell'
j works. ATT Mushroom Valley farm q
II about 400 Boer men working upon
II dam which Is To cost $4,000 a
e which viii imp0und the water catt
Il Of 100 square miles. The men 3.
q St.10 to s1.35 a day. 4 clergyman,
i school and hospital are provides
ana the women aud children live WIZ
u the men.
t me government railways must
ii all obstacle To progress. Mrs lay
i oett was unable to get time table E
4 her trip. There is none. Trains stu
4 when they get ready The genefi
il manager confessed his inability
j obliee Der. hit sail that II she Won
II write out Il list az places she wished
le visit L clerk would furnish g write
statement of tie hours at witch tran
started
J. And Mrs. F'awcett tells this stof
I'm cape Colony tie leading inhab
9 ants 0f Well known place apo
twenty-five miles from Cape Toy
II waited on the minister at the head
2 Tie railway administration and plae
n before him weighty arguments ~ iaY
y of giving their town increased TAG
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