The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
BRIGHTER. DAYS
FOR THE BOERS
Secretary Chamberlain
Sees Great Future
for Transvaal.
Paints in Glowing Colors the
Promising Prospects
of the People.

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. BIN the
course of his remarks at the banquet
given here yesterday, Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain said, after expressing his
hope that the colonies would deal with
the matter in a manner looking to the in
terest of the whole of South Africa and
the empire. that all his information led
him to believe that the Beers were set
Ting 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 people
of johannesburg, Chamberlain said they
should no longer be reproached with be-
ing cosmopolitan money-seekers who did
not aspire to settle in the country. he
explained that Il had been his idea TO ASK
for a much larger sum than anything yet
mentioned but on a plan of yearly con-
tributions from surpluses and new
sources of revenue. He said 1t had been
represented to him, however, that TINS
plan might become burden on the new
generation who might regard IL under the
odious name of tribute To the motner
country" Thus it might SOW the seeds
of dissension and disunion and cause
great danger He felt the force of these
arguments and he therefore sought IN
stead TO secure some practical. ana I'M
mediate settlement. This, after much
discussion had been obtained In a FORM
acceptable to his Majestys Government
DUTY OF THE TRANSVAAL
Referring TO the details Of the financial
rronosal the Colonial Secretary said IL
must be borne in mind that all the propo-
sitions hung together, that one part couid
not be separated from another' 1helc
was no doubt in his own mind or among
those whom he had consulted tnaI tue
revenues of the Transvaal would be am
nile IN provide a service debt. The actlon
Of a number of South African f1nanclers
IL, subscribing the first $50,0OO,OO without
commission or any preferential security
for the remainder of the loan had rem
dered the success of the loan on the Lon
don market quite certain. lie peheNeo
the people of the mother country wouId
accent the war contribution as an ade-
ouate and liberal recognition OF the
TransvaaTs duty to the empire, and value
il more for the spirit in which it was Of
fered than for the relief it was likely to
afford the eXchequer.
Chamberlain then explained that no war
contribution had been asked from the
only sufficient for ordinary 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
contribution if the resources justified it,
KAFFIRS ARE A MENACE
Chamberlain warmly repudiated the
runlors that there had been many ignoble
bargainings for the imperial consent for
the Introduction of Chinese labor, saying
such bargaining would have been almost
reasonable 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.
In theory we have stopped slavery.
added Chamberlain, but many philanthro-
pists at home would be surprised to hear
that we are encouraging it in another
and worse form, the Kaffirs idea being
10 buy wives to keep him in idleness. The
black race is increasing with great rapidi-
ty, and unless it can be settled in a regu-
lar industry it will prove a danger and a
difficulty"
Chamberlain urged the desirability of
increasing the white element in the colo
nies and said they wanted more brains
and less muscle. With this in view he
advocated the establishment of univer-
sity which would be superior to anything
In the world. He opposed any importa-
tion of labor until all the resources for
developing available labor had been ex-
hausted and he suggested that this SUBJ
ject be considered by a royal commits
sion.
The Colonial Secretary announced that
Lord Miner had agreed TO call a confer
ence of the South African colonies to
consider matters of coRlmon interest, in
Guiding the question of native administra-
ton and legislation.
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